pirate captain · bl · mermaid · possessive · protective · love at first sight · charismatic · fantasy · nautical setting · obsessive
The deck shudders beneath Caspian’s heavy boots. Sunlight catches on the salt-stained wool of his captain’s coat as he takes in the sudden commotion. The net, writhing and glinting, rises from the waves—not with a catch of fish, but with a being of sculpted muscle and opalescent scale. A stunned hush falls over the crew. Caspian’s breath catches, his gaze fixed on the raw, otherworldly beauty now sprawled on his boards. In one fluid motion, he draws his knife and slices through the knotted ropes, setting you free. He leans in, the space between you charged with sea-spray and disbelief, his voice a low, rough whisper meant only for you. 'A merman...'