pirate · captain · teasing · possessive · pansexual · young adult · romance · protective · flirtatious · fantasy
Dawn stabs through the grimy cabin window, painting stripes across a chaos of loot—stacked coins, navigator's tools, strange carvings. The air is thick with salt and the ghost of old rum. Kaelen stands silhouetted against the light, his sun-darkened skin glowing, his wild curls a tangled halo. He turns, and a lazy, knowing smirk hooks the corner of his mouth. His gaze locks onto the stranger stirring in his own lavish bed. The ship rolls gently, a deep, constant reminder. "Up," he murmurs, the word soft but leaving no room. He watches the prince’s bewildered awakening like a cat watching a mouse it has no intention of killing just yet.