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Co-Authors of The Siren's Call 📷 Queer (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈 Neurodivergent 🧠

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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#PosterPit #Q #RF #NA
A poster with a bright pink and yellow sunset with the sea and a boat. The top says the names "Delphine Moore" and "Osian Owens". Beneath are three wreaths with quotes; "Chemistry's def there" - Irish, Beta Reader, "Loved every second of it" - Firefly, Beta Reader, and "I really like this opening" - Ali, Beta Reader There's a large title in the middle in a curly font saying "THE SIREN'S CALL", with "Pirate Romantasy" below. Below it says "THE SIREN’S CALL is a adult/crossover romantasy complete at 85,000 words, with series potential. Fans of Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber will be drawn to both the desperate heroine always getting herself into trouble, and the cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest. Pair that with the nautical setting, adventure and slow burn romance of Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long." At the very bottom it says the names "Danielle Bradbury" and "Ashlea P. Screaton" and "In Agent Inboxes Now".
August 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW

Mates are rare, selected by Saints.

When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war.

#PosterPit #WIP #RF #NA
A poster for our work in progress: Through The Realm. The poster is split into three sections. From top to bottom: 1: A snowy, icy landscape with mountains. The main character names, "Mirrisol Soribi" and "Cyprien Seulta" are captioned at the top. Bordered with blue. 2: A rocky, leafy landscape with mountains. Bordered with green. 3: A volcano spewing lava and smoke. A summary titled at the bottom: "mates ARE exceedingly rare. the princess of Gundoi thought she would be blessed to have one. BUT her mate is the RIVAL prince of Skyce. Tethered BY THE unbreakable bond, ITS KEPT at bay with stolen kisses AND MEETINGS. But as it strengthens, granting unpredictable powers, they must control IT OR IT WILL BE weaponised by their families AFTER an attack, both are sent to FIND where it came from. THEY must decide if outing the bond could bring them together, or be the wedge forcing them apart" The title, THROUGH THE REALM, is split with a word in each section, outlined in the section colour.
August 16, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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OUABH x Dark Water Daughter x Howl's Moving Castle

A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a budding romance with the Captain reveals he's tailed by a tormented past, one he would sacrifice their mission & her friend to escape.

#PosterPit #Q #RF #NA
A poster with a dark blue background with the sea and the sky at night with the shadow of a ship. The top says the names "Delphine Moore" and "Osian Owens". Beneath are three wreaths with quotes; "You've sold it to me, I need to read this" - Chloe, Tiktok, "I'm invested in them, chemistry's def there" - Irish, Beta Reader and "Giggling and kicking my feet" - Finn, Beta Reader. There's a large title in the middle in a curly font saying "THE SIREN'S CALL", with 'a romantasy series" above and "where fate intertwines with myth" below. Below it says "THE SIREN’S CALL is a adult/crossover romantasy complete at 85,000 words, with series potential. Fans of Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber will be drawn to both the desperate heroine always getting herself into trouble, and the cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest. Pair that with the nautical setting, adventure and slow burn romance of Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long." At the bottom left are the names Danielle and Ashlea.
August 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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OUTLANDER X FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

☠️ Pirates
✨ A mythical stone
🔥 Fiery FMC always getting into trouble
🤫 Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret
🌹 True slow burn romance
🔪Dark villain lurking @ edges

