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[kickingthepirate]

at last... this is my official contribution to will turner wednesday

[rosettyller]

Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

[chickentenderx]

too late (William Turner x reader)

570 word count

reader was Will’s best friend since childhood, they grew up with him and watched him fall in love with Elizabeth. They of course also loved him. They went on pirate crusades together, eventually reader left bc they couldn’t deal with it anymore and distance helped the pain. eventually they moved on, got married, had kids. Will comes back after a couple years to find them after he realized his feelings once Elizabeth married the commodore. He tries to convince reader to come away with him but realizes it’s too late for them.

prompt:

unrequited love from a childhood friend, distance, the other realizing their feelings too late

-“I just came to see how you were doing” “and now it’s time for you to leave”

-“I’ll always need you, I love you” “it’s too late”

warnings: ANGST, no uses of y/n, reader is called mama and wears a skirt, la la land esk ending. This feels very rushed and I wrote it with a migraine so leave me alone if it absolutely sucks

“Will?” the man I once knew all those years ago, the man I once loved, is walking towards me through the mist. For a moment I think it’s just my eyes playing tricks.

“surprised to see me?” he stands at his full height, he’s tanned over the years. His face has matured but still has his boyish charm. Donning pirate attire, he holds an aura of confidence he much lacked in his younger years.

“what are you doing here?” disdain evident in my voice although not intentional.

Although taken aback by my curtness, he continues, “I just came to see how you were doing” I can’t help but notice the hopeful glint in his eyes, the strain in his voice as if he’s trying to find the right words.

“and now it’s time for you to leave” I’m not sure where my sudden irritation came from, perhaps it was the years of waiting, the years of wanting and nothing being returned.

Laughing dryly he quirks his brow as a silent question. “what do you mean? I just got here”

“why are you here Will?” his hopeful expression falls, replaced with something I can’t quite place.

“come away with me, like you did once before,” grabbing my hands he pulls me closer to him. “I need you” Pulling away I take a step away from him and let out a strained laugh. His dislike of my reaction clear on his face.

“no you don’t, you’ve never needed me.” Searching his face I try to find any indication of where he’s going with this.

“I’ll always need you, I love you” oh how long my heart had ached for those words. He tries to step closer but for every step closer he takes, I take a step back. I put my hand up between us to stop him.

The ache in my chest starts to burn with feelings I buried many years ago. “you don’t mean that, and anyways it’s too late now”

“no it’s not, just run away with me. Travel with me, live on the sea” the eagerness in his eyes almost makes me want to but…

“Will…” I’m cut off when his eyes flicker over to my home behind me. The sound of small feet pattering on stone comes close till my son comes up hiding behind my skirt looking at Will skeptically,

“who’s that mama?” the small voice of my young son cuts through the silence between us. Turning to his slightly I whisper with a bittersweet smile,

“no one sweetie, go on back inside.” Gently I pull my son from my leg while gesturing towards our house. “I’ll be there in a minute”

“I- I didn’t know, I’m sorry. I’ll go” before he can turn away I take his hands in mine, still rough from those years of blacksmithing and life at sea,

“a part of my heart will always belong to you, and it always has. But I’ve made a life for myself here, one day I hope the same for you” I can’t bring myself to look into his teary eyes so slowly I bring his knuckles to my mouth, kissing them gently before letting him go. He turns his back and only then do I lift my head up. That was the last time I’d see William Turner, walking away into the morning fog. Only a single tear fell upon the sand that day.

[mostlikelytobeagainstcapitalism]

One of best things about pirates of the caribbean is elizabeth's backstory.

Like, usually the heroine escapes her life because of abusive or violent patents (eg. the evil stepmother), an unwanted marriage or some sort of oppression she was suffering. But for elizabeth it's not this case. She chooses to be a pirate because that's what she wanted. It's not a lesser evil for her, the least bad one out of the only two options. She lusts for freedom and she takes it.

Apart from her mother's death, she has a great life before the movies. Her father is supporting and, considering their century, very open-minded. He let her do whatever she wishes to. And when she makes it clear that she doesn't want to marry james, the governor doesn't hold her back or force on her a fate she doesn't like. He let her choose her life by herself, which is surprising even for today standards.

She ends up having a bitter ending, but she had it her own way. Everything that lead it to her was her own decisions, no one else's. And being a disney's female character, it's quite unexpected for her to so independent of her past in order to build her own future.

[captainbool-bool]

«Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl»

[sincerelyasimp]

Now how come when Rose says her name is “Dawson. Rose Dawson.” I immediately thought of “Elizabeth… Turner.” from Pirates of the Caribbean. And both movies take place on a ship.

Coincidence? I think not!

[liluinwonderland]

[good-enemy]

🙄😍you are 😜❤ without a doubt😚💘 the worst 🥵 pirate 😍😍 I have ever 💞😻 heard of 🥰🥰🥰

Ah 😜😉 but you have 💘🥰💓 heard of me 😘😘😘😘