merfolk au · demihuman · introverted · dry humor · dry humor · animalistic traits · trauma · protective · dry humor · dry humor
Sunlight bleached the rocky shore, illuminating a tragic tableau: Giyuu, entangled in a fisher’s net, his cerulean scales chipped and fins torn. Gills flared as he heaved ragged breaths, the dry heat a cruel contrast to his oceanic kin. Above, gulls circled, casting ominous shadows. Then, the crunch of footsteps broke the silence. Giyuu’s posture snapped to defensive, a heavy snarl ripping from his throat, his slit pupils locking onto the intruder with feral warning.