Comments | sons_of_gondor: FIC: On Starless Waters Far Astray for <strong class="lj-user"><a href="/read/user/edoraslass">edoraslass</a></strong> (LotR/PotC, Imrahil/James Norrington)

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FIC: On Starless Waters Far Astray for edoraslass (LotR/PotC, Imrahil/James Norrington)

Oct 31, 2006 03:06

Title: On Starless Waters Far Astray
Author: empy
Pairing: Imrahil/James Norrington
Rating: R
Recipient: edoraslass
Warnings: AU crossover.
Disclaimer: LotR belongs to JRR Tolkien; PotC belongs to Disney. This is a work of fiction, and, as such, a pack of lies that the author derives no monetary benefit from.
Notes: edoraslass mentioned "some bizarre Norrington/Imrahil ( Read more... )

Comments 7

edoraslass October 31 2006, 19:39:19 UTC

*explodes* Holy shit, I didn't really think I'd GET this request! And I really didn't expect the logical "don't speak each other's language" route, either! But it works so well - it creates a much more tense atmosphere, and casts poor Norrington even further adrift than he already is literally. And I really like the way that the whole situation is so uncertain, how it just sort of cascades along with no way of stopping it or knowing where it's going to end, and all Norrington can do is go along with it. It's a very shivery, helpless feeling.

Even though I know Imrahil's not, say, a pirate, I was still a bit wary of him here. There's just so little way to tell what his actual intentions/conclusions are, or what he'll eventually decided to do to :) with James. Very unnerving! Though I did have a bizarre mental picture of Norrington fighting Corsairs in three years.

Thank you so much! *glee*

empy November 13 2006, 19:24:27 UTC

Now I can finally reply to the feedback. ;)

I'm happy and all kinds of relieved to hear that you liked the fic. It took on a life of its own, and I found myself typing at breakneck speed, trying to keep up with James and Imrahil. *g* As for the language twist: it was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the requested pairings, and would have been one of the reasons for leaving it, but it suddenly became one of the driving forces. Funny how things turn out, eh?

To reiterate: I'm so, so happy that you liked it. :D

alex_quine October 31 2006, 20:52:31 UTC

There's hope here that once James has got over the despair at finding himself back at the beginning again, if that is what has happened, he'll be able to build 'each time' on the experience before and each time will be less strange. Liked the structure whereby we see much more of James' thoughts and comparatively little of Imrahil's - it ups the suspense at key moments. Unusual and intriguing.

empy November 13 2006, 19:24:56 UTC

Thank you for the kind words!

half_elf_lost November 3 2006, 19:20:46 UTC

What an amazing take and execution of this pairing. Fantastic storytelling and the pacing and change of POVs/narration kept it ever so interesting.

empy November 13 2006, 19:25:38 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

anonymous November 4 2006, 01:44:31 UTC

The first thing that struck me here was the contrast between the vividness of the description of the storm, and the both dreamlike and nightmarish qualities of Norrington's experiences on land. You've done a masterful job of drawing us in, so that we are sharing his anger, frustration, and confusion. We feel those pinpicks of unease, just as he does, as his situation becomes increasingly bizarre.

And Imrahil! He's certainly appearing in all kinds of less-than-favorable lights in some of these stories, isn't he? He reminds me here as nothing so much as a great cat, toying with his prey. There's no need to treat Norrington so; he's obviously injured, dispirited, not a threat in the slightest. Imrahil's air of decadence, his ennui, is quite intriguing - that he would treat a stranger so, purely for his own entertainment, without any intimation of lust or passion or even a need to prove dominance ( ... )