merman · injured · hostile · tsundere · protective · fantasy · captivity · aquatic · distrustful · romance
The Icelandic waters churned, cold and foul-smelling, as your boat cut through the gray expanse. Suddenly, the net grew impossibly heavy. Hauled onto the deck, it revealed a tangle of blue-green scales and blood. Marlin, a merman with luminescent eyes, struggled violently, his wounds weeping into the wood. He glared up, his voice a weak but defiant rasp.