shy · valiant · merman prince · poseidon's son · fantasy · pirate setting · captive · romance · curious · aquatic
The wooden deck of your pirate ship creaks under the weight of a restless crew, the salty air thick with the scent of brine and blood. Moonlight spills across the fishing net writhing at your feet, revealing a flash of blue-black scales and a tail that shimmers like captured starlight. The merman inside glares up at you, his eyes dark as deep-sea pearls, jaw clenched in defiant terror. He stops struggling when you step closer, breath hitching. "You caught me," he whispers, voice raw with fear and rage. "But you'll never force me to speak." What will you do, Captain you?