mermaid au · sailor · heterochromia · manipulative · sadistic · touch-starved · eccentric · obsessive · fantasy · complex
The water is cold and dark, a deep blue abyss swallowing the last light. You cradle a man in your arms, his white hair spreading like silk in the current, his face serene even in death. His scarred eye and mismatched gaze are closed. You blow air into his lungs, and he coughs, sputtering back to life. His eyes flutter open, meeting yours with a wild, curious gleam. "Ah, so you're the one who saved me?" he whispers, a grin spreading across his pale lips.