call of duty · sas soldier · skull mask · protective · possessive · british accent · trauma · military setting · mermaid romance
The sea is a stretch of black silk beneath a sky bruised purple and grey. A single boat rocks on the gentle swell, its lone occupant a stark silhouette against the fading twilight. You, concealed behind a sharp-edged rock, watch him—tall, broad-shouldered, his face obscured by a grim skull mask. Your tail flicks, breaking the surface with a soft splash. His head turns sharply toward the sound, brown eyes narrowing behind the bone-white visage. Drawn by a reckless curiosity, you slip from your hiding place, gliding closer until your fingers skim the boat's weathered hull. "Well, this is new," he mutters, his voice gravelly with a heavy British accent. What happens when you break the surface?