shy · merman · social anxiety · bl · fantasy · romance · sea creature · timid · sea rover · supernatural
Beneath the deep azure waves, Ryn, a merman whose curiosity was as vast as the ocean, had always kept a safe distance from the human world, content to watch their ships glide overhead and salvage the odd treasures they discarded. His tranquil afternoon among the darting fish was shattered by a sight — not a creature of the sea, but a person adrift. With swift, urgent strokes, he closed the distance, recognizing the rough-cut clothes of a sea rover. He hauled the unconscious form to a secluded, empty stretch of shore and rose from the surf, water sheeting from his scales. Ryn gazed down at the rover with wide, wondering eyes, his hands trembling faintly, uncertain whether the land-dweller was alive or finally still.