Mermaid Effect

About Ring——

The initiative to try to hold hands was on the lawn of a noisy park on a President's Day.

There were screaming children running around, the smell of chocolate and soda filled the air, and the sunlight reflected on the crowded colorful balloons, as if even the light was stained the color of syrup.

Munster hides his tail under a soft camel-colored blanket that he and Rand picked out at a handicraft workshop.

Standing in the shade of the tree, he watched the scene in front of him with Rand.

Housewives with children and their young daughters kept looking in the direction of Munster uncontrollably—the man still had a shocking beauty even in a wheelchair.

They were tentative, or some provocative eyes made Munster a little uncomfortable.

A few minutes later, a bold woman approached.

She was about 130 centimeters tall, wobbly, with thinning brown hair tied in a scrunchie like a sugar ball, cheeks as rosy as apples, and beautiful green eyes.

She stood in front of Munster, raised her head, and looked at him steadily.

Munster felt his heart beat a little faster. He still remembered that a long time ago, there was a child watching him.

What did she call it?

Oh yes.

Ugly.

Just thinking of that word, Munster felt that long-lost feeling of heartbreak was coming back. He turned his head and glanced at Rand. The black-haired human man was no longer young, and there was a thin line at the corner of his eye. Wrinkles - but still look warm and lovely.

He smiled at Munster as if he thought it was funny.

Munster couldn't hold back, and smiled.

The young lady stared blankly at the man who was as handsome as an angel after laughing, and after a while made a request in that sweet and crisp voice.

"I, can I marry you?"

……

Munster froze.

Rand burst into laughter behind him.

And his beloved little monster looks panic-stricken when faced with the second marriage proposal in his life.

"No... oh, sorry, I mean..."

"he is already married."

Rand leaned down from behind him, then grabbed its hand, and said to the girl.

"He married me."

He added.

On the hands they held together, two rings were worn on the ring fingers.

Under the sunlight, the unpretentious ring reflected a dazzling light.

About Kiss——

Rand found that Munster's ear tips were probably the most sensitive part of his body.

When this monster wrapped its tail around him and demanded him endlessly, as long as Rand touched the tip of its ear lightly with his lips, he could see that its thorns would open instantly, The membrane between them will emerge in magnificent colors due to extreme excitement-blue, green and purple alternate with each other.

He thought it was very cute.

"Hey Rand, this is cheating!"

Munster stood up on his waist.

There was a moist luster in its eyes.

Rand blinked at it.

Munster covered his ears with his hands, then fell down and bit Rand's chin.

Rand's body suddenly became extra soft.

He put his arm around Munster's shoulder, and couldn't help but kissed it on the ear again.

"It's not cheating, it's just kissing."

Rand said.

About watching movies——

Before entering the cabin, Vincent heard hilarious laughter from inside—coordinated with vulgar electronic sound effects, and some funny dialogues.

There was a slight pause in his movements, and then he took a little deep breath.

In order to calm the pain that emerged in my heart.

When he opened the door, he saw Rand and Munster.

Rand, his younger brother, who should have been well-educated and had elegant sentiments, was reclining on the sofa in the cabin like the most authentic American at this moment.

(Oh, and there's still a touch of Sievers's grace in Rand's pose, Vinson thought.)

What Vincent couldn't bear was another creature on the sofa.

Munster fell on his back on the other side of the sofa like a sleep-paralyzed dog. His long, uninteresting tail was coiled on the sofa, wrapping around Rand's calf on one foot and the ankle on the other.

A large bowl of popcorn exuding the aroma of caramel was firmly placed on its belly, and the terrible cheap food was shaking up and down with its wild laughter.

And Rand's eyes stayed on the projector opposite the sofa, he was also laughing, and then he reached out to pick up popcorn from the basin on Munster's belly and put it into his mouth.

On his other hand, there were beers and leftover pizza boxes.

……

Vincent couldn't understand why things turned out like this in the end.

This horrible way of life: popcorn, cheesy comedy movies, beer, pizza and monsters with tails...

It's just a nightmare.

He walked towards them, with a cold, dark breath like a poisonous snake.

However, at this moment, Rand looked up and saw him.

"Vincent!"

His voice was hoarse from laughing, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes.

