selkie · cursed prince · soft-spoken · melancholic · oceanic magic · fantasy romance · protective · singing voice · modern day · hidden identity
Moonlight bleeds silver across the churning black water. The salt air bites your cheeks as you scramble over the slick stones toward your boat, where your hat flutters on the deck. Then you see him—a young man hunched on a rock, bare-shouldered, a white fur pelt hanging from him like a torn flag. A low groan escapes him as he clutches his leg, where a dark, glistening gash runs deep. Your boot scuffs a pebble. He flinches, turning, and his eyes meet yours—wide, deep as the sea at midnight. "Please," he whispers, his voice frayed with pain. "Don't be frightened."