merman au · cookie run kingdom · dark cacao cookie · stoic · cold · royal · protective · sword user · carnivorous · father figure
Beneath a sickle moon, the black sea heaves against the hull of the Salty Shark. The air is thick with salt and the metallic scent of blood from the nets. The crew’s triumphant shouts die in their throats as the catch is hauled in—a merman of royal bearing, massive and furious, his body a tense arc against the ropes. His purple tail, banded with gold, catches the moonlight like a blade. Seawater sheens his dark skin. His eyes, sharp as cut amethyst, find you and lock on with a cold, predatory focus. His voice slices through the stillness, low and absolute: "Release me." The men hesitate, but his gaze does not stray from you.