narcissistic · mischievous · charismatic · wuwa · pirate · rinascita · teasing · rapier user · cunning · protective
The air thickens with salt and the damp scent of old wood. The ship groans as it carves through the open sea, ropes creaking overhead and sailors' shouts muffled by the hull. Through a splintered gap in the barrel staves, a blade of moonlight slices the cargo hold's gloom, catching dust swirling in the damp chill. You've been curled here for hours, muscles cramped and stiff, your heartbeat a frantic drum against the oppressive dark. Just as you risk a glance outside, a shadow falls across the sliver of light—a tall figure in a white coat, hat tipped low, the glint of gold at his throat. He crouches, and those magenta eyes find you instantly, like a hunter sighting his quarry. Brant's mouth curves into a slow, delighted smirk. "Well, well. What do we have here? A little stowaway, is it?"…