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PotC Big Bang Fic: "Liberties" (2/7)

May 31, 2011 10:23

Title: "Liberties" (2/7)
Author: Luvvycat
Art: shytan
Characters/Pairings: Young Will Turner/Young Elizabeth Swann, Weatherby Swann; Elizabeth Swann Turner/Jack Sparrow (epilogue)
Rating: PG13/Soft R (at most!)
Warnings: Flashbacks to violent events in Prologue; minor sexual suggestiveness in Epilogue; everything else in-between is fairly mild.
Summary: ( Read more... )

w/e, willabeth, potc, weatherby swann, will turner, sparrabeth, j/e, elizabeth swann, fanfic

Comments 13

pearlseed June 1 2011, 04:34:08 UTC

Damn, the child is GOOD! donchaknow? She works him like a 7 piece puzzle...and provides for herself a generous slice and for Will, pulled along in the wake of the juggernaut, Elisabeth! What a child, and thank you for making Weatherby at least aware of how badly he's being played...he would want very much to help his daughter be happy as she was before her mother's death...yep, you are on...

luvvycat June 4 2011, 22:28:34 UTC

Damn, the child is GOOD! donchaknow? She works him like a 7 piece puzzle...

LOL! She does, doesn't she? So young, and already too clever by half! ;-)

thank you for making Weatherby at least aware of how badly he's being played...

Weatherby's no fool -- I think he's much smarter than most people give him credit for. He must be wise to all of his daughter's little "tricks" to get him to dance to her tune, but lets her get away with it because he loves her so, and wants to see her happy.

he would want very much to help his daughter be happy as she was before her mother's death...

Exactly so! :-)

Thanks so much for your very welcome (and eagerly anticipated) Comments! Always a pleasure to read! :-)

-- Cat

geekmama June 1 2011, 07:41:00 UTC

Elizabeth is wonderfully drawn here, wrapping her daddy around her little aristocratic finger, deny it as he might. Weatherby and Elizabeth's relationship is one of the delightful things about the first three movies and you've done lovely work drawing it here.

luvvycat June 5 2011, 00:41:56 UTC

Elizabeth is wonderfully drawn here, wrapping her daddy around her little aristocratic finger, deny it as he might.

LOL! Yes, so young, and already a master (mistress?) of the fine art of manipulating the men in her life! (A talent that will stand her in good stead in future, whether it's creating a distraction at a hanging, getting marooned pirates dead-drunk on a deserted island, or chaining one to the mast of his own ship.) ;-)

Weatherby and Elizabeth's relationship is one of the delightful things about the first three movies and you've done lovely work drawing it here.Absolutely! You really feel the strength of that father/daughter bond between them, made all the stronger by their shared loss of wife/mother: the love and respect they have for one another, even when they're not in complete agreement. That's why we suffer along with Elizabeth, feel the impact of her loss so keenly in AWE, when she (and we) realize Weatherby's fate. I'm so glad you think I captured the essence of that relationship here ( ... )

ladyofthesilent June 1 2011, 08:09:43 UTC

Elizabeth is such a gift of a character, and you write her amazingly well. Even as a young girl, she's already cunning enough to wrap her father around her dainty little finger. And though Weatherby sees through her scheming, there's nothing he can do, for his daughter is quite obviously the apple of his eye. I love how you write old Weatherby, by the way, he's a much neglected character in the fandom.

The little scene with Will playing Sir Walter Raleigh was really touching, and I actually find myself developing a soft spot for his character.

Well done!

luvvycat June 5 2011, 07:08:24 UTC

Elizabeth is such a gift of a character, and you write her amazingly well.

Oh, thank you so much! You're very kind to say so! :-)

Even as a young girl, she's already cunning enough to wrap her father around her dainty little finger.

Absolutely! Elizabeth's definitely one smart cookie, clever and resourceful, as well as gutsy. No wonder Weatherby's so proud of her (even when he's been on the receiving end of her sly finger-wrapping ways). ;-)

And though Weatherby sees through her scheming...

Yes, no flies on Weatherby either! :-)

...there's nothing he can do, for his daughter is quite obviously the apple of his eye.

It's clear Weatherby loves her dearly and, thus, has a hard time saying "no" to Elizabeth, opting to indulge her and do what he thinks will make her happy (if he sees no direct harm in doing so, that is), rather than be the "bad guy" in her eyes and deny her what she wants.

I love how you write old Weatherby, by the way, he's a much neglected character in the fandom.I've always loved Jonathan Pryce's work, ever ( ... )

just_a_dram June 1 2011, 13:38:23 UTC

the sight of a crown-appointed Governor carrying his sleeping daughter cradled in his arms like a particularly well-dressed sack of grain

Love, love, love that line.

Weatherby's just perfect in this. I can hear him saying these things, and you capture his affection for his daughter so beautifully. How he might have let the attachment grow if only for the benefit it did his daughter. And yet, he's still the somewhat stiff governor we know.

What an adorable scene with Will playacting. I particularly liked that bit.

luvvycat June 5 2011, 14:41:15 UTC

the sight of a crown-appointed Governor carrying his sleeping daughter cradled in his arms like a particularly well-dressed sack of grain

Love, love, love that line.

Thank you! :-D

Weatherby's just perfect in this. I can hear him saying these things, and you capture his affection for his daughter so beautifully. How he might have let the attachment grow if only for the benefit it did his daughter. And yet, he's still the somewhat stiff governor we know.I love the character of Weatherby Swann (and his portrayer, Jonathan Pryce) to bits! He has such a distinctive voice--it's one of the ones I can hear most clearly in my head as I'm writing him, and it's sort of fun trying to capture the vocabulary, the cadence, and particular phrasing that's such an essential part of Swann ( ... )

sharklady35 June 1 2011, 15:44:19 UTC

luvvycat June 5 2011, 15:55:56 UTC

> Couldn't have her thinking that he was entirely wrapped around her finger, after all, could he? <

Hmph. Someone's seriously deluded here, but as other folk have pointed out, it's understandable.

Well, perhaps mildly (self-)deluded! ;-)

I believe Swann is actually (mostly) aware of how Elizabeth plays him like a cheap fiddle! He just loves her too much to call her on it! ;-)

This is a truly delightful portrait of Swan & his daughter.

Thank you so much for thinking (and saying) so! :-)

I look forward to more!

And I look forward to reading your comments on the remaining chapters! :-)

-- Cat