Persuasion - Anne Elliot/Frederick Wentworth.
Fandom: Persuasion.
Pairing: Anne Elliot/Frederick Wentworth.
Theme Set: Gamma.
Rating:R overall.
Author's Notes: The sentences in this post follow the Set order. A more chronological arrangement can be found here.
#01 - Ring
Nine years after he had bought it, the simple gold band was finally at its rightful place on Anne's finger.
#02 - Hero
Distinguished Naval hero, possessing a considerable fortune, seeks a lady between fifteen and thirty with a strong mind and sweetness of manner for courtship and marriage.
#03 - Memory
Whenever he remembered the first and only time he had kissed Anne Elliot, he swore he could still fell the sweet pressure of her lips upon his.
#04 - Box
When they finally laid her husband's body to rest, all Anne Wentworth could think of was how sad it was that it was his fate to be buried in a wooden box in England, instead of being returned to the sea.
#05 - Run
In all of his career in the Navy, never had Captain Wentworth acted so cowardly as in the night he had run from the concert in a jealous rage.
#06 - Hurricane
The Hurricane season of 1813 brought much pain and sorrow to those living in the West Indies, but to Captain and Mrs. Wentworth it would always be remembered as the joyful season they welcomed their firstborn.
#07 - Wings
After seeing Anne Elliot for the first time, Frederick Wentworth wondered why his brother, competent clergyman that he was, had failed to mention that some angels did not have wings.
#08 - Cold
The innkeeper had advised them against it, but even in the cold of winter they could not be persuaded against a walk along the Cobb.
#09 - Red
Though Louisa Musgrove was doing everything she could to gain his attention, his mind was contemplating how becoming the slight flush caused by their walk made Anne's face look.
#10 - Drink
He could not understand how the wine had become so bitter after he had glanced at her face, spellbound by Benwick's recitation of one of his verses.
#11 - Midnight
Though the clock had long since struck midnight, he could not fall asleep, busy as he was contemplating her entrancing sleeping face.
#12 - Temptation
As they walked along Union Street, never had Frederick been so temped to disregard all propriety as when she placed her hand upon his.
#13 - View
"Lovely," he said when she asked what he thought about the greenhouse plants they were admiring, but she did not believe he was talking about them.
#14 - Music
He danced, engrossed in the music, and refused to acknowledge to himself that he was more interested in the musician than in his partner.
#15 - Silk
When he first beheld Anne - a vision in a flimsy silk chemise that was part of the trousseau her godmother had given her - Frederick finally found in his heart the will to forgive Lady Russell completely.
#16 - Cover
Walking along the streets of Bath with Anne on his arm, pressed closely against him to share the cover offered by his umbrella, Frederick could not be happier about the interminable rain.
#17 - Promise
When he left England in the year six, he promised to himself that he would not regret Anne Elliot.
#18 - Dream
No matter how many times he forced himself not to think about her during the day, he always woke up panting, tangled in sticky sheets, calling out her name.
#19 - Candle
A fortnight after their wedding, Captain Wentworth was pleasantly surprised when his still blushing bride refused to snuff out the candles before joining him in their marital bed.
#20 - Talent
Her hands it seemed, where as capable of giving him pleasure as they were of extracting melodies from a pianoforte.
#21 - Silence
Once Charles Musgrove left them, they simply stared at each other, letting their eyes tell all the things that had gone unsaid.
#22 - Journey
Though the journey to this moment had been long and arduous, as he saw Anne entering the church, a radiant smile gracing her lips, Frederick could not regret it.
#23 - Fire
Sophia Croft could not help but notice that evening the fire that burned in her brother's eyes every time he looked at Miss Anne.
#24 - Strength
While listening to his brother's sermon, Frederick prayed for the strength to go to Bath and lay his heart at Anne's feet once more.
#25 - Mask
He bowed and said all the right things, but had to use all of his strength to seem perfectly calm because the first sight of her in over eight years had affected him more than he had expected.
#26 - Ice
His hands felt like ice when he touched her for the first time, but the warmth of his gaze more than made up for it.
#27 - Fall
When he saw Louisa Musgrove lying on the ground as if dead, all he could think of was that he was glad it hadn't been Anne.
#28 - Forgotten
As he enjoyed the liveliness of the company of the Musgrove sisters, Frederick forced himself not to remember how much more agreeable he had once found the company of a certain young lady.
#29 - Dance
When he took Anne in his arms, so close he could almost feel her beating heart, he sent a thankful prayer to the Viennese and their scandalous dance.
#30 - Body
As she heard her father and Lady Dalrymple discuss Frederick's looks, Anne remembered how wonderful it had been to be embraced by him.
#31 - Sacred
Though she had broken their engagement, in her heart Anne felt as bound to Frederick as if they had really exchanged marital vows.
#32 - Farewells
The last time Anne Elliot saw Frederick Wentworth in the year six, she managed to hold back her tears until he was out of her sight.
#33 - World
Some nights, when the silence became too oppressing and the pain almost unbearable, she would open the Atlas and wonder where he might be.
