One Day - Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann
Theme set: Gamma
Rating: G to PG-13
Warning[s]: Spoilers thru AWE
#01 - Ring
Sometimes, in her nightmares, she will hear the ring of the sword again, the ring that she'd heard when Davy Jones released it from his grasp, leaving it embedded in Will's chest.
#02 - Hero
When she tells William his stories at night, she can see the light in his eyes, and she knows that his father is his hero.
#03 - Memory
It is her worst memory, watching helplessly as Davy Jones thrust the sword into Will's chest, twisting it with sadistic glee; she wants nothing more than to rip it from her head.
#04 - Box
It is an ugly box, ornate and carved and hideous, yet it's the most beautiful thing in the world to her because of what it holds.
#05 - Run
She smiles joyously at the appearance of the Flying Dutchman, and when they see Will leaning out over the side with his hand tangled in the rigging, she and William begin to run.
#06 - Hurricane
After living through the maelstrom, she finds that hurricanes don't bother her much anymore.
#07 - Wings
She thinks that watching the Dutchman sink beneath the churning water, while she soars away above the seas, is like being gifted with wings that she never, ever wanted.
#08 - Cold
As she watches Will struggle to speak, fear closes cold, hard fingers around her heart, and a terrible grief begins to spread its way through her being.
#09 - Red
When they were young she loved to tease Will, to watch his cheeks stain red with an embarrassed flush; she sometimes misses the innocence of those days.
#10 - Drink
She still thinks that rum is a vile drink, to Jack's everlasting amusement.
#11 - Midnight
When William is old enough to come along, she returns to the seas; she will take her turn at the helm for the midnight watch and wonder if, at that very moment, Will is doing the same.
#12 - Temptation
In a moment of mischievious wantonness, she pulls on Will's boot, breathlessly anticipating how he will handle this new temptation.
#13 - View
She sells the mansion that her father left her and buys a small house that's much closer to the sea, needing the view of the horizon.
#14 - Music
When William is colicky she sings to him as she walks with him propped on her shoulder; the movement and the music of her voice comfort him and lull him to sleep.
#15 - Silk
She explores Will's sun-warmed body with her lips and her hands, learning new contours and textures, and she finds places that feel like silk to her.
#16 - Cover
When Will drops his shirt, she sees the scars that cover his back for the first time, and her eyes fill with tears as she touches them with gentle fingers.
#17 - Promise
She finally understands the horrible burden Will bears as she listens to a heartbreakingly bewildered Bootstrap's assertion that Will promised to come for him.
#18 - Dream
She finds her dreams to be a two-edged sword, for he lives with her and loves her in her dreams in a way that he cannot when she is awake.
#19 - Candle
As their longboat glides through the swamp by the light of candles held by countless mourners, she wonders how it is that they seem to know Jack is dead.
#20 - Talent
In his quest to save his father from his fate, Will reveals a talent for playing both sides that she cannot help but admire, although it angers her and unsettles her greatly as well.
#21 - Silence
In their attempt to each bear their own burdens, she and Will do not realize the terrible cost of their silence until it is almost too late.
#22 - Journey
When she thinks about the journey to world's end, all she remembers is a nightmare of cold and guilt, and a silence that she couldn't seem to break despite Will's plea.
#23 - Fire
Will's stance is loose and easy, his hand grips the knife at his hip, his eyes are steely and his long coat whips out behind him in the Carribbean wind; she tells herself that the sudden fire she feels licking through her veins is the remnants of her anger, nothing more.
#24 - Strength
When her father drifts from her sight on the seas of the dead, it is Will's strength that seeps into her soul, and his arms that hold her up.
#25 - Mask
She smiles when she tells William the story of the day when, in response to his father's continued reluctance to call her Elizabeth, she'd schooled her features into a polite mask to go along with her freezing "Good day, Mr. Turner."
#26 - Ice
She is helped onto the deck of the Pearl, wet and tired and numb, and she can feel grief putting down icy roots in her heart.
#27 - Fall
Sitting in Tia Dalma's hut, she brushes tiredly at her dirty, tear-streaked face, and marvels at her fall from grace.
#28 - Forgotten
As she sits on the steps of the Hai Peng, watching Tia Dalma whisper things to Will, she wonders at her jealousy and worries that he is beginning to forget her.
#29 - Dance
Will teaches her the footwork of swordplay first, and she thinks of it as a kind of lethal dance.
#30 - Body
Will's body is hard and strong and vital, made just for her; it *fits* hers just right.
#31 - Sacred
His vulnerability palpable, Will turns with the chest in his hands, asking her to keep it safe; her heart wrung at his uncertainty, her affirmation is as firm and solemn as a sacred oath.
#32 - Farewell
She's come to realize that Will won't say goodbye; he will tell her instead to keep a weather eye on the horizon, choosing always to remind her of the promise of his return.
#33 - World
With the cruel thrust of his sword, Davy Jones destroyed her world.
#34 - Formal
Her wedding interrupted was to have been a grand and formal affair; her wedding on the deck of the Pearl is chaotic and elemental and everything she ever wanted.
