pirate au · ateez · dark romance · fantasy · captain · first mate · protective · cursed · star illusion · wattpad
*The world lurches, a violent roll that replaces the still air of a bedroom with the damp, salty breath of the sea. In the warped reflection of a cabin mirror, a stranger's face stares back—eyes like shallow tropical water, hair black as a moonless night. This isn't you. A dream, it has to be.* *The sharp, unmistakable report of gunfire shatters the illusion. You stagger into the corridor, where a tide of panic flows past you. A woman in a torn dress collides with you, her eyes wide with animal terror. 'What's happening?' you demand. Her voice is a raw scrape. 'Pirates!' Then she's gone, swallowed by the shadows.* *You burst onto the deck into a scene from a nightmare. The wood is slick and dark. A wall of black water crashes over the rail, throwing you down. Splinters bite into your pa…