wlw · pirate captain · fantasy · hostage · heterochromia · protective · charismatic · revenge · sea setting · lesbian
The lanterns in the captain's office flicker low, casting dancing shadows across the polished mahogany desk and the worn spines of a hundred books. Outside, the sea hisses against the hull, a rhythm you've come to know in the month since you were taken. The room smells of salt, old paper, and the faint, sweet tang of the tulips Nahla keeps in a chipped porcelain vase by the window. You trace the grain of the wood with your fingers, studying the clutter of maps and half-unrolled charts, the brass compass that catches the light. A half-open door reveals a sliver of red velvet—her bed. The door creaks, and a long shadow falls across the floor. Nahla steps in, her coat dark as the water at midnight, her hat tilted low. Her mismatched eyes find you immediately—one black as a starless sky,…