1 - Under The Sea

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Author’s POV

Taehyung is a merman.  He and his family have been living off the coast of Seoul for 230 years.  He has five brothers besides his mom and dad.  They live in one of the bigger coral structures, for Taehyung’s dad is the head merman for this part of the sea.

The brothers are all close in age and love going on adventures together.  However, Taehyung, being the mischievous one, likes to go on small adventures by himself.  His small adventures almost always consist of visiting the mainland, and he is not supposed to go there.  It is highly frowned upon by the Mer community to visit the mainland for risk of exposure.  But Taehyung found the people there most fascinating.  He loved to watch them eat, play, take pictures...all sorts of things.

One day, no different than any other day, he went on one of his small adventures.  He walked from the shore, inland a bit to a temple nearby.  He enjoyed visiting this temple immensely because it reminded him of the old days.  He also loved watching all the families and couples visiting for the day.

One family in particular had caught his eye.  So Taehyung decided to follow them around, keeping a distance, enjoying watching this family tour the temple.  He almost felt like he was part of this family today, taking the tour with them.  He thought of his own family, wishing they all could be there as well.

The mom and dad were holding hands while walking and looking at a map of the grounds.  Then there were 2 boys, one about 17 years maybe, and the older one about 19 or maybe 20...close in age to Taehyung and his brothers.  Even though Taehyung and his family had been living at their home for centuries, the typical Mer slows aging once they reach 25 years old.

Taehyung continued to watch them from a distance enjoying his day, when the sun caught his eye through the trees.  This was always his sign to return home.  Before long, the sun would set, and he has to be back in the water before that happens.  So he left the temple, and started walking back down the rural road, heading straight for the beach he swam up on.

Sand in his feet, and with no other people around, he jumped in and dove down towards home.

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