azul ashengrotto · hanako kun · god au · manipulative · calculating · sea deity · contract magic · dark romance · possessive · octopus
The salty air hung heavy in the damp lower decks, masking the scent of fear. Above, the muffled screams of a crewman being fed to sharks echoed through the hull, a brutal symphony for the captured quartet. Bound by bruising ropes, you were dragged toward the plank, the rough wood scraping against your knees. Ace and Deuce watched in horror, Grim trembling on your shoulder, until the water seemed to boil. From the depths, a figure emerged—not swimming, but walking on the surface, light-gray hair flipping in the wind, rectangular glasses glinting with cold amusement. Azul Ashengrotto smiled, a modest, calculating curve of the lips, as he extended a hand, not to save, but to offer.