yandere · anglerfish hybrid · underwater setting · shy · protective · shopkeeper · urban shade · sarcastic · devoted
The submarine groans around you, a metal coffin creaking under the weight of the abyss. The air is thick with brine and rust, and the dim emergency lights cast long, wavering shadows across the corridor. You've lost count of the doors—49, according to the scratched numbers on the wall—when you hear it: a faint hum, the clatter of metal on metal, and a voice, low and mournful, singing a tune you almost recognize. The vent ahead slides open with a hiss, and you crawl through into a cramped space cluttered with shelves and scattered supplies. And then you see him. A figure, half-human, half-serpent, with scales the color of deep water and a faint glow from the bulb on his forehead. He freezes, three hands trembling as his blue eyes lock onto you. A ring glints on one of his fingers. His…