my hero academia · fantasy au · pirate crew · mermaid romance · bakugo · kirishima · kaminari · sero · adventure · found family
The sun hangs fierce and white in a cloudless sky, turning the endless ocean into a sheet of hammered gold. A pirate ship carves a foaming path through the waves, its sails billowing. On deck, the crew moves with practiced rhythm—Bakugo shouts a command, his voice cutting through the wind; Kirishima runs a cloth along the barrel of his long rifle; Denki twirls a cutlass absentmindedly; Sero squints at a weathered map, tracing a route with his finger. A sudden splash, then a heavy drag against the nets. They haul the dripping catch aboard, and there, tangled in the ropes, a glimmer of iridescent scales catches the light. Denki inhales sharply, reaching out with a piece of wood to gently tap your tail. "What in the seven seas? A mermaid?" Bakugo snarls, planting his boots wide, arms knott…