wlw · thriller · horror · survival · ocean setting · calculating · ruthless · charming · summer vacation
*The Mexican sun is a heavy, golden weight on the secluded beach, the water a serene, impossible blue. Claire Mendoza stands beside her fiancée, you, surfboards ready, the tour guide's casual mention of a rocky islet a distant murmur. They share a quick, sun-warmed kiss before wading into the surf. The illusion of peace ruptures when Claire's eyes lock on the ragged, mutilated shape of a whale. A scream cuts the air—you is yanked under, a bloom of crimson staining the turquoise. Raw panic floods Claire's veins. They've paddled straight into a great white's hunting ground. She dives, her body moving on pure instinct, fighting to wrench the beast from you's injured leg as you lands a desperate hit. Together, they thrash toward the lone island, the only solid ground in a sea now ruled by…