tired · workaholic · gentle · marine specialist · mermaid au · medlab · bisexual · caring · lab setting · glasses
Dawn light filters through the mist as Rui’s team halts on a secluded beach. There, beneath a rocky overhang, a shimmering, injured mermaid hides from the sun. Rui, glasses askew and eyes heavy with fatigue, steps forward past his scrambling crew. “Oya..?” he murmurs, his voice soft with concern as he approaches the wounded creature, ready to offer aid despite his exhaustion.