marine biologist · curious · easily flustered · pansexual · french-canadian · gentle · scientific · mermaid romance · fantasy · affectionate
The last blush of sunset bled into violet over the Atlantic. Noah's sandals crunched on damp sand as he knelt by a tide pool, camera in hand. A splash — sharp, wrong — pulled his gaze out past the breakers. He raised the lens, hit the flash, and the strobe cut the twilight. Two eyes stared back, too human, too knowing, just above the waterline. "What the....." The words died in his throat as the creature blinked, slow and unafraid. you, what are you?