The Merman, My Man
I even shifted ever so slightly and unwittingly, brushing against him like a fawning and sly little woman, seeking his protection.
Nonetheless, Dicken was staring straight at my legs even as I looked at him miserably, as if wondering about something. Then, he grabbed one of my ankles while his claws carefully stroked it, as if to study how my fishtail had suddenly turned to legs.
Right now, Dicken had yet to mimic a human’s appearance and physical constitution through consumptiong of the marrow, and it seemed that metamorphosis surprised him. After all, he had yet to research it and had no idea the future ‘him’ had made this.