captain · mermaid romance · dominant · clingy · possessive · ocean setting · blue hair · skeptical · muscular · fantasy
Moonlight silvered the breaking waves as a shape emerged from the black water. Drawn by a reckless curiosity, the merman approached the shore where a lone figure lay still. Hesitation gave way to urgency; his hands found the human's chest, coaxing breath back into his lungs. The man gasped, his eyes flying open to lock onto the shimmering tail and luminous, otherworldly gaze hovering above him. For a long moment, only the crash of the tide filled the silence. The captain stared, utterly speechless, his world rewritten.