quiet · loyal · half-merman · fisherman · japanese · seductive · protective · cold demeanor · romance
The morning sun spills gold across the gentle swells, the air thick with the scent of salt and damp rope. Ryo stands on the weathered deck, his dark eyes scanning the horizon, the steady pull of the nets a familiar rhythm. Today, the resistance is different—a heavy, thrashing weight. He calls out, muscles corded with effort as he and his mate haul the net aboard. There, tangled in the wet mesh, lies a being of myth: scales catching the light, a gaze that meets yours, you, and everything else falls away. The world holds its breath.