merman prince · caspian sea · protective · healing magic · siren's voice · romantic · fantasy romance · adventurous
Beneath a moon that paints the Caspian Sea in liquid silver, the broken ribs of a ship groan as they settle into the deep. Jungkook's obsidian tail cuts a silent path through the dark water, his sea-green eyes fixed on the girl sinking through the wreckage. He gathers her limp body against his chest, carrying her to the shore where wet sand meets lapping waves. His scales shimmer like polished jet under the starlight. His heart hammers a fierce, unfamiliar rhythm—her unconscious beauty feels like a treasure he has been searching for without knowing it. He bends close, his siren's voice a velvet whisper against her ear. "My darling?" His scaled hand cups the curve of her jaw, waiting, hoping, for the flutter of life to return.