#QuestPit #NA #RF #Q
An agent guide for The Siren's Call by Danielle Bradbury and Ashlea P Screaton. A new adult slowburn romantic fantasy. Pitch: Delphine’s always wished for a life as romantic and adventurous as her stories. With any brief escape punished by her employer, she’s desperate to flee, if not for Otto; her best friend, and the only family she’s known. So when he is sent with pirates after a mythical map, she refuses to be left behind. At sea, a budding romance with the Captain reveals he’s tailed by a dark past, one he’d sabotage the mission to escape. But the pirates claimed Otto’s life if anything goes wrong, and Delphine will do anything—even use the Captain’s past against him—to get the map and save Otto. Comp Titles: Once Upon A Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber) - Cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest - Selfless heroine sacrificing all for love - Magic and myths - Betrayal - True slow burn romance Dark Water Daughter (H. M. Long) - Love interest with a scarring secret - High stakes survival and adventure - Looming villain - Pirates - Sea myths & magical creatures Howl's Moving Castle - Impact of societal expectations - Power of romantic and self-love - Steampunk elements - Chosen family - Taking responsibility Excerpt: Summers spent in a bordello ought to have prepared Delphine better. Though Hunter and his girls had always ensured Delphine did not see anything vulgar or unsightly, it was difficult to be ignorant when sitting around a dinner table amongst chattering girls. They told tales of their clients, giggling or rolling their eyes at wild requests from sailors. Hunter would shush them and send a pointed look in her direction, only goading them to spin even more dramatic and rather gruesome tales. Delphine would blush, but she took the joy in their teasing gratefully; summers spent in Hunter's Bordello were only full of fond memories. But they should have prepared her better for the view she had walked in on. Bobbin Boutique was a renowned tailor shop in Wyndell Bay, their suits a favourable cut for her employer and her best friend. The Benton's only owned suits from there. It was understandable why, with the soft silks and delicate stitching, all in the familiar blue the Benton's claimed as their own. An inoffensive woodsy scent permeated the store at all times, blown around by a steady rail spinning in tandem with a large cog bolted to the ceiling. Everything hung from it in that very familiar powdery blue. It was there, central to the fluttering silks circling them like sharks, one of the Bobbin twins stood with his hands tucked into the back pockets of another man. Their heads were tilted, low grumbles quiet under the rattling of the turning rail, as they kissed.
August 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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OUABH x Dark Water Daughter x Howl's Moving Castle

A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a budding romance with the Captain reveals he's tailed by a tormented past, one he would sacrifice their mission & her friend to escape.

#QuestPit #NA #RF #Q
A moody aesthetic board in cream and dark tones for the novel THE SIREN'S call, feat. a treasure map with ships sailing etched on it, a woman in a dress with a dagger, an ornate swirling sword handle, a pirate ship on the sea, sirens in the water, a necklace with tentacle detail, a man with a sword, and a letter with cursive writing. In the centre is a quote: "We don't take captives - we don't leave them, either. Sea's a free place for all brave enough t'join her."
August 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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While Ashlea and I are working on our major rewrite of our story, I'd like to present our updated #AgentGuide

This is our adult/crossover romantic fantasy with a true slow burn romance, and series potential!

#WritingCommunity 📖🦋
An agent guide for The Siren's Call by Danielle Bradbury and Ashlea P Screaton. A new adult slowburn romantic fantasy. Pitch: Delphine’s always wished for a life as romantic and adventurous as her stories. With any brief escape punished by her employer, she’s desperate to flee, if not for Otto; her best friend, and the only family she’s known. So when he is sent with pirates after a mythical map, she refuses to be left behind. At sea, a budding romance with the Captain reveals he’s tailed by a dark past, one he’d sabotage the mission to escape. But the pirates claimed Otto’s life if anything goes wrong, and Delphine will do anything—even use the Captain’s past against him—to get the map and save Otto. Comp Titles: Once Upon A Broken Heart (Stephanie Garber) - Cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest - Selfless heroine sacrificing all for love - Magic and myths - Betrayal - True slow burn romance Dark Water Daughter (H. M. Long) - Love interest with a scarring secret - High stakes survival and adventure - Looming villain - Pirates - Sea myths & magical creatures Howl's Moving Castle - Impact of societal expectations - Power of romantic and self-love - Steampunk elements - Chosen family - Taking responsibility Summers spent in a bordello ought to have prepared Delphine better. Though Hunter and his girls had always ensured Delphine did not see anything vulgar or unsightly, it was difficult to be ignorant when sitting around a dinner table amongst chattering girls. They told tales of their clients, giggling or rolling their eyes at wild requests from sailors. Hunter would shush them and send a pointed look in her direction, only goading them to spin even more dramatic and rather gruesome tales. Delphine would blush, but she took the joy in their teasing gratefully; summers spent in Hunter's Bordello were only full of fond memories. But they should have prepared her better for the view she had walked in on.
July 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW

Mates are rare, selected by Saints.

