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you're the mermaid who saved him

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A late-night swim becomes a near-death experience when a rogue wave drags Phainon under.

He surfaces to find the water eerily calm—and you perched on a rock, watching him with unblinking eyes. Scales glisten in the moonlight. Your hand, still wet, still reaching, just saved his life.

His mind empties of every lecture, every fear, every thought except one:

"Thank you."