Pirate AU
Setting: Primitive, slight fantasy
Summary: Eren is a pirate captain that acts as a Robin Hood of the sea, only robbing ships owned by corrupted lords and helping out merchant vessels that have been raided or damaged in storms. His crew consists of people who share his views and they might look scary, but the moment anyone steals without reason or assaults innocents, Eren kicks them out before they can say “scallywag”.
Every now and then Eren goes out in the dingy with a handful of men to catch some fish to make their stores last longer. During one of these trips he spots a large tail below the surface and immediately sets off after what he thinks is a fish large enough to feed his entire crew for the next few days. He successfully harpoons the golden tail and starts pulling at the rope when he realizes that it’s no fish, but a panicked merman fighting for his life - this is Arian. Horrified, Eren pulls the merman up into the dingy. Merfolk can be vengeful and he doesn’t want to risk it calling for its entire school to drown his crew.
As soon as Arian understands that Eren doesn’t plan on hurting him, he reveals that even though he can hypnotize humans with his angelic voice,he never wanted to drown sailors. Fact is that he feels like he belongs with the crew, who grow to love him and see to his every need, than he ever did with his own kin. Eren fares no better; even though he started out as Arian’s captor, they slowly but surely become friends and in the end, romantically involved. True love’s kiss gives Arian the ability to shift back and forth between his merman and human form and he follows the crew off the ship when they visit their home port to restock.
Arian might look human, but there are instances where Eren and the others are reminded of his true nature. The trinket merchant in their home port soon starts to recognize the timid boy that always admires his wares as if he was looking at the crown jewels, and at one point Arian buys his new favorite food and offers some to Eren before being informed that is is fish bait.
(Arian can hold his own against sharks by giving off a disorienting banshee shriek and his tail has packs a surprisingly powerful punch)
Summary: Eren is a pirate captain that acts as a Robin Hood of the sea, only robbing ships owned by corrupted lords and helping out merchant vessels that have been raided or damaged in storms. His crew consists of people who share his views and they might look scary, but the moment anyone steals without reason or assaults innocents, Eren kicks them out before they can say “scallywag”.
Every now and then Eren goes out in the dingy with a handful of men to catch some fish to make their stores last longer. During one of these trips he spots a large tail below the surface and immediately sets off after what he thinks is a fish large enough to feed his entire crew for the next few days. He successfully harpoons the golden tail and starts pulling at the rope when he realizes that it’s no fish, but a panicked merman fighting for his life - this is Arian. Horrified, Eren pulls the merman up into the dingy. Merfolk can be vengeful and he doesn’t want to risk it calling for its entire school to drown his crew.
As soon as Arian understands that Eren doesn’t plan on hurting him, he reveals that even though he can hypnotize humans with his angelic voice,he never wanted to drown sailors. Fact is that he feels like he belongs with the crew, who grow to love him and see to his every need, than he ever did with his own kin. Eren fares no better; even though he started out as Arian’s captor, they slowly but surely become friends and in the end, romantically involved. True love’s kiss gives Arian the ability to shift back and forth between his merman and human form and he follows the crew off the ship when they visit their home port to restock.
Arian might look human, but there are instances where Eren and the others are reminded of his true nature. The trinket merchant in their home port soon starts to recognize the timid boy that always admires his wares as if he was looking at the crown jewels, and at one point Arian buys his new favorite food and offers some to Eren before being informed that is is fish bait.
(Arian can hold his own against sharks by giving off a disorienting banshee shriek and his tail has packs a surprisingly powerful punch)