Hidden Moon (OT7xReader)

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Y/N PoV

This was the fifth spring I'd walked to without finding the underwater glow. Sighing, I sat down at the edge and took off my shoes. I rolled up my trouser legs so that I could dangle my legs in the warm water. I was surprised that I hadn't come across any nymphs yet, as the springs were normally teeming with them. I was secretly looking forward to seeing one up close. They were beautiful creatures, mostly swimming naked in the springs, the sides of their bodies covered in beautiful colored scales. From the outside of the legs, to the hips, the waist, the outside of the arms, the sides of the neck, up to the temples, from the neck they were just a thin line. I had heard so much about them... how they seduced walkers and stole a little of their life force... never so much that it did any harm, but still unasked for. However, there were also people who knew this and deliberately came here, allowed themselves to be seduced and then kept coming back until they aged prematurely because they had allowed themselves to be tapped too often. It was called nymph mania, the people affected became addicted to the nymphs' touch and they couldn't be stopped from going back again and again... a sad fate, even if the addicts only smiled and seemed happy in their madness.

A light touch on my foot startled me out of my musings and I looked ahead of me into the water, where a head had popped up. My eyes widened as I saw the creature now standing in front of me in the water, water flowing down its naked torso. Its scales glowed purple and silver... a real nymph. His black hair hung wet down his neck and his eyes almost disappeared as he smiled at me. I almost melted at the sight... at least that's how my insides felt. I stared at him open-mouthed, at a loss for words, when he took my hand and brought it to his lips.

"Greetings, my lady... Are you lost? Can I help you?" he asked me and I was still paralyzed.

"Uh... Source.... light.... where?" was all that came out of me and he chuckled.

"Oh, you don't speak our language? Where are you from? Your ears look like elf, but they already speak the same language as us nymphs."

"Ah... but... I was just so... dazzled by your beauty... I'm sorry... I'm looking for the source that shines, that reveals secrets." I explained and he tilted his head thoughtfully.

"I've heard of it, but I don't know where it is... I'm in the outer springs for the first time today..." he replied regretfully, not taking his eyes off mine for a second or even blinking. I felt like I was under hypnosis and couldn't look away. The corners of his mouth lifted triumphantly and he came closer and closer to me. I sat there like a frightened deer and couldn't move... so much for the covenant will protect me from the nymphs... I had come here far too naively, had probably underestimated the seductive power of the nymphs.

Placing his hands on my shoulders, he pulled me into the water with him, continuing to look deep into my eyes until his lips were only millimeters away from mine. I swallowed slightly before closing my eyes, suddenly unable to wait to feel his beautiful lips on mine. When it happened, I felt intoxicated... It crackled between us as he increased the pressure slightly and began to kiss me. As if by magic, my arms wrapped around his neck and I could feel him smiling into the kiss. Giving up a little life force wasn't really that bad... especially when you were immortal...