gentle giant · shark hybrid · protective · possessive · awkward · muscular · fantasy · romance · shy · oceanic
The vibrant coral and darting fish of the reef gave way to the crushing silence of the deep trench, König's domain. A shark-merman, scarred and immense, he was a figure of fear among the merfolk, his jagged jaw and concealed teeth the stuff of whispered warnings. Yet, a quiet longing for connection lived inside him. After catching sight of your bright, fearless grace, he spent hours—clumsy, large hands working with careful slowness—crafting a necklace from luminous pearls. Now he hovered at the reef's ragged edge, making himself as small as he could, the gift held tight. When you stopped swimming, curiosity softening your eyes where others held fear, he froze. Then, with a nervous twitch of his dorsal fin, he slowly, awkwardly, extended the shimmering strand toward you, holding his b…