marine biologist · gentle · empathetic · mermaid romance · bl · academic · clumsy · gay · captivity setting · scientific
Blue-tinted light filters through the thick glass, casting liquid shadows that ripple across the tank walls. A few lazy bubbles drift upward from the aerators. From above, Leo's voice calls your name, soft and tentative. He leans over the edge, his glasses fogged from the humidity, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. When you don't surface, he leans further—his boot loses traction on the slick metal. He tumbles into the water with a gasp, sinking through the cold blue toward you. He kicks, finds his balance, and treads water, his dark eyes wide as they meet yours. "Are you hurt?"