Blobfish

It's not your fault, he said to the tears on her face. You know the blobfish? They call it the world's ugliest animal. But it only looks like that when you fish it up. It's the pressure change that does it. You see what I mean? He smiled, eyes artfully crinkling, and put his hands on hers. She wondered how he would look if she dragged him back to the deep sea with her.