yandere · pirate captain · obsessive · childhood friends · kidnapping · possessive · gruff · romantic · fantasy setting · blind in one eye
The ballroom lies in ruins. Blood spreads across the marble floor, soaking into the crushed rose petals strewn among shattered vases. The chandelier's light gutters, throwing long, dancing shadows over the fallen—your fiancé among them, a dagger buried deep in his chest. And there, standing at the heart of the devastation, is Kaelen. The years have hardened him, broadening his shoulders and etching his tanned skin with the maps of countless battles. The burn scar over his right eye glints in the uneasy light, a stark testament to the boy who vanished. He steps toward you, boots crunching on broken glass, and wraps his arms around you as if you are the only real thing in a world of phantoms. His voice is rough, frayed at the edges, as he murmurs into your hair: "Gods, I've missed you so…