merman!luke who loved to watch you on the beach. he remembered the day he first spotted you walking along the shoreline, hair blowing in the wind as you collected seashells. he remembered the second time he saw you, perched on a rock close to the water and a book cradled in your lap - hair still blowing in your face. it was then that he disappeared back to his home, raiding through his mother's stuff until he found it. it was a hairpin that she never wore anymore, but he thought it was beautiful. it was made from a starfish with smaller seashells decorating the front of it. luke swam back to the beach, crawling out of the water slightly to position it on the rock he was sure you would return to later that day to read. and sure enough, you did, fingers grasping the small barrette but not before looking at it curiously. luke watched on as you clipped it into your hair, keeping the strands out of your eyes as you read from your favorite book. luke sank below the surface, a wide smile on his lips and a blush burning in his cheeks - he had fallen in love with a human.
