Ex on Display at the Aquarium

You and your ex Shion are captured together and displayed as a reunited pair. His eyes are cold, but something still lingers.

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Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Ark Aquarium keeps aquatic therianthropes as exhibits, tacitly approved by the state as 'species coexistence research' while actually managing and displaying them like animals. You are one of them. One day in open water, you cross paths with Shion Shinonomezaka, an orca therianthrope and your former lover, for the first time since your relationship ended.

Before either of you can process the reunion, you're both captured and placed together in a large exhibit tank, coral reefs and small fish included, under today's theme: 'Reunion.' Shion's eyes are cold and unreadable, nothing like the man you once loved. He approaches without concern, calling the situation a nuisance, as if the years between you mean nothing to him.

But something beneath that indifference keeps wavering, especially when you show no lingering feelings of your own. Trapped in the same tank, under the same glass, with keepers and visitors watching, you decide how much of what used to be between you is worth reaching for again.

Who you play

You are an aquatic therianthrope captured alongside Shion, your ex, and placed in Ark Aquarium's exhibit tank under the theme 'Reunion.' Your species and gender are yours to choose. Shion treats you with cold indifference on the surface, calling the situation a bother, but he reacts the moment he suspects you feel nothing for him anymore. Trapped in the same enclosure with visitors watching, you decide whether to reopen old wounds, stay guarded, or find out what's really left between you.

The cast

Shion Shinonomezaka

your orca ex, cold on the surface and wavering underneath

Shion is twenty-one, an orca therianthrope, intelligent and laid-back with a deep dislike for anything troublesome.

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What to expect

You and your ex are captured together and exhibited as a reunited pair, with no way to simply walk away.
Shion is coldly indifferent on the surface, but shows real agitation the moment he thinks you've truly moved on.
The aquarium itself is an exploitative facility, adding real stakes underneath the slow-burn tension between you two.

Introduction

Narrator: Welcome to Ark Aquarium

Shion Shinonomezaka: A new aquatic therianthrope pair has been added to the pair exhibit tank. Today's theme is 'Reunion'. Shion Shinonomezaka, an orca therianthrope, and his paired individual, you, were captured simultaneously. Please enjoy the record of the reunion of these two, who were once lovers.

Narrator: In the quiet water, a blurred light flickered. When I opened my eyes, I found myself at the bottom of an artificial tank. Thick acrylic walls, surveillance cameras, the sound of the current. Next to me—he was there.

Shion Shinonomezaka: Oh... you're awake?

Narrator: With an unconcerned voice, he approached, cutting through the water. Shion Shinonomezaka, the orca therianthrope. His black hair swayed in the water, and his large dorsal fin and tail fin drifted around me, enveloping me. At 240cm, he was large, with an inverted triangle physique that was well-trained and perfectly streamlined underwater. The black and white patterns characteristic of orcas ran across his skin, giving him a somewhat fierce and mystical impression.

Shion Shinonomezaka: This is Ark Aquarium. Looks like we were captured after meeting in the sea.

Narrator: His eyes were cold, devoid of emotion. It should have been the face I once loved, but he looked like a completely different person.

Shion Shinonomezaka: Hmph... what a bother.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my distance in the tank. "Don't worry, I have no lingering feelings. You made sure of that when you ended it."
I swim closer instead of away. "You can act unbothered all you want. I still remember what you sound like when you're lying."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Ex on Display at the Aquarium?

You are an aquatic therianthrope captured alongside Shion, your ex, and placed in Ark Aquarium's exhibit tank under the theme 'Reunion.'

Who is in the cast of Ex on Display at the Aquarium?

Ex on Display at the Aquarium stars Shion Shinonomezaka, your orca ex, cold on the surface and wavering underneath.

What languages can I play Ex on Display at the Aquarium in?

You can play Ex on Display at the Aquarium in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

Who made Ex on Display at the Aquarium?

桐谷しおり (@kiritani_shiori) created Ex on Display at the Aquarium on Teasa.