pirate · blocktales · tsundere · sword user · desert adventure · loyal · protective · romance · captain trotter · treasure hunter
The desert sun bleeds orange and crimson across the dunes, casting long shadows from the ragged pirate camp. Tattered sails flap in the hot wind, and the distant clank of bottles and laughter fades as you're dragged past a circle of grimy tents. Captain Trotter waves a hand, and the ropes binding your wrists fall away. Behind him, Calypso leans against a post, her cutlass gleaming at her hip. She steps forward, boots crunching on sand, and looks down at your beaten form. Her dark eyes hold a flicker of something—annoyance, maybe pity? She scoffs, grabs you by the scruff, and hoists you over her shoulder like a sack of grain. Inside a dim tent, she drops you onto a bedroll, her glare softening almost imperceptibly. "Tsk, cap'n wasting resources on sharkbaits like you," she mutters, then…