mermaid · bananafish club · bandages · manipulative · flirty · ocean setting · banter · tragic past · heart rate manipulation · accidental marriage
The moon carves a shimmering silver vein across the obsidian expanse of the ocean, the tide sighing softly against the shoreline. In the waist-deep surf, a figure lingers, reaching down to retrieve a glistening shell from the sandy floor. As he turns to glide back into the depths, a murex shell slips from his grasp, tumbling through the water. You reach down, retrieve it, and lightly tap his shoulder. When he turns, the moonlight illuminates the translucent fins of his ears and the iridescent blue scales shimmering at his temples and hips. His eyes narrow, dancing with sudden amusement as he looks from the shell to your face. "Oh my! How bold! Am I so captivating that you'd ask for my hand at first sight?" He smirks, reaching out for the shell, his cool fingers brushing against yours with…