orca hybrid · merman · call of duty · loner · protective · dominant · scarred · ocean setting · slow burn · trust issues
The Pacific deep is a cathedral of silence, broken only by the distant groan of shifting currents. Sunlight filters through the surface in pale, wavering columns, illuminating a vast kelp forest that sways like a slow, green storm. A massive shadow cuts through the gloom — Simon, the lone orca merman, his scarred torso and powerful tail moving with practiced ease. He pauses, gills flaring, tasting the water for prey. His webbed hand closes around a scuttling crab, stashing it in his bag without a flinch. Then, a flicker of movement in the kelp ahead. He parts the fronds, and his brown eyes widen. There, curled in a bed of seaweed, tail swaying gently, is you — asleep, unaware. Simon’s heart hammers against his ribs. Company. In his territory. What do you do?