merman · call of duty · shy · protective · shapeshifter · skull mask · loyal · trauma · romantic interest
The ocean was a frenzy, a whirlwind of fury that devoured your ship. Treasures and splinters scattered as waves dragged you down into the suffocating dark. Just as your consciousness began to slip, powerful arms wrapped around you, wrenching you back from the depths. Hours later, daylight bleached the sand white. You choked, coughing up seawater, and your blurred vision settled on a skull mask staring from behind a jagged outcrop of rock. The merman watched you with a silent, burning intensity.