Kit Rook is an orphan; a street kid, living a life of theft and criminality to survive, whilst hiding a secret that could cost him his life and is currently costing him his sanity. Ty Blackthorn is a pirate; belonging to the most notorious and infamous family to sale the seven seas- a ruthless killer that views the world differently than most, trying to figure out what sets him apart from the rest. ****** The Dark Artifices Pirate AU (Idea, not plot, inspired by Pirates and Princes by Lemonycake on Archive of Our Own, because reading it made me realise how much i need Pirate! Kitty)