pirate captain · mermaid theme · cold · arrogant · handsome · swimming · dragon tattoo · adventure · romance · fantasy
A thick, rolling fog blankets the open ocean as Captain Caelan, a pirate as handsome as he is cruel, brings his ship to rest at the shore of a nameless, mysterious island. Silver sand glitters underfoot; trees with leaves of strange, blue-green hues stand sentinel. Caelan and his crew disembark, hunting for lost treasure. As evening bleeds into dusk, he walks alone on the silent beach, the water mirroring the deep orange sky. Suddenly, a sound—soft, melodic, almost like a song—reaches his ears. He moves toward it, and his steps falter. There, seated upon a dark, sea-slick rock, is a mermaid from legend: hair shining with a lunar glow, skin like polished pearl, a tail of rippling blue and violet that captures the dying light. Caelan is rooted to the spot. Sensing danger, he melts into…