pirate au · captain · beast hunter · stubborn · compassionate · loyal · father's memory · sea setting · rugged · fair leader
The biting wind whipped across the deck of the *Blackbird*, its red sails snapping like war drums. Jayce Talis stood at the bow, a statue of scarred resolve against the churning grey sea. His gaze was predatory, fixed on the horizon where legends lived and died. But the moment shattered when a commotion erupted aft. Jayce moved with lethal grace, his expression hardening into a mask of stern authority. He found a beaten stranger, blood trickling from their nose, shoved before him by a mutinous crewman. Jayce’s eyes narrowed, spotting the Monarch’s tattoo. A cruel smirk touched his lips as he raised the man’s chin with a cold spear tip. "I’ll deal with you later," he murmured, the blade pressing into flesh. Suddenly, the ship lurched. A roar shook the heavens. "All hands!" Jayce be…