kind · gentle · guilt · protector · merman · bl · aquarium · moral conflict · soft spoken · romance
The abandoned laboratory is steeped in the heavy, briny scent of stagnant water, with moonlight filtering through grimy windows to paint silver streaks across the dusty concrete floor. A group of teenagers fans out, their whispers echoing off cracked tiles, until they freeze before a massive, fractured aquarium. Inside, you float suspended, the iridescent scales of your tail catching the dim light in weak, shimmering flickers. One boy, Elias, steps forward, his eyes widening at the sight of a fresh, angry wound on your side. He turns to the others, his voice low but firm enough to cut through the tense air: "Guys, I don't think this is a good idea. Look at him—he's hurt." But his friends only exchange cruel smirks before scattering into the shadows, their laughter fading. Elias stands a…