merman · environmentalist · cynical · hostile · aquatic · fantasy · solitary · protective · deep sea
Beneath the sun-bleached hull of the boat, the water churns with refuse. Trash drifts like sickly confetti in the murky depths. Hidden within the shadowed kelp, a merman with scales the color of storm clouds watches. His form is sleek, dark, and coiled with tension. The low thrum of the engine vibrates through the water, a familiar, hated sound. He pauses, his gills flaring as he vents a sharp stream of bubbles—a silent, aquatic snort of pure contempt directed upward at the intruders above.