#35 - Fever
The first time William has a high fever as a baby, she walks with him cradled on her shoulder, cursing the circumstances that cause her to deal with his illness without Will to lean on and share her fear with.
#36 - Laugh
Their swordplay in the island's surf brings out their laughter, and her heart catches when she realizes how long it's been since they've laughed together.
#37 - Lies
She thinks herself naive for being surprised that Jack tricked Will into being press-ganged into service on the Dutchman, and that he lied to her about his involvement.
#38 - Forever
As the Flying Dutchman disappears with the last flicker of sunset, ten years stretch out before her like forever.
#39 - Overwhelmed
Knowing Calypso's wild and seductive nature, there are lonely times when insecurity threatens to overwhelm her; but she remembers Will's boundless love and fierce loyalty, and knows that there is nothing for her to fear.
#40 - Whisper
Sometimes, late at night, she will hold the chest that has Will's heart in her arms, and she'll whisper all of her secret longings and fears and love as she runs her fingers tenderly over its carved surface.
#41 - Wait
She doesn't know what instinct guides her to demand that Barbossa marry them; she only knows that, suddenly, she doesn't want to wait.
#42 - Talk
She aches to just talk with Will, but her guilt over Jack's death ties her tongue.
#43 - Search
Despite their estrangement, Will holds her tightly in his arms and she hears him quietly ask "is there a way;" he is still searching for one last possibility of saving her father.
#44 - Hope
Stumbling to her knees beside him, she can see the terrible pain and confusion in Will's dark eyes as he looks at her, and her hope drains away when she sees the mortal wound in his chest.
#45 - Eclipse
Her hatred for Davy Jones has come to eclipse her hatred for Cutler Beckett.
#46 - Gravity
She laughs with gentle amusement as she tells William that only his father would ignore the gravity of their situation long enough to tell his drenched bride-to-be that she looks beautiful on her interrupted wedding day.
#47 - Highway
She is alert for any possibility of escape as her father's carriage travels down the king's highway; she will not be getting on any ship, going to England and leaving Will behind.
#48 - Unknown
The unknown stretches out terrifyingly before her, and she clings to what she does know - that their love is strong enough to weather time and tide.
#49 - Lock
She begins a new journal every year to give to Will when she sees him again; the first journal has a lock of fine, dusky baby hair, carefully wrapped in paper and pressed between the pages that tell of William's birth.
#50 - Breathe
She watches Will struggle to breathe and she finds herself matching her respirations to his, trying desperately to breathe for him.
Pairing: Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann
Theme set: Gamma
Rating: G to PG-13
Warning[s]: Spoilers thru AWE
#01 - Ring
Sometimes, in her nightmares, she will hear the ring of the sword again, the ring that she'd heard when Davy Jones released it from his grasp, leaving it embedded in Will's chest.
#02 - Hero
When she tells William his stories at night, she can see the light in his eyes, and she knows that his father is his hero.
#03 - Memory
It is her worst memory, watching helplessly as Davy Jones thrust the sword into Will's chest, twisting it with sadistic glee; she wants nothing more than to rip it from her head.
#04 - Box
It is an ugly box, ornate and carved and hideous, yet it's the most beautiful thing in the world to her because of what it holds.
#05 - Run
She smiles joyously at the appearance of the Flying Dutchman, and when they see Will leaning out over the side with his hand tangled in the rigging, she and William begin to run.
#06 - Hurricane
After living through the maelstrom, she finds that hurricanes don't bother her much anymore.
#07 - Wings
She thinks that watching the Dutchman sink beneath the churning water, while she soars away above the seas, is like being gifted with wings that she never, ever wanted.
#08 - Cold
As she watches Will struggle to speak, fear closes cold, hard fingers around her heart, and a terrible grief begins to spread its way through her being.
#09 - Red
When they were young she loved to tease Will, to watch his cheeks stain red with an embarrassed flush; she sometimes misses the innocence of those days.
#10 - Drink
She still thinks that rum is a vile drink, to Jack's everlasting amusement.
#11 - Midnight
When William is old enough to come along, she returns to the seas; she will take her turn at the helm for the midnight watch and wonder if, at that very moment, Will is doing the same.
#12 - Temptation
In a moment of mischievious wantonness, she pulls on Will's boot, breathlessly anticipating how he will handle this new temptation.
#13 - View
She sells the mansion that her father left her and buys a small house that's much closer to the sea, needing the view of the horizon.
#14 - Music
When William is colicky she sings to him as she walks with him propped on her shoulder; the movement and the music of her voice comfort him and lull him to sleep.
#15 - Silk
She explores Will's sun-warmed body with her lips and her hands, learning new contours and textures, and she finds places that feel like silk to her.
#16 - Cover
When Will drops his shirt, she sees the scars that cover his back for the first time, and her eyes fill with tears as she touches them with gentle fingers.
#17 - Promise
She finally understands the horrible burden Will bears as she listens to a heartbreakingly bewildered Bootstrap's assertion that Will promised to come for him.
