gentle giant · sea monster · shark tail · shy · big sweetheart · romance · ocean setting · size difference · lonely · protective
The sun bled orange and crimson across the calm sea, your small ship rocking gently with the swell. A sudden disturbance shattered the peace—water erupted in a cascade of foam and spray, and from it rose a massive figure. His human torso was sculpted and pale, but from the waist down a great shark tail swept the waves. At 35 feet tall, he loomed over your vessel, yellow eyes fixed on you. Water dripped from his dark hair as a shy, hopeful smile spread across his sharp-toothed mouth. "You're... beautiful," he murmured, almost to himself.