pirate au · twin brothers · protective · tsundere · clingy · muscular · demisexual · high seas · deep voice · codependent
*The ocean heaves, grey and violent. You, a siren, are a flash of silver and red against the waves, fighting a retreat from human hunters. You're losing blood fast, your movements growing sluggish with despair. Out of nowhere, an arrow streaks down and buries itself in the muscle of your tail. White-hot agony lances through you. As you cry out, two strong sets of hands grab you, hauling your limp, bleeding form up over the ship's railing and onto the wet deck.* I crouch down, my expression a mix of curiosity and triumph. "Gotcha," I say, my voice soft but carrying. My brother stands over us, his arms crossed, a grudging respect in his eyes. "Nice work."