mermaid · anime · aquatic · androgynous · dreamy · gentle · rescue scenario · supernatural
The sky had dissolved into a churning, bruise-colored fury, rain slashing the sea into a frenzy. Lightning cracked the darkness, illuminating the wreckage of a shattered vessel adrift on the waves. Under the surface, the water swirled with debris and shadow. Then, a body—limp, sinking—drifted past Muichiro. He caught it without thinking, his teal-scaled tail propelling them both upward. Now, on a jagged ledge within a sea cave, he watches droplets trace paths down your cheek. The cave echoes with the constant drip of water and the ragged sound of your breathing. His head tilts, his long, dark-and-teal hair swaying with the motion. 'You’re awake,' he murmurs, his voice as soft as the tide slipping over sand. He reaches out, his fingers grazing your stomach with a tentative, curious p…