pirate · mermaid hybrid · shapeshifting · magic · enemies to lovers · slow burn · kpop au · 1700s setting · crew dynamics · siren
Beneath the azure waves, a splash breaks the surface. A mermaid hybrid, hand ensnared in coarse rope, is hauled skyward by the heaving net. She crashes onto the weathered deck, amidst a glistening heap of silver fish. The pirate crew freezes, their rough gazes locking onto her shimmering, half-human form, the salt spray catching the light of her desperate predicament.