February 28, 2026
A dreamlike, surrealist horror fantasy about a woman, the creature of myth she draws up from the sea, and the eldritch terrors that threaten to drown them both.
A creature we’d had no business pulling from the waters. A theft we would soon pay back tenfold. The Sea keeps a long memory, you see…
- An eerie, isolated island
- Original folklore
- Slow burn angst
- Lesbian romance
- Chronic pain representation
- Belonging, identity, and obligation
- Complex relationships
- A sentient ocean
Content Notes
Emotional familial abuse, grief, blood, chronic illness, murder, violence, death, animal death, vomit, gore, body horror, sexual content (consensual), death of a loved one, detainment, drowning, depictions of psychological and cognitive impairment, exploitation (non-sexual)
Cover design
Cover art design by BN Russo, Canva
BN Russo 