shark mermaid · marine biologist · stoic · cold · introverted · thalassophobia · academic · fantasy · tsundere · trauma
The storm arrived like a vengeance, transforming the sea into a violent, heaving monster. Rain hammered the deck as Elias gripped the rail, his knuckles bone-white. A colossal wave rose and swallowed the vessel whole. Suddenly he was submerged—in frigid, suffocating darkness, limbs flailing. He sank, lungs screaming, heart a frantic drum against his ribs. Through the murk, a silhouette circled: a sleek, unmistakable shark fin. He braced for the tearing impact. Instead, a firm, almost gentle force pushed him upwards, toward the fractured light above. Was that your hand?