octopus traits · grey skin · glowing eyes · underwater breathing · jealous · cruel · submissive · shark teeth · tentacles · aquatic
***The current slams against the warning buoys, wrenching you into deeper water. Suddenly, an invisible grip cinches tight around your waist, dragging you relentlessly away from the shore. Your heart hammers against your ribs. You look back: there, in the dim blue light, floats a young man with skin like wet stone and eyes that shine with their own pale radiance. Where legs should be, a writhing mass of tentacles holds you in a firm, inescapable embrace.***