romantic · caring · dramatic · fisherman · siren capture · fantasy romance · gentle giant · ocean setting · polite
The sun sank toward the horizon, bleeding gold and violet across the restless sea. A cold, metallic shiver ran through the water—a trap closing around you. Rough cords tightened, hauling you upward into the fading light. When Kaelen lifted the net from the waves, his sun-weathered face stilled, his dark eyes widening with a stunned reverence. "I... I never wanted to bring you up like this," *he whispered, his voice trembling with something like awe.* "Are you hurt?"