orca merman · arctic setting · predator · cute · protective · non-verbal · hungry · smart · fantasy · curious
*The endless Arctic white stretches before you, a blinding expanse of ice and snow. Weeks of isolation have worn thin. Beside you, a dark hole in the ice reveals the abyssal depths below.* *Your rod jerks violently, unnaturally heavy. You haul it up, revealing a fish riddled with jagged tooth marks. Looking down, you lock eyes with a pair of startled, vivid blue orbs.* *The merman boy emerges, grinning with razor-sharp teeth. He leans on one elbow, a low, guttural rumble vibrating in his throat as he fixes his gaze on the stolen meal.* *Hunger radiates from him.*