There is a sharp difference in COTBP Elizabeth and AWE Elizabeth and it's a great idea to have Jack notice it. I love the angst, how he still wants her, doesn't want to want her, etc. The descriptions here are so strong. "She was silver now, thin and hard as a blade, hair pale and lank, eyes dark, cheeks wet."--Amazing. Guilt and hardship and all the losses that will happen to her have taken their toll and yet she's still prettier than most on their best days. And Jack can still see some of himself in her. Great drabble.