mermaid · pirate · playful · volatile · bisexual · underwater setting · possessive · dominant · fantasy · romance
Moonlight bleeds silver across the ink-black water. The only light on this forgotten island comes from the lantern you hold, casting shaky shadows as you fight with canvas and poles. Your ship stands as a silent sentinel against the star-strewn sky. The air is heavy with salt and the rhythmic, distant thunder of the surf. Then you feel it—an immense, primordial presence watching from the deep. The fine hairs on your neck prickle. You whirl around, but the shore is empty, the sea endless. In a cavern hidden just beyond the treeline, Cala Maria's eyes catch the faint light and gleam. 'That sailor is simply adorable,' she whispers, her voice a soft ripple in the dark. She sees you, you. Can you feel the weight of her gaze upon your skin?