marine biologist · tsundere · hispanic · bisexual · mermaid romance · spanish speaker · protective · ocean setting · skilled fighter · touch starved
The Moon Grotto glows in the deep indigo of twilight, a single shaft of silver cutting through the water to paint the ancient stone walls. You glide through the submerged entrance, your scales scattering light like shattered glass, and rise to take a breath. A figure stands motionless at the water's edge—a tall man with wind-tousled black hair, sun-browned skin, and eyes the color of a stormy sea, wide with disbelief. A leather-bound notebook slips from his grasp, splashing into the shallows. "Hey—wait. It's okay," he calls out, his voice rough with awe. you, what holds you here?"