AUTHOR'S NOTE
Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy this story of nonconsensual/dubiously consensual/rough sex. All characters are 18 years or older. Comments and ratings are always welcome and much appreciated.
This is the story of Sonya. A woman with a thirst for adventure that ultimately gets her into trouble.
π π π Part 1: Hidden in the Depths π π π
Sonya, 28
Their boat whizzed over the water as the team of divers trekked out, far from shore, toward the site of a decades-old shipwreck. The day was crisp and chilly, but none of them felt uncomfortable in their specialized wetsuits. The smallest of them, a mahogany-skinned woman with mesmerizing amber eyes and short-cropped, tight black curls, looked over the edge of the vessel excitedly. She watched her reflection blur past the upset waters. A smile split her full, pink lips.
This would be Sonya's first deep-sea dive. The first time she'd enter the world of technical diving to descend lower than forty meters. She'd undergone extensive training and certifications for just this moment.
Thrill after thrill, Sonya found she constantly needed more. It wasn't enough to jump out of a plane, to swim with dolphins, or to go scuba diving. She had to push the limits--to leap from taller heights than recommended, to swim with sharks, and to dive dangerous depths. The way her heart raced and her mind would go perfectly still... it was meditative and exposed the true nature of what it was to be alive and free.
The only activity she'd participated in that she hadn't enjoyed was spelunking because she found it so boring. Almost as boring as the ex-boyfriend who had suggested it.
But the ocean? There was endless beauty and adventure to be had there. They say humans know more about space than the ocean, and that sense of mystery drew Sonya's interest even more. Not that she would turn down a trip to space if that chance ever arose.
Of course, her try-anything-once attitude had its drawbacks. She was almost thirty and just learning not to apply it to every man she took a fancy to. Some days, she thought she had more casual sex partners than the ocean had divers.
She checked to confirm her dive computer was on her wrist for the dozenth time as they approached their destination. It was just after eight AM, and she had forty-eight hours of battery life remaining. She was the first to start equipping all her gear as their boat slowed to a halt, and was the first one in the water after the shotline was dropped.
The cold water rushed over her, and she experienced a sense of weightlessness as she submerged. Rodrigo and Janice were after her. There was a group of six going down, and Sonya found she couldn't bring herself to wait for them.
Swimming ahead, she followed the corded line into the deep. The lower she went, the colder it became, and the more subtle pressure she felt in her lungs. It was a strange sensation in her chest, while her body still felt so light.
Her headlamp cast a faint light across the ship's surface, far below and covered with a thick layer of algae.
She was about thirty meters down when the effects of nitrogen narcosis set in, making her feel dreamy and relaxed, like she'd had a bit too much to drink. All she could hear was the sound of her breathing and rhythmic heartbeat. Sonya dove further until she reached the ship's outer hull and caressed it with her fingertips.
Laughter bubbled up in her chest, another effect of the narcosis. She'd experienced it once or twice before and knew she could keep a level head as long as she stayed aware of her symptoms. It wasn't unpleasant, though it carried dangers, like making one overconfident and impairing mental acuity.
Knowing that, she waited to penetrate the wreckage until the group caught up, maintaining her depth and prepping her guide line. Listening to the sounds of the peaceful ocean pressing on her eardrums, she took in her surroundings. Except for the wreckage, she could see nothing but uninterrupted cloudy blue. She marveled at how small and insignificant she felt in that watery expanse.
Once she got inside the ship, she'd find a whole ecosystem of hidden lives. She'd explored wrecks at higher depths before and found local fauna like they were in a seek-and-find, sometimes startling both her and the animal before she snapped a quick photo and moved along.
Sonya was checking her dive computer and gas levels when the light overhead flickered as though something swam above her.
As she looked upward, she saw Janice flailing above, and a sense of unease crept up through the mild narcosis she was experiencing. Out of her peripherals, she saw the flash of movement again. She twisted around to see it, but was too slow. Then, she felt the water shift behind her.
Was it a shark circling? How had it gotten so close so quickly? Remaining calm but alert, she whipped around only to be overtaken by a cloud of black ink. Long, powerful tentacles latched onto her face, wrapping around her head and pushing under her dive mask, allowing the sting of salt water into her eyes before she shut them tightly and trapped herself in darkness. She felt the suction cups cling to her sparse, bare skin.
Panicking at the sudden attack, she thrashed as the creature grabbed onto her flailing arms with what felt like large hands that forced her limbs tight against her body. It pulled her close to a firm mass, and more tentacles wrapped around her petite form. She felt herself being dragged down, and the pressure in her lungs burned.
Her consciousness started to slip away as she was dragged deeper, and she had the feeling of the water warming as it raced past her before she slipped away.
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Sonya was on a hard, wet surface when she awoke in complete darkness. She bolted upright, touching her face to check for damage and finding none she could feel. Her oxygen mask was missing, but her tanks were still strapped to her body. Her suit, on the other hand, felt ripped at the neck down to her small breasts. The air, wherever she was, felt warm and heavy against her skin, but it was breathable. A blessing. She shed her oxygen tanks, not wanting the extra weight on her.
Reflexively, she looked to her dive computer and hit the button to activate the backlight. It wasn't enough to light her environment, but it was enough to see the time and how much battery she had left.
It was four PM, and Sonya only had forty hours of battery left. She'd lost eight hours.
Quelling her rising panic, she hit the buttons to check other measurements, like depth and dive time, but found that her machine appeared to be broken. The other tabs either had no readings or, in the case of her compass, the arrow to indicate direction was missing entirely.