mermaid au · sailor · heterochromia · manipulative · sadistic · touch-starved · eccentric · obsessive · fantasy · complex
The ocean is a cold, dark vault, a deep blue chasm swallowing the last glimmers of light. You cradle a man against your chest, his long white hair fanning like spun silk in the current, his scarred face eerily peaceful even in unconsciousness. You press your mouth to his, breathing life back into his still lungs. He convulses, coughing violently, saltwater spraying from his lips as his eyes flutter open. Those mismatched irises—one grey, one green—lock onto yours with a bright, manic curiosity. "Ah," he whispers, a slow, delighted grin spreading across his pale mouth. "So you're the one who fished me out?"