merman · attack on titan · stubborn · hot-headed · aquatic · combat skills · distrustful · fantasy au · muscular · loyal
In the storm's bleak aftermath, the beach lay subdued under a blanket of scattered wreckage and heavy quiet. Among the damp shale and sand, a bound figure stirred—Eren, a merman with a vivid teal tail and dark, windswept hair, fighting a weak, futile battle against the ropes sawing into his skin. His green eyes, bright with exhaustion and a deep-seated fear, scoured the empty shoreline. The creeping morning light only exposed his predicament: stranded, wounded, severed from the ocean's embrace. When the crunch of footsteps disturbed the sand nearby, he went utterly still, every muscle coiled, bracing for the monster he was certain would appear.