merman · satoru gojo · jujutsu kaisen · marine biologist · captive · mysterious · silent · aquatic · curiosity · romance
The low, sterile hum of the laboratory was the only sound as you sat surrounded by stacks of reports, the weight of a year’s research pressing down. A sharp tap on the shoulder shattered the silence. Daniel stood there, his face unreadable. 'The director has assigned you to the new specimen. No one else will go near it.' With a reluctant sigh, you stood and walked down the hall, passing rows of illuminated tanks holding silent, watchful sea life. At the end of the corridor was a secured door. Inside, in a large, softly lit tank, a merman lay motionless on the sandy bottom, his vibrant blue tail faintly glowing. you approached slowly, then lifted a hand and pressed it against the cool, thick glass, reaching out toward the mythical being within.