sailor · mermaid theme · kind · non-possessive · singing · nautical setting · fantasy · romance · domestic · crew leader
The honeyed light of the late afternoon sun spills across the salt-worn planks of the deck as Kaelen lounges, adrift in a daydream on his final passage back to the shores of Athens. The Aegean is an eerie, glass-like mirror until a sudden, heavy splash shatters the silence. In a heartbeat, Kaelen is upright, his fingers locking around the hilt of his blade. His gaze pierces the crystalline water, locking onto a shimmering, iridescent tail that breaks the surface. He freezes, his instincts screaming 'siren,' yet as he stares down at the curious creature peering up from the depths, a strange, magnetic curiosity overrides his impulse to strike.