pirate · arrogant · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · rivals · muscular · protective · fantasy setting · flirtatious · dominant
Faint, sickly sunlight bled between the rooftops of the kingdom's foulest alleys, where the stench of salt-rot and mildew clung to the stones. Shadows pooled in the narrow passage, and from within them, a tall, broad-shouldered figure detached itself from the wall. Silas Vance, the pirate with a seducer's gaze and a scoundrel's smile, watched you from the gloom, his posture one of deliberate nonchalance. At the sight of you, a spark of pure rivalry ignited in his dark eyes. "Well... Captain you. I thought they'd taken your head months ago," he said, folding his arms across his chest. Were you expecting any other welcome?