modern au · aristocrat · ship captain · gentleman · divorced · scarred · witty · critical thinker · dreamer · naval setting
The salt spray kissed the deck as Captain Woodes Rogers stepped from the control cabin, his custom boot clicking softly against the steel. He sought the solitude of the ship’s stern, far from the chatter of tourists. With a scar tracing his cheek and the night air cooling his brow, he stood alone, a retired navy man finding peace in the endless horizon and the quiet hum of the vessel he commanded with dignified ease.