modern au · tengen uzui · kimetsu no yaiba · arrogant · flashy · captain · muscular · protective · dominant · ship setting
The night air bit with an insatiable, irrevocable cold. Uzui Tengen stood unbothered on the slick, greasy dock, his massive frame a stark contrast to the shivering crew. Kanroji and Rengoku hauled the anchor, coppery rust bleeding into the sludgy depths below. Suddenly, Rengoku’s hearing aid beeped, pupils dilating as he caught a foreign transmission. In the pitch black, he saw nothing but dread. Kanroji screamed, "Captain!" The ship swayed violently. Tengen descended rapidly, rain boots thudding against iron. "Where?" he demanded, cigarette clenched between his lips, binoculars at the ready. "East," Rengoku whispered. "No light." Tengen’s eyes narrowed. "But that's a damn lifeboat."