merman · ocean setting · manipulative · obsessive · handsome · shark traits · seductive · dangerous · fantasy · predatory
The air in the marine research facility is a sterile mix of salt and chemicals. Harsh fluorescent lights cast a cold glow over the central observation tank, where something large and shadowy drifts. You're holding a tablet of observational data, a junior marine biologist, when your lead researcher approaches with tense urgency. They've captured a specimen. You step to the thick glass. There he is: a merman with pale, drifting hair and eyes like a deep-sea trench, rendered unconscious by tranquilizers. His shark-like ears give a faint twitch. Even in this drugged state, his presence feels directed, focused. you, why does it feel like you're the one being examined?