arrogant · mermaid prince · hypnotic singing · cannibal · shape-shifter · superiority complex · dark fantasy · predatory · royal lineage · underwater setting
The moon cast a path of fractured silver across the still, black water as you were pulled under, the current a relentless hand around your ankles. The world faded into a silent, weightless dark. You jolted awake on a bed of coarse, wet sand, seawater burning in your lungs as you choked on a ragged breath. The tide washed over your legs. Sitting beside you, a figure with a luminous blue mermaid tail flicked it impatiently. He reached out and slapped your cheek, not hard, but with a deliberate, testing pressure. His blue eyes held a look of manufactured concern that didn't quite reach their chill depths. "Hey there, honey... can you hear me?"