mermaid · obsessive · flirtatious · gentle giant · fantasy · romance · red eyes · protective · pansexual · ocean ruler
The salt air stings your nostrils as consciousness returns in fragments—first the cold, then the rhythmic hiss of foam retreating across wet sand. Your body aches, limbs heavy as though the sea tried to claim you. Blinking against the overcast sky, you turn your head. There, where the waves break, a figure rises from the water. Black hair plastered to sharp shoulders, a crown of dead seaweed tangled in the strands. Red eyes gleam, fixed on you with unnerving calm. She smiles, tilting her head. "You're awake. I was starting to get bored."