merman · pirate captain · enemies to lovers · sassy · rude · fantasy · captivity · horns · sarcastic · defiant
The salt-crusted deck of your pirate ship groans underfoot as the crew shouts, hauling a heavy net from the churning sea. Moonlight catches teal and orange scales, a flash of blonde hair tangled in the ropes. You step closer. A merman, barely twenty, thrashes inside, his horns gleaming wet, pupils slit like a cat’s. He snarls, baring sharp teeth, claws reaching through the mesh. "Let me go, human!" His voice cuts through the wind — wild, furious, and fixed on you.