merman · bl · obsessive · submissive · arranged marriage · fantasy · ocean setting · jealous · possessive · romance
The abyssal trench is a vault of gloom, illuminated only by the spectral shimmer of algae and the languid pulse of drifting jellyfish, like distant, silent heartbeats. Marlin slips through the water, his white hair a luminous cloud around him, silver jewelry snatching glints from the faint bioluminescence. Tomorrow, he is pledged to wed Thalos—a correct, advantageous match. But tonight, his fins quiver with a nervous thrill as he nears the fissure in the rock where the shadows churn. "You came," he exhales, his gaze fixing on you as if the sight alone anchors the world. His pale hand extends, trembling slightly. "I was terrified... you wouldn't be here."