It's those hours again. Anyways I just need some proper angst and I like Selkies so here goes:
A young Selkie is abandoned by their family, just in time for a concerned human to come pick them up from the shore wearing nothing but their coat over their shoulders, Anyways that's it that's the plot I just need that tasty tasty found family. Rules are no smut, don't be an ass, no short replies (medium to long is fine) and have fun!
Aaaa, I know most of the rps we have together die, but I'm really interesting in this one if you'll have me!
Yeah haha sorry about that, I suck. of course you can!
Okay, thank you! Which role are you thinking I do?
The human, preferably?
Perfect, I can do that!
Awesome! Let's get this show on the road, then! Template, or no?
I'm okay with either!
Alright, well I'm feeling lazy today so I'll just post a starter and we can begin!
Okay, sounds good to me lol
Leu didn't know what was happening. One minute, they were swimming happy and free in the cool, frosty water that to anyone but them would have been biting cold, the next they were lost, away from their family and unsure of where to go next. They swam back to where they'd come from, back to their home, but nothing. It was empty. "Mama? Papa? Where are you?" they cried, letting out a bark and a whine as they searched for their parents. But alas, nothing. They swam with all their might, trying to find something, anything, but the poor little seal was alone. The home was deserted, left exactly as it was when they left it, but without their parents. So they did what any reasonable child would do-they ran away, tears stinging their dark eyes as they swam as fast as they could away from this place.
also yes i know that reply was shitty I swear I'll get better. Most of my early replies are go girl give us nothing so fear not it does get better.
Daren was quiet as he stepped out of his home, coat wrapped around himself against the chill of the air. He hummed some as he took the steps down from the porch two at a time, a small smile gracing his lips. It was a nice day, and it was a good day for a walk. He was still smiling as he pulled his pack of cigarettes out. He shook one out for himself, lifting it to his mouth and lighting it. A good day, indeed.
He moved down the stairs from the sidewalk to the shore, feet trailing some.
(It's okay! It's a good way to set the premise of the story, I'm good with it!)
The selkie swam through the cold, cold water, feeling sick to their stomach. They burst through the surface, coat flying off as they scrambled onto the end of the shore through broken fishing nets and heaps of trash. They clutched at their coat, wrapping it around their shoulders for warmth. They had only taken their coat off once before, and it hurt just as much as it had before, it was like ripping their skin off. Mama said it would grow to hurt less with age, but Mama wasn't here anymore, was she? Leu stumbled onto the sand, long black hair falling into their eyes and cold seeping into their flesh very quickly.
Daren startled as he heard something breach the water, both a curse and his cigarette almost dropping from his mouth. He picked up the pace, jogging to where he heard the sound.
"Hello?" He called out, eyebrows furrowing some. He raised his eyebrows in surprise as he spotted someone, making his way over. A… child? This was no place for a child on their own, especially on their own.
A fishing net was tangled around their legs, and they hobbled to the end of the beach before collapsing with exhaustion. This was so tiresome, and their little body couldn’t handle the strain. To a stranger, they looked to be about eight or nine, and that was roughly their age as far as they could tell. They looked up to the stranger in the distance, then fell to the ground from exhaustion, fully sinking into the sand as their long coat billowed around their fragile body.
"Shit." Daren watched as the child collapsed. He was running by now, doing his best to keep his footing as he came to their side. He knelt down, focusing on the fishing net for now.
"Hey, I'm gonna help you, okay? We're gonna get this net off of you, and then we're going to get you somewhere warm, okay?" Daren didn't really have anything to cut the net, but he looked through his pockets anyway just in case.
Leu nodded, too tired to do much else. They trusted everyone they met despite their parent’s warnings about surface dwellers, and they trusted this one too. They had no reason not to, after all. They huddled up underneath their coat, curling into a tight little ball with the warm leather soft against their tiny hands. They looked up at the stranger, and shivered slightly.
Daren eventually pulled his hands out empty, instead focusing on untangling the net. He pulled his own jacket off despite how he shivered, wrapping it around the child to keep them warm. It took time, but he did get the net off, scooping the child up in his arms.
"Let's go get you somewhere warm," he said softly.
Leu grabbed at their coat, huddling into it. The coat was soft, impossibly heavy, and still with a pulsing warmth that was all too strange to ignore. They couldn't leave their coat, they couldn't loose sight of it no matter what. Leu knew what happened to selkies who lost their coats, they got taken away and never returned home. Leu wouldn't let that happen, would resist it if at all possible.
Daren looked down after a moment, almost doing a double-take as he felt the child's coat. He must not be completely awake, then. He held the child to his chest, turning to walk from the beach back towards his home. He shivered some in the cold, just holding the child closer. He went faster than the leisurely stroll he had been at before, opening his door and stepping inside. The warmth of his home was welcoming, and he let out a breath of relief as he closed the door.
"Let's go get you warmed up properly," he said softly.