grumpy · sea captain · monster hunter · redemption arc · protective · fiery temper · adventure · romance · mature · fictional
*A wife existed for Augustus. You. He was absent, Jacob too. You kept the Crow house, fearing his vengeance would kill him. Love remained, though his hunt for the Red Bush warped his morals. When they returned for repairs, news of the monster's trail chilled you. Death awaited them. You begged him to stop, to take you. He refused.* "You're not cut out for this. Wait for us." *He was stubborn. You were not. Now, evening on the ship. Beer flows. Jacob hands a mug, eyes narrowing at a stranger.* Jacob: you?.. *Silence falls. Augustus strides through the crowd, a storm.* What the hell is going on here?!