Request Drabble for Hereswith

[dwgm]

Not doing these in order, but I will do them all. This was hereswith's request...

~ Diversity ~

He didn’t wake when she sat by him, perching on the edge of the narrow cot, so she set the glass carefully on the floor, and looked her fill for a change. His bright fever-flush had ebbed to pale relief. He was mending, as Jack had predicted.

Treating that wound had sure taken the starch out of him, though. His face was etched with the memory of it. A brave man, the Scourge of Piracy.

Covered only with a sheet, he looked so thin and drawn she could count his bones. They’d thrown his wig to the sharks, and his short brown hair lay lank against his forehead.

So different from Jack’s.

Anamaria frowned, and reached up, and lightly stroked it back. And then started: his eyes were open.

“Sorry!”

His voice rasped, wearily. “No.”

“I’ve brought your draught.”

She started to reach for it, but one hand flailed, catching hers.

“No. I… don’t want to be drugged.”

His eyes pleaded, and she smiled. “It’s water, sweetened with rum, is all, this time.”

He sighed, retaining the hand. Then drew her fingers against his lips. “My good nurse,” he murmured.

Her breath stuttered.

Not so different from Jack, after all.



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Comments

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

*glomps* I love you! This made my whole Sunday, really it did, thanks ever so much. You've captured both of them so well, all the little details are great, and they threw his wig to the sharks, no less! Should you ever get the inclination to add to this, I'd worship at your feet... just so you know ;-)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'm so happy you liked this. Yes, the sharks can definitely have the wig. As for continuing it...well, you never know. ;)

It's an interesting pairing, and we're not the only ones who think so. the_stowaway wrote some rather excellent James/Anamaria, followed by J/A/J, that she posted on rough_magic, and I am hoping viva_gloria will write some in her Marooned universe, eventually.

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

I loved the Marooned bits, and I shall have to look up the N/A parts the_stowaway has written too. One of these days I must try my hand at it myself, feels kind of silly I'm always asking for the pairing and never write it. I've been meaning to for ages, but never seem to get around to it. Perhaps after my *ahem* first time fic is done.

I noticed the "put it on my to-do list" further down in the thread, and am keeping my fingers crossed... :-)