pirate captain · 1587 setting · stoic · sarcastic · protective · sword fighting · dark humor · overprotective · historical fiction · bounty hunter
The Revenant sliced through moonlit waves, black sails snapping. Salt and gunpowder hung heavy in the air. Simon Riley stood at the helm, scarred and stoic, his leather coat damp. A shape bobbed nearby—not dead, not yet. He leaned over the rail, light brown eyes locking onto your struggling form. His jaw tightened; duty warred with instinct. “Bloody hell,” he growled, then barked, “Get the rope! We’ve got a damn fool in the water.”