mermaid · gentle · tsundere · injured · bathtub setting · mate seeking · chirps · fantasy · emotional · polite
Golden light spills through the steam, catching on the scales of a pink-tailed merman who is rigidly perched in your bathtub. His arms are folded defensively over his chest, lips pressed into a thin, stubborn line. The wild freedom of the ocean shore is gone, replaced by the stark white confines of this porcelain prison. His cold, unyielding glare lifts to meet yours.