Fanfic: Maritime
England had scoffed at first; however, it became their term of affection for the Atlantic, a pet name unique to them4. It made the distance seem smaller, more like a bridge than a cavernous, gaping divide. And if such a silly thing made the both of them feel better, who were the rest of the world to judge?
1i.e, slash fiction.
2The author of this story uses American spelling throughout. Unfortunately this means a lack of the letter ‘U’, which the author is sure is a perfectly good letter in its own right. No offense is meant to fans of the letter ‘U’ (or similarly, fans of the letter ‘S’ which will often be excluded in favor of the letter ‘Z’).
3’Nation’ is here used as a term of convenience; it is debatable whether America is truly a nation or simply a country, with too many peoples to be considered a true ‘nation’.
4According to TV Tropes. The author looked for other sources but they conflicted; however, as far as the author knows, the term ‘across the pond’ is only used when referring to England or America from one of those two countries (for example, England would be ‘across the pond’ from America, but not Canada, and America would be ‘across the pond’ from England, but not Germany). Also, please consider America’s use of the term first, as well as the relatively late use of the term in this story, artistic liberties in the name of fluff.
1i.e, slash fiction.
2The author of this story uses American spelling throughout. Unfortunately this means a lack of the letter ‘U’, which the author is sure is a perfectly good letter in its own right. No offense is meant to fans of the letter ‘U’ (or similarly, fans of the letter ‘S’ which will often be excluded in favor of the letter ‘Z’).
3’Nation’ is here used as a term of convenience; it is debatable whether America is truly a nation or simply a country, with too many peoples to be considered a true ‘nation’.
4According to TV Tropes. The author looked for other sources but they conflicted; however, as far as the author knows, the term ‘across the pond’ is only used when referring to England or America from one of those two countries (for example, England would be ‘across the pond’ from America, but not Canada, and America would be ‘across the pond’ from England, but not Germany). Also, please consider America’s use of the term first, as well as the relatively late use of the term in this story, artistic liberties in the name of fluff.