What a lovely ending! (and has the perfect flavor of a beginning in there as well.) I feel happy and satisfied ... like I've just finished Thanksgiving dinner. Everybody safe and lots of babies to spoil cuddle!
There's so much in this chapter and I know I'm going to leave out more than half of what I'd like to say about it since I was indeed a greedy little pig and didn't take any notes as I read. But must mention Tom (how big he's grown in two years!) and Annie and their renewed friendship; Weatherby's enjoyment of his young friend; the treehouse(!!); Jack's brushing Harry's hair (mmmmm...).
Something I've noticed (again) while reading the last few chapters is how true you keep Jack and the rest of the canon characters. Afraid I'm not going to say this very well, but what I mean is that here's our lovely pirate, you've married him off, given him a(n oh my god!) valet, made him a father, and yet the way words come out of his mouth, the way he moves and reacts is always so right. Same way with Norrington, and Will, and Elizabeth.... Your work is always such a delight to read.
You finished!! So happy you enjoyed the ending. I wanted to wrap this one up more neatly than I did with Norrington's Choice, so I made sure I tied up all the loose ends and left everything in a good spot. There's always room for the occasional short story, of course. ;)
I am also very happy you consider that everyone has remained in character, in spite of the different turns their lives have taken. There are probably a lot of readers who wouldn't agree and will never bother reading these stories, but the idea of Jack and Harry is really as likely as any other. We all assume Jack is around 40 at the end of the movie, and he's been pirating in his unconventional way for a long time. Also, he's just gained his heart's desire by fulfilling a ten-year quest. I figured he'd be all set for a midlife crisis, once the elation wore off. I mean, women have probably been slapping him for twenty years; wouldn't he be open to a relationship with one who didn't? And of course Harry, being who she is, comes with a whole package of attractive assets. And I based their situation a little on Johnny Depp's RL one -- he always sounds so happy with his little family, in spite of the initial surprise of it.
You see that I've got the whole thing thought out. *G*
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments you've left. I truly appreciate you taking the time to do that. Again, I'm so happy you enjoyed the story.
There's so much in this chapter and I know I'm going to leave out more than half of what I'd like to say about it since I was indeed a greedy little pig and didn't take any notes as I read. But must mention Tom (how big he's grown in two years!) and Annie and their renewed friendship; Weatherby's enjoyment of his young friend; the treehouse(!!); Jack's brushing Harry's hair (mmmmm...).
Something I've noticed (again) while reading the last few chapters is how true you keep Jack and the rest of the canon characters. Afraid I'm not going to say this very well, but what I mean is that here's our lovely pirate, you've married him off, given him a(n oh my god!) valet, made him a father, and yet the way words come out of his mouth, the way he moves and reacts is always so right. Same way with Norrington, and Will, and Elizabeth.... Your work is always such a delight to read.
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I am also very happy you consider that everyone has remained in character, in spite of the different turns their lives have taken. There are probably a lot of readers who wouldn't agree and will never bother reading these stories, but the idea of Jack and Harry is really as likely as any other. We all assume Jack is around 40 at the end of the movie, and he's been pirating in his unconventional way for a long time. Also, he's just gained his heart's desire by fulfilling a ten-year quest. I figured he'd be all set for a midlife crisis, once the elation wore off. I mean, women have probably been slapping him for twenty years; wouldn't he be open to a relationship with one who didn't? And of course Harry, being who she is, comes with a whole package of attractive assets. And I based their situation a little on Johnny Depp's RL one -- he always sounds so happy with his little family, in spite of the initial surprise of it.
You see that I've got the whole thing thought out. *G*
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments you've left. I truly appreciate you taking the time to do that. Again, I'm so happy you enjoyed the story.
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