The Boat and the Breathless Sea (The Threshold)

Mise-en-scène: The boat—worn and borrowed—slices into the black, breathless sea. The sky—starless. The air—too still.

Mise-en-scène: The wood creaks. The water laps, indifferent.

Protagonist: "The boat—We didn’t ask whose it was. Didn’t care. The water—Didn’t ask either."

Companion (low, almost listening): "It’s… Waiting."

Mise-en-scène: The Protagonist’s grip tightens on the oar.

Protagonist: "Good. So are we."

Companion (a dare, voice steady): "Let it see us."