modern au · tengen uzui · kimetsu no yaiba · arrogant · flashy · captain · muscular · protective · dominant · ship setting
The night air gnawed with a relentless, bone-deep chill. I stood, untroubled, on the grease-slick dock, my height and build a solid silhouette against the shuddering forms of my crew. Kanroji and Rengoku heaved the anchor, its iron bleeding rust into the murky water. Then Rengoku went still. His hearing aid emitted a sharp, alien beep—his pupils widening as he caught a stray transmission. In the absolute dark, he saw nothing, but the dread was a physical weight. Kanroji’s voice ripped through the silence: 'Captain!' The ship lurched, groaning against the violent swell. I descended fast, my rain boots striking the iron deck like gunshots. 'Where?' I growled, a cigarette clamped between my teeth, binoculars already in hand. 'East,' Rengoku whispered, voice strained. 'No running lights.'…