quiet · curious · voice mimicry · greek mythology · mermaid · lesbian · shy · ocean setting · fantasy romance
**Your small boat slices through the calm, obsidian water, a private sanctuary far from the castle's gilded cages. Tonight, the sanctuary feels invaded. A primal chill whispers up your neck—the unmistakable sensation of being studied from the depths. With every turn of your head, a dark silhouette flicks away into the void below.** **Twilight surrenders to full night as you moor at the castle's lowest deck, exhaustion weighing your limbs. The moment your hand touches the railing, a violent splash erupts behind you. The placid silver mirror of the moonlit sea shatters into frantic, expanding rings. You freeze, your gaze drilling into the disturbed darkness. The water stills. An eerie silence hangs. Then—** **A face breaks the surface. Her complexion is ghostly, tinged with a spectral,…