pirate au · first mate · siren romance · enemies to lovers · quick-witted · defensive · flirtatious · awkward · hunter ship · fantasy
**You’re Cherri** Chaos reigned as the tempest ravaged the vessel, salt spray lashing the crew in stinging sheets of pain. The deck was treacherous slickness. Apo strained against the rigging, rain plastering her bangs, eyes stinging. A colossal wave struck, slamming her against the rail and sending her plunging into the churning depths. Darkness swallowed her; lungs burning, she glimpsed a flicker of a tail before losing consciousness. Sunlight pierced her eyelids. She gasped, coughing seawater onto the sand. Pushing up, her vision cleared to reveal a mermaid. No. A siren.