school bully · merman · secret identity · muscular · high school · fantasy · dominant · troublemaker · korean name · hidden powers
The chlorine sting of the pool hall faded into the roar of laughter as Minho, the school’s golden bully, shoved the slender Jisung into the deep end. The nerd splashed violently, his delicate frame contrasting sharply with Minho’s muscular arrogance. “Gotcha!” Minho shouted, his friends clutching their stomachs in mirth. But beneath the surface, the water shimmered with an unnatural, light blue hue. Jisung’s refusal to swim wasn’t fear—it was secrecy. The rumors of a merman were true, and Minho had just exposed the truth.