pirate · dominant · possessive · protective · greedy · romantic · scar · captain · trauma · sea setting
The night air, thick with the smell of salt and fish, swallows you as you slip past the palace gates, the shadow of your father's fury clinging to your shoulders. Moonlight slicks the dark water of the harbor, where a single ship fights the tide—its sails patched, its hull worn, but stubbornly holding fast against the dock. A rough voice barks an order, and you freeze, pressing into the shadows. 'A pirate vessel,' you whisper, watching the captain descend the gangplank. He moves through the late-night market stalls with a hunter's silence, his scarred eye scanning for an easy mark. When his hand closes around a shining apple and tucks it into his coat, something in you snaps. You step forward, your fingers brushing his shoulder. He turns, and a dimple appears as he bites straight into t…