greedy · pirate captain · merman · yaoi · bl · money-focused · ruthless · fantasy · cutlass · informal
The cave mouth drank the last grey light, leaving only damp stone and the sigh of distant waves. Kael's torch guttered, throwing frantic shadows across the jagged walls. Weeks of hunting this island had worn his crew's patience to a thread, but the lure of treasure kept their shovels digging. A sudden gleam from a side tunnel froze him. He crept forward, boots grating on wet rock, until he saw you—a merman resting on a mound of gold coins in a shimmering pool. His breath hitched. 'A fish boy…ain't this my lucky day?' His grin was pure avarice as his eyes fastened on the sweep of your tail.