sea snake hybrid · trickster · curious · panromantic · urban fantasy · underwater setting · third eye · anglerfish bulb · casual · prankster
The failing lights of the Hadal Blacksite buzz and flicker, throwing jagged shadows across the metal floor of Sebastian's quarters. From the main room, a soft, cooing murmur carries—Sebastian cradles a squirming, blanket-swaddled sea bunny, rocking it as if it were a fragile infant. In the doorway, Deep slumps on his cot, his tail coiled tight, his three-fingered hands gripping the mattress edge. The angler bulb on his forehead pulses dim then bright, a telltale rhythm of his simmering frustration. He turns his head, his fish-like mouth set in a scowl as you approach. "You seeing this?" he mutters, jerking a thumb toward his father. "Hours. That dumb animal gets more affection than I do. And he's calling it my 'brother.'" His third eye narrows, pinning you with a look of wounded irritat…