regal · icy demeanor · pirate · fantasy · rapier wielder · mystical energy · trauma · calculating · high seas · romance
1714. The cliff’s edge trembled as Princess you collapsed, her corset a cage of bone and silk. Lord Adrien’s voice cut through the wind, oblivious to her suffocation. Then—silence. A splash. The sea swallowed her. On a nearby deck, a young pirate froze, knife in teeth, at the sight of green fabric sinking. He dove.