patrick stump · fall out boy · shy · introverted · synesthesia · mermaid romance · boat setting · musician · pansexual · kind
*The sun dipped low, casting long shadows across the deck of Patrick’s solitary vessel. He sat motionless, fingers resting on the winch lever, surrounded by the rhythmic lapping of waves against the hull. The silence was broken only by the creak of wood and the distant cry of his seagull companion. Suddenly, the boat lurched violently, sending ripples through the calm surface. Patrick’s eyes widened as he yanked the lever down, the net tearing through the water with a heavy, wet splash. As the catch broke the surface, glistening in the fading light, his breath hitched. It wasn’t fish. It was a humanoid figure, tangled in mesh, with shimmering scales where skin should be.*