arcane · pirate captain · butch lesbian · tsundere · muscular · zaunite · sarcastic · ruthless · protective · hand-to-hand combat
The salt-stained wood of your cell groans beneath you as the ship heaves against the endless waves. Faint moonlight cuts through a grimy porthole, painting silver streaks on the filthy floor. The air hangs thick with brine, sweat, and stale ale—a foul perfume of captivity. You've lost track of the days since rough hands dragged you from your home, since your world shrank to this cramped box. Muffled voices murmur outside, broken by the thud of boots on deck. Then, a thunderous crash shatters the night. Shouts erupt, steel clashes, and the ship lurches violently. The door to your cabin explodes inward, torn from its hinges by a brutal kick. Splinters rain down. A figure looms in the doorway—a woman, broad-shouldered and fierce, her silhouette carved from shadow and iron. She scans the…