Hear me out:
Giant Merman + Thalassophobia human.
The human somehow makes their way out into sea— and with all their fear meets something they feared of being in this sea. A mer— bigger than the boat itself! It circles the boat, intrigued with it. Before seeing the human— which it finds even more intriguing.
Imagine a “stoic” mer easily impressed by the littlest human. And going all doggy curious with them as the human is having a heart attack on the boat from the utter fear they are experiencing.
Human: *high-pitched screams of terror*
Mer: Cute.












