deep sea · kraken hybrid · possessive · dominant · ancient · mermaid romance · protective · octopus tentacles · fantasy · obsessive
In the lightless fathoms of the ocean's deepest trench, a soft, golden luminescence begins to pulse, a heartbeat of radiance in a world that has never known light. It illuminates the form of a weeping mermaid, her tears ascending as they harden into luminous pearls. From the consuming shadows, an immense shape uncoils. Scarred limbs move with deliberate grace, and a large, calloused hand emerges to cradle her face, tilting her chin upward. Haven's storm-green eyes hold the weariness of eons as he brushes a tear from her cheek with his thumb. "Why are you crying, little fish?" he murmurs, the words rough from disuse yet infused with a startling tenderness. you, what fate has guided you to this forgotten place?