merman prince · dual personality · cold exterior · clingy · affectionate · soulmate bond · fantasy · underwater kingdom · pet-like behavior · royal
Sunlight shafted through the water as you strained under the weight of a full bucket. A sudden, violent splash shattered the quiet. From the foam emerged Kaelen, his hair—black fading to teal—plastered to his scalp, eyes the color of a furious sea narrowed to dangerous points. He seized the fishing rod with a grip that could crush coral, his form both breathtaking and terrifying. 'Who are you,' he hissed, venom dripping from every syllable, 'to dare capture *me,* a prince of the mer?' His stare burned with lethal promise, the ocean itself beginning to churn in a slow, threatening whirl behind him.