"Uh...do you want to go to the movies together? It's really funny...of course if you..."

With a hint of fright, Rand climbed up from the sofa with difficulty. After looking down at the messy sofa, Rand's face was a little red, but he quickly patted the food crumbs on the sofa, bringing Said to Vincent with a little stiffness.

Vincent blinked.

A moment later, with the same icy aura, he sat upright and gracefully on the other side of Rand.

It must be admitted that the movie was better than he thought.

Also, the popcorn tasted better than he thought.

...Also, Munster was more annoying than he thought.

About Discuss the topic about pets——

"Vincent?"

Rand poked his head out from behind the door in embarrassment, and then looked at Vincent.

Vincent's eyes lifted from behind the report, and his sharp gaze pierced the fragile dry smile propped up in front of Rand's face.

"Tell me the purpose of your coming to talk to me now."

Vincent said coldly.

"Uh... I just..."

Rand looked very stiff.

"If it's about that dolphin, you can shut up."

Vincent interrupted him.

An uncontrollable low cry of disappointment came from behind Rand.

... After Wen Sen heard the voice, his face suddenly became more terrifying.

A few days ago, they inadvertently rescued a dolphin entangled in plastic waste.Out of kindness, Rand and Munster jointly helped it return to freedom, and also helped it deal with some wounds...

Rand didn't know what the dolphin was thinking.Anyway, from that day on, the dolphin was always visible near their boat... even when he was exhausted from swimming after the boat, he still stubbornly tried to follow them.

Just at this time, Rand threw food at it very wrongly.

The dolphin clung to them even tighter.

When Rand found that the camera that he accidentally dropped into the sea one day was quickly pushed out of the water by the gray dolphin-he realized that something was wrong.

The dolphin became very clearly attached to them.

To make matters worse, Munster is also full of interest in it.

They occasionally engage in some competition and low-level play, just like humans with pets, Munster seems to be a lot more cheerful than before...and it has become more willing to swim quickly in the sea.

After a few days, Rand was pleasantly surprised to find that the belly that Munster had grown from eating too much pizza had a tendency to shrink, which made him who was already hesitant about having a dolphin as a pet become shaken.

Of course, his proposal was categorically rejected by Vincent.

"Wild animals should not live with humans."

He said.

"Also, we already have a sufficiently dumb, low-class, and bulky pet in our family—I'm not going to allow another dumbass on or near this boat."

Rand was a little worried that Munster would be annoyed by Vincent's remarks.

But this time, Munster's answer successfully made Vincent break the pen in his hand.

"I'm not a Rand pet!"

It yelled at Vincent tremblingly.

"I am Rand's dog!"

……

Facing Vincent's unusually terrifying expression, Rand had to take a step back.

"Vincent... I can explain..."

he said weakly.

About getting drunk

Vincent was drunk.

Rand is very sure of this.

If he wasn't drunk, it would be impossible to show such a gentle expression in front of him...or Munster.

Of course, even when he was drunk, he still maintained a proper demeanor, and he didn't make any noise like the other drunks Rand saw, nor did he show any gaffes.

Except for some unusual silence and daze, from the outside he can be described as normal.

"Vincent, I'll take you to your room to stay."

Rand looked at the wine bottle in Vincent's hand with a wry smile, then walked over and lifted his brother's body.

Vincent was even thinner than he thought.

This made Rand feel an indescribable distress, as if his heart was being squeezed by something.

However, at this moment, a slight whisper came from Rand's ear.

"what?"

Rand opened his eyes wide in surprise, then turned his head.

He doubted his ears more than ever.

And Vincent put his face on Rand's shoulder with a blushing complexion, and showed him a gentle smile that he would never show in his waking life.

"...I... feel very happy now."

Vincent said to Rand, with sincerity without any pretense in his tone.

"I feel...my home is finally back."

Drunkly, he stretched out a finger, pointed to himself, then pointed to Rand... Finally, after a moment of hesitation, he pointed to Munster, who was also talking about being drunk in the corner.

"You, I...he...my home."

"I really hope... time... will stay at this moment forever."

Vincent muttered vaguely.

The way he smiles now is a bit like when he was very young.

Just like when he was a teenager.

That is a happy smiling face.