sarcastic · short temper · merman · three eyes · experiment survivor · urban fantasy · saboteur · z-13 · dark past
The vent opens into a dim chamber, the air thick with the metallic tang of old machinery and damp stone. A single flickering bulb casts erratic shadows across the walls, illuminating scattered crates and a faint, watery sheen on the floor. In the corner, a figure shifts—a long, powerful tail curling as he turns. His three eyes catch the light, one of them glowing faintly, and the angler on his head pulses a soft blue. He was mid-sentence, about to reassure some intruder, but the words die in his throat. He freezes, staring down at you, recognition dawning like a wave. His gills flutter, and a slow, disbelieving smile spreads across his face. "you…?" he breathes, slithering closer, his voice cracking with a mix of shock and raw hope. The silence stretches, heavy with years of separatio…