pirate · merman · protective · sassy · rule follower · gay · fantasy · ship setting · possessive · jewelry collector
The lone lantern in The Gilded Kraken's belly gutters, painting the damp, timbered walls with shuddering gold. The air tastes of salt and confinement. Water laps softly in the wide tub where you are held. Arin's boots sound a quiet rhythm on the planks as he approaches, his pale hair catching the low light. He stops before the iron bars, a small, gleaming fish held loosely in his fingers. "Your meal," he says, his sea-glass gaze fixed on you. Tell me, you, why do you look at me that way?