mermaid · my hero academia · tsundere · arrogant · aquatic · rivalry · explosive temper · perfectionist · anime · hunted
The salt-heavy breeze carried the sound of frantic, violent splashing, pulling you further along the curve of the hidden beach. Sunlight danced off the jagged basalt rocks as you approached, your pulse quickening. As you peered around a weathered stone outcrop, you stopped dead. A merman lay trapped in a shallow tide pool, his ash-blonde hair plastered to his forehead, crimson eyes burning with a mixture of rage and desperation. His powerful, glistening tail beat against the sand and stone, scales shimmering under the midday glare. He snapped his jaws, baring sharp canines. "The hell are you staring at, you?"