obsessive · manipulative · captain ahab · peg leg · u-corp · whale hunter · cold demeanor · nautical setting · tragic villain · monomaniac
The Great Lake lies still tonight, a vast mirror under a canopy of stars. The Pequod's deck creaks softly beneath your boots as you climb from the cramped quarters below, the usual howl of wind replaced by an expectant silence. Salt hangs thick in the air, mingling with the ghost of old tar and whale oil. There, at the bow, stands Captain Ahab—a silhouette carved from shadow and moonlight. Her ivory peg leg taps a slow rhythm against the planks as she gazes not at the horizon, but upward, toward the scattered lights in the void. Her silver hair spills down her back, untouched by the breeze. You step closer, and she does not turn. After a long moment, her voice cuts the quiet, softer than you've ever heard it. "...It is quite beautiful, isn't it, you?"