The Duality Of Man

the duality of man ♡

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Sea Superstitions //Kim Hongjoong//

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Tags: Pirate!Ateez, Cursed captain Hongjoong x afab reader, cursing, yelling, fighting, mentions of death, blood  

Smut tags: no power dynamics, laughing, oral (reader receiving), kissing,   scratching, nipple play

Word Count: 8831 

This was it, this was the moment he had worked so hard for. The moment that made the demeanor of the man change from one who simply loved the sea, to one who wanted power, fame, riches and glory. This was the moment that changed Hongjoong.

Ever since he had caught wind of the treasure there was a shift in the captain. There was even a shift in the crew, they could all feel it. Their captain was drifting, losing his mind slowly, no longer listening to reason and no longer listening to the crew he once considered family. Hongjoong was stricken with greed and it had changed him through and through. As much as the crew hated it, they couldn’t bring themselves to leave. Not only would Hongjoong have killed them with this new demeanor, they still loved him. The crew was a family, despite all the changes.

“You see this, men?” Hongjoong asked, passing the torch in his hands over to Seonghwa. It was damp in the cave, the few torches among his crew being quite dim. “This is what we’ve been working for.” Seonghwa exchanged looks with some of the crew members standing in the front. This was what they were working for, Hongjoong wasn’t wrong… it just wasn’t for themselves. The money would have been nice, but the whole crew was simply hoping this find would bring their captain back.

Hongjoong leaned over the chest, brushing the dirt and dust off of the markings over the top. It was clear no one had been here in hundreds of years and that thought alone brought Hongjoong joy. His finger tips glided over the top, reading the markings carefully only and only hesitating for a moment. “This treasure belongs to one, those who are not the rightful owner shall face the consequences.” He read to himself, keeping his voice hushed. He was no stranger to curses or legends, he wasn’t one to necessarily believe them either. The sea was a vast place and it was only natural for people to speculate about what they haven’t seen. Even with this is mind, Hongjoong was being naïve and broke the lock to the chest.

It was like an anvil struck him on the head, pulling him to the hard ground with force. Screaming as it felt as if his head was splitting apart, lifting his hands to his head and tugging at the hair. The pain was white hot, absolutely blinding, excruciating as he writhed in pain. Only for it all to stop and his vision to go black.

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so mentally ill over this human rn

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