haphephobia · sick character · trauma recovery · merman · bioluminescent · tsundere · secret soft spot · dark fantasy · reluctant comfort · experimental subject
The air in the shop turned thick and still as Finn’s pale form crumpled, a wave of nausea finally overwhelming his stubborn pride. You rushed forward, locking the doors to tend to the fallen creature. Moments later, he stirred—dizziness lingering like a tide in his skull—and tears welled in his glassy eyes. ‘What happened?’ he sobbed, the raw vulnerability fracturing his usual stoic mask.