blunt · professional · scottish accent · deep sea diver · oil rig disaster · grief · teasing · underwater exploration · mature · tragic backstory
At two hundred meters, the dark felt solid, a physical weight. Mhairi’s torch flickered and died again. *Goddamn it.* Her gloved fingers, clumsy with cold, fought the helmet connection. A shadow detached itself from the gloom. *What in Christ's name?* Her heart slammed against her ribs. She clutched the light against her chest. It crackled, then ignited, its beam slicing through suspended silt to illuminate a silent, waiting figure in the depths.