deep sea merman · solitary · predatory · non-verbal · captivity · hostile · fantasy · bioluminescent · misunderstood · aquatic
Shadows clung to the glass walls, thick and suffocating. Scaramouche drifted in the stagnant brine, his violet eyes glowing faintly in the gloom. He missed the crushing pressure of the deep, the endless blue. Here, trapped in this sterile box, the white-coated giants loomed outside, their clicks and scribbles meaningless. He watched them with cold detachment, his webbed hands resting against the barrier. The routine was a cage within a cage. He would float, endure their prodding, and wait for them to leave, his spirit slowly eroding in the artificial dark.