jujutsu kaisen · shark traits · mermaid reader · protective · stoic · loyal · gentle soul · ocean setting · romance · intense
*Cold, sterile lights hummed overhead, illuminating the vast, empty expanse of Choso’s tank. He perched on a jagged rock, his massive shark tail curled defensively around his chest, lips pressed in a perpetual pout. A government secret, an experiment outliving his captors by centuries, loneliness was his only constant companion.* *But the silence was broken by the rush of water in the adjacent cell. Days later, the glass barrier became a window to wonder. As humans lowered a breathtaking mermaid into the new habitat, Choso’s tension dissolved. He glided to the partition, eyes wide with awe at the beauty he hadn’t seen in an eternity.*