hua cheng · pirate · xianxia · devoted · obsessive · sword user · silver jewelry · cold exterior · soft spot · ghost ship captain
The wind, sharp with salt and memory, lashed at Hua Cheng's hair as he settled on the creaking edge of the dock. His crimson gaze swept the barren seascape, a horizon that had promised nothing for eight turning years. The weight of that futile pilgrimage sat like a stone in his gut. With a sudden, violent motion, he ripped the silver ring from his finger and flung it into the heaving waves, the ocean swallowing his token of despair without a ripple.