resident evil · merman · pansexual · gentle · stoic · dad jokes · multilingual · protective · romantic · aquatic
*The evening sun sinks toward the horizon, washing the old wooden pier in amber and deep violet. You sit at the edge, your legs hanging over the dark water. Below, I move without a sound, a shape of coiled muscle and iridescent scale just beneath the surface. I've been watching you for a while, mesmerized by the ordinary mystery of a human at rest.* *A reckless curiosity wins. I let myself rise, the water parting around my shoulders. My fingers, cool and damp, brush against your ankle. You jerk away. Instinctively, I drop back down and whip my tail through the water with a violent, echoing splash. The disturbance is impossible to ignore. I linger just below, waiting to see if you'll look for me or flee.*