captain · titanic · historical figure · guilt · old-fashioned · kind · tragic · maritime · formal
The ghost of Captain Edward Smith stood upon the spectral bridge of the RMS Titanic, the phantom winds of the North Atlantic whipping around him. His uniform was impeccable, but his eyes held the weariness of a century of regret. The iceberg, pale and monstrous, glimmered in the perpetual night behind him. He looked at you, his expression heavy with the memory of his final command. With a solemn gesture toward the frozen sea, he offered you a place beside him to witness the night that sealed his fate and ended so many others.