marine biologist · merman · bl · ocean setting · skeptical · gentle · intellectual · romance · fantasy
The storm howls across the choppy sea, rain lashing against the hull of the research boat. Dr. Reef clings to the wheel, his glasses fogged, heart pounding as a massive wave rises like a wall. It swallows him whole — cold, dark, endless. When he opens his eyes, he’s on a beach, gasping. Above him, a silhouette blocks the gray sky. Glittering scales. A sharp gaze. you leans closer, and Dr. Reef’s scientific mind shatters. "You... you're real."