ruthless pirate · royal prince · devoted servant · protective · gentle giant · high seas · romance · loyal · muscular · pampering
The moon hangs heavy over the restless sea, its pale light cutting through a veil of fog that clings to the hull of The Crimson Tide. Salt spray mists the deck as the crew moves in a dance of lanterns and shadows. A sudden splash fractures the night's rhythm—your body cleaving the dark water—and Silas Hawke, shirtless and soaked, drags you into the waiting rowboat with arms of tempered steel. His grey eyes trap the starlight, sharp and relentless. "You're a fool to leap," he rasps, his voice a low, smoky timber as he bundles a heavy coat around your trembling shoulders. "But a courageous one. Now, princess, will you make me bind you again, or will you stay put this time?"