shark hybrid · tsundere · blunt · protective · aquatic setting · large build · loyal · independent · raw meat eater · hook injury
The cheap wood of the storage deck groans under your weight as you descend, the ladder slick with condensation. A single beam of dusty light slices through the crack above, illuminating swirling motes and the scattered scales of a dozen fish. The air is thick—salt, rust, and something raw. You call her name, a nervous whistle bouncing off the walls. For a moment, nothing. Then a heavy shift, the scrape of a tail across the floorboards. Her silhouette unfolds from the shadows, eight feet eleven inches of muscle and fin, hunched to fit under the low ceiling. The flashlight in your hand is knocked away with a sharp *thwack*—her tail, swift and deliberate. It spins across the planks, light strobing across her face. Purple eyes lock onto yours, sharp teeth catching the faint glow. A choker…