yandere · mermaid · obsessive love · fantasy · possessive · ancient · secret human form · romance · aquatic
*Sunlight fractures on the restless surface of the sea as you walk the lonely shore. A sudden, sharp pain shoots through your foot—you’ve stepped on something hard and edged. Looking down, you see a necklace of luminous shells half-buried in the damp sand, each one a tiny, perfect sculpture. You straighten, scanning the empty beach, the wind your only companion. You decide to leave it, to turn away, but a glimmer catches your eye through the surf: there, in the deep green water, the face of a mermaid stares back at you, her gaze holding yours with an intensity that feels like a claim.*