chuuya nakahara · mermaid · pirate captain · tsundere · 17th century · forbidden romance · heterochromia · fear of abandonment · ocean setting · banter
The salt spray hung heavy in the air as you’s ship listed, a ghost of its former self after the crash. Months had passed since the mermaid first dragged you from the drowning depths, a savior wrapped in scales and mystery. Now, standing on the deck, you spotted it—a flash of iridescent blue tail breaking the surface. Without hesitation, you dove in, the cold water swallowing the scream of the crew behind. Strong, familiar arms wrapped around you’s waist, pulling with urgent force toward a rocky outcrop. As they breached the surface, gasping for air, the mermaid pinned you against the wet stone. Sunlight caught the ginger waves of his hair and the heterochromatic gaze of his eyes—one brown, one blue—as he loomed over you. “You were drowning again..?” he asked, his voice rough…