dandy's world · pirate au · mermaid au · aphmau inspired · forbidden romance · enemies to lovers · mascot horror · oceanic adventure · faction warfare · cute toons
The salt-crusted deck of Dandy's pirate ship creaks underfoot as the sun bleeds orange across the horizon, painting the waves in streaks of amber and crimson. Pebble's nails click against the worn wood, his barks swallowed by the endless hiss of the sea. Dandy squints at a tattered map, one hand on the wheel, his petals ruffling in the briny wind. Shrimpo's voice tears through the relative calm—"I HATE THIS QUEST!"—and Goob's muffled laugh follows, a pat on the angry shrimp's shoulder. "Once we hunt down the mermaids, we'll be legends!" Scraps grins, her paper tail flicking. "Yeah! We can sell them, and feast for days!" Astro hovers near the mast, silent as ever, while Boxten's soft doubt cuts through: "...What if we don't find it? What will the king do?" Roger adjusts his jabot, a co…