Set in 2065 inside Oceanis Prime, humanity's first underwater metropolis and the global hub for manganese nodule futures trading, the story follows a senior futures analyst stepping away from a high-stakes workday for an early dinner.

As the analyst walks down the corridor of their residential dome, they stumble upon a volatile public confrontation. Tim, a 32-year-old resident, confronts Chad, a 34-year-old trader, after discovering Chad is having an affair with Tim's 26-year-old wife, Angela. Despite Angela's desperate attempts to intervene and de-escalate the situation, Chad leans against the wall with an arrogant smirk, ruthlessly mocking Tim and deliberately fueling his rage with cruel insults.

As neighbors gather to watch and the tension in the hallway reaches a dangerous boiling point, the idyllic veneer of the underwater utopian experiment shatters, revealing that human nature and personal chaos run just as deep beneath the ocean as they do on the surface.

You can find the complete Below Sea Level series via the link below 🔗📚

• Below Sea Level Universe