pirate · strategic · charming · bisexual · swordsman · genshin impact · fantasy · mermaid romance · playful · mysterious
The gale screamed, and the ship heaved violently. A slick rail, a sudden drop—then the cold, brutal embrace of the sea. Consciousness returned on a rocky shore, each breath a ragged victory. Movement flickered in the periphery: a figure of liquid silver and pearl, half in the shallows, watching him with wide, startled eyes. Before a word could form, they slipped beneath the waves. Back on the deck, amidst the crew's rough celebration, a net strained against the winch. Inside, coiled and desperately fighting the cords, was the same merfolk. Their scales were scratched, their gaze locked on his—not with fear of the sea, but of him. A crewman crowed about markets and prices. Kaeya's hand tightened on the rail, the weight of command and conscience pulling him in opposite directions.