#maplecourt

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*sketches taz characters*

13 years earlier

A young ten year old Argonaut Keene burrowed his head further in his mother’s shoulder as loud canon fire could be heard of the port bow side. Even though he is covering his ears he can still hear his mother humming the sea shantie that she sings to him at night.

He squeezes his eyes close as another boom sounded off.

He felt his mother stiffen and heard the voice of his mother’s first mate who had come down below deck.

“Captain, It seems Jackal’s intel was correct.” He tells her.

“No, please no.” She whispered.

Shabrie stood putting Argo down and turned away from her first mate to look at her son.

“Argo I need you to stay here.” Argo had heard his mother give several orders in his life and he knew this was one.

She leaned down and gave her son the tightest hug she could before she whispered in his ear.

“Trust no one but Jackel, Argo.”

She pulled back, grabbed both of his hands in her’s, she took a moment to look in her son’s big midnight blue eyes.

“I love you, sweetheart. Stay here and stay hidden.” Argo felt her slip something into his hands.

“I love you too, Ma.” Argo told her and he watched as his mother’s eyes filled with tears.

“Captain, we need you on deck.” The first mate said.

“Alright go, I’ll meet you up there.” She turned and rushed up the stairs, but not before looking back to make sure Argo had hidden himself from sight.

“Commodore you son of a bitch!” She yelled as she rushed onto the main deck.

Argo open his hand once he was out of sight and saw the necklace his mother kept tucked away in her shirts. He ran his thumb over the interlocking circles before slipping the chain over his neck, he put his hands back up over his ears as he watched the stairs waiting for his mother to come back down. It could have been hours or minutes before everything finally got quite, the canon fire had stop, the sound of people running around up above him on the main deck had stop, but before he could stand to see what was happening he felt the boards behind blow out and he was pushed into the sea.

Miles away

“Captain, I thought you said we would have smooth sailing until we land.” A beautiful elven women said.

“Miss Maplecourt, I am sorry about your son not fairing well, but not even the Commodore himself can control the seas.” The Captain said.

Dendra Maplecourt looked over at her nine year old son throwing up over the side of the ship as another young boy stood by. The young boy had spent days befriending her son and they have been playing together ever since.

“Son be careful with the new kid he doesn’t have his sea legs yet.” Captain Eden called to his son as he continued his chat with Dendria Maplecourt.

“Yes father. A hero always shows mercy.” Buckminster yelled back.

“I don’t need your mercy.” Fitzroy told him as he leaned against the side of the ship and Buckminster laughed delighted.

“Fitzroy, I cant wait for you to meet Rainer and Leon! You’ll love both of them! Rainer is like the sun and she’s learning how to be a necromancer, and Leon is so strong and he’s older than us which makes him cooler, he doesn’t say much though.” The young Buckminster rambled.

Fitzroy nodded along he had been on this ship for three days and while he was grateful that the only other kid on this ship had taken a liken to him he was also happy to be away from his homeland. From the people and the memories he shared there, here he will meet new people and make new memories. Here he will be something great.

“I’m excited to meet them Buckminster, now I’m feeling a bit better can we please go back to playing pirates.”

“Boy what did I tell you about playing pirates!” Causing both boys to jump.

A Kenku stepped out from beneath the shadows.

“Sorry Mister Jackel.” Buckminster said sheepishly.

Jackel watched the two boys for a moment longer before looking out to sea.

“Why doesn’t Jackel like pirates?” Fitzroy asked.

“Well from what I heard, he was held captive for a year by pirates and he hasn’t like them since.” Buckminster replied in a hush voice.

Fitzroy looked back at where Jackel was standing to see that he was now gone.

“Buckminster, I need you to help Gib, go now.” Captain Eden called.

Buckminster sighed and ran over to where one of the men was struggling with some rope.

Fitzroy stared after him for a moment before looking out to sea. He began to walk along the side of the ship when he saw some wooden planks float by Fitzroy’s eyes jump from board to board before stoping when he saw something blue laying on top of one. At first he thought it was one of the merpeople Buckminster had told him about although, he couldn’t see a tail, the more he look the more uneasy he felt.

