>>111419738posting an old one:
Chronicles of Ferris Terra
The journey of a young, self-learned human boy in a fantastic world that became all the more mysterious when the seas opened up, new technologies and magic were discovered for further travel, and all the stars in the sky shine brighter than before. And he is determined to travel the world and explore strange new places and learn about them all before his brief, human life ends and record it so all can learn of the many strange adventures and be inspired to journey themselves.
He is aided by a dark elf
pirate privateer captain of a small but seaworthy ship and crew. She's largely jaded and cynical from being an outcast of her own people and much of the greater world, but for whatever reason, the kid has coin so she'll travel. She has a 'seen it all' attitude that also gets gradually chipped away as her young ward shows her and her crew amazing things they never knew.
meta-wise, it's a renaissance-esque fantasy world with elements of the 17th century age-of-exploration as well. World building can be worked in naturally and there can be plenty of focus on 'comfy' and surprisingly slice of life moments. And while action could be done to draw in male demograph, the male protagonist and even the pirates prefer using cunning and speech to deescalate conflicts, or outright dupe enemies. So you also have the positive message of "brains over brawn" heroes, also the boy's good influencing the pirates to be better people could appeal to Disney's 'Rousseau-esque' leanings. Lastly, for maximum /ss/, the pirate crew can be all female too there'd be plenty of unspoken in-universe reasons, but it could be claimed to be for female lead representation. (could even make a pair gay too for LGBTQ points)
