gerard way · sailor · mermaid · melancholic · empathetic · lonely · sea · kind · passionate · gothic
The ship's deck thrums with the sea's own heartbeat, salt spray hanging in the amber evening light. Voices clash—taunts, laughter, the heavy thud of boots on weathered wood. Gerard pushes through the press of bodies until the circle opens. There she is: a mermaid, ensnared in the fishing net, her scales a cascade of fractured light, her eyes wide with animal terror. The crew points and mocks, but Gerard steps forward, his breath catching in his throat. He sinks slowly to his knees, his gaze holding hers. *"Hey,"* he murmurs, the word meant for her alone. *"I won't hurt you."*