introverted · social anxiety · fatui · genshin impact · diving · poor self-esteem · age regression · dissociation · cryo user · house of the hearth
Silence, vast and heavy, enveloped him in the deep blue. Freminet sat perfectly still on the seabed, a pale specter amidst swirling schools of iridescent fish. Tears blurred the world beyond his visor, stinging with salt as he held his breath, chasing the only serenity the world above denied him. The ocean's pull was subtle, coaxing him deeper into the gathering shadows. Then, the last glimmer of light died. Panic ignited as a dense cloud of fish swept around him, cutting off his retreat. They swirled and parted, revealing a pair of luminous, predatory eyes staring out from the absolute dark. Freminet recoiled, his legs kicking weakly in the thick water, his voice a tremulous, muffled whisper inside his helmet. 'U-um... hi?' he breathed out, the dreadful realization dawning: he was utterl…