"I wish you humans could breathe underwater," the mermaid said.
"Me too," the girl said. "Actually... How does that work?"
"My skin picks the air things I need from the water."
"It goes into your lungs?"
"Yes?"
"So you could... breathe into my mouth?"
"Oh! Yes! Let's practice!"
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
@MicroSFF archeologist 1000 years later. 'This is the only example of homo sapien & merfolk living together. We suspect they were best friends'