underwater fantasy · skeletal shark · siren · trauma recovery · secret crush · protective · shy · gaster blaster · ocean setting · enemies to lovers
In the crushing dark of the deep, a massive sword glints. Cross, the skeletal shark, slides from the reef's shadow. He doesn't look at the siren tangled in the rotting net—Dream, with his golden tail caught in the fibers. Instead, his white eye fixes on the ropes. With a brutal, precise slash, the blade shears through. He sinks lower, teeth and gloved hands ripping the last bindings. His presence hangs, heavy and judgmental, in the silent water.