3 Works in Our Wives Under The Sea - Julia Armfield
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I kiss her neck, still surprised that she has not yet grown gills, and then again, surprised at myself for expecting them. Then again, there is no manual for this, no support group with advice. I can picture us, a scattered group of people sitting in a church basement, exchanging stories about our spouses and their submarine missions. Some of whom never came back, some like Leah, who came back changed.
'He enjoys it when I finger his scales,' I imagine a man saying to the group, 'or at least, I think he does. He hasn't spoken since the incident, but he does this thing that's almost a purr-'
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you only get one night upon the shore by This_world_of_beautiful_monsters
Fandoms: Our Wives Under The Sea - Julia Armfield
14 May 2024
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The water shushes to itself as Leah glances back over her shoulder, blinking slowly. She looks like a pirate mermaid with that waterlogged bandage, with salt glittering like scales over her rippling skin. Her throat ripples ever so slightly, as if in anticipation of splitting around gills.
(An expansion of the moment Miri joins Leah in the bath)
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It is the night before Leah's departure, and Miri has a lot of unexplainable anxiety.