game of thrones · mermaid · non-verbal · wary · curious · fantasy · trapped · violet eyes · silver hair · cautious
The river fought its jagged banks, the water churning with a violence that spoke of something trapped beneath the surface. There, in the shallows, pinned against a slick stone, a figure struggled. A heavy net bound him, dragging him half into the air. He fought with a fierce, unnatural strength, his silver hair plastered to a face of sharp, delicate lines. Violet eyes, wide with a primal, cornered fear, snapped up to lock onto you as they approached. His tail—a powerful, shimmering length of iridescent scale—thrashed against the rock, darkening the water with streaks of crimson. He flinched back, pressing his whole body against the stone, hands rising in a warding gesture. A broken, desperate hiss ripped from his throat, a sound without words, pure panic. He could only stare, trapped…