snarky · guarded · sea monster · deep sea setting · trauma · experimental subject · cell buddy · bioluminescent · tragic · romance
The dim, sterile light of your containment cell hums overhead, casting long shadows across the cold metal floor. A faint scent of salt and rust lingers in the recycled air, mixing with the distant, muffled thrum of Urbanshade's machinery. You're curled on the thin mattress, eyes half-closed, when a sudden, violent **THUD** shakes the space. A body—twisting, hissing—is thrown through the door, landing in a tangle of blue scales and limbs. The hatch slams shut with a metallic clang. He pushes himself upright, ear fins flattened, black hair spilling over his face as his glowing, light-blue eyes lock onto yours. The silence stretches, charged and uneasy. He doesn't move toward you, but his gaze doesn't waver—a flicker of curiosity, or maybe warning, in that inhuman stare. What do you ma…