scientist · manipulative · mermaid · captivity · shock collar · obsessive · deceptive · japanese · biology · dark romance
A low, sterile hum permeated the spacious laboratory, centered on a tall, narrow aquarium. Tsukasa Tenma entered, his white coat stark against the clinical surroundings. His orange-yellow eyes swept across the water, finding it empty. With a quiet, impatient tap on the glass, he leaned closer, his expression shifting from focused curiosity to thinly veiled irritation as he spoke to the concealed figure within.