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đ Arlong-! Where has the fandom been all my life???~ I loved this immensely, and it is certainly a treat to read something about one if my favourite Fishmen. I cry an encore. Double servings of Arlong, please~!!! đđ©”đ„°â„ïžđâšâš
Shark Bait - Arlong x Reader
Arlong x Fish/Human Hybrid AFAB Reader
Content Warning â This is a darker story than my other Arlong Pirates related work (and has no connection to said works, consider this my dark Arlong AU) and was inspired from a prompt/headcanons from @sheisabitchbicth here on Tumblr and contains elements of yandere, dubcon, and noncon. (and yes, this work is 18+/NSFW!)
If no likey, thereâs the Back button. I have other OP stories or other works that may be more your taste.
If you like this kind of thing though, then read on. Iâve been wanting to do something dark for a bit, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so, so have fun with this guilty pleasure project of mine :) All feedback is very much appreciated.
Shark Bait - Part 1
You had never met another fishperson in your life until Arlongâs crew came across you. Your parents were slaves who had escaped together, using their combined skills to make their way out. From what your mother told you, they became friends while they were slaves, and after their escape they were lovers for a while. Eventually, they parted, though on amicable terms. Your mother never told your father that she was pregnant, though.
She did not want to return to her family or native land, though. So she found an island that seemed out of the way, and settled there. People felt bad for her for being a former slave, so when you were born, they looked in the other direction, so you for the most part led a quiet life. Your fatherâs heritage gave you the ability to breathe underwater, so you would go fishing, or search for various items that would augment your motherâs meager income. Sometimes you might help out neighbors in a similar manner, so even though you were half fishwoman, you found some acceptance in your community.
By the time you were in your late teens, you were used to most people not noticing your gills, or the color of your skin. You stayed out of trouble and often out of sight. If you dressed appropriately and wore a large hat or hood, you could escape the notice of Marines who touched upon your island during their trips. It was a quiet life. Were you happy? Sometimes you were not sure. As youâd gotten older, you wanted to know more about your fatherâs people, and there was only so much your mother could tell you.
So one day, youâre out swimming, and looking for treasures that you can bring home. Since youâve pretty much picked clean the areas closest to the island, youâve had to venture out further, which hey, itâs great swimming practice. You feel at peace in the sea, feeling it move through your lungs as you move through the water. You know there are fish- and merfolk and Sea Kings and beasts out there, but at the moment itâs easy to imagine that you are alone in this world. You drift past the coral, admiring it.
Suddenly, you see movement out of the corner of your eye and turn around to see what you are almost certain is another person darting off in the murky distance, if itâs not a large fish. A few of the people on the island dive, but you know that none can dive this far or deep. So maybe itâs a big fish that would probably be a welcome meal for your mother. Youâre debating whether you should go after it before a shadow passes overhead, and you look up, wondering if itâs another fish, when in shock you realize itâs a ship. You were so absorbed in your work that youâd failed to notice the coming of a ship, nor did you expect one as the Marines did not come by often. You drift towards the hulking dark shape before something much, much closer swoops down in front of you, close enough that you feel the water displacement against your body as he fills the space.
You see clear blue eyes and the longest nose youâve ever seen, and there is a grin full of the sharpest teeth youâve ever seen or even imagined. A short shriek bursts from your throat before a wave of lightheadedness overcomes you.
The next moments are a haze as you try to fight passing out. You are pulled to a strong chest before you are dragged to the surface, a red sun filling much of your vision as you stare dumbly at the chest of the person whoâs taken you. You gasp softly as the two of you break the surface of the water, and your limbs hang limp as youâre hauled onto a ship that is most decidedly not a Marine ship. Or even a merchant ship, from the looks of it.
As your head lolls back, you get another look at the face of your captor. No, you didnât imagine that serrated nose, or the mouth full of sharp teeth, and you start to panic, finding your strength and starting to push against him.
âOh, we have a feisty one here,â Sawnose chortles, letting you go for but a moment before he grabs your wrists in his large hand, hoisting your hands above your head, leaving you helpless under his scrutiny, and he is not the only one staring.
âLet me go!â you cry, trying to kick him as other men surround you, with a variety of skin colors, some of them having fins, or other fishlike features, in a wide assortment. One thing they all have in common â and you do with them â are their gills. If you were not so frightened and anxious, you might be reveling in the fact that youâre finally meeting other fishmen for the first time in your life.
You are lifted off your feet, and can not help but feel like a hooked fish that is being held up by a fisherman for inspection or display. You try a few more kicks, but Sawnose is incredibly tall and his arm is long enough to keep you at just enough distance to keep you from any effective kick. He laughs as your feet graze his upper legs and stomach.
