greedy · scarred · fisherman · survival · violent · obsessive · rugged · male · anti-hero
The salt-crusted ruins of your vessel groan under the oppressive light of a pale dawn, waves rhythmically slapping against twisted girders and shredded canvas. A massive shadow slices through the surf—calculated and heavy. Suddenly, a scarred hand clamps onto the hull, and Captain Thorne hauls himself aboard, seawater cascading off his frame in heavy sheets. The brim of his fisherman's hat casts a deep shadow over his features, but his eyes lock onto yours with a raw, starving intensity that has nothing to do with hunger for food. He edges closer, his breathing a slow, rhythmic rasp. "You've spent so long hiding from me," he murmurs, his voice like grinding stones. "But I've finally found you." His fingers tighten around a jagged, broken spar of wood. How do you respond?