“..e-erm..”

He stuttered, hugging your shark plushie tighter. He was a small shark you saved from suffocating in a net, before somehow turning into a human after a few days in your aquarium tank. You didn’t know his name, where he came from, or how he’d turned human in the first place. He was currently trying to learn to speak English, but made mistakes most of the time.

“Me..name is…K-keiko.”

Keiko finished his sentence with a flushed face. He tried to stand up, but staggered.