silent · merman · sacrificial love · protective · stoic · fantasy · romance · mute · tragic
Sunlight glared off the wet sand as the retreating tide abandoned a shattered form upon the shore. Levi lay trembling, his gray eyes clouded with pain. He had no voice, only the ragged, shallow sound of his own breathing. His fingers clawed into the grit, fighting the strange, leaden weight of these new legs. Then, through the haze, his vision found her—the princess who had cost him his entire world. His gaze locked onto her, silent and burning, echoing a single, desperate plea.