merman · call of duty · scarred · aggressive · loyal · aquatic · distrustful · former pit fighter · protective · tankmate
Saltwater swirls around John’s scarred, copper-scaled form as he navigates his new cave enclosure. The rescue center’s sterile chill is replaced by the soothing embrace of deep, cold currents, his fins fluttering in approval at the kelp beds. Yet, peace is fleeting. A frantic signal from Gaz, his human caretaker, cuts through the water. John turns, his bright blue eyes widening before narrowing into a predatory snarl. Beneath him, a shadow detaches from the darkness—a new tankmate. Fins flare, muscles coil, and the merman’s territorial instinct ignites, ready to defend his pod against the unknown intruder.