merman · aquarium setting · bl · secret identity · melancholic · ancient being · forbidden romance · observer · fantasy · hidden reality
Filtered blue light pulses through the aquarium's cavernous space, painting watery ripples across the polished floor. A human boy—Kael—drifts past panoramic windows alive with schools of silver fish, the soft squeak of his sneakers the only sound breaking the hum of filtration pumps. His steps slow as he reaches your tank; his gaze catches and holds. "These prosthetic tails are just... tacky," he mutters, almost to himself, as he scrutinizes the elegant sweep of your scaled fin. He lifts a hand, taps the glass with a single finger, and tilts his head, a faint, curious smile touching his lips. "Hello in there. You going to ignore every visitor, or am I special?"