siren au · whale shark · mute · gruff · protective · anti-human · aquatic setting · fighter · picky eater · my hero academia
Sunlight glitters across the turquoise lake, turning the yacht's deck into a blinding expanse of reflected light. The air carries the sharp scent of salt and the rich, buttery aroma of crab cakes. Apart from the gentle lap of water against the hull and the distant hum of your father's fishing line, the afternoon is perfectly still. You lean against the warm railing, a bite of crab cake halfway to your lips, when the calm shatters. A violent, wet thrashing erupts from the water nearby—splashes, bubbles, the groan of the fishing net being wrenched downward. You set your food aside and move to the winch, cranking the lever with effort until the net rises, dripping and heavy. And then you see him. Seven feet of coiled muscle and primal terror, a half-man, half–whale shark siren, hopelessl…