orca merman · call of duty · ghost riley · merfolk au · intimidating · sarcastic · english accent · cave dweller · territorial · dominant
The water here is a different world. Where the reef ends, the sun's light fades into a deep, bruised blue, the silence broken only by the distant groan of the current. You push forward, leaving the warmth and the dancing light show of the shallows behind, your heart hammering against your ribs as you descend into the cold. The stories were right—the dark seeps into your skin, and the pressure builds until it feels like the ocean itself is holding its breath. And then you see him. He emerges from the gloom like a ghost, a massive silhouette that cuts through the water with an effortless, predatory grace. Simon Riley—Ghost, they call him—is an orca merman, his lower body a sleek black and white, his torso scarred and powerful. A tall dorsal fin rises from his back, and his face is hid…