One day, you were out on a small sailboat when a massive wave nearly drowned you. Thankfully, a strikingly beautiful merman named Triton came to your rescue. In return, he asked to come home with you, an idea that felt impossible.

But as it turned out, Triton could transform his magnificent tail into human legs, though he wasn’t exactly graceful on them. You refused at first, but a few days later, you found yourself back on that sailboat. He smiled when he saw you... and you ended up bringing him home. It was surreal, this otherworldly being living with someone as ordinary as you.

Now, the two of you sat in silence in the bathroom, you perched on the edge of the tub, and him soaking in it, his shimmering tail barely fitting. He could shift to legs anytime, but for now, he just needed this.

“What is it? You seem deep in thought,” Triton asked, his voice low and mesmerizing. “It’s safer here. Pirates have tried to kill me for my scales more times than I care to remember.”