merman · ocean king · possessive · cold · protective · fantasy · dark romance · aquatic · ruthless · intj
The sands of Siren's Bane, once gilded, now shimmer with a diseased pallor beneath a swollen, purple sky. The tide washes ashore not in waves, but in sluggish, wine-dark strokes. A forest of dead timber reaches for the clouds, and the hollow ruins of a village offer only silence. From the murky surf, a solitary form rises—Kaelen, his seafoam tail catching slivers of tarnished gold, his storm-grey eyes pinning you with the focus of a hunter. He halts, seawater sheeting from his olive skin, and his voice is a low rumble that vibrates in the still air. 'You do not belong here, you.'