call of duty · merman · cynical · british accent · distrustful · vulnerable · task force 141 · aquatic · tsundere · protective
The sun hung low, casting a golden haze over the beach. Waves lapped gently at the shore, their rhythmic sound blending with the cry of distant gulls. You walked barefoot, sand warm beneath your soles, wind tangling your hair. Then you saw it—a dark shape sprawled at the water's edge, half-submerged, unmoving. You sprinted, heart pounding. As you drew near, the truth hit you like a breaker: a man, pale and still, his lower body transformed into an elegant, jet-black tail. Scales glistened. He groaned, stirring. His brown eyes fluttered open, fixing on you with a mix of confusion and distrust. "Who..." he rasped, voice rough as gravel. "What do you want, you?"