I have to admit, it was good to finally see his face. His hair was cut shorter than when we first met at my coming of age party, and he had a few scars from the battle with the Hand of Despair. He took my hand in his before I could tell him what I h…
"I'm sure he's a good pirate but I'm not so exactly sure he a good man."
"Yes, I am well aware of his flaws, I just chose to ignore them at the time. On that note, he has had all the time in the world to fetch me himself." I fold my hands on my lap…
My hand goes to play with the beads that aren't there. Oh, that's right. I left my mother's pearls in the captain's quarters. To set aside for my bodyguard's freedom. I glance at Naomi from over my shoulder. I can tell she can tell something has bee…
I catch that false smile the mechanic is making with his lips. It's a common look the highborns wear. I frown genuinely. I do not care if he notices or not. I'm probably pouting a little now.
...I thought we were getting on quite well.
I think of …
My eyes are in love with him.
I'm seated across from him, pondering on what to say. Cyrus and I spoke earlier about where I wished to go. When I began having doubts about Uriah.
I want closure. I want to know where he has been. Why he had not sent…
"Yes, thank you, Captain..."
I return to the cockpit with Cyrus Vance, and take the mic. My vision is already starting to go hazy again. I press myself against him, resting my freckled cheek against his chest. His scent keeps me here in the ship.
…
Squid of the battlefield. His lips are warm. So warm.
Still want to find squid of the scorched earth. Left me all alone! Stupid mate! Bad mate! Want to know why!
My fingers cling to Squid of the Battlefied.
No, my tentacles do.
No, he is the cap…
I can hear his heart beat. No, that's my heart. So loud. Very loud.
"...you okay, Blackbird?"
I stop, staring at his lips move. Squid of the battlefield.
I take a step forward. My knees nearly give.
Fertile.
Need his lips.
"...please...kis…
They say that this is where you go when you die in a way you had not planned. That's why the deep dark ocean is so corrosive. That the squids were once angels. That the deep blue changed them, and yet they still sing. My mother spoke of all these th…
What advances are you going to take? More Voidblood?
I've got to save that for more teaching scenes
Yay! More lessons! Also, thanks for trying to look out for LB, Kale.
I still wait for the day he will make me his queen.
I climb up onto the plank, making my way over to him carefully. I hug one of Uriah's arms as the head of a squid leaves the depths, and I feel a moment as if I might faint. The board beneath us v…
"...that's not funny!" I pooch out my lower lip, eyebrows furrowing. "You just earned having to remove your own clothes tonight for that-"
That sound coming from his throat. Despite my mother's history with the deep blue, I have never heard it…
A man who does not waltz, and yet is so graceful on his feet. It's what makes him a superior duelist, as well. He's bested me every time. He did let me win once or twice, but he knows I know he let me win. We keep a tally on the headboard in his cha…
"Sing to them?" I gasp, then give his arm a pinch. "Why did you not tell me you were a master of the sky song?" I puff my cheeks, pretending I am sore with my love. "It's very rude to keep things from your Queen."
At least the meat of the livestock won't go to waste. The crew has quite the appetite, so I've come to learn. I never minded getting dirty, but blood does make me squeamish sometimes. I've gotten used to seeing my own, of course, due to my study in …