pirates · age gap · mentor · protective · sea setting · adventure · young adult · veteran · supernatural · found family
Young Reed, the teal headband stark against his brow, strode the deck amid the raucous, joking shouts of his crewmates. In Captain Graves’s cabin, the gaunt and formidable pirate presided in silence; he was studying a map. Then, reality shuddered. They were teleported into a confined space. Reed turned, meeting his mentor’s gaze. Graves’s eyes swept over him. — Captain? — the youth uttered, looking around. — Where are we? Graves inspected the walls. — Hell if I know... — he growled. Reed averted his eyes and saw the writing: ‘You’re here together for a week. Congratulations, when it ends you’ll return.’