When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war.

#WIP #NA #RF #questpit
A gradiented mood board for the WIP novel THROUGH THE REALM. From bottom left to top right the background goes from fiery orange and red to icy blue and grey, with blue and red flames. There are nine images in a 3x3 format. Top left: an icy landscape and walkway through what could be a palace Top middle: a man with his back to us with snowy white hair, running a hand through it and with a bare back Top right: two bare hands with snowflake patterns formed from snow Middle left: bare feet walking across coals towards us Middle middle: a quote reading "I am bitter-our histories are stained by war and hate." Middle right: two bare feet walking across ice away from us Bottom right: two hands creating fire between them Bottom middle: the silhouette of a woman with one hand in the air in front of a huge fire Bottom right: a fiery castle atop a cliff with fire behind it and lava dripping from the cliff
May 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

Courting a Lord could've been Delphine's escape from her violent employer, but in racing to sea after her bff, a budding affair w/ the pirate Captain uncovers the man awaiting her hand might have much darker intentions.

#questpit #Q #NA #RF
A large aesthetics board for the novel THE SIREN'S CALL featuring three rows of images, the top and bottom in black and white and the middle row in moody blue tones. The first row depicts a man and a woman kissing in a hallway, a bearded man dressed in formal Victorian clothing, a woman reading over the ocean, and a regally dressed man and woman looking at each other on a balcony. The middle row depicts a pirate ship without sails, a siren swimming downwards, a man and a woman sitting on a hill looking up at the stars, and a view of a crow's next from below at night with the moon and stars in the background. The final row depicts a man in a long black coat walking away down a foggy cobbled street, a pirate flag, a woman in a maid's uniform and a man and woman kissing under the stars.
May 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a passionate romance w/ the pirate captain opens her eyes to a world of danger & she must do anything to get the map before she loses her friend.

#questpit #Q #NA #RF
The first slide of an Agent's Guide for the novel A SIREN'S CALL. It has a sapphire blue background with bubbles, bordered once in black, then once in a very pale blue. In the centre there is a circle with around a quarter of sea at the bottom and the rest the sky. There are two blue seagrass, one on either side of the circle. Curved around the top of the circle it says the author's names, "Danielle Bradbury" and "Ashlea Screaton", and mirrored at the bottom it gives the name and genre as "New adult slowburn romantic fantasy". The title "THE SIREN'S CALL" is in the centre of the circle but sticks out either end, the letters on the blue are coloured pale blue and the ones over the circle are coloured black. Beneath the title in smaller letters is the word count, "90k words". The second slide of an Agent's Guide for the novel A SIREN'S CALL. It has a sapphire blue background with bubbles, bordered once in black, then once in a very pale blue. At the top there is a black title, split off with a little blue shore bordered with white, reading "Pitch". The rest of the slide reads in white "Courting a Lord could've been Delphine's escape from her violent employer, but when her best friend is sent with pirates after a mythical map, she refuses to be left behind. A budding romance with the Captain reveals he is tailed by a dark past which could sabotage the mission, but the pirates have claimed her friend as collateral. She must do anything to get the map-even using the Captain's secret against him-or lose her friend." The third slide of the Guide. It has a sapphire blue background with bubbles, bordered once in black, then once in a very pale blue. At the top there is a black title, split off with a little blue shore bordered with white, reading "Comps". Below, there are five images of book covers split evenly, alternating between being on the bottom of the page, or the top of the page. The space above/below the book has some pale blue text, and each book is split from the others with a little decorative line. From left to right: The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah - Journey for a mythical artefact Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long - Loyalty & slowburn romance Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller - Power dynamics & trauma Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber - Cocky but hopelessly romantic LI The Ever King by L.J. Andrews - Complex romance & identity The fourth slide for the novel A SIREN'S CALL. It has a sapphire blue background with bubbles, bordered once in black, then once in a very pale blue. At the top there is a black title, split off with a little blue shore bordered with white, reading "Excerpt". The rest of the slide reads in white "Few things gave Delphine the same rush as finishing a book on stolen time. The end of this faerytale had been evading her for days, interrupted repeatedly by chiming bells, banal instructions, or nipping in her ear to ‘get a move on!’. Each time accompanied by a lamenting sigh, the book’s scarred spine deforming further as she wedged it open with whatever she could find. Pots and pans weren’t preferable, but were the usual suspects. It didn’t matter that she could recite the tale cover to cover with her eyes closed. She longed for the rhythm of the words to lull her into another land, another time, another life. An adventure, or a change in scenery from cold stone and colder steel. Far away from chamber pots, snooty sneers and vile tempers."
May 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#PosterPitQ #NA #RF
A poster with a bright pink and yellow sunset with the sea and a boat. The top says the names "Delphine Moore" and "Osian Owens". Beneath are three wreaths with quotes; "Chemistry's def there" - Irish, Beta Reader, "Loved every second of it" - Firefly, Beta Reader, and "I really like this opening" - Ali, Beta Reader There's a large title in the middle in a curly font saying "THE SIREN'S CALL", with "Pirate Romantasy" below. Below it says "THE SIREN’S CALL is a adult/crossover romantasy complete at 85,000 words, with series potential. Fans of Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber will be drawn to both the desperate heroine always getting herself into trouble, and the cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest. Pair that with the nautical setting, adventure and slow burn romance of Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long." At the very bottom it says the names "Danielle Bradbury" and "Ashlea P. Screaton" and "In Agent Inboxes Now".
April 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a passionate romance w/ the pirate captain opens her eyes to a world of danger & she must do anything to get the map before she loses her friend.

