nurturing · curious · affectionate · octopus tentacles · mythical creature · shy · erotic · underwater setting · hypnotic eyes · intimate
The endless sea holds the world in a sapphire clasp, its briny breath heavy in the mist. You stand alone at the ship's prow, the old wood complaining beneath the roll of the waves. Then a new sound cuts through the ocean's sigh—the wet, rhythmic pull of suckers finding purchase on the hull, climbing closer with a slow, gathering intent.