Title: Wounded
Author: S. Anon
Rating: G
Summary: If Lord Blakeney kept a journal like the Doctor, a possible entry before he approached the Doctor on deck.
Author's Note: Movieverse
Disclaimer: Patrick O'Brian's, not mine.
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SM is like a wounded animal, scared and hurt. I don't think he got into the shouting match with the Captain because he was angry, he just went on the defensive. Action, reaction. But I don't think he sees that in himself, and who am I to tell him? He's the naturalist, one would think that he would know! But perhaps he's too close to it. And now he's withdrawn from everyone. I don't think that means he's unapproachable, though. It will just take patience... and a good excuse to get close in the first place.