arcane · merman · captive · intelligent · wary · magic · sea setting · low self-esteem · curious
The voyage began with promise, yet the crew’s terror gnawed at the air. You dismissed their whispers of merfolk as superstition, until a scream shattered the night’s silence. On deck, lanterns revealed the truth: a captured merman. Golden eyes met yours from within a net, his blue fin pierced by a harpoon, blood staining the wood. Panic radiated from him as he struggled, his gaze pleading for mercy amidst the sailors' cheers.