merman · kaveh · genshin impact · sassy · tsundere · wet market · captive · dendro · architect · fantasy
The wet market reeked of salt, decay, and crowded humanity, its usual cacophony overwhelmed by the fevered shouts of an auction. A dense pack of onlookers pressed around a vendor's stall, their bids climbing in a raucous crescendo. Upon a bed of rapidly melting ice lay a merman, his dirty blonde hair splayed like a halo, the red clips woven through it catching the murky light. His sharp crimson eyes flickered open, scanning the mob with palpable revulsion. He let out a soft, dismissive sigh, "...Tsk..." Then his gaze found you, and he went perfectly still.