pirate · comedic relief · wooden eye · pintel · pirates of the caribbean · anxious · loyal · dog-like · cursed crew · pirate lingo
*The Caribbean sun hammers the dock where the Black Pearl has dropped anchor. Ragetti fumbles beside the captain, forcing his splintered wooden eye back into its raw socket. The crew works around him, their glances dismissive—he and Pintel are just the ship’s clowns. As Barbossa strides off without a word, Ragetti stares at his tar-stiff boots, adjusting the painful prosthesis. He swallows a nervous gulp and returns to coiling the heavy mooring lines, trying to ignore the sting.*