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clanne in norribeth

Three Ways (aka my first Norribeth fic!)

Jun 15, 2007 21:48

Title: Three Ways Elizabeth Swann Could Have Been Happy, and One Way She Is Not
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Reference to events of AWE
Disclaimer: I'm too poor to own anything related to Disney. I don't even have the plastic ears.
Summary: AU imaginings of Elizabeth's life

Title: Three Ways Elizabeth Swann Could Have Been Happy, and One Way She Is Not
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Comments 16

oltha_heri June 16 2007, 19:32:18 UTC

I love this. The first three make me go squee, and jump for joy. The last one is beautiful, I personally believe that Elizabeth's son would be just that, and with Will away for ten years she would see him as largely hers (because I don't imagine her happy), so that made me happy. The whole thing was really magnificent, and the being married to Beckett line made me giggle.

piratepianist June 16 2007, 20:40:51 UTC

Oh, this was just beautiful. The last part, while sad, was still exceptionally written like the rest of the work. I enjoyed reading it very much, and please write more! You have a talnet! Use it!

gwynevere1 June 16 2007, 21:26:43 UTC

I hate to be a spoilsport, but I have a couple problems with this fic:
1. Elizabeth *is* in love with Will, which is something you fail to address in Part I-III. Although I don't find Will/Elizabeth the most, er, compelling couple ever, they are the canon couple, and you have to deal with Elizabeth's feelings for Will first, in order to make any alternate couple believable.
2. In Part II, why would Elizabeth return to Port Royal? The last thing she knew, she was a fugitive, set to be hanged. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it doesn't make much sense storywise.

I did like Part IV, however, especially the lines about marrying Beckett (like everyone else) -- "At least she’d have someone to fight with." -- and how "another William Turner would make life far too complicated for them all." Hee. I actually think Part IV would work better as a standalone story.

clanne June 16 2007, 22:26:02 UTC

While I appreciate your comments, I obviously don't agree with you. I find the Will/Elizabeth romance unconvincing and, in respect to you, I will now present the reasoning behind my decisions.

In Part I, I ignore Will. This is simple to do as, given the circumstances I have written about, there was no existing romantic relationship between Will and Elizabeth. There was mutual infatuation but the conditions that promoted their romance (in the film) do not exist here.

In Part II, I chose to have Elizabeth return to Port Royal. With both her father and Norrington in positions of some authority there, it would be highly unlikely that any action would have been taken against her. Both her status in the community and her gender would have played to her advantage in such a situation. Particularly in that time period, a mulititude of sins could be absolved with a few well-timed tears and claims of being led astray by a lover.

I hope this explanation will allow you to re-read the story with a more open mind in the future.

gwynevere1 June 17 2007, 20:57:12 UTC

While I, too, find Will/Elizabeth the least compelling screen couple I've ever seen, their relationship remains canon, and, I still feel that to dismiss it weakens your story overall.

emaline5678 June 16 2007, 23:43:25 UTC

I loved your stories! Parts I-III were my faves. IV was realistic - I mean, how happy can Elizabeth be "married" to a man she sees once every 10 years? Very sad, but very true. She would have been happier with Norrington, I will always believe.

I can see her after DMC, throwing away her pirate life. Maybe the guilt from Jack's "death" and Will's increasing obession with freeing his father was too much for her. I can see her saying - I'm through, going back to Port Royal and becoming Norrington's wife. And how angsty would things have been in Will and co. went to get Elizabeth to help save Jack - only to find her married to James. Ooh - there would be hella angst there between her and Will, etc.

Sorry to write so long, but I'm a total believer in the Norribeth romance. So rock on!

hmshornblower June 17 2007, 02:17:03 UTC

I LOVE YOU so much for writing this. I love how you showed how she could have been happy with Norrie, and not only after DMC. You write beautifully and very true to the characters, especially in dialogue. I thought it was very appropriate that Elizabeth would be INappropriate with her husband in public, and that he would be too enamored to care. You should send this to Disney and demand they apologize. Haha. Outstanding job!