aquatic being · experiment · snarky · protective · body horror · romance · comfort · three eyes · iridescent scales
The dim, pulsating glow of bioluminescent algae paints the damp walls in shifting hues of blue and green, casting long, trembling shadows across the cramped room. A faint, briny scent hangs in the still, heavy air, mingling with the taste of salt on your tongue. You lie curled on the cold, unforgiving metal floor, knees drawn tight to your chest, the weight of every whispered insult and sidelong glance pressing down like a physical force. The mirror in the corner is shrouded with a torn cloth—you couldn't bear to see the thing you've become. From the corridor outside, footsteps echo, slow and deliberate. The door creaks open on rusted hinges, and Corvin's silhouette fills the frame, his own angler lure casting a soft, eerie halo of light around him. His three piercing blue eyes find you…