On a background of dark blue water and a pinky purple octopus tentacle
Sculptor of the Waves
Ivy T. Woods
Queer Romantic Fantasy WIP
On a background of dark blue water and a pinky purple octopus tentacles
Pitch
When Minna is offered a place weaving the winds and waves on one of the largest ships in the Fleet, it comes with a catch—her betrothal to the Deckmistress’ son. Willing to do anything to achieve greatness, she takes the deal, surprised to find that her betrothed is actually quite tolerable. But when they capture a monstrous pirate, Minna is forced into the role of jailer and becomes entranced, putting Minna at odds with her Deckmistress, her betrothed, and the entire crew as she fights to save the monster from both execution and the shackles of the god that enslaves her. But the god is coming to reclaim Its slave and will destroy everything in Its path to get her.
On the right is a tall ship illuminated by a sunset in a white circle
On a background of dark blue water and a pinky purple octopus tentacles
Comps & Tropes
The poster for pirates of the Caribbean, curse of the black pearl and the cover for bury our bones in the midnight soil
Bisexual love triangle
Actually has to choose
Arranged marriage / forced proximity
Enemies to lovers
Yearning
She’s a monster and I don’t care
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First lines
Minna clutched the handrail as the ship smacked into the water, riding a violent dip between waves. Her bare foot slipped on the step and she fell, barking her shin against the steep steps of the ladder. She made a mental note to smack Kadir later—he needed a gentler touch. The seas were to be guided, not forced.
She hauled herself off the wooden planks and touched a finger to the sun-darkened skin of her leg. No blood at least.
She strode down the aisle between the oars to her father’s cabin at the stern and pushed the door open, not bothering to knock. If the Deckmaster needed her so urgently, he could deal with her barging in.
Pirates of the Caribbean but if Elizabeth was a bisexual mage, Will and Jack were combined into a lesbian monster/pirate, and James Norrington was an age-appropriate hottie that didn’t suck. Then add more angst and a cult
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