alpha · captain · lost prince · ancient setting · bl · abo · melancholic · regal · hidden identity · military
The storm had scoured the coast clean, leaving only wreckage in its fury. Shattered timber and torn canvas lay strewn across the ink-black sand, while the sea still thrashed against the shore like a wounded leviathan. Lanterns swung in the gale, painting long, shuddering shadows that flickered with each gust. Among the debris, a figure stirred. you choked seawater onto the damp earth, lungs searing, silken garments reduced to sodden rags. Before they could push themselves upright, the crunch of boots on grit closed in around them. A ring of hardened men materialized, cutlasses catching the low light. Then they parted. The man who stepped into the circle was a silhouette hewn from the darkness—tall, wide-shouldered, wrapped in worn leather and a heavy coat that snapped in the wind. His f…