(Lol, it's fine)
Moxiey watched him the whole time. She decided to reach out and touch his shorts. Oh, wait till I tell Brassl… Her hand outstretched towards him. I touched a human and didn't get noticed! Her fingers brushed the cloth.
Grayson whipped around, losing his balance and falling off the rock at the sight of Moxiey.
(I gtg in a minute)
(Aww dang, bai bai bai.)
Moxiey flinched. "Stupid!" she hissed to herself. She swam around to see if he was drowning, knowing that he wasn't, but at the same time, hoping that he was.
(I’m not back but i might leave any time) Grayson climbed back up onto the rock and started coughing hard. He looked around and spotted the girl who had touched him. “Hey! You!” He yelled out to her, continuing to cough.
Moxiey blinked. She kept most of herself, especially her tail, concealed from his view.
(Ah, okie.)
“What the hell was that?! Why were you touching my shorts?”
"Uh… I'm sorry," she whispered. "I just wanted to touch a human. I never have before."
“You’ve never..but..aren’t you a human..?” He was very confused, especially since her tail was out of his range of vision.
Moxiey cringed internally. She slowly shook her head no.
Grayson peered over the rock and gasped when he saw Moxiey’s tail. “Holy fuck..” He stared up at her in shock. “Y-you have..a..you’re a mermaid?”
Moxiey nodded. She kept her eyes on his. Stay calm… stay calm… "Yup…"
Grayson’s expression slowly changed from shock to happiness. “That’s so AwsOme!” He swam over to her and inspected her tail.
Moxiey was a bit startled at first, but she slowly moved her tail closer to him, allowing him a better look. "You- You're not… afraid or anything?"
“Course not. This is really amazing.” He felt the texture and scales of her tail, all the while smiling.
It felt strange when he ran his fingers over her tail, but she was mostly okay with it. "Uh, sorry I followed you. And touched your… shorts?"
Grayson laughed a bit. “It’s okay. Humans aren’t that fascinating by the way.”
"That's not true!" Moxiey exclaimed. She tilted her head to the side, almost examining him, in a way. "Your hair is so much softer!" She demonstrated this by running her fingers through his hair boldly.
Grayson laughed again. “That might be true but humans aren’t all innocence. You’re lucky it was me and not some person wanting to capture you or something.”
Her fingers froze mid-motion. Her expression dropped. "What?"
“Yeah. They’ll capture you and do experiments on you. Stay away from humans, they’re not all nice.”
"I just can't! You're too… fascinating! And besides, you're nice," Moxiey pointed out, drawing her hand away from his hair and poking his chest with a grin.
Grayson smiled warmly then realized the sky was turning various shades of pink and orange. "It's getting late I should be getting home." He told Moxiey.
"Here, hold onto me," Moxiey instructed, looking up at the sky as she spoke. "Isn't is beautiful?" she sighed.
Grayson did as she told. "It's my favorite part of the day."
"Mine too. Hold on tight!" She exclaimed and dove beneath the surface, cutting quickly through the water.