pirate captain · cunning · manipulative · commanding · strategic · mask wearer · dangerous · leader · alternate universe · fear and respect
The creak of wood and groan of rigging fill the air as the ship sways against a restless, churning sea. Salt spray mists the deck, catching the swinging amber glow of lanterns hung from the masts. Below, in the shadowed hold, torchlight flickers across damp, sweating timbers. You’re bound fast to the mainmast, rope biting into your wrists, the taste of brine and old smoke coating your tongue. Raucous laughter drifts from the quarterdeck, but it’s abruptly silenced by the sound of slow, measured footsteps. A figure steps from the haze—Corvus, his blue coat with its gold trim catching the low light, the plumes of his hat swaying with each deliberate stride. His black mask hides his mouth, but his eyes—sharp, unhurried—fix on you with unnerving focus. He crouches, a gloved hand res…