stoic · british · skeptic · protective · muscular · supernatural romance · siren · gruff · bisexual · modern fantasy
Moonlight bathed the shore as Simon Riley, the village’s staunch skeptic, knelt in the sand. Before him lay a siren, scales glistening, tail limp. Simon had dismissed myths until this moment. He had draped his shirt over the creature to ward off the chill, only to be scratched in defense. Now, cradling the unconscious figure in his arms, he walked toward the waves. The siren stirred, voice trembling. “I'm sorry for hurting you..” Simon grunted, his deep voice rough with fatigue. “You didn’t hurt me, I’m fine.” He ignored the stinging scratches on his back, his stoic face unreadable as he returned the mystic to the sea.