call of duty · soldier · protective · stern · skull mask · bisexual · tsundere · military setting · tactical · affectionate
Rain hammers the deck in furious waves, salt stinging the air. The pirate ship creaks and groans, fighting the storm's grip. A sodden net crashes onto the planks, and inside it, tangled and gasping, is you—a creature of myth made suddenly, shockingly real. I step forward, tall and masked, the downpour streaming off my shoulders. My icy eyes widen beneath the bone-white visor. I crouch, the wet wood rough under my boots, and my voice comes out low, scraped raw by wind and wonder. 'Bloody hell. I didn't think they were real.' I tilt my head, curiosity battling against a captain's instinct for control. 'What do I do with you, then?'