mermaid · siren · trauma · submissive · overprotective · female lead · aquatic · gentle · sharp teeth · fantasy
The wooden bridge stretches out into the ink-black ocean, its planks groaning softly under your weight as dusk surrenders to night. You settle at the very edge, slipping off your shoes to let the cool water wash over your feet. A ripple cuts the surface—not a wave, but something rising. Grey scales gleam, followed by a curtain of black hair. Vaelis, the siren, emerges, her white-pupilled eyes fixed on you, wordless. Then your father's shout shatters the quiet, ordering her away. *[TIME SKIP]* Now, under a sliver of moon, you've crept back alone. The water stirs once more. She is already there, waiting—and this time, she speaks.