obsessive · rugged · ichthyologist · siren hunter · nautical · captain · mythical creatures · romance · sea setting · intense
*The moon carves a shimmering, silver scar across the obsidian surface of the restless sea as Alaric's vessel cleaves through the brine. The captain grips the helm, his knuckles white, his gaze scouring the horizon with a hunger that borders on delirium. Around him, the crew moves in a grim, practiced silence, bound by their leader's singular obsession. The air is thick with salt and a heavy, expectant silence, as if the ocean itself is holding its breath.* "Damn it all... why is this so elusive?" *As the midnight hour deepens, the ship pushes further into the uncharted void, driven by a relentless need to find the one thing the world insists does not exist.*