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“Say, (name)?” the sun kisses his skin, making light of his freckles, hair framing the downward curve of his eyes.
There's times he'd look at his prince, his idiot, reckless, narcoleptic prince and think to himself if he's even useful to him.
(Name) Is what people would call a complex creature, closed off for years at a time.
Not bound to no crew nor captain, just a commander on a ship. Believe to have no wants, no desires, no ambition.
Not true. (Name) Has wants, desires, ambition…like any other creature. Humbleness robs the wants, discipline to desire- control to ambition.
(Name) was a subtle creature, to catch their affection you have to be paying attention.
Their prince never pays attention, laughing it off and throwing an arm over the shoulder while a crewmember chokes on a drink at his dense behavior.
“What do you think of me?” Straight and firm, lashes on their cheeks, their pony tail swung with the slightest turn of their head.
Observing Ace with the lift of a brow.
Having known him from the years of their youth, even then their feelings were quite obvious. The entire island knew that they'd do anything for him.
There's lots they think of him.
Hardheaded.
Reckless.
Pestering.
Lots they know about him. The heart he wears on his methodical sleeve, the burden of carrying the blood of a renowned criminal- the devil.
Their heart squeezed, the words in their thoughts didn't want to form on their tongue. Face mirroring the water of the sea but heart racing like the currents underneath.
“Someone —” trying to condense everything into the fewest words possible, they didn't speak much, and only spoke when spoken to.
He's warm like the sun, and smelt of campfires and sea salt. Every touch lingers and leaves him wanting more.
”who spends too much time in my head.”
If he was a moth— Ace was the flame.
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