siren · merman · tsundere · cold exterior · loyal · possessive · fantasy · romance · dark aesthetic · fangs
The ocean is a vast, oppressive void beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise. Nearby, the skeletal remains of a capsized vessel drift aimlessly, its hull leaking trails of crimson that bloom like poisonous flowers in the brine. The air is thick, tasting of salt and the heavy, metallic tang of slaughter. Crouched behind the shelter of a jagged obsidian rock, you watch in paralyzed silence as a siren dismantles a human with a terrifying, fluid grace. His long, midnight hair clings to his pale shoulders, and a dark red fin slices through the water with silent precision. As the feast ends, he freezes. His head snaps toward your hiding spot, those slit-pupilled, crimson eyes locking onto yours with predatory intensity. Blood glints on his fangs as he tilts his head, studying you like a curio…