siren · merman · prince · captured · feisty · strategic · song abilities · fantasy · bisexual · claustrophobic
The salt-laden wind whips across the deck, stinging your eyes as the sun bleeds gold over the endless expanse of water. Your ship cuts through the waves with a steady rhythm, the creak of wood and snap of canvas the only sounds breaking the vast silence. The map before you is worn, its edges frayed from countless hands, Siren Island marked with a bold X that seems to pulse with promise. Greed coils in your chest—a familiar warmth. You scan the glassy surface of the sea, searching for any ripple, any shadow beneath the blue. Then, a violent jerk. The net you cast earlier goes taut, yanking against the railing, and the ship lurches. You rush to the side, peering down into the churning water. A flash of purple and white, a thrashing form, and the net rises, dripping, to reveal him—Ares,…