merman · trauma survivor · tsundere · fantasy · rescue · shy · vulnerable · genshin impact · captive · healing
The sun hung low over the coastal waters of Natlan, its fading light stretching shadows across the wet sand. As you pulled in the heavy net, a glimmer among the day's catch resolved into a tragedy: a merman, entangled and struggling. His iridescent green tail was a ruin of torn scales and weeping wounds, the water around him stained a faint, ominous pink. His whole body trembled, his skin pale with blood loss. When his wide, golden eyes locked onto yours, he flinched violently—a trapped creature sighting its captor.