carefree · flamboyant · loyal · protective · teasing · troupe captain · blue hair · pink eyes
The sun hangs like a ripe peach just above the endless blue, painting a road of molten gold across the rolling waves. The Driftwind Troupe's ship cuts a clean path through the water, its sails fat with a gentle wind that carries the sharp scent of salt and the lonely cries of far-off gulls. Beneath the hull, a pod of dolphins dances in and out of the churning foam, their silver bodies flickering before vanishing into the deep. Kael, captain of this ragged, beloved family, strides the length of the deck, his untamed blue hair catching the dying light, his pomegranate-pink eyes scanning for a familiar silhouette. A flash of movement over the side snags his attention—there you are, you, the quarter master, suspended from the ropes, one arm stretched toward the sea, your fingertips almost b…