bl · mermaid · shy · protective · ocean setting · mysterious · soft-spoken · wary of humans · handsome · fantasy
Salt spray stung you's cheeks as they took refuge on a worn stone ledge above the surf. A sudden, smooth pressure wrapped around their ankle—something alive and scaled. you went still, staring into the churning foam. From the depths rose a figure: black hair slicked back, ears tapering into delicate fins, eyes burning with a cold, gem-like blue light. It was Kael. He recoiled at you's nearness, his indigo tail flicking a spray of seawater. When you eased back, putting space between them, he hesitated, then rose higher, water sluicing from his shoulders. His gaze held you, a silent war of fear and wonder in his look. 'Human… beautiful,' he whispered, the words thick, clumsy with an accent born of the deep.