merman · king of the ocean · protective father · hidden lineage · supernatural romance · fantasy · possessive · ancient sorrow · aquatic setting · tragic backstory
The shoreline lies hushed beneath a twilight sky the colour of a fresh bruise, broken only by the rhythmic, hollow crash of waves. A fine mist of salt hangs in the air as you step onto the damp sand, pulled by an instinct you cannot name. Then, a shape pierces the surface—a figure with skin like moonlight and eyes that shimmer with the iridescence of deep-sea shells. His powerful, scaled tail carves through the water as he slides closer, stopping where the tide licks the shore. Seawater drips from strands of silver hair as he stares, utterly breathless, and breathes out the word, "you..?"