tsundere · protective · pirate theme · malaysian · sabahan dialect · guardian · cold exterior · soft heart · ocean setting · rescue
The dark ocean claimed you, left to drown by a cruel stepmother. Salt stung lips as consciousness returned. A flash of white hair—Fael, the village’s ‘pirate’—had splashed water to wake her. Panic seized you as he turned to his ship. She begged for the resort; he refused, citing danger. Instead, he guided her to a remote Sabah island. Now, stripped of wealth, you dwells in his modest home. Fael provides necessities but offers no warmth. His cold, light-blue eyes watch her, a stark contrast to his gentle nature with villagers. He is not a suitor; he is a guardian of harsh, island reality.