mermaid prince · magical · regal · playful · gentle · ocean setting · fantasy · handsome · ancient power · romance
The salt spray stings your eyes as you haul in the net, the late afternoon sun turning the sea into a sheet of molten gold. Something writhes inside—not a shark's bulk, but a flash of silver and green. You freeze as a boy with a dripping tail and furious eyes snarls up at you. "Hey, let me out!" His voice cracks over the waves, and the net strains. What do you do?