PotC Big Bang Fic: "Liberties" (4/7)

[luvvycat]

Title:  "Liberties" (4/7)
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:

Comments

[ladyofthesilent]

Where do I begin?

This story has so many interesting aspects I can't quite decide which one appeals to me most. First of all, I really liked how you gave the governess a well-researched, entirely believable backstory. All of your characters ring very true both to history and to canon, and I am so glad you also took your time to flesh out the supporting roles!

The slow development from friendship to affection between Elizabeth and Will is stunningly well written, and I find myself falling for them even more with each new chapter.

[luvvycat]

This story has so many interesting aspects I can't quite decide which one appeals to me most. First of all, I really liked how you gave the governess a well-researched, entirely believable backstory. All of your characters ring very true both to history and to canon, and I am so glad you also took your time to flesh out the supporting roles!Wow! I can't thank you enough for the shower of lovely compliments! I'm glad you've found so much that appeals to you about this story, and I'm particularly pleased that you liked the detail I gave to my OC, Mathilde. It's always tricky to write OC's, because not all readers like them (since they take precious time as well as the "spotlight" away from the canonical "stars" of the fic). However, I felt it was important, in this case, for us to see Will and Elizabeth's little act of impulse through an outsider's eyes (plus there was also the little plot device that Mathilde had to be the one to spill the beans to Weatherby about what she'd witnessed, driving the story in the direction I needed it to

[sharklady35]

Ahhh, young love! The course of which never did run smooth...

[luvvycat]

Ahhh, young love! The course of which never did run smooth...

No, it never seems to, does it? And Will and Elizabeth, unfortunately, are no exception to that rule...

Thanks so much for reading, and Commenting! :-)

-- Cat

[just_a_dram]

save for something rumoured to have happened over the last holidays whilst Mathilde had been spending Christmas with a friend-something that was only whispered about amongst the servants, but as far as she was concerned had never been substantiated … she, herself, not condescending to listen, nor give credence to, the idle gossip of servants

This might not be the point, but I'm really curious about that rumor!

This is sweetly played here. The developing of young love. But, strangely enough, what I like best is the POV of your original character! It's sort of charmingly amusing from her POV, her designs on Elizabeth's father, fear of impropriety. Very true to the era. Loved it! (and the mention of Jack Sparrow!)

[luvvycat]

save for something rumoured to have happened over the last holidays whilst Mathilde had been spending Christmas with a friend-something that was only whispered about amongst the servants, but as far as she was concerned had never been substantiated … she, herself, not condescending to listen, nor give credence to, the idle gossip of servants

This might not be the point, but I'm really curious about that rumor!

I've since added a link on this chapter's page to my fic "The Christmas Stranger", which documents the whole incident mentioned! If you want to satisfy your curiosity, and get the entire story of Young Will and Elizabeth's Christmas escapade, just click on the link above! ;-)

This is sweetly played here. The developing of young love.

Thanks! Though they really didn't show it in CotBP (they went from Will and Elizabeth's first meeting, to Elizabeth waking up eight years later!), one has to assume that there must have been a bit MORE W/E interaction in-between Point A and Point B, to enable them to eventually fall in love.

[luvvycat]

What a cruel cliffhanger that is!

Luckily, you didn't have to "hang" too long on that cliff for the next instalment! ;-)

Most awful aftermaths always seem to follow such misunderstandings *sigh*

Isn't that the truth? I'm sure Mathilde will manage to make it sound much worse to Weatherby than it actually was! :-P

And, you're right-- an "awful aftermath" is bound to ensue!

This was such a wonderful chapter! Ms. Meriwether (love the name, btw ^^) is a very effective OC. Her musings were so perfectly written.

Oh, I'm so glad for you to say that, and that Mathilde (and her musings) seem to have gone down so well with readers! Two others have also commented that they enjoyed the Mathilde bits, which is gratifying to me since OC's have a reputation for being rather despised! (As characters overall, not just because they're going to go tattle to the heroine's father and get her and her "boyfriend" in trouble!) ;-D

Can't wait to read more! :)And I can't wait to read your Comments on the remaining chapters! I'm so happy you've been