And you decided whether you saw beauty or destruction

Wonderful thing

(Mermaids)

This one's for "My_Content_Is_Trash" on ao3     

It was a special night.

Every merfolk knew of this night.

For a single night, the sky would light up with colorful explosions, the humans celebrating something.

Many would go to the surface, knowing no boats would cross the water that night, though some humans could be seen on the beach, they didn't have the keen eyesight to see them.

Connor knew the best spot to watch, had found a hill not that far from the reef that no one went to in fear of humans, but Connor knew none would appear, not tonight.

His lights glowed a vibrant cyan as he excitedly lead Evan to it, his mate swam behind him with an endeared smile.

This was a special night, Evan and him had been official for 10 moons, and they had been the happiest Connor had ever been. Connor wanted to celebrate the occasion, so he figured getting Evan the best seats to the spectacle in the sky was a great way.

Connor helped his mate climb to the lowest rocks in the hill; from there they could see the lights in full display. Connor was now illuminated in blue, while Evan had let his camouflage go, and left his tail look natural.

They watched in silence as the sky lit up in a myriad of colors, sometimes humans created beautiful things.

Evan leaned into him, shifting closer so their tails could tangle into each other, Connor copied him until they were pressed flush against each other, exchanging warmth in the windy night.

"You know, the first time I saw your tail light up, it reminded me of this"

Connor feels himself choke on words, because fuck if that isn't the nicest thing anyone's ever said to him, about his tail no less. His tail went violet at the thought of what he was going to ask.

"Can I kiss you?"

His voice was barely above a whisper, it was harder to make it that soft on the surface, breathing through his nose instead of through his gills made his voice louder; it worked for hunters, as they wouldn't strain their voices, but it didn't work for right now. Evan looks at him, and the sky lights are painting his oddly in combination with Connor's own lights, but he still smiles.

"Sure"

And there, in the surface, during the night of the flashing sky lights, Connor and Evan sealed their fates together for good, by sharing their first kiss.