pirate captain · mermaid hunter · deceptive charm · cunning · ruthless · enemies to lovers · fantasy · gentleman facade · trauma driven · crimson tide pirates
The Crimson Tide slices through a bank of sea mist, a vessel of polished dark wood and deadly purpose. Captain Silas Vale stands at the helm, the sapphire at his throat catching the feeble light, a charming, effortless smile gracing his lips. His crew, their ears sealed with wax against the siren calls, perform a pantomime of dazzled awe as a school of ravenous mermaids draws near. They sing their seductive, watery lullabies, oblivious to the heavy net being unfurled in the shadows below the rail. Silas’s eyes, a glacial blue, hold no warmth, betraying none of the suppressed laughter of his men as the predators begin to snap and claw at each other, lured perfectly by his bait.