Drabble - Open Water

[veronica_rich]

Drabble Prompt 5 for potc_dogwatch
Title: Open Water
Rating: G
Disclaimer: This one’s a toss-up; he may belong to Buena Vista and Bruckheimer, after all.
Summary: A Turner goes to sea
Spoilers for AWE: Most probably.


Each night, he’d fallen asleep to the box’s steady thrumming. It had been constant for seven years, since he traded the heartbeat of his womb for the reassuring wooden thunk of his father’s next to his small bed.

Now it swayed with him on the vast ocean. Mama said he couldn’t be harmed upon the sea. It had been simple to cast offshore in the rowboat while she and Captain Jack slept – to be free, like Mama wanted to be.

William ran a small hand over the top of the chest as he excitedly waited to meet Papa, at last.

Comments

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

At this point, I know as much as you do. It's just speculation, mixed with a lot of fans' desire to see Elizabeth chuck Will and his heart to leap into bed with Jack.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

The most obvious problem with Liz ending up in bed with Jack (assuming the spoiler script is accurate) is that according to canon, Will can come ashore every 10 years as long as his love is faithful. So Liz fooling around with Jack would mean Will was doomed to never set foot on land again.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I assure you, there are fans who don't care what happens to Will.

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

Geez, I'm commenting a lot. You see, you start me on an interesting topic and there's no stopping me.

What you said is basically the reason that I don't want to go near KTTC after AWE is released. I've heard enough horrid things about Will by JE fans (why don't we just throw him overboard? who would care? <--GR!) that I don't want to think about what bitter JE fans are going to say when they don't get their way.

And just to keep this from being viewed as bashing, this is just a few specific fans that I'm talking about. I'm in now way generalizing or referring to the entire JE fanbase with what I said.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I'm in no way generalizing or referring to the entire JE fanbase with what I said.

I'm a catty bitch to the ones who annoy me. I mean, I'm just a catty bitch generally, but I think the ones who take great offense are the ones who NEED to. Everyone else just ignores it or rolls their eyes. "There she goes again" I hope they say.

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

So am I actually. I just thought for a second that I was posting at turningpirate and I know that there's been issues with the JE fanbase, so I didn't want to start anything. I do have a tendency to do that, or at least to want to do that.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Believe me, I appreciate the distinction. Sometimes it's hard to talk out of both sides of my mouth, too ...

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

Haha. That's exactly what it feels like. Like I don't want to cause problems but sometimes I'd really just love to bitch at all of the stupid fans.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Well, yes, but I was talking about it vis a vis the movie as depicted in the spoiler script, not as some JE fans would prefer it to be.

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

Although Jones could set foot on land every ten years even though his love wasn't faithful.

Someone on KTTC mentioned that, with the wording in either the novel or the script, it seemed almost as though Will would be able to return to land in ten years if his lover remains faithful, so that gives me hope, and definitely rules out a possibility for JE because Elizabeth isn't going to go fooling around with anyone no matter how lonely she is if not doing so means that Will can return to her permanently in ten years.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Do we know Tia Dalma/Calypso was unfaithful? Or do we just assume it because Jack acts like he's bedded her? 'Cause I don't see Jack's behavior as a particularly reliable guide in that matter.

Taking the other side of the argument, according to Jones' backstory, he cut out his heart because his lover left him and he couldn't bear the pain of it, not so he could become captain of the Dutchman. So why in the seven hells does Will have to give up his heart to be her captain?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why Will would have to give up his heart, except I guess it makes a good plot device for Elizabeth having a constant reminder to not cheat on him. She actually needs that sort of thing.

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

No. And I never assumed that it was Jack either, although I do think they tried to imply that. I think from everything that was said, though, it was implied that Tia/Calypso didn't have feelings as strong as Davy's and because of that she broke his heart which led to the curse, etc. So, I think it's safe to say that at some point she was unfaithful with someone.

That's the question that I have, as well. I remember everyone assuming that the heart being ripped out part wouldn't be forced on Will. I'm not sure how or why that ties in, especially considering that Davy ripped his out. *shrugs* Aw well, at least it's in safe hands. Hehe. Hopefully.

[solitaryraven.livejournal.com]

Good. I'm sort of worried about the JE fans that seem to be in the know. Although, I have faith as to what the ending is going to be, so I'm not worried.

Definitely continue this! I enjoyed the plot starter a lot!