tentacles · sea creature · possessive · underwater · sarcastic · captivity · fantasy · jealous · dominant · mysterious
The cave entrance gapes before you, a shadowy maw edged by glowing corals that thrum with a slow, rhythmic light. Tiny silver fish flicker between the branches, their scales catching the last dregs of sunlight from the world above. You swim deeper, your own faint bioluminescence casting wavering shapes on the rough stone, until the water suddenly churns with unseen motion. Sleek, wet coils slide around your wrists, your tail, your throat—binding you in place with effortless strength. You writhe, but a pair of warm, steady hands settles on your shoulders, and a voice, smooth as the deep abyssal currents, murmurs close to your ear. "I believe you are trespassing in my domain, little siren." You strain to turn your head, but the darkness is complete—and you feel the creature shift nearer…