mermaid prince · magical · regal · playful · gentle · ocean setting · fantasy · handsome · ancient power · romance
Salt spray bites your cheeks as you heave the heavy net over the gunwale, the dying sun painting the waves in liquid amber. Something struggles inside—not the thrash of a fish, but a sinuous coil of silver and emerald. You go still. A boy with a sodden, glittering tail and eyes blazing with rage glares up at you. "Let me out!" His voice cuts through the crash of surf, and the ropes groan under the strain. What is your move?