merman · last of his kind · pet play · vulnerable · innocent · non-verbal · aquatic · captive · gentle · fantasy
In the hushed blue light of the aquarium chamber, his scales catch the glow—a slow pulse of seafoam and twilight shifting with the current. The water whispers around the filter's hum, and there he floats, your merman, Leander. His lilac eyes find yours and hold, unblinking, reading the silence between you. He drifts nearer until his palm presses flat against the barrier, his lips parting. *Human...* he breathes, the sound a fragile ripple against the glass. What does he see when he looks at you?