#PosterPitQ #NA #RF
A poster with a dark blue background with the sea and the sky at night with the shadow of a ship. The top says the names "Delphine Moore" and "Osian Owens". Beneath are three wreaths with quotes; "You've sold it to me, I need to read this" - Chloe, Tiktok, "I'm invested in them, chemistry's def there" - Irish, Beta Reader and "Giggling and kicking my feet" - Finn, Beta Reader. There's a large title in the middle in a curly font saying "THE SIREN'S CALL", with 'a romantasy series" above and "where fate intertwines with myth" below. Below it says "THE SIREN’S CALL is a adult/crossover romantasy complete at 85,000 words, with series potential. Fans of Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber will be drawn to both the desperate heroine always getting herself into trouble, and the cocky but hopelessly romantic love interest. Pair that with the nautical setting, adventure and slow burn romance of Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long." At the bottom left are the names Danielle and Ashlea.
April 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Here's some I prepared earlier:
A 4-panel meme of Gru from Despicable me. Each panel displays Gru next to a whiteboard with added text. 1: Take a once-in-a-lifetime change to escape being Otto's maid. 2: Make sure the Captain knows I follow no orders. 3: Fall for the Captain and protect Otto at all costs. 4: (with Gru doing a double take) Fall for the Captain and protect Otto at all costs. A meme with a car given a choice between two lanes, speeding off to the right at the last second. The sign above has added writing. Left: Let shit go. Right: Let that 30-year grudge consume me and everyone else. The car has been labelled with "big bad". A man with dark hair motioning towards a yellow butterfly. Above the man it says "Otto", beneath the butterfly it says "a dangerous situation with the potential to kill him", and at the bottom it says "is this the best time of my life?" There are three panels of a person riding a bicycle. In the first, they are holding a stick and text has been added saying "Finally, a taste of freedom!". The second is them putting the stick in the spokes of the front wheel with text: "Gives up freedom for Otto". The third is them fallen off the bike, sadly holding their leg.
April 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Mine are an eclectic little bunch... #RevPitWaiting
March 24, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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*Rubs hands together* Time to shine!

