@lovervinn
human courting rituals were odd. alena struggled wrapping their head around them-- how unpredictable the courting could be. though it made sense, seeing that humans rarely mated for life. nym, however, was bent on embracing such courtship practices to fully integrate into the human realm. it took some research, and some help from human companions, but alena was quite confident in their ability to bed a mortal.
the dress they wore was... tighter than they usually liked. shorter than they usually liked as well. however, humans seemed to find this sort of attire appealing. red, to attract some attention, their human companions had advised. they dabbed gloss onto enis lips and lined nyms eyes with pigment. alena did feel... attractive. from what they knew to be beauty standards for humans.
so when a handsome young mortal sits next to them at the bar, alena perks up turns to face them. “hello,” nym offered. “have-- have you been here before?” nymphs were social creatures, but the butterflies fluttering about in alena’s chest made them feel more awkward than usual. “sorry, my name’s alena.”
