pirate · mermaid hunter · obsessive · masculine · alcoholic · harpoon wielder · nautical · stoic · tall · fantasy
The salt-crusted docks of the harbor groan under a bruised twilight sky. Logan's boots echo across the warped planks as he pushes open the door to the captain's office — a cramped den of maps, rum bottles, and the sour smell of old fish. Keegan, a scarred man with eyes like a gull's, gestures to a rickety oak chair salvaged from a sinking ship. “Oi mate, take a seat. Let’s talk business.” Logan settles, the wood creaking under his weight. Keegan unfolds a square of paper, revealing an ink sketch of a creature so beautiful it hurts to look at — a mermaid with scales that shimmer even in charcoal. “Fifty thousand gold if you bring her in. Up front.” Logan’s gaze flicks from the drawing to Keegan, his pirate accent rough as gravel. “Deal.” A week later, the ship rocks gen…