Black Sails recs
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selenakCurrently I'm travelling and thus not able to be online often, but today I come with links.
Black Sails:
Unquiet Grave
As with most fandoms, there's a mini subgenre in which a character, usually either Flint or more rarely Silver, travels back to the past in order to change certain events. This particular story might be my favourite example so far, not least because of the unusual main characters combination and twists: on the one hand, Thomas Hamilton immediately pre-Bedlam, on the other, post-Treasure Island John Silver (time travelling for Reasons). Black Sails stories both not in denial about Treasure Island and presenting a Silver who credibly hails from both canons are rare anyway, and this one is superbly written to boot. It also has a great take on Thomas Hamilton, in whose pov the story is told, and again, that's rare (as opposed to Thomas being described with longing and/or grief from Flint's or Miranda's pov). Highly reccommended. (Especially if you're both into Thomas/James/Miranda and fond of Silver (and his relationships with Flint and Madi respectively.)
Casting about the Dark
Meanwhile, this is a straightforward aftermath story, post show, pre Treasure Island, in which Silver a few years post series finale tracks down Flint, and, as the summary says, is neither accepted nor turned away. The reconciliation takes some work, which is my preferred kind of reconciliation. Nor does the story ignore Silver's relationship with Madi (and its own difficulties, to put it mildly, but also its strength).
Black Sails:
Unquiet Grave
As with most fandoms, there's a mini subgenre in which a character, usually either Flint or more rarely Silver, travels back to the past in order to change certain events. This particular story might be my favourite example so far, not least because of the unusual main characters combination and twists: on the one hand, Thomas Hamilton immediately pre-Bedlam, on the other, post-Treasure Island John Silver (time travelling for Reasons). Black Sails stories both not in denial about Treasure Island and presenting a Silver who credibly hails from both canons are rare anyway, and this one is superbly written to boot. It also has a great take on Thomas Hamilton, in whose pov the story is told, and again, that's rare (as opposed to Thomas being described with longing and/or grief from Flint's or Miranda's pov). Highly reccommended. (Especially if you're both into Thomas/James/Miranda and fond of Silver (and his relationships with Flint and Madi respectively.)
Casting about the Dark
Meanwhile, this is a straightforward aftermath story, post show, pre Treasure Island, in which Silver a few years post series finale tracks down Flint, and, as the summary says, is neither accepted nor turned away. The reconciliation takes some work, which is my preferred kind of reconciliation. Nor does the story ignore Silver's relationship with Madi (and its own difficulties, to put it mildly, but also its strength).