#34 - Formal
Every time Frederick - Captain Wentworth - was forced, out of politeness, to address her, he did it with such formality and brevity that it sent a stab to her heart.
#35 - Fever
Though he was thankful for his First Lieutenant's dedication in taking care of him for the two months he had lain abed, consumed by brain fever, he was even more thankful that the man had never mentioned the name his captain had so constantly called.
#36 - Laugh
When one of his fellow Captains teased him about turning his ship into a "hen frigate", Frederick laughed and said he could not be happier about it.
#37 - Lies
When Frederick asked her if she loved him enough to wait for him, she looked him in the eyes and said no.
#38 - Forever
Staring at the ceiling in his cabin aboard the Asp, Captain Wentworth asked himself how he could have been so eager to promise forever to a woman so fickle.
#39 - Overwhelmed
When he first saw Anne at Molland's, Frederick did not manage to hide how much the sight of her still affected him.
#40 - Whisper
No matter how beautiful the music was, all Captain Wentworth could hear during the concert were the whispers about the presumed union between Mr. Elliot and his cousin Anne.
#41 - Wait
For ten days Frederick waited for a word, a look, anything that could tell him that despite how unjust, weak and resentful he had been, her heart was still as constant as his own.
#42 - Talk
When the women of his party began to talk about how much Mr. Elliot seemed to admire his cousin, Frederick was no longer surprised to feel a surge of jealousy.
#43 - Search
He searched relentlessly for a woman that could take Anne's place in his heart, but deep down he did not want to find one.
#44 - Hope
He could not repress the joy he felt when he heard her conversation with Harville, hoping, as he had never dared to hope before, that she had not really managed to forget him.
#45 - Eclipse
For many years, the mere memory of her eclipsed the beauty and sweetness of all the woman he met.
#46 - Gravity
As he saw Captain and Mrs. Benwick conversing with his wife, Frederick Wentworth contemplated how strange it was that gravity ended up being such a skilled matchmaker.
#47 - Highway
Had she been less distressed, Henrietta Musgrove might have noticed that as they traveled from Lyme to Uppercross, Captain Wentworth's eyes were fixed at Anne whenever she was not noticing.
#48 - Unknown He didn't know what he would find at sea in the year six, but anything was better than enduring the pain in his heart day after day.
#49 - Lock
In the end, no matter how resolute he had been about it, he could not destroy the lock of her hair she had so lovingly given him.
#50 - Breathe
After Frederick Wentworth left her sister's drawing-room, the burn in her lungs reminded Anne Elliot to breathe again.
Pairing: Anne Elliot/Frederick Wentworth.
Theme Set: Gamma.
Rating:R overall.
Author's Notes: The sentences in this post follow the Set order. A more chronological arrangement can be found here.
#01 - Ring
Nine years after he had bought it, the simple gold band was finally at its rightful place on Anne's finger.
#02 - Hero
Distinguished Naval hero, possessing a considerable fortune, seeks a lady between fifteen and thirty with a strong mind and sweetness of manner for courtship and marriage.
#03 - Memory
Whenever he remembered the first and only time he had kissed Anne Elliot, he swore he could still fell the sweet pressure of her lips upon his.
#04 - Box
When they finally laid her husband's body to rest, all Anne Wentworth could think of was how sad it was that it was his fate to be buried in a wooden box in England, instead of being returned to the sea.
#05 - Run
In all of his career in the Navy, never had Captain Wentworth acted so cowardly as in the night he had run from the concert in a jealous rage.
#06 - Hurricane
The Hurricane season of 1813 brought much pain and sorrow to those living in the West Indies, but to Captain and Mrs. Wentworth it would always be remembered as the joyful season they welcomed their firstborn.
#07 - Wings
After seeing Anne Elliot for the first time, Frederick Wentworth wondered why his brother, competent clergyman that he was, had failed to mention that some angels did not have wings.
#08 - Cold
The innkeeper had advised them against it, but even in the cold of winter they could not be persuaded against a walk along the Cobb.
#09 - Red
Though Louisa Musgrove was doing everything she could to gain his attention, his mind was contemplating how becoming the slight flush caused by their walk made Anne's face look.
#10 - Drink
He could not understand how the wine had become so bitter after he had glanced at her face, spellbound by Benwick's recitation of one of his verses.
#11 - Midnight
Though the clock had long since struck midnight, he could not fall asleep, busy as he was contemplating her entrancing sleeping face.
#12 - Temptation
As they walked along Union Street, never had Frederick been so temped to disregard all propriety as when she placed her hand upon his.
#13 - View
"Lovely," he said when she asked what he thought about the greenhouse plants they were admiring, but she did not believe he was talking about them.
#14 - Music
He danced, engrossed in the music, and refused to acknowledge to himself that he was more interested in the musician than in his partner.
#15 - Silk
When he first beheld Anne - a vision in a flimsy silk chemise that was part of the trousseau her godmother had given her - Frederick finally found in his heart the will to forgive Lady Russell completely.
