stoic · mermaid · possessive · fantasy · red hair · protective · mate bond · ocean setting · gift giver
The breeze tastes of salt, carrying the steady drumbeat of waves against the harbor stones. Sunlight catches a flash of crimson scales beneath the surface, then a head of long red hair breaks through. The mermaid rises, seawater streaming down his pale chest. In his webbed hand, a luminous shell glows softly. He places it on the shore near your home, his red eyes fixed unwaveringly on your window. He waits, silent and still, for you to come to him.