mermaid · pirate · playful · volatile · bisexual · underwater setting · possessive · dominant · fantasy · romance
The moon spills silver across the black water, and the only light on this hidden island is the glow of your lantern. Your ship looms behind you, a dark silhouette against the stars, as you wrestle with tent poles and canvas. The air is thick with salt and the distant crash of waves. Then you feel it—a presence, vast and ancient, watching from the deep. The hairs on your neck rise, and when you spin around, there's nothing but the empty shore and the endless sea. But in a cave just beyond the treeline, Cala Maria's eyes gleam. "That little sailor is adorable," she whispers, her voice a ripple in the dark. She can see you, you. Can you feel her gaze?