#RevPitWaiting
A large aesthetics board for the novel THE SIREN'S CALL featuring three rows of images, the top and bottom in black and white and the middle row in moody blue tones. The first row depicts a man and a woman kissing in a hallway, a bearded man dressed in formal Victorian clothing, a woman reading over the ocean, and a regally dressed man and woman looking at each other on a balcony. The middle row depicts a pirate ship without sails, a siren swimming downwards, a man and a woman sitting on a hill looking up at the stars, and a view of a crow's next from below at night with the moon and stars in the background. The final row depicts a man in a long black coat walking away down a foggy cobbled street, a pirate flag, a woman in a maid's uniform and a man and woman kissing under the stars. A moody aesthetic board in cream and dark tones for the novel THE SIREN'S CALL. From top row left-right moving down; a treasure map with ships sailing etched on it, a woman in a dress with a dagger, an ornate swirling sword handle, a pirate ship on the sea, a quote: "We don't take captives - we don't leave them, either. Sea's a free place for all brave enough t'join her.", sirens in the water, a necklace with tentacle detail, a man with a sword, and a letter with cursive writing.
March 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Joined the bandwagon and made a pitch card for our querying novel!

#WritingCommunity #NA #A #amquerying
March 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#Cupit #RF #NA #Q
February 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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ROMEO & JULIETTE X ZELDA: BOTW

Mates are rare, selected by Saints.

When royals from rival Kingdoms are chosen, the blessing becomes a deadly curse. As it strengthens & grants powers, they must conceal the bond, or their families may weaponise it in war.

#WIP #NA #RF #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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THE EVER KING X DARK WATER DAUGHTER

🏴‍☠️Pirates
☠️A mythical stone
🏴‍☠️Fiery FMC always getting into trouble
☠️Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret
🏴‍☠️True slow burn romance
☠️Dark villain lurking @ edges

#Q #NA #RF #questpit #agentsguide
February 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

When a fiery maid ran to sea to escape her violent employer, she never expected a passionate romance with a pirate captain–or needing to hunt down a legendary map to save her best friend's life.

#Q #NA #RF #questpit
February 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Since we've hopped back into #querying, here's a new #AgentsGuide!

☠️ Pirates
🏴‍☠️ A sprinkle of ✨️magic✨️
☠️ Fiery FMC always getting into trouble
🏴‍☠️ Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret
☠️ Dark villain lurking @ edges

#literaryagents #WritingCommunity
February 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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DARK WATER DAUGHTER X ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART

A fiery maid races to sea after her bff & a legendary map, but a passionate romance w/ the pirate captain opens her eyes to a world of danger & she must do anything to get the map before she loses her friend.

#YouDeservepIt #NA #Q
January 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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OUTLANDER X FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

🏴‍☠️ Pirates
☠️ A sprinkle of magic
🏴‍☠️ Fiery FMC always getting into trouble
☠️ Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret
🏴‍☠️ True slow burn romance
☠️ Dark villain lurking @ the edges

#YouDeservepIt #NA #Q
January 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART X DARK WATER DAUGHTER

Courting a Lord could've been Delphine's escape from her violent employer, but chasing her bff & a magic map to sea—& a passionate affair w/ the pirate Captain—reveals the man awaiting her hand might have much darker intentions.

#YouDeservepIt #NA #Q
January 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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THE EVER KING X DANCE OF THIEVES

Courting a Lord could've been Delphine's escape from her violent employer, but in racing to sea after her best friend, a budding affair w/ the pirate Captain uncovers the man awaiting her hand might have much darker intentions.

#NA #RF #UW #Q #P2Ppit
January 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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OUTLANDER X FRENCHMAN'S CREEK

Secrets & obsession make for a dangerous tale...

🏴‍☠️Pirates
☠️A sprinkle of magic
🏴‍☠️Fiery FMC always getting into trouble
☠️Flirtatious pirate captain w/ a dark secret
🏴‍☠️True slow burn romance
☠️Dark villain lurking @ edges

#NA #RF #UW #Q #P2Ppit
January 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM