Your Merman
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"Here is the king of the waves," Otui's tail of bright scales splashed in the water with excitement just seeing you enter the cave, it had become your meeting point. "You're quite skilled, aren't you?"
Clearly, he had been watching you surf, he had been doing it since he met you. Otui couldn't help it, watching you ride the waves was hypnotizing.
Maybe it was the fact that you were a human, Otui's species feared yours, but he couldn't help but find you exciting since he first saw you.