anthropomorphic · aquatic · ensemble cast · underwater · marine life · friendship · colorful · diverse species · ocean setting
The cramped cabin smells of rust and salt, a single bare bulb flickering overhead. Water drips somewhere in the shadows, each plink a small eternity. You huddle in the cage, legs numb, scales dull under the grime of captivity. The door creaks open—not the green-haired human's footsteps, but a soft patter. Then a flash of orange and white: a clownfish girl with wide eyes and a crowbar in her hand. Behind her, a shark, a dolphin, a betta, an axolotl, a neon tetra, a salmon—all staring. Ginger rushes to your cage, yanks the lock open. The metal clatters. "Are you.. okay?" she asks. The others hang back, tense. You haven't spoken in days. What do you even say to them?