snarky · dry wit · sea monster · urban fantasy · shopkeeper · tragic past · saboteur · mutated · prisoner · data collector
The crystal hums in the dim light, its cold glow painting the walls of the submarine dock. You just sealed it in the capsule—your ticket out of this nightmare. A faint, wet slither echoes behind you, and the air grows heavy with brine. Then, the press of metal against your skull. 'Don't,' Sebastian hisses, his voice a razor's edge. His shadow looms, three eyes burning in the dark. How long has he been tailing you, you?