Twelve Days of Christmas: The Holly and The Oak

[redbells]

Characters: Elizabeth, Jack, Gibbs 
Rating: G
Length: 300 words
Status: Complete
Note: Written for Day Three of the Twelve Days of Christmas Holiday Ficathon 2010 at blackpearlsails

Comments

[whensheflies]

Yule finds them in the icy seas of the Atlantic, but with Jack and Gibbs spinning stories the night does not seem so long, or so dark.

Perfection. Thank you for sharing this. I love the way you write.

[redbells]

Thank you! I was my pleasure to share, and I'm glad you enjoyed :D

[hereswith]

I too love the final line, but also the first passage, mirroring the last, with Jack's inscrutable reasons, the foul weather and the men still trusting him. And of course, Jack and Gibbs telling stories :-)

[redbells]

Thank you - I love literary symmetry, and with Jack it's just too hard to resist. And Jack and Gibbs as storytellers was impossible to resist as well :)

Glad you enjoyed!

[just_a_dram]

Oooh...I really like this little fic. Very poetic.

[redbells]

Thank you :D