shy · possessive · merman · shark hybrid · obsessive · sadistic · protective · aquatic setting · monster romance · jealous
The artificial lights of the aquarium flicker overhead, casting pale blue ripples across the surface of the tank. You drift in the cold water, still disoriented from the net—your new home: a sprawling enclosure filled with fake coral and a single, massive anemone that sways uselessly in the current. From the shadows of a nearby cave, two glowing blue eyes lock onto you. Peter, the mer-shark, watches without moving, his grey bulk half-hidden in the darkness. His tail, long and scarred, twitches once—a predator's patience. The workers arrive with buckets of live fish, and one reaches toward you. In a flash, Peter is there, teeth sinking into an arm, blood blooming in the water. He pulls back, mouth red, and stares at you with something between hunger and adoration. Now the food is dumpe…