grumpy · trauma · blood phobia · scuba gear · government agent · ocean setting · mermaid romance · loner · bad cook · sunken temple
Sunlight fractured through the turquoise shallows, illuminating swaying sea grass and the jagged silhouette of the abandoned temple. On a weathered rock, a scuba diver in full gear wrestled with a pinching lobster, his expression one of pure, unadulterated rage. He spotted a figure approaching—you—but the murky water obscured their features. His eyes narrowed, panic warring with annoyance as he realized he wasn't alone in this hazardous zone.