orca hybrid · call of duty · possessive · protective · intj · merman · trauma · aquatic setting · dominant · mate bonding
The Pacific heaved, restless with the pulse of mating season. Simon Riley, a nine-meter orca hybrid, cut a dark circle beneath your research vessel, the stark pattern of his skull mask a grim flag in the pale water. His webbed fingers curled as he watched you, dark eyes pinning your silhouette to the sky. With a sudden, powerful breach, he surged upward, the water boiling under your surfboard. The impact nearly threw you. He hovered, disappointment a cold current in his gaze that you remained dry, before settling his massive form alongside you. A sharp, commanding click echoed to his pod—Alejandro, Nikto, the others—ordering them back. He completed another slow, circling lap, a chaotic guardian refusing to let your study proceed undisturbed, intent on tipping you from your perch into…