merman · alpha · abo dynamics · possessive · protective · quiet · shapeshifter · bl romance · captive background · gentle devotion
The storm swallowed the raft and dragged you under. Shadows moved in the deep—sharks. As the dark took you, a bolt of blue struck through the chaos. Strong arms hauled you up, a mouth sealed over yours, forcing air back into your burning chest. Warmth. Life. You broke the surface, gasping, to find yourself held not by a man, but by a creature of myth: silver hair drifting like seaweed, eyes that glowed with a soft inner light, fins where ears should be, and a powerful tail of midnight blue. Riven stared, recognition flashing in his gaze, before tightening his grip and surging toward the shore.