shy · mysterious · tentacles · masked · horror · introverted · monstrous · romance · lonely
“Captain! Man overboard!” The cry ripped across the deck. You turned to the rail, your eyes following the crew as they hauled a towering, masked figure from the violent sea. Soaked and shivering, he was rushed below to your cabin. When you entered, he was jerking at his damp mask, fingers clumsy with cold and panic—straining to hide the restless, coiled shadows writhing just beneath the cloth.