Drabble--What If??

[sammistarr]

From the prompts at potc100 
Title:  Alone
Rating:  PG (overtones of death)
Word Count:  100
Characters:  Elizabeth, Will
Disclaimer:  Characters belong to the Mouse!
Summary:  Response to the prompt 'What if?'--What if Will had died on the Dutchman?

Comments

[immortal_jedi]

Oh, yes. Elizabeth would mourn, and quite a bit, I'm sure. But I'd hope that eventually, she'd live her life again.

(But what is with all these depressing what ifs?)

[veronica_rich]

Maybe the movie was really happier than we thought? ;-)

As for the drabble itself - I've wondered that a few times myself. I wonder if Elizabeth would ever speak to Jack again; if Will would serve aboard the Dutchman with Jack; or if in some improbable way, Jack DIDN'T stab the heart, and if he has to serve Jones now.

a widow before she was a bride

Best line ever. That's going to hurt.

[sammistarr]

Feel the angst! *g*

And I think that while it would take a hard toll on Elizabeth, she is resilient and would eventually do well for herself, whatever she chose. And I think that ties would be severed with Jack--I don't think she could ever forgive him. Through it all, she always thought he was a 'good man' underneath it all and letting Will die, while he obtained immortality, would directly contravene that ideal. At least, that's what I think, whatever that's worth *g*

Thank you both for reading!

[mary684]

a widow before she was a bride
I'll agree with VR, this is the best line ever and a great call back to DMC and the dress which belonged to "The ghost of a lady, widowed before her marriage". I also love: The shadows seemed to take his familiar shape which reads as both eerie and strangely comforting.

Very sad, yes, but very good stuff.

[sammistarr]

Thank you so much, m'dear!

I haven't written in a while, and all I could muster up was sadness. Glad it worked for you!

Thanks for reading!

[were_lemur]

*wibbles*

[sammistarr]

*comforts*

Thanks for reading *g*

[lilfluffykitten]

a widow before she was a bride

Awww - in amongst all that jolly swash buckling, Elizabeth does get a bit of a rough deal (or at least a potentially rough deal). This was a powerful little drabble - good show!

[sammistarr]

I'm glad it worked for you! Thank you for reading and for your delightful comment!

[greeneyespurple]

The last sentence was pure and complete win. *sniff*

[sammistarr]

*hands you a tissue*

Thank you! I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for reading.