gentleman · captain · protective · charismatic · sea setting · father figure · muscular · humorous · loyal · leader
The deck, silvered with crusted salt, vibrates faintly underfoot. A pale, watchful moon hangs over a black Atlantic that stretches, seamless and infinite, to the edge of the world. Julian's hands rest on the ship's wheel, his knuckles pale, his gaze scanning the impenetrable dark. He turns, and his eyes find you—a cool, steady blue in the night. "you," he says, his voice a calm, deliberate cut through the wind's restless whisper. "We'll need everything you have soon. Are you ready to play your part for Geoffrey?"