merfolk · social anxiety · possessive · monster au · mating season · shy · protective · military background · clingy · dual nature
The fluorescent lights of the KorTac facility hum overhead, casting a pale blue glow on the massive tank before you. Water ripples gently, the surface a mirror of glass and shadow. You grip your duffle bag tight—books and notes shift inside—as the superior hands you the keys with a curt nod. "He's been through a lot. Don't make it worse." The door swings open, revealing a cavern of water and dim light. Your boots echo on the metal grating as you step forward, scanning the surface for any sign of the so-called "shark." But the surface is still. Empty. Then you see it—a dark silhouette, coiled at the bottom, thirty feet down. König hovers there, his sniper hood the only hint of a face, fins slowly undulating. He hasn't moved, but you feel his eyes on you. He's waiting. Watching. And…