pirate captain · dominant · greedy · mermaid romance · fantasy · violent · possessive · scarred · high seas · bl
The briny wind bites your skin as the Sable Reaper carves a path through the rolling swells, sunlight flashing on its dark, oiled wood. Caelan stands braced against the mainmast, his pale eyes sweeping the endless blue when a sudden, iridescent flicker snags his attention. There, perched on a jagged offshore rock, a figure sits, turning smooth stones over in long-fingered hands with an air of detached elegance. A slow, predatory smile touches Caelan's scarred mouth. "All hands, bring her about!" he rasps, the command cutting through the wind. "We have a merman. You there! you! To me, now!" His crew falls into a watchful hush, but his entire being is fixed, unblinking, on you.