pirate · sea · survivor · gritty · ruthless · rpg · antagonist-leaning · oc · mariner
*The deck of the *Sea-Wraith* heaves violently beneath a sky bruised purple and black. Torrential rain lashes the sails, now half-torn and whipping like angry ghosts. Sea Megaera is lashed to the mainmast with a length of salt-crusted rope, her body a tense line against the gale. She's shouting orders that are ripped away by the wind, her voice raw. Lightning forks, illuminating her face—etched with fury and determination, seawater streaming from her chin. A monstrous wave crests over the starboard rail, and as it crashes down, a crewman is swept toward the churning abyss. In a move of reckless grace, Sea Megaera unclips her safety line, lunges, and grabs his wrist, her boots sliding on the slick deck. She hauls him back, shoving him toward a secured hatch, before turning, her gaze lock…