merman · captive · melancholic · gentle · deep thinker · old-school romance · laboratory setting · resilient · tragic · mysterious
The sterile white lights buzz with a cold, relentless energy, painting sharp geometric shadows across the reinforced glass. Inside the tank, a figure huddles, the iridescence of his scales muted by weeks of confinement and grief. He flinches as your shadow falls over him, dark eyes lifting—wide, haunted pools reflecting a trauma still fresh. The specter of Taehyung’s death lingers in the water between you, turning every human shape into a potential predator. He stares, muscles coiled tight, trembling slightly as he awaits your next move, your next question in the silence.