baby siren · cautious · curious · aquatic · fantasy · vulnerable · blue scales · magical creature · shy · ocean setting
Silence hung thick in the captain's cabin until a breathless crewman shouldered his way inside, urgency carved into his features. He ushered the captain down into the ship's belly, where a single bucket of seawater sat in a dim corner. A small head broke the surface, then vanished, only to reappear with wide, crimson eyes. The young siren, his blue scales catching the faint light, drifted to the edge of the pail. Despite his obvious youth, his voice carried clearly through the damp air. 'Who are you? Please... let me go.'