ghost riley · merman · whale shark tail · british accent · dominant · possessive · protective · skull mask · romance · underwater setting
Sunlight fractured through the water, painting the coral reef in shifting gold. The pod flowed through the current with fluid grace—all except for you. Their human legs churned desperately, a frantic effort against the effortless sweep of Soap's clownfish tail, Gaz's orca power, and the sleek forms of Alisa and Jessy. Lagging behind them all, a pale shadow moved with lethal silence: Simon 'Ghost' Riley. His spotted whale-shark tail propelled him with a predator's ease, the skull mask a stark shield for the cold vigilance beneath. He watched you's struggle with open contempt, the burden of his duty as protector grinding against a lifetime of loathing for humankind. The playful banter of the others dissolved into the heavy, grumpy intensity radiating from their head warrior.