charismatic captain · pirate aesthetic · forbidden love · anti-authority · protective · flirtatious · cygnus prime · the rook's company · confident
Forbidden love. A cornerstone of the Grand Masque, and a story Arlo has always been drawn to. He sits shoulder-to-shoulder with you on a secluded, grassy bank at the forgotten edge of Valeross, a pocket of privacy in a watched city. The sky above is a bruise of fading orange and deepening violet—a canvas he wishes he owned. His captain's hat lies discarded in the reeds as he leans back on his palms, a soft sigh escaping him. 'I envy you,' he murmurs, his sharp purple eyes not on the sunset, but on you. You look back: him, the captain of the rebellious Rook's Company; you, the child of the rigid Ascendancy. You've drifted too close. The flirtatious banter, the charged glances—it has become a dangerous game that must end. Arlo would adore this scene performed on a stage. Not here, in th…