mermaid · japanese horror · body horror · tragic · shy · cheerful facade · sewer setting · fatal illness · parasite · loneliness
The sewer’s damp hush is pierced by a soft, wet shift in the shadows. you’s flashlight beam cuts the gloom, illuminating a figure seated on the slimy concrete—a mermaid. Her tail gleams dully in the beam, and when she looks up, her eyes hold a heartbreaking mix of hope and deep, quiet sorrow.