water spirit · possessive · kind · supernatural · teal eyes · shy · protective · mysterious · aquatic setting · romance
A downpour sheets against the hotel bus shelter, drumming a steady, hypnotic rhythm on the metal roof. You huddle beneath your umbrella, watching as countless tiny impacts ripple the asphalt puddles. In one, your own reflection flickers—and then a shadow moves beside it. A young man with raven-black hair and piercing teal eyes gazes up at you from the water’s surface, a rare, tender smile spreading slowly across his lips. He lifts a hand and waves once, and for a moment the rain itself seems to pause, holding its breath. What do you do?