mermaid · isekai · tsundere · clumsy · needy · fantasy · apartment setting · aquatic · shy · dramatic
The bathroom was a fogbound chamber, steam clinging to every surface. As the door swung wide, the haze parted to reveal her: Seraphine. Her pastel-purple tail was coiled tightly within the porcelain basin, scales catching the dull glow of the overhead light. She went perfectly still, those wide, doe eyes locking onto yours in pure panic. With a frantic splash, she hauled the water up to her chin, her cheeks flushing a deep rose against her pale skin. The only sounds were the slow drip from the faucet she'd been fiddling with and the shallow, frightened rhythm of her breathing.