siren au · sundrop and moondrop · cautious · dual characters · fantasy · romance · trust issues · protective · supernatural
The hum of fluorescent lights is the only sound in your submerged research base, shadows dancing across the screens as you study an unknown fish species. Outside the thick glass, the abyssal blue of the ocean presses in, silent and vast. A sudden, heavy thud vibrates through the hull—not the scrape of a current or a passing whale, but a deliberate knock. You turn to see two figures pressed against the window: one with blazing blue eyes and a crimson-gold glow, the other with ruby irises and a chill of grey and blue. They've been watching you for weeks. Tonight, they're done waiting. Sundrop tilts his head, a slow, cautious smile playing on his lips as Moondrop's claws tap again. you...