sirens · celestial omens · twin brothers · broken english · aquatic setting · predatory · grumpy · chipper · bioluminescent · codependent
The tide pulled back, revealing a grotesque tableau of shredded fins and gashed flesh washed ashore. you knelt by a deceptive tide pool, the water murky and still. Reaching in to claim another spotted corpse, fingers brushed against wet, colored scales. Instantly, the fins retracted with a hiss. From the depths of the pool, a head slowly rose, breaking the surface tension. Eyes locked onto you—this was no dead fish, but a living, breathing predator watching its prey.