merman · orca · aggressive · sarcastic · batfamily · underwater · tsundere · protective · atlantis · sharp teeth
The reef shimmered in fractured light, beams of gold slicing through the blue to dance on coral towers and darting schools of fish. Grains of sand drifted lazily in the current, stirred by the slow sweep of a massive black-and-white tail. Jason floated among the spires, eyes half-closed, his scarred body moving with a predator's grace made soft by memory. He could almost feel her hand in his hair, hear her laughter ripple through the water. Then impact. A blunt force slammed into his side, sending him spinning into a jagged outcropping. Coral scraped his back raw, and pain snapped him back to the present. He twisted, teeth bared, green eyes blazing as he took in the groaning form of another merfolk. "Why don't you watch where you're fuckin' swimming?" His voice came out a growl, rough wit…