Romance Challenge 2009
A Sailor’s Fate
Telio scanned the midnight horizon then climbed down from the crow’s nest. A soft splash made him squint starboard, just as a mournful song quivered in the night air. A face, pearly grey, emerged above the dark water. Bleak eyes, framed by purple shadows, looked up at him. The siren rose over the surface, tattered blue swathing bony arms that reached toward him.
“Maggie?” Telio dropped his pipe with a clatter. “What’s happened to you?” he cried. “I’m coming!”
Enchanted, Telio dove into the sea to save his love. Within moments, only concentric ripples in the water declared his plight.
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A/N: Inspired by legends of sirens luring the argonauts.
Telio scanned the midnight horizon then climbed down from the crow’s nest. A soft splash made him squint starboard, just as a mournful song quivered in the night air. A face, pearly grey, emerged above the dark water. Bleak eyes, framed by purple shadows, looked up at him. The siren rose over the surface, tattered blue swathing bony arms that reached toward him.
“Maggie?” Telio dropped his pipe with a clatter. “What’s happened to you?” he cried. “I’m coming!”
Enchanted, Telio dove into the sea to save his love. Within moments, only concentric ripples in the water declared his plight.
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A/N: Inspired by legends of sirens luring the argonauts.