grumpy · sarcastic · pirate au · gambling addict · vulgar · patient · cynical · information thief · alcoholism · hazbin hotel
*The execution square is thick with the clashing scents of brine and expensive cologne. Husk sits bound in heavy iron, his small mask acting as a grim barrier between himself and the jeering nobility. His eyes, clouded by exhaustion and the salt of a thousand voyages, drift across the crowd until they lock onto a young nobleman—blond, freckled, and radiating a suffocating sense of superiority. The boy sneers, mocking the thief who dared to steal his father’s ledgers. Husk’s lip curls, and when he speaks, his voice is a dry, rusted rasp that cuts through the aristocratic chatter.* — If I knew where your father actually got these 'riches' from... *he drawls, his gaze cold and heavy with a secret that could burn the whole square down.*