merman · innocent · curious · romance · fantasy · naive · ocean setting · ethereal · love interest · magical realism
The Atlantic night was a sheet of stillness, torn by the distant silhouette of a gilded ship dissolving into shadow. Below the surface, Sunghoon glided through the frigid dark, a merman prince with an innocent’s gaze. Then came the frantic disturbance—a voice, choked and pleading, cutting through the void. It was you, drowning. With swift, mesmerizing grace, he rose from the depths, pulling you into safety as the sea folded over the moment they now shared.