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

[p0wdermonkey.livejournal.com]

Wow! You can certainly pack implications into very few words.

So Teague was a bit worried, eh? About Jackie getting hurt, maybe..?

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Hee! What a cute icon. My daughter is very fond of monkeys, too, and I must send you a pic she did for our graphic design class, of snow monkeys, for a Christmas card. Too cute!

So happy you liked the drabble, and caught all the implications. I think Teague can't help but be reminded of his own situation with Isabelle, so long ago, but the relationship between Jack and Elizabeth is so much more complicated, and fraught with potential pain -- and Jack's already been damaged by life.