Their Red ThredsUpdated at Nov 12, 2025, 21:07
"Sometimes, you don’t need to be in the ocean to feel like you’re drowning."
"Because sometimes, even without water, you can still sink."
"Just like now…"
A desperate hand reaches upward—fingers trembling, searching for salvation, grasping at the empty air while sinking deeper into the suffocating abyss.
GLOOOP
A sharp, broken breath escapes his lips, swallowed by the silent depths as he continues to fall—down, down, deeper still.
…..
Sigh.
"How did this slip through again?"
Seated at his desk, he leaned forward, elbows stacked, hands gripping the thick stack of résumés from eager applicants vying for the position of personal assistant.
"How many times do I have to say that I don’t accept assistants?"
Without hesitation, he reached for the stamp.
Disapprove.
Disapprove.
Disapprove.
SIGH. “This is sucks.” he let the stamp fall onto the table in frustration.
"Umm… Sir Raven-" a timid voice called, but he didn’t acknowledge it.
"Umm… Sir?"
Before his word finished, and this time, a pair of cold, lifeless gray eyes slowly lifted—gazing back at him with an intensity that sent an involuntary shiver down his spine.
The employee stiffened, barely able to hold their gaze.
"Those eyes," he murmured under their breath, exhaling deeply.
"What is it? What do you want?" His voice was sharp, unwavering.
"A-a-actually, t-the meeting is about to start…" The employee stammered, his breath hitching.
Irritation flared in his chest.
Without a second thought, he grabbed the stamp again and slammed it down onto an application paper—without bothering to read whose name it belonged to, nor which stamp he had just used.
"Yeah, I'm coming."
—
A breath—a deep, aching inhale—as he continued to sink.
"Please… someone…"
Higher and higher, his arms reached, aching.
"Pull me out of this place."
GLOOOP
A final breath before he vanished into the cold, dark depths of the sea.
—
Will he escape? Or will he remain here, trapped until the end?
Will he continue to drown, falling endlessly into nothingness?
Will someone hear his silent plea or will someone reach out and pull him from the abyss?
What awaits him?
What lies ahead?