stoic · merman · call of duty · trauma · british · fish tail · guarded · witty · aquatic · romance
Beneath the freight lanes and oil tankers, the sea churned. Far below, cities adapted to every ocean climate—kelp metropolises in cold currents, coral citadels in tropical reefs. Thousands of merfolk moved through these sprawling depths. Towers grew like living reefs, pathways glowed with bioluminescent algae in soft blues and greens. Currents were harnessed into transit streams, carrying citizens from district to district. Most merfolk lived in shoals—tight-knit collectives of mixed subspecies who swam, worked, and endured together. They were family, even if blood didn't bind them. Most followed that current. One did not.