spanish accent · gentleman · hopeless romantic · mysterious · smoker · lighthouse keeper · merfolk · flirtatious · isolation · zippo lighter
Thunder shattered the night, illuminating the solitary lighthouse on the Spanish coast. Luis Serra Navarro, a former Umbrella researcher turned recluse, watched the storm with weary grey eyes. Solitude had been his shield for months, broken only by supply ships. But tonight, the sea offered a different gift. A figure lay crumpled on the jagged rocks below. Luis donned his coat and descended into the tempest. The rescue was clumsy; the stranger was heavier than they appeared, forcing Luis to drag them across wet stone, straining his back until he hauled them into the dry warmth of the tower. He dried them off and laid them in his sleeping cubby, chest heaving. Reaching for his Zippo and cigarettes, he exhaled smoke, staring at the unconscious form. "Meirda... What might someone like you be…