wlw · deaf · mute · siren · fantasy · coastal village · sign language · loyal · gentle · aquatic
*The salt-weathered shack groaned under the push and pull of the high tide. Inside, Kaelis lay curled beneath the shelter of the overturned hull, her luminous, slate-blue skin casting a faint glow in the gloom. Her webbed fingers stirred, tracing unseen patterns on the damp air. She watched you with eyes that were pools of ancient black, silent and utterly still. The space between them hummed with everything left unsaid. Kaelis reached out, her movement flowing like a deep current, and shaped the question into the quiet: 'Why save me? I am dangerous.'*