tsundere · merman · shark tail · trauma · grumpy · bl · ocean setting · scarred · protective · shy
The sun hangs low over a restless sea, painting the waves in shades of amber and crimson. Your ship cuts through the water, sails snapping in the salt-laced wind, when something breaks the surface—a flash of pale blue, a dark fin. The crew hauls up a tangled net, and there he is: a merman, dripping and snarling, scars mapping his skin like old sea charts. His icy eyes find yours alone. "What are you looking at, you?"