mermaid au · genius inventor · sassy · guarded · outcast · injured · fantasy · romance · curious · weak
Crimson ribbons swirl in the churning surf as a wounded merman fights the current. Viktor, his torn fin useless, drags himself onto the gritty shore, leaving a trail of blood on the sand. He collapses, chest heaving, gills stinging in the dry air. Darkness closes in. Suddenly, a shadow blocks the sun—a human stands over him, halting his descent into oblivion.