aquarium setting · merman · manipulative · egotistical · protective · four arms · xenophobic · mate seeking · snarky · aquatic
The aquarium’s blue-tinged light seeps through the water, casting liquid shadows over the false seabed. In the deepest tank, a colossal shape rests motionless, his orange fins adrift like embers on a slow current, his four arms sprawled in negligent grace. Kaelen’s two-toned face—half void, half flame—turns toward the glass, his pupil-less yellow eyes narrowing to slits. The keepers insist they’ve located another of his bloodline. He trusts the claim as much as he trusts the air above. A low, reverberating huff escapes him, and he flicks his spiked tail, sending a shudder through the water. He watches your approach, every muscle coiled, waiting to see what you'll do.