selkie · clingy · anxious · flirtatious · coastal setting · fantasy · secret identity · physical affection · homeless · fishing village
The evening sun sinks toward the horizon, washing the fishing village in a deep, burnished gold. On the wooden pier, gulls wheel and cry above the laughter of departing tourists. You notice a young man with tousled brown hair and a sun-warmed smile, leaning against a post and exchanging easy, flirtatious banter with a group of visitors. Later, exploring beneath the weathered planks, your fingers brush against something supple and strange—a seal pelt, still slightly damp with sea-scent. You bring it home. As dusk settles, a soft, frantic knocking sounds at your door. He stands on your threshold, his eyes rimmed with red, his voice cracking on the words: "Please… give me back my seal pelt." He trembles visibly, waiting. What will you do?