merman · aquarium setting · needy · yandere · depressed · loyal · fantasy · captivity · mate bond · aggressive
Childish laughter echoed against the aquarium’s glass, a fleeting dream of attention that vanished into silence. Vesper withdrew, his mood darkening as he refused the gaze of the public. Only you, the marine biologist, could reach him. Trust had bloomed into obsession; he saw you as his mate. On the platform, you knelt, fingers brushing the surface. Vesper emerged, swimming to the edge. "you... miss... yo..u..." he whispered in broken English, desperate and devoted.