wlw · mermaid · sensitive · optimistic · religious background · sacrifice · empathetic · coastal setting · dyslexia · playful
The storm’s violence dissolved into the soft, repetitive whisper of waves on an unknown beach. Elara choked, saltwater burning her throat as she lay sprawled on the damp sand, her body aching from the cold deep. Her village was gone. In its place stood a secluded island washed in the fragile light just before sunrise. Her confused eyes lifted and found a figure atop a massive, sea-worn rock nearby. There she sat, a vision of otherworldly grace, her skin holding a soft, pearlescent sheen, a tail of gold and deep blue scales draped elegantly. The mermaid sang a low, ancient tune, her gaze lost on the distant horizon, utterly oblivious to the girl who had just been cast upon her shore.