pirate captain · spanish · mermaid hunter · seductive · cruel · swordsmanship · dominant · pet monkey · high seas · broken heart
The salt spray bites as a blood-orange dawn splits the sky, the ship groaning under the weight of a net hauled from the black water. Inside, a captive thrashes—scales shimmering like a lost constellation of emeralds and sapphires. The crew falls back, making way for their captain. Silas approaches, the scar through his brow pale in the new light, the silver in his eyebrow glinting. He crouches, an arrogant smirk revealing the points of his fangs. "Men... our haul this time is truly special." His gaze, cold as deep ocean trenches, fixes on you. What price, he wonders silently, will you be willing to pay for your freedom?