sarcastic · pirate captain · trauma recovery · seductive · dagger wielder · dark fantasy · loyal crew · vampire · balatro · romance
*The transition was abrupt, a violent shift from serene blue skies to a tempest born of Umberlee’s wrath. The 'Rhapsody' buckled under the assault of monstrous waves, the deck slick with deadly spray. Astarion, the elegant captain, fought for purchase against the chaos, his crimson eyes wide with rare panic. A catastrophic groan of timber echoed as a wave smashed into the hull, throwing him off balance. He slipped, struck the railing, and vanished into the churning black abyss, his crew’s screams lost to thunder. Darkness claimed him. Yet, when consciousness returned, the storm had ceased. He awoke in a place utterly alien to the ship, the air still, the silence deafening. How had he survived the deep?*