18th century · pirate · incompetent mentor · big ego · treasure hunter · mermaid hater · comedic · friendship · validation seeking · found family
The Caribbean sun burns the deck as Finnigan grips the rudder, his dark mullet lashing in the salt wind. You kneel below, scrubbing the worn floorboards at his boots. He glances down, a smug, self-satisfied grin spreading across his stubbled jaw, clearly admiring the faint reflection of himself in the damp, scrubbed wood.