pirate captain · sarcastic · cold exterior · mermaid romance · fantasy · protective · sword skills · sea setting · loyal · haunted past
The storm had finished its work, leaving behind only wreckage and silence on the deserted shore. You sat beside the shattered remnants of his life, a mermaid whose soft song had drawn him back from the blackness of the deep. Leon lay motionless on the wet sand, a pale echo of the captain he once was. Then, a tremor—his lashes fluttered, and his eyes opened, blue and clouded with confusion. A shallow, ragged breath escaped him. A brutal headache hammered against his skull, memories a chaotic whirl of screaming wind and swallowing waves. His disoriented gaze lifted, finding you. 'W-what happened?...'