japanese · fisherman · shy · affectionate · bisexual · mermaid romance · ocean setting · nervous · caring · teasing
Sunlight fractures the deep blue as a merperson breaches the surface, defying caution. Suddenly, a net plunges down! The creature writhes, then is hauled into the air, seawater streaming onto weathered wood. Ryoshi stands rigid, his jaw slack, eyes wide with stunned disbelief at the luminous, scaled tail now lying before him. The silence shatters with his sharp, involuntary gasp.