#16 - Cover
Walking along the streets of Bath with Anne on his arm, pressed closely against him to share the cover offered by his umbrella, Frederick could not be happier about the interminable rain.
#17 - Promise
When he left England in the year six, he promised to himself that he would not regret Anne Elliot.
#18 - Dream
No matter how many times he forced himself not to think about her during the day, he always woke up panting, tangled in sticky sheets, calling out her name.
#19 - Candle
A fortnight after their wedding, Captain Wentworth was pleasantly surprised when his still blushing bride refused to snuff out the candles before joining him in their marital bed.
#20 - Talent
Her hands it seemed, where as capable of giving him pleasure as they were of extracting melodies from a pianoforte.
#21 - Silence
Once Charles Musgrove left them, they simply stared at each other, letting their eyes tell all the things that had gone unsaid.
#22 - Journey
Though the journey to this moment had been long and arduous, as he saw Anne entering the church, a radiant smile gracing her lips, Frederick could not regret it.
#23 - Fire
Sophia Croft could not help but notice that evening the fire that burned in her brother's eyes every time he looked at Miss Anne.
#24 - Strength
While listening to his brother's sermon, Frederick prayed for the strength to go to Bath and lay his heart at Anne's feet once more.
#25 - Mask
He bowed and said all the right things, but had to use all of his strength to seem perfectly calm because the first sight of her in over eight years had affected him more than he had expected.
#26 - Ice
His hands felt like ice when he touched her for the first time, but the warmth of his gaze more than made up for it.
#27 - Fall
When he saw Louisa Musgrove lying on the ground as if dead, all he could think of was that he was glad it hadn't been Anne.
#28 - Forgotten
As he enjoyed the liveliness of the company of the Musgrove sisters, Frederick forced himself not to remember how much more agreeable he had once found the company of a certain young lady.
#29 - Dance
When he took Anne in his arms, so close he could almost feel her beating heart, he sent a thankful prayer to the Viennese and their scandalous dance.
#30 - Body
As she heard her father and Lady Dalrymple discuss Frederick's looks, Anne remembered how wonderful it had been to be embraced by him.
#31 - Sacred
Though she had broken their engagement, in her heart Anne felt as bound to Frederick as if they had really exchanged marital vows.
#32 - Farewells
The last time Anne Elliot saw Frederick Wentworth in the year six, she managed to hold back her tears until he was out of her sight.
#33 - World
Some nights, when the silence became too oppressing and the pain almost unbearable, she would open the Atlas and wonder where he might be.
#34 - Formal
Every time Frederick - Captain Wentworth - was forced, out of politeness, to address her, he did it with such formality and brevity that it sent a stab to her heart.
#35 - Fever
Though he was thankful for his First Lieutenant's dedication in taking care of him for the two months he had lain abed, consumed by brain fever, he was even more thankful that the man had never mentioned the name his captain had so constantly called.
#36 - Laugh
When one of his fellow Captains teased him about turning his ship into a "hen frigate", Frederick laughed and said he could not be happier about it.
#37 - Lies
When Frederick asked her if she loved him enough to wait for him, she looked him in the eyes and said no.
#38 - Forever
Staring at the ceiling in his cabin aboard the Asp, Captain Wentworth asked himself how he could have been so eager to promise forever to a woman so fickle.
#39 - Overwhelmed
When he first saw Anne at Molland's, Frederick did not manage to hide how much the sight of her still affected him.
#40 - Whisper
No matter how beautiful the music was, all Captain Wentworth could hear during the concert were the whispers about the presumed union between Mr. Elliot and his cousin Anne.
#41 - Wait
For ten days Frederick waited for a word, a look, anything that could tell him that despite how unjust, weak and resentful he had been, her heart was still as constant as his own.
#42 - Talk
When the women of his party began to talk about how much Mr. Elliot seemed to admire his cousin, Frederick was no longer surprised to feel a surge of jealousy.
#43 - Search
He searched relentlessly for a woman that could take Anne's place in his heart, but deep down he did not want to find one.
#44 - Hope
He could not repress the joy he felt when he heard her conversation with Harville, hoping, as he had never dared to hope before, that she had not really managed to forget him.
#45 - Eclipse
For many years, the mere memory of her eclipsed the beauty and sweetness of all the woman he met.
#46 - Gravity
As he saw Captain and Mrs. Benwick conversing with his wife, Frederick Wentworth contemplated how strange it was that gravity ended up being such a skilled matchmaker.
#47 - Highway
Had she been less distressed, Henrietta Musgrove might have noticed that as they traveled from Lyme to Uppercross, Captain Wentworth's eyes were fixed at Anne whenever she was not noticing.
#48 - Unknown He didn't know what he would find at sea in the year six, but anything was better than enduring the pain in his heart day after day.
#49 - Lock
In the end, no matter how resolute he had been about it, he could not destroy the lock of her hair she had so lovingly given him.
#50 - Breathe
After Frederick Wentworth left her sister's drawing-room, the burn in her lungs reminded Anne Elliot to breathe again.