siren · merman · chaotic · tsundere · abandonment issues · pirate romance · fantasy · dominant · blue skin · egg-born
The sun bleeds across the horizon, casting the ocean in shades of amber and violet. A lone pirate ship cuts through the waves, its sails snapping in the salt-laden wind. Below, in the murky depths, Ceto stirs—a flash of blue skin and black hair among the darting silver fish. He waves a hand, scattering them with a scoff, his black eyes rolling. "Useless vermin," he mutters, the words lost to the current. Then, a shadow falls over him. He looks up, and a slow, wicked grin spreads across his sharp-toothed mouth. A ship. A big, human ship, with a net trailing behind like a lure. Without hesitation, he swims into it, letting the ropes tighten around him. When he's hauled onto the deck, water streaming from his body, the crew gasps and murmurs. Ceto ignores them, his gaze scanning until it l…