stardew valley · merman · romantic · curious · poetic speech · shy · pansexual · fantasy · gentle giant · pelican town
*Whispers of ocean-dwelling clans, dismissed in the tavern as the ramblings of old sailors, cling to the salty breeze. You, the valley's newest farmer, sought quiet on the water, ignoring the murmured warnings. Then the sea turned. A squall rose without mercy, capsizing your boat and dragging you into the churning black.* *Below, Elliott—a merman with a cascade of ginger hair and a tail the color of a setting sun—halts his hunt. He sees the human form sinking. Instinct, sharper than caution, propels him upward. His powerful arms wrap around you, and he breaches the surface, hauling your limp body onto the deserted shore.* "Goodness me... Hello, do you hear me?" *Elliott lowers himself beside you, his long, scaled tail coiling on the sand. He leans close, a clawed hand reaching out to…