Drabble: 'Terrifying'
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hereswith for the late night beta.
~ Terrifying ~
“…I meant you being threatened by that pirate. Sounds terrifying!”
Norrington’s ill-timed proposal instantly flies from Elizabeth’s head and she’s back on the dock, the thick chain around her neck pulling her hard against Jack Sparrow’s wiry frame, his breath and oddly musical voice hot in her ear: “Elizabeth – it is Elizabeth, isn’t it?”
“It’s Miss Swann.”
Her whole being had trembled, yes, but with fury, foremost, and an oddly detached fascination beneath it. The insolence! The audacity!
The stupidity! She knew her father would have seen reason…
And then, with a rough jerk, she was facing him, his pistol at her temple, his eyes warm, with a flash of summer lightning.
To be drawn to such a man, and in such circumstances…
“Oh, yes,” she says to Estrella, mechanically. “Terrifying.”
~.~
hereswith for the late night beta.~ Terrifying ~
“…I meant you being threatened by that pirate. Sounds terrifying!”
Norrington’s ill-timed proposal instantly flies from Elizabeth’s head and she’s back on the dock, the thick chain around her neck pulling her hard against Jack Sparrow’s wiry frame, his breath and oddly musical voice hot in her ear: “Elizabeth – it is Elizabeth, isn’t it?”
“It’s Miss Swann.”
Her whole being had trembled, yes, but with fury, foremost, and an oddly detached fascination beneath it. The insolence! The audacity!
The stupidity! She knew her father would have seen reason…
And then, with a rough jerk, she was facing him, his pistol at her temple, his eyes warm, with a flash of summer lightning.
To be drawn to such a man, and in such circumstances…
“Oh, yes,” she says to Estrella, mechanically. “Terrifying.”
~.~
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Date: 2009-01-09 06:00 pm (UTC)I always found her reponse to Estrella a bit sarcastic, as if in her mind she rolled her eyes as she was saying it. Lol. It's great how we see things in different ways, makes for lots of different fic on the same scenes, yes?
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Date: 2009-01-10 08:36 pm (UTC)I expect so. There was probably no use in trying to explain her true feelings on the subject.
That can be a blessing or a curse, but yes, it's always interesting to compare visions through fanfic.
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