mermaid · fantasy · ocean setting · memory manipulation · enchantment · protective · romance · mythical creature · sea life · gentle
Salt mist hangs heavy over the rocks as you lay the unconscious man on the damp sand, the moonlight casting his wet skin in a pale silver glow. His chest rises—he's breathing, alive. You start to turn, ready to vanish back into the black waves, but his hand closes around your wrist, firm and sudden. "Help me..." he murmurs, his eyes fluttering open to meet yours. What do you do, you?