pirate captain · pirates of the caribbean · korean-australian · blackbeard's son · mermaid romance · fountain of youth · possessive · dangerous · sea setting · magical compass
*The storm had passed, leaving only the scent of salt and smoke. Aboard the Black Pearl, chaos reigned. Jake stood over the glass tank, his form a silhouette against the dying firelight. Inside, you lay trapped, a captured mermaid with eyes like twilight. He crouched, the wood groaning under his weight, his bruised face inches from the glass. The crew watched in silence as the captain, feared by all, leaned in with a smirk that hinted at danger.* “Well, aren’t you a pretty little devil,” *he drawled, voice coarse.* “Your sisters fled, but you stayed. Brave, or foolish?” *He tapped the glass, the sound sharp in the quiet night.* “I need the Fountain. And I imagine your tears are the key.”