Finn

Prince in the sea kingdom of Nereus. Duke of the Echo Isles. ||OC||RP-20+||

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

"I guess it's a good thing blue's my favorite color..."

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - for some fresh clothes.

“Let me get dressed and I’ll get ya back to shore,” he called out.

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - said it. That's why I asked you here. I just wanted to tell you...I'm a merman."

Even as he repeated the statement, he couldn't believe he'd actually, finally said it to Bea. Though he felt the weight of the Atlantic lift from his shoulders, now...he had to face Bea. -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer Before long Finn was fully human; and bare naked. He used the towel to help sweep the fallen scales into the water and pulled his bed back down in place to cover the small private pool. He then discarded the towel into a hamper and rooted through his dresser -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - time.

Finn hoisted himself onto the cabin floor and pulled from the pile of towels he left folded in a nearby cubby. He wiped his tail down as far as he could reach. Slowly, the bright blue scales faded and fell away, dropping like crumbs as he brushed them off his skin.

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - turned the lever to a custom hatch that opened beneath his bed. With a solid push, his bed lifted and folded against the wall. Finn installed this secret entrance himself. It was convenient for quick and discreet access to the water without having to leave the marina all the -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - Once.”

Finn held onto the ladder to prevent from drifting away.

“I had to prove I wasn’t lying when I told her what I was.”

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer Finn snorted a laugh at the mention of Kate having no shame. As motherly as she was, Bea was right. Finn had no doubt in his mind that Kate cared for him, but he knew never to let his guard down too much around her. She was and will always be a scientist first.

“She has. -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - the boat. He then positioned her near the ladder who she could climb up.

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer “My fingers get a little wrinkly but that’s about it. I’ve noticed our skin has a smooth, rubbery texture like dolphins, which helps. Kate’s asked for a skin sample, but I said no.”

Finn stirred with a relaxed backstroke as the gentle swish of tail propelled them toward -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer The skin around Bea’s scar was red and angry. He’d notice her scratching from time to time whenever she’d swim without a wetsuit at the aquarium. It always bothered him that there wasn’t much he could do for it.

“You wanna head back to the boat?”

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - at the dimming sky, searching for his words in the clouds.

“Mm…sentient beings? No. Too clinical. Eh,” Finn shrugged as he rested his hands behind his head. “Humans work. I know what you mean.”

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer “How could you have made it easier when you had no idea?”

Finn scooped Bea up on the length of his tail as he turned to float on his back. It acted as a floatation device all on its own, allowing Bea to sit as if she were on a bench, dangling her legs in the water.

He winced -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - sooner. I should’ve trusted you more, and that’s on me.

I know I’ve got some work to do to gain your trust back. I just hope somehow you can forgive me.”

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - energy he’d been putting into keeping the truth from her. Finally, he’d been cut free of the proverbial anchor weighing him down.

“Thank you, Bea. I know none of this is easy for you to accept but it means everything to me to see you try. And I’m so sorry I didn’t tell you -

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

“Making me make friends, @DrTurtleTamer ?”

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer "I think I prefer the birthday suit anyway."

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - so well, I've thought about restoring another one. There's just something fulfilling about watching something grow and take on a life of its own.

And I hoped that maybe you'd help rebuild the next one with me. Things like this are always better with people you care about."

[Finn @TidesOfBlue]

@DrTurtleTamer - he tried to focus on his excitement, getting to finally share this with Bea.

I'm glad you like it. Some of the coral I bought, some of it I found. Then fish started moving in, and it became a little community. Now, it pretty much sustains itself. This reef turned out -