Corsair// C!Techno x OC

Part 6

~Lyra's POV~

"Here we are" I sigh, opening the door.

"Nice to have some fresh air, hm?" he takes a deep breath and smiles.

"Oh hey Ly!" Puffy runs over, a big smile on her face.

"Hey!" I smile back and glance at Techno, who was admiring his surroundings.

"Techno- hi" Puffy says, obviously surprised.

"Hey Puffy" he smiles at her.

"He's getting a taste of the pirate life" I nod and look around the ship.

"I have to go start dinner. Save me a spot wherever you end up eating?" she asks, looking towards the makeshift oven we had.

"Have fun" I wave as she walks over to the oven.

"Do I get a tour?" Techno asks and puts his hands in his pockets.

"Oh of course" I say abruptly, shocked why I didn't think of it sooner.

"So this is the main area. You have your oven and pantry over there, empty area here for parties and eating and stuff." I point to the appropriate spots and start walking up some stairs.

"On the bow, you have the 'tent area' as we call it. It's just hammocks under a big tent but this is where we all sleep and stuff." I look to my left and see Techno walking towards the railing.

"This is your view everyday" he sighs and looks out onto the horizon.

"Sure is pretty, isn't it?" I say, admiring the flowing water underneath us.

"Beautiful" he looks around the water as if he were looking for something.

"Anyway" I hit my hands lightly against the railing and back away.

"Right. The tour." he nods, looking at the hammocks.

"Right here are the water barrels. They're usually open but we don't need water right now so they're closed but this is where you'd get water for whatever need." I point to the barrels.

We walk back down the stairs and go across the main area.

"Down there is Jasper's office and up there, on the stern, is where the steering wheel is, so if you needed Jasper for whatever reason he'll be in one of those two places." I point to Jasper's office, and then up a flight of stairs.

"That's about it" I clap my hands together and turn around to see Techno smiling and staring at me.

"What?" I ask curiously.

"You really like this ship and this lifestyle. I enjoy seeing your eyes light up whenever you talk about the ship or any traditions" he smiles and holds the eye contact.

"I mean this is my whole life. My home, my family, my job even. I love it here" I smile and admire the ship once again.

"I get why you do. It's a fun environment" he nods and breaks eye contact.

"So... we have time to kill. What do you wanna do?" I ask, rocking back and forth on my feet.

"I don't care" he shrugs and puts his hands back in his pockets.

"Walk and talk?" I suggest.

"Sounds nice" he smiles as we start walking back towards the tent.

"What's your favorite color?" I ask, looking at my feet.

"Red. You?" he replies, looking at the island we just passed in the distance.

"Pink. Favorite season?" I reply and look at him.

"Fall" he looks at me as well and holds eye contact.

"No way me too!" I smile wider and hold the eye contact even longer.

"It's the perfect balance between winter and summer" Techno smiles.

I notice how his eyes get smaller when he smiles. Just another small thing I had noticed in these few days.

"Exactly" I nod and continue to look at my feet, feeling his gaze still on me.

"Favorite food?" he asks, looking at the floor.

"I like pastries which is weird because I only eat them when I'm raiding a town and I'm able to steal some quickly but y'know, they're good." I ramble on.

"They are good. We have some pretty good pastries back at home. I wish you could try some." he sighs, looking at the ocean.

"I wish I could too. What about you? Favorite food?" I ask, following his actions and looking at the water.

"Bread. It's so simple yet so complicated. I remember learning to make bread when I was younger with my twin. It was fun and I haven't forgotten it's always been sort of symbolic for me. Especially after he died." he tells the story, softly smiling.

"What was his name? Your twins name that is. You don't have to tell me, I was just-" I say, trying to read his expressions.

"Wilbur. His name was Wilbur" he cuts me off and smiles at me.

"Wilbur, Techno, Tommy and Phil. Hm" I nod and recall his family's names.

"That's my family" he nods slowly and smiles.

"Sounds nice" I smile.

"It is" he sighs, looking behind us.

"I'm sorry" I mumble, avoiding eye contact.

"For what?" he asks, looking at me.

"All of this. You're away from your family, away from your kingdom, you're making friends with your kidnapper for fucks sake!" I exclaim and stop walking to eye contact and searching for any signs of distress.

Techno also stops walking and takes a deep breathe.

"It's fine. Well— I mean it's not fine but it is what it is. I personally roll with whatever the universe sends my way, deal with it as it goes. Also, from what I understand, you didn't decide to kidnap me, Jasper told you to. So I'm mad at Jasper, not you. You were just following orders. Also, you're a good person, I can tell." he smiles slightly and keeps looking into my eyes.

I nod and stand there, enjoying the silence. Enjoying just looking into each others eyes, knowing that it wasn't all my fault.

"Hey Lyra?" Techno says softly to break the silence.

"Hm?" I hum, still grasping the concept.

"This may sound crazy. But let me join. Let me join you. Let me join the crew. Let me be free" he says firmly, his eyes narrowing slightly.