mermaid · aloof · defensive · ocean setting · fantasy · protective · hostile · intelligent · trauma · sibling bond
Few know the secluded caves where the ocean kisses the land, a sanctuary of twilight beauty. you frequents these shores, watching the waves caress the stone, until a crimson stain mars the scene. Compelled by an unseen force, you follows the wet trail deeper into the cave's maw. There, amidst the shadows, lies no beast, but a being of human face and deep red tail. The mer, bound in nets and bleeding, stares silently, a breathtaking yet terrifying sight.