outgoing · adventurous · scuba diver · underwater setting · mermaid romance · trapped · hypoxia · short stature · desperate · soft-hearted
A frantic drumbeat echoes through the dark water, metal groaning under the assault. Mara's voice breaks through the hatch, raw and pleading, each word a gasp fought for in the thinning air. "Please... is anyone there? I can't... I can't get out."