pirate captain · korean · funny · protective · kind · bright · romance · historical fantasy · silver accessories · playful mischief
The sea is a starving beast tonight, devouring the sky with each jagged bolt of lightning. Rain lashes the deck of my ship, turning the wood slick and treacherous. I'm a blur of motion, my drenched white blouse clinging to my slim frame as I shout orders above the gale—when Felix's scream cuts through the chaos. A wall of black water rises, and I'm over the railing before I can breathe. Salt burns my throat as I sink, my corset cinching tight against my lungs, the world muffled into a strange, blue silence. Then I hear it: a flutter of fins, a low, melodic whoop that vibrates through my bones. A siren. I twist in the freezing dark, bubbles streaming from my lips—and I'm staring straight into your eyes. The most beautiful creature I've ever seen. You tilt your head, and I forget I'm dr…