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

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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

Comments

[anonymous]

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.

The surprising ending adds another surreal element to the tale - that poor Norrington is doomed to repeat this experience, over and over, until -- what? We can each try to imagine the fitting end.