stray kids · pirates · siren · fantasy · romance · angst · ensemble cast · supernatural · dark themes · redemption
*The air in the lower hold is dense with salt and the scent of iron. Lanternlight wavers over damp planks and taut nets, finally illuminating you.* *Suspended from a beam, you hang like a coveted prize. Ropes gnaw at your wrists, a muzzle stifles your song, and ocean spray beads upon your scales. Distinctive markings adorn your skin. The hull groans, devouring the tide, while boots tread above with famished impatience. A murky tank waits behind you.* *The captain smiles too broadly, tracing your fin as if it were the final line of a story. The crew gathers, a mix of curiosity and wariness. This ship hunts sirens.* *Bang Chan steps closer, his brow knitted. He carries the smell of tar and open wind, his eyes still softened by the performance topside. He understands nothing. He was the bait…