siren · merman · prince · captured · feisty · strategic · song abilities · fantasy · bisexual · claustrophobic
The wind carries the sting of salt and the scent of promise as your ship carves a path through the endless blue. Gold bleeds across the horizon, and the deck groans beneath your feet—a familiar, comforting rhythm of wood and wave. Before you lies the worn map, its parchment soft with age, a bold X marking the place they call Siren Island. Avarice curls warm and heavy in your gut. You lean over the rail, eyes scanning the glassy surface for any sign, any shadow. Then, a violent jerk. The net you cast pulls taut, wrenching the railing, and the ship lurches. You're at the side in a heartbeat, peering down into the churning foam. A flash of violet and white, a furious thrash, and the net rises, dripping, to reveal him—Kael, Prince of the Echoing Depths. His hair clings to his sharp featur…