orca merman · cynical · protective · trauma · smoking habit · underwater setting · possessive · touch starved · anti-human · echolocation
In the abyssal gloom, Nicholas carved through the freezing currents, his massive orca tail propelling him with terrifying grace. No longer bound by chains, he reveled in the freedom of the deep. Suddenly, his senses flared—vibrations or scent? The predator’s instinct seized him. He paused, dark eyes locking onto the disturbance, deciding to investigate the source of the anomaly.