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Flint and Thomas believe that ice-skating in the frozen Bristol harbour is a brilliant idea. Silver has yet to be convinced. And yet he may find something there that he'd been missing for a long time.
Dear @awretchlikeyou, I saw that you liked ice hockey and somehow, even though I know nothing about hockey and have only attempted skating once (I never left the edge of the rink), my brain decided to mash that up with Black Sails. I hope this story brightens your holiday season! Happy Hannukah! =)
Word count: 3706 Rating: Teen and up Characters: Silver, Flint, Madi, Thomas Relationships: Silver/Flint, Silver/Thomas, Silver/Madi, Flint/Thomas, Silver/Flint/Thomas/Madi (kinda) Selected Tags: Canon Era, Domestic Bliss, Canon Disabled Character, Ice Skating, HockeyPost-Canon, Winter, Grumpy Fluff, OT4
“James and I realised it had been a long time since we'd been skating, so…”
“Skating.” Silver turned the word around in his mouth, trying to twist his brain around it.
He'd seen people skating a couple of times in London, at the frost fair. He remembered the delighted looks on their faces. He also remembered sharp steel blades, and blood, and crying children and broken limbs.
He flipped over abruptly to face Thomas. “What?!”