Your next instinct is to curl up as you see the hungry gazes that are fixed on your damp and near-nude form. Youâve found that diving is more comfortable the less clothes you wear, so youâre in a tank top and briefs, which both cling to you, your net bag hanging empty at your side. The way youâre being handled makes you wonder if these fishmen might try to sell you into slavery. You know your mother will worry about that if you do not come home.
âSo, whatâs a pretty little thing like you doing in a place like this?â Sawnose asks with an amused tone. You try to be silent, but he snarls at you, and itâs obvious he could cause serious injury, so you have no choice but to answer his question, and any other that he wants to ask you. You confirm that you are indeed the child of a fishperson. When asked what that parentâs name was, you utter it, and his eyes widen.
You are dropped to the deck, wincing as you land on the bare wood. It is then that you learn that your father was once a crewmate of the man whoâd just kidnapped you. For a moment you feel your heart leap up in your throat. Will you have the chance to meet him? But your heart plummets to the pit of your stomach when you learn heâs been dead for years. You start crying, and surprisingly, Sawnose kneels next to you, stroking your hair.
âI want to go home,â you plead.
âSilly girl. You are home,â he asserts as you give him a confused stare. He informs you that since you are the offspring of someone from his crew, it means you belong to the crew, and to its captain above all else. So⊠this means youâre not going to be sold into slavery? Youâre just going to be conscripted into a pirate crew?
Fuck. Your mind races as you wonder how you can find your way out of this predicament. Because this can not fucking happen to you. Just because your father was a pirate⊠a father youâve never met, whoâd never even held you in his arms after you were born. What cruel fate has wrought this?
âWho are you, and what are you doing here?â you manage to inquire as you rise to your feet, crossing your arms to maintain as much modesty as you can. Itâs one thing to dive near-naked, when there is no one else around to impede on your enjoyment of the sea, and another to be ogled at by so many eyes. Whenâs the last time these men saw a woman?
Sawnose laughs, and introduces himself and his crew. He is the mighty captain Arlong the Saw, leader of the Arlong Pirates, and Lord of the East Blue. Your island is his next target in the expansion of his territory, and his men have been scouting around it for a couple of days, staying out of sight. You are an unexpected â but not unwelcome, Arlong assures you â find. Since youâre now part of the crew, you will be spared the tribute that Arlong and his crew are going to extract from the island.
Your thoughts fly to your mother. As a single mother, your mother never had much money. Usually there was food in your belly, and always a roof over your head. Your mother occasionally managed to scrape together enough money for a treat, for what was life without small enjoyments, she would say. You knew she had a bit of money squirreled away for medicine or doctors, and to your dismay, you remember how she has needed more of these in the last couple of years. How will she be able to afford all that on top of Arlongâs tribute, especially if youâre not there to help her?
As Arlongâs words sink in, and the reality of what your mother and the rest of the village faces, you feel light-headed again. Since you were a child, you would get an attack like this rarely, usually after being dealt with an emotional blow.
And this isnât just an emotional blow. Itâs a fucking emotional sucker-punch, and you actually pass out.
Someone is stroking your forehead and hair, and for a moment, you think itâs your mother tending to you. But youâre not in a bed, youâre⊠on someoneâs lap, and your head and neck is on top of what youâre pretty sure is an arm. You hear conversation going on around you, footsteps bustling about, commands being given as the island comes into sight. A quiet whine escapes your throat as you struggle to gain consciousness.
âLooks like the little clownfish is coming awake,â you hear someone chuckle. You would come to hate being called that, for your captor uses it when he thinks you are being silly or stupid.
Who is calling you that, you wonder, and it all comes crashing upon you. Arlong. Arlong the Saw. Who just claimed you for himself and his crew. Who just told you the ultimate fate of your father. And who will terrorize your island and collect tribute from villagers who only want to live a quiet life. You try to bat away the hand thatâs touching you, and suddenly find your wrist ensconced in the iron grip of the hand you just tried to defend yourself from.
âNow, now, there will be none of that,â you hear him chide, and you open your eyes, seeing these bright blue eyes and that impressive nose hovering over your face. Your first instinct is to scoot back but the arm that had been supporting you now holds you in his lap in an iron grip. Itâs hard to not feel vulnerable pressed up against this impressive specimen of a fishman. And as your gaze darts around, you realize that the other fishmen are pretty tall too. Taller than even the tallest man in your village.
Now you really do feel like a little clownfish, surrounded by all sorts of predatory sea creatures.
