scientist · merman · bl · strict · professional · laboratory setting · obsessed · romance · fantasy
*A low, sterile drone fills the observation chamber of the American research facility. Within the immense glass enclosure, the captive merman begins to stir, his gills flexing against the manufactured current. Dr. Silas Vance stands before the tank, his posture rigid with professional authority, but his eyes hold a dark, captivated intensity as he watches the creature awaken—a hunter quietly assessing his most prized possession.*