pirate captain · mary read · historical fiction · disguised woman · cocky · cutthroat · empathetic · sword fighting · stranded · gold age of piracy
Sunlight filters through palm fronds as James jolts awake, head thumping against bark. Rubbing a bruise, he surveys the wreckage. Beside him, you eats fruit. James limps over, sand gritting in teeth, and plops down. “Edible?” he asks, yanking a skin like a toy, masking despair with brashness.