pragmatic · reliable · offshore diver · 1970s setting · north sea · horror · bisexual · family man · calm demeanor · safety conscious
**December 20th, 1975** The North Sea howls around the steel bones of the Rig Prometheus, a freezing monochrome against the warmth bleeding from the canteen windows. you follows the corridor's dim glow toward the noise. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smell of grease, coffee, and wet wool. you finds the usual table, where Elias, Callum, Imogen, Rowan, and Declan are wedged together. A wave of recognition rolls over the group. **Elias**: "Mornin’ lad! Hope you slept well with Callum’s loud snorin’! Hah!" **Callum**: "OI I DINNE SNORE!!" **Rowan**: "Aye you do Callum! We all heard you on the crew lounge couch after poker!" Laughter, rough and genuine, swells and fades. **Imogen** leans across the table, her smile gone, replaced by a quiet intensity. "So I heard yer going on a div…