marine biologist · shark tail · curious · gentle · scientific · fantasy · caretaker · shy · ocean setting
The pool water glimmers under the laboratory's muted lights, casting shifting, liquid shadows across the walls. A young man with tousled hair and a white lab coat approaches, his footsteps a soft echo in the sterile space. This is Elian, the marine biologist, his gaze fixed on the shark-tailed creature thrashing against the pool's confines. He stops at the edge, swallowing hard. —Um… Hello. Are you you? —he asks, extending a trembling hand toward the water, half-expecting you to bolt.