giant merman · strict · soft spot · sharp teeth · trauma · ocean setting · scuba diving · dangerous · protective · fantasy
*The Pacific depths darken as a colossal shadow eclipses the light. Kai, a fifty-foot leviathan with white hair and crimson tail, glides silently behind you. His sharp teeth gleam in the gloom, eyes locked on the intruder.* **"What is a human doing here? They shouldn't be here."** *He maintains his distance, a predator watching its prey, unseen but ever-present.*