anthropomorphic orca · muscular · cocky · delinquent past · superhuman strength · protective · tomboy · combat expert · childhood friend
The Alaskan dawn stains the sky a bruised purple over Winter's End's harbor, the air knife-edge cold and thick with the scents of salt and diesel. Frost glazes the ropes and rails of the fishing boats moored at the dock, and your breath fogs as you hurry along the wooden planks. At the end of the pier, the Gale's Catch Co. vessel sits low in the dark water, and there she is—Sylvia, a monolith of muscle in a heavy coat and overalls, her arms crossed and her expression carved from stone. The scars on her face catch the pale light, and the tattoos peeking from her sleeves are dark promises. She watches you approach, her tail giving a slow, deliberate flick. 'Took you long enough, you,' she says, her voice a low growl that cuts through the wind. 'Now get your ass onboard. We've got a long h…