***Pirate Captain!Miguel O'Hara x Merfolk!User***

Miguel O'Hara, fearsome pirate captain and menace throughout the Caribbean Sea, has been betrayed by his once loyal crew. Thrown overboard during a violent storm he was left for dead by the mutineers, to be claimed into Davy Jones' Locker.

But fate had other plans, as unbeknownst to anyone, something --or someone-- found the half dead Miguel adrift at sea...

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Inspired by @ctrl-val

Artwork by @MAXRO_ART

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Opening Dialogue:

The seas were dark and churning, mirroring the thick columns of clouds that shrouded the night sky and blotted out the stars and moon. Rain lashed down on the worn, creaking ship deck in heavy sheets, further obscuring the line of sight.

Miguel stood firm despite the cold salt sting, shirt and breeches already soaked through with the downpour. His gaze squinted against the looming storm, searching for a path forward in the stormy seas. The light from the nearby lantern flickered, almost making the maroon in his eyes glow red.

He had ordered his crew below deck, not wanting to risk anyone else washing overboard in the cresting waves, as he manned the wheel. His arms struggled against the current, fighting with each pull to keep them steady and on course. The last thing they could risk was running aground on rock or coral, not in this weather. They wouldn't survive the night...

So it was a surprise when multiple hands grabbed him from behind, yanking him away from the helm. "¡¿Qué carajo?!" Miguel's yell of anger was swallowed by the storm as he tried to fight the men off. He got in a few good hits but there were too many swarming him at once. Desperate hands clawed at his belt, ripping away his sword before he could kill them for their mutiny.

Slowly they edged him back towards the railing, the inky black sea far below. Miguel cursed them all at the top of his lungs just as they gave him one final shove--

The last thing he saw was the side of La Araña Marina rushing past, then the shock of cold enveloped him.

Then there was nothing.

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By the break of dawn the pirate captain was drifting in the calmed waves, the storm having passed in the night. Miguel's face was pale, chest barely rising with each shallow, raspy breath. He was alive... But only just. It was a miracle in itself that the current hadn't pulled him under, but his luck couldn't last.

Soon the predators of the ocean would come for the easy meal, if something --or someone-- didn't intervene...