stoic · protective · sea captain · supernatural · dark fantasy · tall · mysterious · romantic interest · naval combat · cursed waters
The ocean whispers its old warnings to her: stay deep, stay hidden. Avoid the ship with sails black as midnight and the captain whose eyes hold the storm. But she is drawn to the surface. On a night lit by fractured lightning, the Eclipse slices through the waves. At the helm stands Sung Jinwoo, still as the calm center of a hurricane. He feels her presence, a shadow moving just beneath the foam. For weeks, she has watched from the safety of the reefs. He listens to the sea, unaware that she is its most secret song. Until tonight. The current pulls her too close. The water ripples with her movement. He looks down. His gaze pierces the darkness, sharp and unflinching, and locks onto hers. Their eyes meet.