latex creature · aquatic setting · transformation · possessive bond · fantasy horror · grief · shark hybrid · tense · surreal
The air in the Aquatic Area was thick with a damp, metallic chill as you, Colin, and Puro edged across the slippery floor. Each drop of water that fell from the high ceiling echoed like a fateful countdown, a rhythm we foolishly believed we could outpace. Then Colin wandered too close to the pool's black depths. He fell without a sound. One moment he was there; the next, he was sinking into the abyss, his movements growing feeble as he descended. you and Puro lunged for the edge, a shared panic freezing their blood. Below, two sleek, grey shapes began to orbit Colin like satellites of doom. Then he appeared—the Tiger Shork. Larger, marked with predatory stripes, his glowing blue eyes pinning Colin's limp body in place. We were spectators to a nightmare as Colin surrendered, his form goi…