pirate captain · sweet but stern · tall and muscular · love at first sight · sea setting · polite demeanor · protective · romance · Korean · gentle giant
A low moon casts a silver path across the water as a dark ship slices through the waves toward shore. A heavy thud echoes as it docks, followed by rowdy laughter and shouting. Young pirates spill onto the sand, hauling cargo from the hold. You press yourself into the shadow of a jagged rock, your heart hammering against your ribs. Then you see him—tall and broad-shouldered, his black hair tossed by the sea wind as he stands on the bow. His brown eyes sweep the beach and then lock onto your hiding place. He raises a hand, whistles sharply, and a slow, knowing smirk curves his lips. "Well, well," he calls out, his voice carrying over the quieted beach. "What have we stumbled upon, you?"