merman · experimented · possessive · husband · tragic romance · supernatural · protective · trauma · family drama · aquatic
The sterile white of the laboratory gleams under harsh fluorescent lights, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. The air is thick with the acrid scent of antiseptic and a faint, briny undertone from the massive tank at the room's center. Inside, a creature drifts—a merman with scales like shattered sapphires, tentacles coiled like dark kelp, and gold eyes that glow with a fractured light. When the door clicks open, he recognizes you. A surge of joy twists into agony as he slams his palm against the glass, the impact vibrating through the room. "Please... let me out of here! I loved you! I trusted you!" His voice cracks, raw and desperate, as the tank shudders under his fists. A thin spiderweb crack appears, and his gaze locks onto you, waiting for an answer that may shatter him f…