“Look, look there! There’s a person in the water.” He yelled.

The next few things happen fast. He heard yelling, some he could decipher as “man over board!” But the rest were orders that went right over his head. He watched as the men pulled the person onto the ship. He found his way to the front of the crowd with his mother right behind him.

“It’s a genasi, aren’t they supposed to breath water.” He heard a crew member ask.

“Yeah, but he’s just a boy, and look at those cuts on him. There must have been attacked.” Another said.

The person in question appeared to be a boy about Fitzroy age, he looked to taller than him. Dark patches of red covered his brown pants and red and white stripe shirt. A large gash on his cheek was currently spilling blood on the deck.

“Oh Gods.” Dendra curse. She stepped out from behind her son and leaned down to the unconscious boy and used her magic stopped the bleeding.

“Someone quick get in touch with the Commodore and see if there’s been attack on any of the near by boats! Everyone else look and see if we can find anymore survivors!” Captain Eden ordered.

The rest of the crew ran to the side of the boats. Fitzroy was frozen in place though as he stared at the boy. His navy blue hair was shoulder length and in a tangle mess and he looked as if he was struggling for every breath he took.

Fitzroy didn’t notice that Jackel had appear right next to him and he could hear him softly coo the word “Shabrie.”

As Fitzroy looked up at him, Jackel looked down at him.

“Fitzroy it’ll be your job to look over the boy. It’s your responsibility to help him get better and keep him safe.” Jackel told him.

Fitzroy looked back at the unconscious boy struggling to breath who had only just stop bleeding every where. His mother insisted that he have good manners and that meant he listen to adults when they told him what to do. Even if he didn’t agree to it.

As he looked back to ask why he had to and not the medic, Jackel was gone once again.

Fitzroy huffed and walked over to the boy slowly. He looked him over and saw something hanging from his neck. His eyes flickered from the other boys face to the chain and he reached his hand out and carefully pulled it off him to take a closer look at it.

The chain was light and the metal work design in it look like it was chainmail. It was rather nice, but Fitzroy couldn’t help but get the feeling that it held a deeper meaning.

A cough startled him out of his thoughts and he looked down to see the boy coughing heavy sounding coughs. Fitzroy tucked the necklace in his pockets and leaned down to help him sit up.

Just as he reached out to touch him his wrist was caught before he could even touch him and Fitzroy’s eyes widen as he locked eyes with the deepest set of blue eyes he had ever seen.

“Where am I?” He asked.

“You’re on a ship. I found your body drifting out at sea.” Fitzroy told him and pulled his wrist out of him grasp.

“But that can’t be! Where is the ship I was on!” He panic and sat farther up to try and see over the side of the ship while sitting. So much for this kid being grateful he thought.

“I don’t know, there was wooden planks all in the water when we found you.” The boy’s blue eyes locked on Fitzroy’s bright green ones and Fitzroy notice that his eyes seemed bigger that normal.

“What’s your name?” Fitzroy asked quickly.

“Argonaut Keen.” He said.

“I looking over you Argonaut, get some rest.” Fitzroy said softly and gave Argo a small smile.

Exhaustion filled his eyes and Argo laid back down and his breathing grew slow.

“Has he said anything?” Captain Eden asked.

Fitzroy stood quickly, “He said his name is Argonaut Keen, that’s all I know.”

Before the Captain could respond another crew member came up.

“Sir, the Commendor said he hasn’t seen or heard any other ships in the area.”

And since Fitzroy was looking down at Argonaut he was the only one who saw him tense up at that comment.

Authors note:

Pirates of the Caribbean inspired

- fucking beautiful

- Argo my son you may have been ignored in episode 1 but bless your soul with episode 2

- Master Firbolg in accounting killed me

- Travis I love you

- baby boi Fitzroy we be on the same crab like wavelength. Thank you for making the familiar something interesting

- I love all these different races that Travis is bringing in

Fitzroy Maplecourt knew he was attractive.

It was a simple fact. He was blessed with a bod that most people worked their whole life for, he has pretty face, heck he is now 6’4! He understands why people turn heads when he walks into the room.

