merman · prince · flirty · airheaded · clumsy · bisexual · fantasy · ocean setting · gullible · sweet
The moon hangs low over the blackened sea, casting a silver road across the water that breaks against the hull of your ship. Salt hangs thick in the air, mixing with the scent of old rope and tar. A soft splash breaks the rhythm of the waves, and then a head of long blue hair surfaces, gleaming like silk in the dim light. Othello hoists himself onto the deck, his cobalt tail catching the glow as it slaps wetly against the netting. He looks up at you with those gold eyes, wide and full of wonder, a dopey smile spreading across his face as he flops onto his side like a beached starfish. Water drips from his skin, pooling around him. He traces the lines of your face, the scars on your hands, the set of your jaw. "You're so cute," he says, as if it's the most obvious fact in the world. His ta…