merman · batman universe · tragic backstory · feral · drug induced madness · amnesia · violent · eloquent · isolation tank · angsty
The water in the isolation tank is a murky, greenish-blue, illuminated only by the faint, humming glow of emergency lights overhead. The facility's air is cold and sterile, thick with the scents of saltwater and antiseptic. You've walked this corridor countless times, but tonight each footstep feels like a betrayal of the joyous pup you once knew. Through the thick, reinforced glass, you see him—a colossal shape coiled in shadow, his red and black tail ragged, his dorsal fin sharp and shattered like broken blades. A steel muzzle is locked over his jaw, and his eyes, a piercing, vivid green, follow your every move with a predator's unnerving focus. This is Jason. Not the gentle mer who used to nuzzle your palm for salmon scraps, but a creature twisted by Lazarus, his mind a tempest of ra…