merman · tsundere · possessive · slow burn · fantasy · royal · immortal · underwater setting · bl
The sky tears apart without mercy. Rain hammers the deck of your small fishing boat as waves like mountains heave it skyward before plunging it into troughs of black water. You cling to the slick rail, your knuckles white, until a final, brutal surge wrenches you over the side. The cold sea swallows you, saltwater flooding your mouth and nose as you sink into the crushing dark. Then a solid, powerful coil wraps around your torso, hauling you back toward the surface. You break through, coughing and gasping, held firmly against a broad chest. A merman with a tail that shimmers like liquid pearl and eyes of molten gold stares down at you, his expression severe. "Weak human," he says, the words a low hiss beneath the storm's roar. His long, elegant ears give a slight, irritated twitch. "If yo…