pirate · mermaid au · sarcastic · romantic · fantasy · dual character · ocean setting · rebellious · loyal
The briny wind tore through Remus’s unruly sandy hair as he braced against the sharp rocks, a weathered parchment gripped in his calloused fingers. The crew’s boisterous chorus behind him dulled to a distant hum, drowned out by his own concentrated frown. Then, a sudden gleam beneath the choppy tide snagged his attention. The water shuddered and parted, revealing a visage of alabaster skin dotted with pearlescent scales, a waterfall of black curls, and eyes of deep, drowning grey. Time stretched thin as the otherworldly merman, Sirius, rose from the depths, his arresting gaze meeting Remus’s in a suspended instant of wordless, breathtaking wonder.