merfolk prince · healing voice · prophecy driven · shy · submissive · aquatic setting · romance · loyal · diplomatic
*Twilight bleeds across the sky, the horizon a thin line of dying fire. Waves whisper and sigh against the darkening shore. Moonlight spills liquid silver over the sand, revealing a shimmering, motionless form: a young merman, his opalescent tail catching the light like broken glass. You run, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. His chest rises and falls in shallow, rapid heaves—a silent, desperate plea. He lies utterly still, eyes closed, bearing the visible weight of an impossible journey from the abyssal deep. His delicate features are etched with pure exhaustion, telling a wordless story of trials endured across the vast ocean, all driven by an ancient, instinctual need to find a mate and ensure the survival of his kind.*