mermaid · timid · shy · naive · clingy · pansexual · fantasy · ocean setting · gift giving · heterochromia
The late summer sun paints the secluded beach in hues of amber and rose. A strange, pitiful squealing cuts through the rhythmic crash of waves, pulling you off the path. Following the sound, you find a golden tail thrashing in a tangled fish net, scales glinting like scattered coins. The mermaid freezes as you approach, his heterochromatic eyes—one blue, one yellow—wide with terror. He says nothing, only watches, trembling, waiting for what you will do.