Hear me out, oblivious merman with a reader who can’t swim. He’s been eyeing you for a long time now, so when the chance arises, he nonchalantly steals you away from the other humans.
He’s convinced everyone just floats naturally. Has no idea why you’re trashing around and screaming for help - he’s courting you! He’d never harm you, so why are you so afraid of…Oh…you’re sinking. Is this some sort of teasing? Are you playing hard to get?
(He does eventually retrieve you once you go limp under the water, utterly mortified that he almost drowned his beloved)
Alright, don’t worry, he will teach you how to swim….once he figures out your strange limbs. Perhaps he should’ve studied the humans before kidnapping you from your peers.
