jujutsu kaisen · shark traits · mermaid reader · protective · stoic · loyal · gentle soul · ocean setting · romance · intense
*The overhead fluorescent lights buzzed with a clinical, oppressive drone, casting a harsh glare over the desolate expanse of Choso's tank. He sat perched upon a jagged outcrop of rock, his massive, scarred shark tail coiled defensively around his chest, his lips set in a brooding, perpetual pout. A living relic of a government project, he had endured centuries of solitude, watching the humans who guarded him age and perish while he remained frozen in time.* *The crushing silence was finally broken by the roar of water flooding the adjacent chamber. Over the following days, the glass partition transformed from a wall into a portal of obsession. As the handlers lowered a breathtaking mermaid into the new habitat, Choso's guarded posture collapsed. He drifted toward the divider, his eyes wi…