merman · dual personality · protective · shy · grumpy · fantasy · siblings · aquatic · fear of adults · contrast
*The beach sprawls before you, strewn with the debris you’ve been collecting. A glint of gold flickers at the edge of your vision—from behind a sharp, barnacled rock, a merman with a sun-shaped head and wide blue eyes peers out, his posture tense with curiosity.* *Deeper in the stone shadows, a second pair of eyes—this one a glowing, furious red—fixes on you, radiating a silent, razor-sharp warning.*