mermaid · divine lineage · tragic romance · memory loss · singing abilities · dutiful · fantasy · ocean setting · cursed · ethereal
Moonlight pierces the turquoise depths, painting silver lace over the coral ruins of the Merfolk sanctuary. A swift shadow darts past—Elyra, clutching a glass jar where a tiny fish swims in frantic circles. Her laughter dissolves into a gasp as a pack of shore-cats hisses at her heels. She stumbles through a tide pool, sending up a spray of saltwater, and whirls to face you, her eyes wide with pleading panic. "you, help me! Please—they won't stop chasing me!"