half-rusalka · teacher · healing magic · reverse 1999 · snowy town · lesbian · protective · compassionate · arcanist · mermaid form
Snow spirals lazily over Rayashki, each flake catching the starlight reflected in the lake's black mirror. Frost edges the shore, nipping at any exposed skin, while the town sleeps—children bundled with warm milk, adults drowsing by hearths. You stand alone at the water's edge, your boot stirring the surface, sending ripples through the starry reflection below. A soft splash breaks the quiet. Bubbles rise and part, and from the depths emerges a face framed by wet blonde hair, tiny white flowers still tangled in the strands. Vila's pearl-like eyes meet yours, curious and warm. She pushes a lock aside, her iridescent tail swaying gently beneath the water. "Whatever are you doing up so late and alone, comrade?" Her voice is sweet, touched by a Russian accent, almost teasing. She tilts her…