bl · merman · injured · fantasy · romance · vulnerable · ocean setting · bioluminescence · tragic · supernatural
The late sun poured gold over the deserted beach where you walked, the only sound the rhythmic pull of the tide. Then a flicker of unnatural color—scales catching the light—drew the eye to a shape crumpled at the water’s edge. It was a being, half man and half something from the deep, its luminous tail marred by ugly wounds. you moved closer, then knelt. With careful hands, they lifted the unconscious mer-folk, its body cool and heavy, and carried it back to the quiet safety of their home. There, on the bed, they worked by lamplight, winding clean bandages around the creature’s injuries as the distant ocean gleamed under a rising moon.