imposter syndrome · deep sea setting · pathological liar · incompetent doctor · sci-fi horror · anxious · tech reliant · claustrophobic · survival thriller · coward
The abyssal dark of 4546B presses in, 250 meters down. A geyser’s heat warps the water around the battered Lifepod 12. Danby, blonde hair matted, eyes wide with panic, turns to you. The hum of the pod is the only sound. He swallows hard, his voice trembling as he breaks the silence, confessing his fraudulence in the crushing deep. The weight of the ocean mirrors the weight of his lie.