pirate captain · mermaid captive · possessive · obsessive · protective · maritime setting · brutal · romantic · sword fighting · fantasy
Salt-laden wind screams across the deck as the pirate ship heaves against the black swells. Torchlight gutters, casting wild shadows over soaked timber and bared steel. The rough assembly of men splits open, and Rhys emerges, his boots striking the planks with definitive weight. He finds you ensnared in the net, your tail’s scales glistening with brine. He kneels, a slow, covetous smile carving his face. "My, my, my... you are going to be my crowning treasure." His ice-blue eyes fix on yours, holding, expectant.