So excuse him for not understanding why Argo Keen seems to be totally blind to his good looks.

At first it’s not like Fitzroy wanted his attention, but Argo didn’t even check him out when he walked into their room that first day and that was fine Fitzroy had been off putting to say the least. He had assumed that once he apologized and Argo got to know him better that, that would change, but no Argo still didn’t look at him.

Then the whole mess with the centaurs had happen. Argo and Fitzroy had bonded over planing to steal the apple. Argo reading to and pleading with his unconscious body, fighting along side him and the firbolg, and then coming back to the school to find Gray and his plans for war.

Argo had open up about some sort of secret society (he’s probably just in some sort of rouge club honestly), then he told them about the Commodore and his mother. A whole new level of trust had been established. Or at least to Fitzroy that’s all it was.

So yeah, maybe now Fitzroy wouldn’t be too upset if he caught the genasi staring at him just a little. It would only be fair since Fitzroy was staring a whole lot.

I mean how could he not. Argo was damn fit. He was lean, graceful, has a great face, forearms that seem to be define no matter how loose his shirts were. He also seem to have a bit of a issue wearing shirts once they were in their room. Which had been the cause of Fitzroy’s wondering eyes many times.

Including now where they weren’t even in their rooms they were outside training. Buckminster and Argo were practicing with their swords. When Fitzroy offered to practice with Argo, Buckminster had swooped in and put his arm around Argo. “Let us rouges practice together.” Buckminster said as he pulled Argo away.

So Fitzroy sat to the side with a few of the other students who weren’t practicing. Watching by himself, Firbolg was in detention for making fart noises in morning meeting.

Argo turned quickly and his scales caught the sun, his hair swinging after him. His back was now turn toward Fitzroy who could see those two dimples peaking out from the small of his back. Muscles move as he swung his sword. By the Gods. Fitzroy could feel his face heat up.

“Hot isn’t?” A female voice asked.

Fitzroy jumped slightly turning to look at Rainer.

“Rainer! Um yes, I guess it is quite warm.” He told her as he glanced back at Argo.

Rainer smiled her bright smile and shot him a look as she giggled.

“I don’t know what your talking about.” Fitzroy muttered.

“Oh come on Fitzroy, you have to admit Argo is hot, All that sailing and pulling rope. Did his body a whole lot of good.”

Fitzroy ears darken. “I don’t have to admit anything.”

“Hey Argo can you come here for like a minute?!” She called over to him.

“Wait! What are you doing!” Fitzroy asked in a panic.

Argo disengaged and walked over to where Fitzroy and Rainer were. His long ponytail loose from the effort and pieces were framing in his face. On his way over he picked up his shirt from the ground.

“Hello Rainer, what can I do for you?” Argo asked as he pulled his hair from his ponytail only to retie it as a bun. Was he trying to kill Fitzroy?

“Do genasi sweat like humans?” She asked innocently as if Fitzroy wasn’t trying to not die as he stared at Argo’s arms as he tied his bun.

Argo looked confused. “Well it depends, if I’m around a lot of heat I will, but I don’t usually to need too keep cool.”

“Hm interesting.” Rainer said and Argo smiled.

“Hey Fitz, can you hold on to my shirt? I don’t want Buckminster using it as a way to trip me up.” Argo asked as he held out his shirt.

“Argo, my beloved CCO, I don’t usually..” Fitzroy started before Rainer slapped her hand over his mouth.

“He will.” She said eagerly.

Argo smiled brightly. “Fantastic.” Then tossed his shirt at Fitzroy, who caught it on reflex.

Before Fitzroy could continue to comment Argo turned and walked back over to Buckminster, and the words died on his lips as he took in Argo as he left.

He could smell the shirt from where it was in his lap, citrus and the sea.

“Soooo.” Rainer said.

“Oh shh you.” Fitzroy replied.

As Argo made his way over to Buckminster, he smirked.

“You know Fitzroy hasn’t taken his eyes off your back since you turned around.” Buckminster said as he got into position.

“Oh I’m very aware.” Argo grinned. “Let him look.”

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Author’s note

Did I know where I was going with this,