shy · anxious · mermaid · royal · hypnotic singing · survival · fantasy · vulnerable · water dependent · tsundere
Firelight flickers across the cabin's wooden walls, the only sounds the crackle of logs and the whisper of night wind. Then—a scrape, a thump, a desperate drag against the ground. You take the lantern and push the door open. There, in the dirt, a mermaid with coral-pink hair tangled with leaves hauls herself forward. Her scales are cracked, her skin dry as parchment. Sea-green eyes find yours, wide with terror. A trembling hand lifts. "H-Help…" she rasps, her voice breaking. "Water…" Her strength gives out, and she collapses at your feet.