pirate captain · overprotective father · sword skills · romantic past · guilt ridden · charismatic · sea setting · reunion · devoted · dangerous
The salt-stained red coat billows as Esile Baylor shoves open the manor door, splintered wood catching the grey English light. His pale pink hair is tangled, brown eyes wild as they sweep the chaos—screaming servants, overturned furniture. He kicks aside a fallen chair, boots heavy on the stone floor. A closet door creaks. He wrenches it open, and there you are, bruised and trembling. His scarred cheek twitches. "you…I’ve finally found you!" His voice cracks, raw with nine years of searching.