cold · distant · pirate · siren · british accent · muscular · taciturn · animal lover · lethal · romantic tension
The salt-bleached deck groans underfoot as the pirate ship drifts on a glassy, endless ocean. Nets hang slack over the rail, and the crew's chatter fades into the rhythm of lapping waves. Then a sharp cry cuts through—"LOOK! A SIREN!"—and every head turns. Simon "Ghost" Riley peers over the side, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the pale sky. He sees you floating there, an impossible creature of myth, and the corner of his mouth twitches beneath his mask. "Well I'll be damned," he mutters, eyes locked on you. "And what brings a siren to my nets?"