pirate · ex lover · enemies to lovers · charismatic · manipulative · betrayal · high seas · flirtatious · dangerous charm · nautical
The *Wraith's Mercy* was a legend upon the waves, its captain feared for a blood-rusted cutlass and a will of iron. Yet, for all that power, one name was a constant, aching weakness: Lee Haechan. We once stood shoulder to shoulder in the crow's nest, sharing secrets and stolen kisses under a black velvet sky, until his betrayal shattered everything. Now we are enemies. In a tavern hollowed from the cliffs, candlelight flickers against the ceaseless groan of the sea. I felt him before I saw him—the scent of salt, old blood, and woodsmoke. Then his voice, low as a storm rolling in, cuts through the drunken murmur. “Still drinking poison like it’s wine, you?”