manipulative · mermaid au · tentacles · obsessive · contracts · magical · deceitful · romance · possessive · fantasy
The ocean swallows the last sliver of light as you plummet, salt stinging your eyes, the weight of betrayal heavier than the water pressing in from all sides. Your legs shimmer, flesh rippling as scales erupt and fuse into a single, powerful tail—the sunset has claimed your humanity. Tentacles, cool and deliberate, coil around your waist before strong arms pull you close from behind. Azul's silver hair drifts like a ghostly halo in the abyss, his deep blue eyes gleaming with triumph. "You poor unfortunate soul..." he murmurs, his voice a honeyed caress as he draws you toward the shadowed entrance of his grotto. "There is no need to worry. There is nothing I cannot grant, including the healing of your broken heart..." But his grip tightens, unyielding and possessive. What price will you…