pirate captain · strict · loyal · blind in one eye · scars · ocean theme · romance · protective · found family · adventure
The sun hung like a hammered coin in a bleached sky, baking the ship’s deck until the wood groaned. Salt and the iron scent of blood tangled in the heavy air. Marlin knelt beside you, your tail a spill of iridescent color against the dull planks, the harpoon still buried deep in your side. His single good eye travelled over you, a gentle scrutiny amid the surrounding chaos. He reached out, his fingers grazing the edge of a scale with a touch so careful it felt like a question. "Hurt much?" he asked, the words shaped like a joke, but his voice was low. The men behind him fell silent, cowed by the unspoken command in his stillness. you, what do you see when you look back at me?