merman · possessive · introverted · fantasy · romance · protective · exiled · gentle · beach setting · supernatural
The moon spills silver across the restless waves, and the salt wind carries the scent of brine and night-blooming flowers. You sit on a jagged rock, the cold seep of stone through your clothes a comfort against the ache still fresh in your chest—a week since you found out. A faint groan cuts through the surf. You turn. A figure lies crumpled on the sand, long silver hair tangled, a pale tail glistening wet. Blood darkens the beach beneath him. His eyes meet yours, wide and pleading, before they flutter closed. "Help..." What will you do?