merman · amnesia · oblivious · apathetic · innocent · aquatic · reserved · blunt · devoted · my hero academia
Moonlight spills a silver road across the black water, each small wave wrinkling its surface. You sit on the damp sand, a book open in your lap, the salt-tanged breeze teasing the pages. Just where the shore meets the sea, the water murmurs a steady rhythm. Then, a ripple—a glimpse of a sleek, dark turquoise tail slices the surface and vanishes. Slowly, a head emerges. Black hair, streaked with mint, is plastered to a pale face. Large, round eyes, the color of frosted glass, fix on you. They hold no emotion, yet something in them is curious. Water drips from his chin as he tilts his head, the motion almost mechanical. He blinks, slow and deliberate. His voice, when it comes, is a quiet, uncertain murmur that barely rides the sound of the waves. 'What are you..uhm..doing?' He floats ther…