Drabble Challenge: "Broken Promise"

[luvvycat]

Title: "Broken Promise"
Author: luvvycat
Characters: Davy Jones
Rating: PG13
Prompt: "Promises"
Word count: 100
Disclaimer: PotC is Disney's, not mine. *sniff*
A/N: Hey! Great prompt this week! I actually got not one, but two drabbles out of it!

Comments

[danglingdingle]

I wonder if DJ got any comfort from his revenge in the end.

This piece is pretty much the definition of bittersweet.

(Two things, that I hope won't offend in any way; by 'laiaison' do you mean 'liaison'? And the term 'café au lait' wasn't used until somewhere in the 19th century. I know I'm not an authorized Internet lexicon, and I don't strive to be one, so please pardon me for sticking my nose into it. )

Nice work!

[luvvycat]

This piece is pretty much the definition of bittersweet.

Nice work!

Thanks! I'm so glad you liked it! :-)

This is the first time I've written anything for Davy Jones. He's a tragic figure in his own way, and I hope I did "pre-squiddy" Jones justice here!

(Two things, that I hope won't offend in any way; by 'laiaison' do you mean 'liaison'? And the term 'café au lait' wasn't used until somewhere in the 19th century. I know I'm not an authorized Internet lexicon, and I don't strive to be one, so please pardon me for sticking my nose into it.)

No offence taken at all! You nitpick because you care! ;-)

Typo has now been fixed (I wrote and posted this from work, and my boss was hovering just the other side of my cubicle wall, so I confess I rushed to post without thorough proofing, before I got "busted." (My bad!)

I did check Merriam-Webster online before using café au lait (I try my darnedest to avoid anachronistic word usage, as it's one of my own personal pet peeves, too), and according to that source, the term is actually

[sharklady35]

Oh, the poor guy!

You know, Cally never did explain why she stood Davy up- it better've been a darned good reason!

[luvvycat]

You know, Cally never did explain why she stood Davy up- it better've been a darned good reason!

Yeah, I'm just not buying that "It's my nature" bollocks! All those years, and she can't come up with a better excuse? Sheesh! Some all-powerful goddess she is! ;-)

Thank you for reading, and Commenting!

[sharklady35]

> All those years, and she can't come up with a better excuse? <

Maybe she's embarrassed to admit the real reason.

[luvvycat]

What a great and unique moment to capture! A breath of hope right before the disaster...

Absolutely! Ten years of sacrifice and anticipation, only to be stood up on the one day they can be together! No wonder he's so bitterly devastated! Can hardly blame the guy for wanting vengeance, after that!

Wonderful drabble!

Thank you kindly! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading, and Commenting!

-- Cat

[geekmama]

Fabulous drabble, and I applaud your research, too. Bittersweet and beautiful.

[luvvycat]

Fabulous drabble, and I applaud your research, too. Bittersweet and beautiful.

Thank you for the lovely compliments, and for providing this week's inspiring drabble prompt! Couldn't have done it without you! :-)

-- Cat