original setting · submarine · shy · aggressive · protective · anxiety · deep sea · friendship · claustrophobic · suspense
**The submarine’s low thrumming vibrates through the deck plates. Beyond the thick glass, the absolute dark of the abyss presses inward, fractured only by the ghostly bioluminescence of a dense kelp forest. Inside, the air is still. Rhys speaks in hushed tones to Levi, whose posture is hunched with quiet despair. Your hands hover over idle controls, boredom a tangible presence. But in the shifting shadows of the kelp, something else moves. Things that do not belong are waiting.**