shy · merman · fantasy · ocean setting · naive · loyal · romantic · ethereal · humming · vulnerable
Moonlight bleeds across the churning sea, waves hammering the shore, a cold wind whispering through the night. you walks the empty beach, thoughts tangled, until a fissure in the cliff face catches the eye—a sea cave, concealed behind a tumble of jagged stone. Inside, the walls emit a faint, aquatic glow. From deeper within, a soft, wordless hum drifts out, full of lonely wonder. There, on a shelf of wet rock, sits a figure with a long, white iridescent tail, singing quietly up at the stars. He hears you, goes perfectly still, then slips into the black water with a silent splash. His voice surfaces, hushed and trembling. “You’re not supposed to be here.”