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Perfect Duet's paid account and the Oakum Meme (II)

Feb 03, 2012 13:25

Some lovely person was so kind to gift perfect_duet with two months of paid time. Whoever it was, please pm me, so I can thank you properly. :D The gift makes the Oakum Meme so much easier because it brought the subject headers back.

So, once more onto the breach:

Here at this post you will find all prompts/requests we have so far received on LJ and on DW ( Read more... )

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Swimming with seals anonymous February 3 2012, 13:36:01 UTC

Letter of Marque, chapter five

Stephen is stranded on a small island and Jack swims over to help him get to Surprise for breakfast.

I know there is no break, but I feel there should be one :D

Of All the Islands in All the World (part 1) anonymous February 4 2012, 13:16:47 UTC

Of All the Islands in All the World

(Minor spoilers for The Letter of Marque, but avoids any mention of the major mid-series spoilers ( ... )

Of All the Islands in All the World (part 2) anonymous February 4 2012, 13:18:58 UTC

He had left the Surprise at anchor only a few cables’ lengths away, between the little rabbit-nibbled isle - Dr Maturin’s private paradise - and the chalk cliffs of the mainland, but she was no longer visible from where he lay. Tom Pullings had been leading the Surprises through yet another drill, this time involving the turning of their vessel by springs to her cable, and now the island, low as it was, blocked both the sight and sound of her. As far as Jack could perceive, he and Stephen might just as well have been the only people left on earth ( ... )

Of All the Islands in All the World (part 3) anonymous February 4 2012, 13:21:04 UTC

He became aware that Stephen had been talking for some time, cataloguing aloud the morning’s discoveries and dwelling at length on a possible new varietas of some xerophytic plant or other that would likely stun his botanical colleagues ( ... )

Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 4 2012, 13:23:10 UTC

He opened his eyes with a start, and instantly curled away from Stephen into a half-crouch. He took a deep breath, got to his feet and stumbled across the little strand to the boat, trying to restrain his pace and give an outward show of calm just in case Stephen was awake. There, he rummaged hastily through the few scattered belongings for something that might offer sufficient cover. He reached for the sailcloth but dismissed it as too unwieldy and cast wildly around for anything else. There was a bundle of linen on the thwart that he realised was Stephen’s discarded shirt, too small to wear but large enough for his needs. He seized it and hunched over it, pressing the hem to his midriff, attempting to calm his breathing. Stephen had surely been dozing and could not have seen the state Jack was in, could not have seen anything. Jack could knot the shirt round his waist on the plea of sunburn and insist it was time to return immediately to the ship, and all would be well, if he could just ( ... )

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 4 2012, 14:18:55 UTC

Oh my!! It is 'Worth the living' indeed!

What a beautiful, sensuous and wholly believable thing this is. I love the details of Jack scratching, the touch of Stephen's hand, the sun and plants ... the stillness of it all.

It's just wonderful. Thank you for posting it.

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 4 2012, 19:15:54 UTC

Thank you! Glad you like it :-)

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 4 2012, 19:05:19 UTC

If Stephen knew, if he understood, it would be the end of everything, the end of this precarious balance they had maintained for a dozen years by never acknowledging its fragility
But as you showed well, the change is undoubtedly for the better of them. :D

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 4 2012, 19:17:16 UTC

To be sure, though people are often horribly afraid of change, especially such a major change in their worldview.

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 01:14:56 UTC

Wait, what? But where's the rest of it?! You're as bad as POB! ;D

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 11:00:04 UTC

I can't, I can't! They're... it's... *winces* Anyway I wrote this story just for me, so I can close the bedroom door on them if I want, even if there ain't no door to close *g*

But if you would like to write part 5, by all means go for it! :-D

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 15:27:53 UTC

Well... *looks doubtful* ...I suppose I could.

But 'and then they fucked like bunnies' just doesn't sound as elegant next to your lovely prose!

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 15:48:53 UTC

LOL

It's... efficient :-D

Tho' you have been more prolix in the past. Not, obviously, that I know who you are, as we are all utterly anonymous.

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 15:53:21 UTC

I keep meaning to say, why do we even pretend? :D :D :D

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 17:44:45 UTC

Because esteven said we must! *is obedient, if unconvincing*
If there were more than three or four of us here, it might even work! Possibly there are a few lurkers out there who don't know who's who???

Re: Of All the Islands in All the World (part 4 of 4) anonymous February 5 2012, 18:24:17 UTC

...and there are some prompts that need to be filled which have not come from any of the unconvinings...

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