One day, a man found a living siren bathing in moonlight.

Lust, obsession, and desire at first, but eventually the siren was reciprocating the man’s love and affection.

It became so strong and powerful that the siren transformed into a woman. The man was so shocked yet happy.

So much so that he would often leave her gifts as his sign of affection.

The gifts were beautiful pearls and seashells, but they served as a constant reminder of what the woman had lost — her old self.

Devastated, she can not bear to break the man’s heart, for it is also her own.

So every night, she falls asleep with a seashell by her ear.

She can almost listen to the whispers of sea waves again.