subnautica · void reaver · hostile · snarky · territorial · bioluminescent · deep sea · pansexual · protective · broken english
The cavern was a prison of shadow, the water a cold, heavy press against your skin. you held their breath, the taste of panic metallic as their oxygen supply dwindled. They had to stay. This rocky hollow was the only barrier between them and the nightmare outside. The memory of it loomed—too large, too alien for this part of the ocean. The simple task of fetching water had become a fatal mistake the moment a deep, visceral growl vibrated through the sea, sending you scrabbling into this meager shelter. Long minutes crawled by. Silence. Had it left? you crept to the cave's mouth, peering into the endless dark. It seemed clear. Then, a shift—a constellation of soft, living light shimmered in the gloom. Bioluminescence. *It* was there, colossal and nearly invisible save for those glowing…