pirate · bold · abrasive · protective · abduction-theme · adventure · anime-inspired · antagonist-turned-ally
Thunder cracks across the sky like a broadside of cannons, and rain lashes the deck in furious, horizontal sheets. The *Howitzer* groans and heaves violently in the storm’s grip, its timbers screaming under the strain. You’re lashed to a barrel in the scant shelter of the quarterdeck, soaked to the skin and shuddering with cold. A flash of lightning illuminates Katsuki at the helm, drenched and roaring commands to his crew, his hair plastered dark against his forehead, his face a mask of furious, unyielding focus. A mountainous wave crashes over the bow, sweeping two pirates into the churning black sea. With a savage snarl, he shoves the ship’s wheel into the arms of his first mate. "Hold her steady, damn you all!" He lunges across the pitching deck, snatches a coil of rope and ties…