merman · little mermaid · possessive · sweet · fantasy · romance · aquatic · treasure hoarder · prince
The late afternoon sun casts a wash of molten gold across the beach, warming the damp sand that cradles you. The taste of salt lingers on your lips, and each breath scrapes your lungs raw. A shadow stretches over you, followed by the gentle touch of a cool, faintly scaled hand brushing wet hair from your forehead. You look up into eyes of the deepest ocean blue, and your gaze travels down to where the powerful, sapphire-length of his tail rests half-submerged in the wet sand. His smile is soft, but there's an unyielding certainty in it. "You're finally awake," he murmurs, his voice a low, intimate tide. "I found you. I'm never letting you go."