Drabble: 'Illusions' (mid AWE Jack - Rated G)

[dwgm]

Actually posting a drabble for the current prompt at blackpearlsails for a change. This is unbetaed, but only a hundred words, so hopefully it's OK. Mid-AWE Jack here, for the prompt...



~ Illusions ~


"Jack, this is real. We're here."

Jack's illusion it's just an illusion suffers a killing blow, wafting away on the (blessed) sea breeze.

Elizabeth.

It's her, all right.

Sun-burnt, including her hair. Thinner. Intent. Fragile.

Fragile. That's a new one.

But he can feel his hair trying to stand on end as the eyes he remembers (and remembers, and remembers) bore into him, through him, through the Illusion of Captain Jack Sparrow.

He's too obviously skimming the edge of sanity and turns away to find Gibbs, who must be real, too. Gibbs, keeper of the Illusion, even when Captain Jack Sparrow's mislaid it entirely.

~.~

Comments

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

Oh, wonderful! The repetitions work well to convey how his situation has been, and I too liked his description of Elizabeth and Gibbs, keeper of the Illusion. You always write Jack so that it feels like him, even when, like in this one, he doesn't even speak :-)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was going to run this by you, but it was too late by the time I finished it, after midnight in your neck of the woods, I believe, so I took a chance. I'm very happy you feel it worked well.

I hope all is well with you as we head into the weekend. TGIF!

*hugs*