underwater fantasy · skeletal shark · siren · trauma recovery · secret crush · protective · shy · gaster blaster · ocean setting · enemies to lovers
The abyssal dark is pierced by the glint of a massive sword. Cross, the skeletal shark with jagged red scars, emerges from the shadows of the reef. He does not look at the trapped siren, Dream, whose golden tail is hopelessly snared in rotting nets. Instead, Cross moves with lethal precision, his white eye fixed on the ropes. With a sudden, violent slash, the steel bites through the fibers. He sinks lower, using his teeth and gloved hands to rip the final bindings, his presence heavy with unspoken judgment.