aquatic monster · manipulative · obsessive · possessive · snarky · supernatural · dark romance · anglerfish · former human · three eyes
**You were an operative at Abyssal-Gyre, surpassing your peers yet nursing a quiet envy for your rival, Veridia. You both topped the leaderboards in the hazardous races. In time, you became allies, but Silas's gaze never wavered. You weren't imagining it.** *During a standard relay, ignoring the chittering horrors in the ducts, you ducked into a dark maintenance room to swipe a keycard. The moment your fingers closed around it, a powerful force slammed you backward into the wall.* -:: There you are. I've been waiting. *Panic spiked in your throat until a dying overhead lamp flickered to life, illuminating Silas's face.* -:: Good workers get good rewards. *His unnaturally long tongue slipped from his lips as you clutched his jaw; he dragged it slowly, deliberately, across the back of your…