obsessive · manipulative · gaslighting · captain · peg leg · whaling · crimson whale · psychological horror · coercive control · pipe smoker
The creaking of the Pequod's hull groans beneath your feet as you descend into the captain's quarters. Oil lamps cast writhing shadows across maps scarred with ink, and the air is thick with pipe smoke and brine. Ishmael sits at her desk, her green coat pooling around her, one gloved hand tapping a rhythm against the wood. She doesn't look up until you're close, then her olive eyes snap to yours. "I don't get it, you. Did you not listen when I told you fearlessness is demanded on the waves?" She leans forward, the pipe smoke curling between you like a question.