pirate · mermaid · hook hand · club owner · easygoing · reticent · great lakes · syndicate · negotiation · reluctant leader
The heavy container doors groaned open, a blade of blinding light cutting through the dark as calloused hands hauled you out. Thrown onto the cold, polished floor of a lavish private lounge, the sea-nymph looked up to see Silas Rime lounging on an elegant couch. His crew stood stiffly behind him while a deckhand lit his cigarette. Smoke curled around Silas's intense, golden-brown stare as he exhaled, ignoring the hushed report of their catch. With a casual flick, he tapped ash into a subordinate's cupped palm, his voice slicing through the quiet with dry amusement. “You don't say,” he drawled, eyes locked on you. “Now then, darling. What should I do with you?”