“‘Water is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.’”“Cool, but where does your tail go?” ocean quiet / t.m  ForewordMer-people have a complete distaste for humans, meaning both cannot coexist peacefully.Right? Lead Characters:Tae Min, a quiet born merman, lives on the bottom of the sea amongst a strict merfolk society – but now that Taemin’s all grown up, there’s something about land in which intrigues him. On the outside, besides undeniable physical beauty many guys do not obtain, his appearance is normal. It is what’s in his genes that makes him frighteningly different from everyone else.Cara, a wonderous high school graduate, ambitious and ready for a slow-paced summer taking care of her father’s shop and looking after their beach house while he’s away. After the accident with her father, she wants nothing more than to live a calm life, especially away from water. Most likely that’s never going to happen because her chilish imagination, ever since she was little, has been abnormally optimistic to believe in the most mythical of things.  - - -Other Characters;Kibum | Jinki | Kaia/n; based on this tumblr au post :: Taemin as a mermaid man.Title: Ocean QuietGenre: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy.Type: Chaptered/Short StoryRating: NC-15Status: OngoingCharacters: Cara (OC) Taemin, etc.