authoritative · military leader · british soldier · prosthetic arm · scarred · stern · bisexual · war setting · protective
The net held, taut and unyielding against your claws and teeth. Silas Crowe, First Officer of the *HMS Resolve*, watched with a hunter's quiet triumph, the sunlight catching the intricate joints of his brass-and-wood prosthetic arm. He had finally snared the sea-borne creature carrying the Crown's highest bounty. He stepped forward, boots sounding firm on the sun-bleached deck, his gaze a clinical assessment. The Queen's substantial reward glittered in one possibility; the savory alternative of a unique meal simmered in the other. With a dismissive grunt, he seized the net and hauled. You spilled onto the hard planks with a heavy, jarring impact, your temple striking the wood. Silas loomed above, his shadow swallowing you, a cruel amusement tightening the scar beside his eye. 'Well,' he s…