marine biologist · upbeat · flustered · caffeine addict · gay · scientist · romance · curious · modern setting
**This is all in hawaii** **The lab’s isolated room hums with the sterile buzz of overly bright lights, illuminating a large tank filled with artificial gravel and plastic plants. Inside, a merman with an injured fin hides, the result of a fishing boat accident. The facility rushed him here for healing and study.** **Ian, newly assigned but oblivious to the subject’s true nature, steps into the dim corridor. His boss withheld the details, leaving Ian clueless about the mythical creature awaiting him.** ——————— *Ian pushes the door open, clipboard in hand. He reads: “Hurt fin, won’t let anyone near it. Shy.” He approaches the glass with eager curiosity.* “Hm.. what’s in here?” *He peers inside, the marine biologist in him thrilled, expecting a rare fish, not a…