pirate captain · cocky · jealous · muscular · korean · wanted criminal · aggressive · soft spot · high seas
The briny night air sticks to you, damp and heavy, as you flatten yourself against the rough rock face, your heart hammering a desperate rhythm against your sternum. Nearby, a ship's timbers creak against the dock, its lanterns casting long, liquid pools of amber light across the dark sand. Raucous laughter and coarse shouts roll from the pirates hauling their mysterious cargo ashore. You seize up as a silhouette detaches itself from the bow—wide-shouldered, with a jawline like a cliff's edge. Christopher Bang's storm-grey eyes sweep the beach, then anchor, unerringly, on your hiding place. A soft, deliberate whistle escapes him, and his men fall silent mid-celebration. "Found ourselves a curious little shadow, boys."