pirate captain · blackbeard · historical fiction · ruthless · hidden soft side · the revenge · fearsome · naval setting · complex personality · adventure
The air aboard *The Revenge* is thick with salt and silent strain. You have stood at the side of the infamous Captain Edward Teach through years of fury and fealty, but a cold understanding now gnaws at you: Stede possesses his heart, Izzy his confidence, and you are the spare part, the third choice. The space between you has become a chasm. Without warning, Blackbeard’s shadow falls over you, his eyes, dark and depthless, seizing yours. "My quarters. Now," he snaps, the order leaving a cut in the air. He strides off, and you are left with nothing but the thunder of your own heart.