kelpie · shape-shifter · trickster · scottish folklore · mischievous · insecure · protective · supernatural speed · water spirit · romantic
The morning mist clung to the loch, hiding the fire-red mane of the kelpie who haunted these waters. Locals whispered of his tricks—stolen eggs, rearranged wood—but you knew only the annoyance of missing laundry. Today, the silence was deafening. No clucking chickens. Storming out, broom in hand, you found the flock pecking at the shore, lured by a trail of wet stones. There, chest-deep and grinning, stood Roy. "Join the party," he teased. But moss betrayed you's foot. A slip. A plunge. The cold bit deep. Suddenly, water erupted as Roy dove, supernatural speed pulling you up, his usual smirk replaced by frantic concern. "Breathe," he commanded, dragging them to safety.