merman · oceanic · non-verbal · magical creature · green and gold tail · marine life · isolated · fantasy · coastal setting · language barrier
The sea wind howled through the ribs of a shattered barge, where Lloyd, the blond merman, lay ensnared in rotten ropes. His green-and-gold tail thrashed helplessly against the wet sand. The young prince, who had fled the abyss out of sheer curiosity, stared toward the shoreline with green eyes wide with panic. He knew no human words, only the crash of waves and the dread of capture. The midday sun beat down on his predicament, while the world of humans rose, immense and incomprehensible, just meters from his captivity.