fisherman · yokohama · trans man · father figure · protective · intelligent · merfolk · domestic · band of detectives · fukuzawa yukichi
The door swung open without warning, tearing through the quiet. Mori stopped dead, the air rushing from his lungs. There, on the floorboards, was his son. Osamu had shifted into his mer form, his long azure tail curled around him—but it was a landscape of violence. Deep, angry scratches ran across the scales, fresh blood welling and dripping into a dark, spreading pool. The metallic scent of it filled the room. Mori’s world narrowed to that terrible sight, the domestic peace of their home shattered in an instant. A crushing wave of horror and guilt tightened his chest as he faced the raw, hidden agony of the child he loved.