#18 - Dream
She finds her dreams to be a two-edged sword, for he lives with her and loves her in her dreams in a way that he cannot when she is awake.
#19 - Candle
As their longboat glides through the swamp by the light of candles held by countless mourners, she wonders how it is that they seem to know Jack is dead.
#20 - Talent
In his quest to save his father from his fate, Will reveals a talent for playing both sides that she cannot help but admire, although it angers her and unsettles her greatly as well.
#21 - Silence
In their attempt to each bear their own burdens, she and Will do not realize the terrible cost of their silence until it is almost too late.
#22 - Journey
When she thinks about the journey to world's end, all she remembers is a nightmare of cold and guilt, and a silence that she couldn't seem to break despite Will's plea.
#23 - Fire
Will's stance is loose and easy, his hand grips the knife at his hip, his eyes are steely and his long coat whips out behind him in the Carribbean wind; she tells herself that the sudden fire she feels licking through her veins is the remnants of her anger, nothing more.
#24 - Strength
When her father drifts from her sight on the seas of the dead, it is Will's strength that seeps into her soul, and his arms that hold her up.
#25 - Mask
She smiles when she tells William the story of the day when, in response to his father's continued reluctance to call her Elizabeth, she'd schooled her features into a polite mask to go along with her freezing "Good day, Mr. Turner."
#26 - Ice
She is helped onto the deck of the Pearl, wet and tired and numb, and she can feel grief putting down icy roots in her heart.
#27 - Fall
Sitting in Tia Dalma's hut, she brushes tiredly at her dirty, tear-streaked face, and marvels at her fall from grace.
#28 - Forgotten
As she sits on the steps of the Hai Peng, watching Tia Dalma whisper things to Will, she wonders at her jealousy and worries that he is beginning to forget her.
#29 - Dance
Will teaches her the footwork of swordplay first, and she thinks of it as a kind of lethal dance.
#30 - Body
Will's body is hard and strong and vital, made just for her; it *fits* hers just right.
#31 - Sacred
His vulnerability palpable, Will turns with the chest in his hands, asking her to keep it safe; her heart wrung at his uncertainty, her affirmation is as firm and solemn as a sacred oath.
#32 - Farewell
She's come to realize that Will won't say goodbye; he will tell her instead to keep a weather eye on the horizon, choosing always to remind her of the promise of his return.
#33 - World
With the cruel thrust of his sword, Davy Jones destroyed her world.
#34 - Formal
Her wedding interrupted was to have been a grand and formal affair; her wedding on the deck of the Pearl is chaotic and elemental and everything she ever wanted.
#35 - Fever
The first time William has a high fever as a baby, she walks with him cradled on her shoulder, cursing the circumstances that cause her to deal with his illness without Will to lean on and share her fear with.
#36 - Laugh
Their swordplay in the island's surf brings out their laughter, and her heart catches when she realizes how long it's been since they've laughed together.
#37 - Lies
She thinks herself naive for being surprised that Jack tricked Will into being press-ganged into service on the Dutchman, and that he lied to her about his involvement.
#38 - Forever
As the Flying Dutchman disappears with the last flicker of sunset, ten years stretch out before her like forever.
#39 - Overwhelmed
Knowing Calypso's wild and seductive nature, there are lonely times when insecurity threatens to overwhelm her; but she remembers Will's boundless love and fierce loyalty, and knows that there is nothing for her to fear.
#40 - Whisper
Sometimes, late at night, she will hold the chest that has Will's heart in her arms, and she'll whisper all of her secret longings and fears and love as she runs her fingers tenderly over its carved surface.
#41 - Wait
She doesn't know what instinct guides her to demand that Barbossa marry them; she only knows that, suddenly, she doesn't want to wait.
#42 - Talk
She aches to just talk with Will, but her guilt over Jack's death ties her tongue.
#43 - Search
Despite their estrangement, Will holds her tightly in his arms and she hears him quietly ask "is there a way;" he is still searching for one last possibility of saving her father.
#44 - Hope
Stumbling to her knees beside him, she can see the terrible pain and confusion in Will's dark eyes as he looks at her, and her hope drains away when she sees the mortal wound in his chest.
#45 - Eclipse
Her hatred for Davy Jones has come to eclipse her hatred for Cutler Beckett.
#46 - Gravity
She laughs with gentle amusement as she tells William that only his father would ignore the gravity of their situation long enough to tell his drenched bride-to-be that she looks beautiful on her interrupted wedding day.
#47 - Highway
She is alert for any possibility of escape as her father's carriage travels down the king's highway; she will not be getting on any ship, going to England and leaving Will behind.
#48 - Unknown
The unknown stretches out terrifyingly before her, and she clings to what she does know - that their love is strong enough to weather time and tide.
#49 - Lock
She begins a new journal every year to give to Will when she sees him again; the first journal has a lock of fine, dusky baby hair, carefully wrapped in paper and pressed between the pages that tell of William's birth.
#50 - Breathe
She watches Will struggle to breathe and she finds herself matching her respirations to his, trying desperately to breathe for him.