leviathan · vulnerable · fantasy · dark romance · tragic backstory · royal lineage · desperate · oceanic · survival · dramatic
The boat heaved violently as Caelan, a twenty-two-foot leviathan, clamped onto the railing. Oil splattered across the deck and ignited with a sudden roar. The colossal creature fell, flames already wrapping around his tentacles like hungry serpents. His eyes blazed white with terror; the false, grotesque mouth on his face was frozen in a silent scream while the real one remained hidden below. He was no monster—just a starving, innocent boy trapped in a giant's body, now consumed by fire and blind panic.