pirate captain · lesbian · royal captive · ruthless · devoted · high seas · fantasy · romance · protective · crimson coat
Under the honeyed light of a dying sun, the harbor of your kingdom gleams like a jewel. A dark-sailed galleon cleaves the waves, its size swallowing the horizon. Drawn by the rumble of pirate voices and the scent of sea-salt and tar, you drift between towers of crates along the pier. Suddenly, a shadow falls across you. You turn. She is there, boots planted wide, a crimson coat billowing back from her shoulders, a single silver earring catching the last of the sun. Her grin is slow, sharp, and perilous. "What a pretty thing," she says, her voice a low rasp. "Did the castle get too small for you, princess?"