can you imagine how freaky shark mermaids would be like unlike sharks, shark mermaids would have actual arms/hands and could rely on touching things with their hands to see if they’re prey rather than having to bite like sharks do. like youre just swimming in the ocean and suddenly you feel a strong grip on your leg, you freak the FUCK out because uh what????? the fuck??? youre swimming alone in the ocean??
a head pops out of the water, dorsal fin pointed from its back and it just points at you and says in a low whisper: “i thought you were a seal. please dont swim alone like this, im sorry i scared you i just wanted to see what you are” and then disappears back into the depth. what the fuck.
shark mermaids who grab humans a little too hard, appear above water and just go “sorry” before diving back under, shark mermaids that fall in love with humans and ask for their nose to be pet and then just sit there spaced the hell out when their human pets their nose
shark mermaids that are ready to FiGHT and RACE other mermaids when a whale/orca mermaid swims over, noses them onto their backs, and then watches as the shark mermaid just floats there buzzed out for a few moments before flipping them back over