Perfect Duet's paid account and the Oakum Meme (II)

[esteven]

Some lovely person was so kind to gift perfect_duet with two months of paid time. Whoever it was, please pm me, so I can thank you properly. :D The gift makes the Oakum Meme so much easier because it brought the subject headers back.

So, once more onto the breach:

Here at this post you will find all prompts/requests we have so far received on LJ and on DW

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The Wedding of Jack and Sophie

[anonymous]

Between HMSS and Mauritius Command

Dearly Beloved (Part 1)

[anonymous]

It is the morning of Jack and Sophie's wedding and Stephen once more proves himself to be the truest and best of friends to them both.

Disclaimer: All major characters belong to Mr Patrick O'Brian, I have merely borrowed them for the morning.

Rating: Pretty much G although there is some non-explicit talk of what happens on wedding nights.

Spoilers: HUGE major spoilers for the end of HMS Surprise! If you haven't read it and you don't want to know what happens, don't read this.

Dearly Beloved (Part 2)

[anonymous]

Dearly Beloved (Part 3)

[anonymous]

Dearly Beloved (Part 4)

[anonymous]

Dearly Beloved (Part 5)

[anonymous]

Dearly Beloved (Part 6)

[anonymous]

‘Jack, calm yourself. For shame, are you a jellyfish to be carrying on in this way? Where is your backbone? Sophie is not unaware of the life she may expect with you, and even if the worst was to befall you - God between you and the Devil - she would never end up in the poorhouse, for all love! She is not without friends, and Mrs Williams has certainly seen to it that she will be amply provided for in such a case through the terms of your marriage agreement; the grasping, black-hearted, avaricious creature. And all of this you already know full well, so now tell me truly, what has brought on this fit of the vapours

Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

Stephen narrowed his eyes. ‘I would not normally advocate strong drink as a remedy for anybody, but in the present case speed is of the essence, so perhaps a hair of the dog which bit him might be in order. The only question is which dog? There were so many of them and of every imaginable breed

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

INSTANT CANON!

Ohmigod wow! All brilliant, and then that last bit - poor Stephen! D: But it's OK, everybody cries at weddings, god know why.

DO NOT VEX THE BEES!

Probably Sophie let Jack at them though, and that's why they all died, poor things :(

Good on Jack for remaining sober! :D

So sweet and lovely <3 <3 <3

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it.

It is unfortunately all to easy to do things to Stephen to make him sad. :(

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[sidlj]

Except for the slashy musings at the end, this could have been POB himself. Wonderful voices and so true to the characters.

I ♥ Stephen THIS MUCH right now. *sniffles*

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

I nearly didn't write the slashy ending! I was determined to make it entirely canon but because it follows Stephen it was difficult to find a neat way to stop, and the slashy thoughts brought it up with a round turn and clapped a stopper over all!

I find it hard not to love them all, but Stephen is such a wonderful friend to J&S.

*snugs him to bits*

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

So he is <3, while, admittedly, Jack is more of a friend to STephen than to cousin Diana

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

<3<3<3
I am so glad O'Brian had the foresight to leave this gap for you to fill: in short: this is now canon. :D

There is Hen, and wonderfully nervous Jack and Sophie! Considering how early in the series this still is, Stephen is already a good friend to either of them.

Your lovely story will be part of my canon from now on; and that includes the final paragraph because O'Brian writes the slash himself.

Thank you so much because this will be a fic I will return to many times.

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

I am so very glad you like it. I think I must have a crush on Hen, he's always appearing in my fics these days!

(Or maybe I just take my love for J,S & S for granted...) ;-)

Re: Dearly Beloved (Part 7 of 7)

[anonymous]

Hen is such a good friend to both Jack and Stephen, so I am pleased you have included him. I feel O'Brian has much underused him