Drabble: 'Mists of Time'

[dwgm]

artaxastra posted a short but wonderful new chapter of her Outlaws and Inlaws series last night, Lost at Sea, featuring Will and a certain lady from Jack's past. Naturally the plot bunnies started breeding. Many thanks to hereswith for giving this a peek.

It uses the theme of the week from Black Pearl Sails...



~ Mists of Time ~

Teague’s in the midst of a cozy pipe in the common room the first night the Pirate King descends and enters with her newborn to general acclaim. It’s been a few days, now, and the babe looks better than he had at first, sated, swaddled, and working at a nap. His mother has a glow about her, and Jackie’s hovering, a look on his face and a light in his eyes that make the mists of time roll back.

Forty years ago it was Isabelle glowing, and himself hovering.

Just the same.

And yet… not.

But then the Ferryman’s bride glances up at Jackie with her own look and light, and a smile that’s just for him, and Teague knows it’s all right.

Somehow, it’s going to be all right.


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Thank you all so much!!

*bounces*

Comments

[ladymouse2.livejournal.com]

This is a lovely companion to Artaxastra's Lost at Sea. I love the reference to Isabelle Teague.

And Teague who is so pragmatic: "the babe looks better than he had at first", no, a newborn is n't a thing of beauty, especialy to a man! But for whom Elizabeth's descent with her son and Jack around her takes him instantly back to another day where he was not merely a spectator.

And I like his immediate if illogical sense that things would work out all right, based on this memory. His heightened sense of continuity perhpas?

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I doubt if Teague is prone to an excess of sentiment, but I think Elizabeth might remind Teague of his Isabelle, in certain ways, and memory can't but be jarred by the situation. And I think he cares for his son more than he shows.

I'm very happy you liked this! Thank you so much for letting me know.