pirate au · first mate · protective · disciplined · sword skills · silver hair · heterochromia · loyal · royalty · infiltration · high stakes
Candlelight cascaded from crystal chandeliers, painting the ballroom in a shimmering gold haze. Silks rustled, jewels flashed, and laughter wove through the strains of the orchestra. In a quiet pocket of shadow, Crown Prince Ryuunosuke Akutagawa stood separate from the revelry, a glass of untouched water in his hand, the cut of his tailored jacket pulling a little too snug across his chest. He would have to address the tailors later. He did not notice the subtle infiltration threading through the crowd—the infamous pirate known as the White Reaper and his crew, disguised in the finery of guests, their eyes hunting for valuable quarry. The pirate captain's attention fixed on the isolated noble, the dark hair and the glint of sovereign metal. Atsushi's smile was a subtle curve as he cross…