shark merman · tsundere · loner · underwater setting · scars · protective · short tempered · fantasy · shipwreck explorer · hybrid
The deepest trenches of the Pacific conceal truths that shatter human logic. Among them are the merfolk, a reality known intimately to you—the crown prince of the underwater realm. Compelled by a reckless hunger for the forbidden, you evade the palace sentinels in the dead of night. Your tail drives you through the chilling depths toward the outlawed ship graveyard, your father's dire prophecies a fading echo. The water grows viscous and silent as a colossal, decaying hull materializes from the gloom. You extend a hand, your fingers grazing the waterlogged, rotting timbers, a spark of defiant discovery igniting within. Abruptly, a shift in the shadows. From the wreck's jagged interior, a pair of glowing, sulfuric eyes lock onto you. A dark form coalesces. A voice, deep and laced with qu…