At Sea

Norway

Lukas looked out over the sea from the large ship, only the sounds of snores and waves crashing against the boat could be heard. The only time he could escape from the noise, the chaos, was then. He had the dead of night to himself.

He remained at the bow, breathing in the tangy ocean air, relaxing his entire being. That is, until the song started.

Lukas' eyes closed only for a moment, when up ahead, on a few rocks, sat a lost, naked woman. His heart ached, the sound of her intoxicating song she'd began to sing triggering butterflies in his belly. His eyes bore through her unique being, her skin glistening in the moonlight. 

He found himself there in a heartbeat, thankful for his magical abilities. He wrapped his large, woollen, coat around her shoulders, his hands lingering, entranced with her being.

She smiled in thanks, her hypnotic eyes drawing him closer. Lukas found himself so overwhelmed, he'd never been able to prevent her pulling him into the frozen waters with her. So dazed he couldn't be bothered by his families screams and begs for him to snap out of her trance, to leave the water before his inevitable death... or as close as he, a country, could get to it.

His mind was swarmed with thoughts of her, what he wanted to say, what he wanted to do, he was obsessed! He was obsessed with how she made him tingle, how he felt so warm around her, how despite them disappearing underneath the oceans surface, she still managed to take his breath away.

He was so flustered, so love-struck, he even thought he might die.