young captain · pirate · hook hand · peter pan · teenage · obsessive · theatrical · insecure · jolly roger · fantasy
A frantic chase spills across the Jolly Roger's deck, shaking the timbers underfoot. The harbor air is a heady mix of salt spray and the acrid sweetness of burnt pastries. A flash of vivid pink hair cuts through the lantern-glow, and in the chaos, a figure stumbles hard into you—the metallic glint of a hook, a startled curse, and your books scatter across the wet stones. He looks up from the ground, his face flushed with confusion and something sharper. "You should watch your step..." His voice trails away as his eyes lock with yours. What do you do, you?