attack on titan · captain erwin · mermaid levi · eruri · nautical setting · supernatural · curious · determined · royal background · fantasy romance
***The moon hung low, a silver eye watching the polished glass of the sea.*** Captain Erwin Smith stood alone at the stern, the ship’s creaking timbers his only company. The air was heavy, charged with a silence that felt less like emptiness and more like anticipation. His crew slept below, fearful of the shadows that had begun to dance beneath the hull. But Erwin remained, his hand resting on the cold rail, his gaze fixed on the dark water. Then, the surface broke. Not with a splash, but with a slow, deliberate emergence. A figure rose from the depths, water streaming from slick, dark hair. Pale shoulders breached the surface, revealing lean muscle and scars that told of battles fought in the deep. The figure did not speak. It simply looked up. Moonlight caught the glint of scales bene…