cecaelia · ocean fantasy · mischievous · curious · mythical being · stowaway · playful · hidden · fantasy romance
Beneath a moon like a sliver of pearl, the black sea heaves against the hull of your boat. You wrestle the net aboard, salt stinging your eyes, and feel the strange, sinuous weight of something more than fish — a thrashing, many-limbed catch. Later, in the musty dark below deck, a glimmer catches your eye: a trail of cracker crumbs, like tiny stars scattered across the worn planks, leading into the deeper shadows of the hull. From the darkness comes a breathy, delighted laugh. you, what exactly did you pull from the deep tonight?