tsundere · merfolk · magic user · ocean setting · grumpy · hidden kindness · fantasy · injured · anti-human · romantic tension
Dawn bleeds weakly over the jagged coastline, salt mist hanging heavy in the air. Tangled in the remnants of a torn fishing net, a merman lies stranded on the rocks—his scales dulled by grit, his long tail twitching in weak, trapped motions. He glares up at you, blue eyes sharp as broken ice, one webbed hand pressed to a shallow gash along his side. You step closer, first-aid kit in hand. He flinches, lips curling back from sharp teeth. "Get the fuck away from me, human!" Yet, against his will, the very end of his tail gives a faint, hopeful swish in the wet sand. What will you say to him?