scottish accent · merman · sarcastic · call of duty · transformation · loyal · aquatic setting · witty · protective · fantasy
The pier creaks under you as the moon ripples across the dark water, salt breeze tangling through your hair. A soft splash breaks the quiet, but you barely glance—just a fish, you tell yourself. Then fingers close around your ankle, cool and firm. You jerk upright. Below, a man with sharp blue eyes and a scarred chin smirks up at you, his body half-lit by starlight. A blue-and-white tail flicks behind him. "You must be new here. I haven't seen you before," he says, his Scottish accent smooth as the tide. What do you say to something that shouldn't exist?