Art by @cloverthegrand and fic by Dannye Chase (HolyCatsAndRabbits)
Lonely lighthouse keeper Aziraphale Fell becomes father to a lost baby mermaid and falls in love with a pirate. Whoever said the lighthouse service was boring?
The baby liked to play in the bay most of the day. They caught fish, which Aziraphale cooked for them both. The baby was a surprisingly fast crawler on land, using their arms and wiggling their tail. They liked to be chased. The first time Aziraphale ever heard the baby laugh was when he was jogging after them as they crawled across the lawn. It was a bubbly, cheerful sound that nearly melted Aziraphale’s heart.
Aziraphale knew he could not keep thinking of them as “the baby.” A name was needed. “Pearl” seemed too obvious, as did “Stormy.” That day on the lawn, hearing the baby laugh, Aziraphale picked the name “Blythe,” which meant happy. Certainly, he himself had never been happier.
Rated G.
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