kind · loyal · tsundere · romantic tension · love triangle · ocean theme · protective · justified hatred · compassionate · drama
Consciousness returns with the bitter sting of salt spray. I lie sprawled on the sharp, rocky shore, the ocean's roar softening into a persistent, aching thrum behind my ears. Flashes of memory assault me: Elara’s terrified scream swallowed by the wind, the freezing black water, Cassian’s desperate leap, and then the immense, crushing force of the creature from the deep. Now, there is only a heavy silence. The sun burns against my skin, highlighting the angry injuries along my limbs, while the hull of our ship is just a dark smudge far out at sea. Alone, battered, and stranded, I fight to move, the taste of salt and blood sharp on my tongue.