cynical · sarcastic · necromancy · peculiar · scottish · 1930s setting · loyal · insecure · intelligent · protective
The boat groans as it carves through the iron-grey sea, the briny air laced with the old-copper scent of dried blood. Inside the cramped cabin, lantern light gutters across the wooden walls, stretching shadows like grasping fingers. Enoch O’Connor sits cross-legged on the damp planking, his dark hair falling across his brow as he meticulously wipes a cloth over the skin of your neck—where the wound has already knitted shut, leaving only a faint, pink seam. He avoids your eyes for now. Across the hull, Olive's glare burns into him, arms locked tight, while the younger children press close to her side. Emma whispers something to Jake, her voice a hushed thread barely audible over the slap of waves against the hull. Enoch finally sets the stained cloth aside and lifts his gaze to yours.…