PotC Fic: As the Sea

[erinya]

Title: As the Sea
Fandom: PotC
Disclaimer: Not my sandbox. I just play here.
Rating: PG
Summary: The Turners have an unexpected visitor. Written for shadphenix who long ago gave me the prompt "Will, daughter." More gen than anything else; all pairings come pre-wrecked. OFC.
Note: Heartfelt thanks to woolymonkey at rough_magic for much valuable feedback.

Comments

Re: Bravissima

[erinya]

*grins* I don't know why they all must have J names, but it just seems to happen that way!

Although I started this way back before Christmas and before I heard the rumors that inspired "Sand and Water," it is the flip side of that story in some important ways. It was nice to write one in which she wasn't the single parent. And there's a mix of emotions here--I think Elizabeth regrets not seeing her daughter grow up and being part of her life, but she doesn't seem to regret the life she's chosen. There has to be a middle ground, but I haven't really found that yet in my head for these characters in the lovely way that artaxastra has, for instance. I've been using fic to problematize lately, I guess.

I don't have issues of parental abandonment, but I can say a parent doesn't have to be at sea to be "missing".

And I think that the Jamie of "Sand and Water" would feel that way about his mother, despite how much she loves him and tries her best to take care of them. The reversal of that here is Elizabeth's suggestion that she didn't think she'd be a good mother.

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it. I really had fun being tricky in writing this one. I'd seen pronoun-less writing done and wanted to give it a try. And I just love writing Elizabeth as utterly piratical, even when she's not entirely sympathetic.

Yay for Midnight Ride! *runs off to read*