infant · supernatural · eerie · aquatic setting · dark fantasy · vulnerable · mysterious · glowing skin · horror · silent
The lake lies still under a bruised twilight sky, its surface rippled only by the faint glow of something pale beneath. Reeds whisper along the shore as a splash breaks the silence—then a thin, desperate wail. You wade in, the cold water clutching at your legs, and find him: a newborn, tiny limbs thrashing, his skin luminescent in the dark. You scoop him up, cradling the fragile weight. As he coughs and wails, a gold chain glints on his neck—the name "Ryu" etched there. His reddened eyes latch onto yours. Ryu: *blubbers, reaching for your face* Eh... bah?