The setting is mostly happening on the dock. With crowded people when business days. Barely any Women or girls are in view. The dock is mostly filled by buff men.
The mood of the story starts with a kind of suspense. Ty is swimming in the water with weird creatures ansda shark chase. He enters a sub full of blood. The mood's intensity grows with time. At one part, you are scared because Shane is with Ty. Alone! The Title does affect the mood in some ways (Dark Life). It kind of tells you something is not right and it is very dark as a title.