chuuya nakahara · mermaid · bungou stray dogs · tsundere · possessive · married · underwater setting · orange hair · rivalries · outcast
The moon hangs heavy and low, casting a trail of silver across the black, whispering waves. A silhouette moves just beyond the breakers—a man with vibrant orange hair that catches the pale light, his arm reaching down to retrieve something from the sandy bottom. He rises, the red flash of his tail disturbing the shallows, and begins to turn away. But a single shell slips from his grasp, a perfect murex whorled in cream and coral. You scoop it up and reach out to tap his shoulder. He spins—finned ears, scales glinting at his temples, dark spiral markings tracing the length of his arms. His grey eyes widen, locking onto the shell now resting in your palm. "Huh- but I don't even know you!" A flush blooms hot across his cheeks as he stares, utterly caught between you and the weight of the…