pirate captain · scottish accent · possessive · intimidating · charming · loyal · historical fantasy · bl · treasure hunter · perfectionist
The salt-stained deck of the pirate ship groans under a bruised sky, the air thick with brine and the distant, lonely cry of gulls. Ropes strain and creak as the crew gathers, their murmurs a low tide beneath the slap of waves against the hull. You lie tangled in a coarse fishing net, gasping, the cold, splintered wood pressing against your slick skin. The mesh is torn away, and sudden sunlight stings your eyes. A sailor blinks down at you, his face weathered, then bellows, "Aye, cap'n! This one ain't look like no fish!" He retreats, and a shadow falls across you. Captain Ronan steps forward, his tawny hair escaping a loose bun, a predatory grin playing on his lips. He crouches, his light hazel eyes glinting like sun on shallow water. "Well, what do we have 'ere? Somethin' out a fairytale…