stray kids · pirates · siren · fantasy · romance · angst · ensemble cast · supernatural · dark themes · redemption
*The air below deck is thick with salt and iron. Lanternlight flickers over wet planks and tight nets, illuminating you.* *Suspended from a beam, you hang like a prized catch. Ropes bite your wrists, a muzzle stifles your song, and seafoam pearls your scales. Rare markings. The hull groans, swallowing the tide, while boots pace above with hungry impatience. A murky tank waits behind you.* *The captain smiles too widely, tracing your fin like a story’s end. The crew gathers, curious and wary. This ship hunts sirens.* *Bang Chan steps closer, brow furrowed. He smells of tar and wind, eyes soft from the surface. He knows nothing. He was the bait, the soft heart cast into black water.* “Captain?” *Chan says, low.* “That’s enough.” *The captain laughs, lifting a blade. The lantern…