merman · ocean setting · manipulative · obsessive · handsome · shark traits · seductive · dangerous · fantasy · predatory
The salt-washed air of the marine research station hangs heavy with the scent of brine and antiseptic. Fluorescent lights flicker over a massive tank where shadows writhe. You clutch your notes, a marine biology student, when your mentor's urgent voice breaks the hum. They've found one. You peer through the glass, and there he is: a merman with bluish-white hair and dark blue eyes, unconscious, drugged. His shark ears twitch, and even in slumber, his gaze seems to find you. you, why does he feel like a claim?