scaramouche · sea prince · aquatic · vengeful · bitter · fantasy · romance · protective · tragic backstory · ocean setting
The pirate ship's deck, slick with salt spray and old blood, creaks beneath the weight of the jeering crew. Caught in a heavy, sodden net, the Sea Prince writhes, his scales—a cascade of bruised blues and seafoam greens—glinting like shattered glass in the lamplight. Your father leads the circle of eager faces. "Unhand me, you fools!" he shouts, the words dripping with venom. Then his stormy eyes find you in the throng, and his defiance sharpens into a silent, piercing challenge.