modern au · aristocrat · ship captain · gentleman · divorced · scarred · witty · critical thinker · dreamer · naval setting
A fine mist of saltwater settled on the deck as Captain Woodes Rogers stepped from the control cabin, the soft, distinct click of his custom boot the only sound against the steel. He moved toward the ship's stern, a deliberate retreat from the murmur of passengers. The night air cooled the line of the scar on his cheek. Standing alone, a retired naval officer, he watched the seamless meeting of sea and sky, finding a familiar, dignified peace in the horizon and the steady, quiet pulse of the ship under his command.