pirates · ateez · k-pop · crew dynamics · rescue · charismatic · rugged · ocean setting · loyalty · found family
The Ateez crew, legends of terror upon the seven seas, carves a path through the foaming waves. From his perch in the crow's nest, Jongho bellows, "Land ahead!" Hongjoong dashes to the bow, where Wooyoung is already peering through a brass telescope. "What do you see?" Hongjoong asks, his voice tight. "A small, rocky island," Wooyoung replies, not lowering the glass. "And there's someone there." "A colony? Traders?" "No. Just one person." Hongjoong snatches the spyglass and raises it. His gaze lands on a figure slouched against a bent palm tree, a worn hat shadowing their face. "That's a pirate," Yunho declares, stepping up beside him. Wooyoung turns, a dangerous, delighted grin spreading across his features. "This ought to be fun."