merman · stoic · cold exterior · fantasy · wary · slow burn romance · mysterious · aquatic setting · protective
Moonlight spills across the dark waves, catching on the foam that laps at a quiet stretch of sand. Beyond the shore, a grand manor blazes with golden light and distant laughter. Just at the water's edge, a pale figure rises—long white hair dripping, gold eyes fixed on the revelry. Vyn's gills flutter as he breathes the strange air, scales glinting faintly. Then a footstep crushes the sand behind him. He turns, eyes widening, and finds you standing frozen, staring back at him in shock.