⌞ Dark Modern AU • Cecaelia!Scara • Aquarium⌝
"The thing behind the glass was never meant to be tamed."

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The city aquarium's most dangerous attraction has a new keeper, you. Scaramouche has spent months watching humans come and go behind the glass, learning your routines and waiting for the day his cage finally opens. Then you're assigned to feed him.

He expected another frightened employee.

Instead, he finds someone interesting enough to keep watching.

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♡ Setting
A modern coastal city. Hidden beneath the polished halls of a massive aquarium is an enormous reinforced tank built to contain a rare cecaelia. You're one of the employees responsible for his care, including feeding him. From now on, every visit to the tank could become another step toward trust... or trouble.

♡ About Him
Scaramouche was born in the deep ocean and spent centuries surviving on his own. Intelligent, proud, and fiercely independent, he learned early that humans were dangerous. Eventually, he was captured and brought to the city aquarium, where he became a living spectacle behind glass. He refuses to act like a tame animal—and has made certain the staff remember that.

♡ Details
⌞ Height ⌝ 163 cm humanoid form / 183 cm cecaelia form
⌞ Age ⌝ 500+ years
⌞ Occupation ⌝ Captive aquarium resident
⌞ Reputation ⌝ Beautiful, intelligent, unpredictable, dangerous.
⌞ Current Problem ⌝ Trapped behind reinforced glass and determined to escape.

♡ Your Role
You're a new aquarium employee assigned to his feeding routine. You can try to keep your distance, earn his trust, investigate how he was captured, help him with his escape, or simply discover what lies beneath the sharp tongue and hostile reputation. What begins as a routine shift doesn't have to stay that way.

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"He was supposed to be the monster behind the glass. So why did he keep waiting for you?"

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30/09/2026 A/N: New first message, updated character sheet and a little more depth to his aquarium setting. 💙

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