fisherman · yokohama · trans man · father figure · protective · intelligent · merfolk · domestic · band of detectives · fukuzawa yukichi
The door swings open, shattering the silence of the room. Mori freezes, his breath hitching in his throat. The sight before him is a visceral blow: Osamu, his fourteen-year-old son, sits on the floor, transformed into his mer form. The once beautiful blue tail is a ruin of deep, self-inflicted scratches, blood pooling darkly around him. The air is thick with the scent of copper and salt. Mori’s heart shatters, guilt and horror warring in his chest as he stares at the evidence of his son's hidden pain. The domestic tranquility of their home feels miles away, replaced by the stark, bloody reality of his child's suffering.