flintsredhair replied to your post: Well, that episode broke my heart in an entirely…
Aw *hugs* yeah – 3×10 is stressful.
Thank you, dear ❤ I needed that very much.
Honestly I woke up today just as sad about it as I was last night, if not sadder. I was planning on watching the DVD bonus features but now idk if that would help or do the opposite.
Did that part make you sad at all? Or am I just being overly emotional? I mean, I probably am, but
Idk, something about him before we really even knew the character just made me ride-or-die for him, and now it seems like they’re going to cast him aside a bit and if fucking breaks my heart.
Also, do you know the plot of Treasure Island? I’m wondering if I should look it up and see if it assuages my worries… or alternatively, if it confirms them and breaks my heart even more but helps me manage my expectations for season 4….
On a positive note, though: now that I’m caught up and current, I get to follow you!
Welcome aboard, hon! You’re also now certified safe for my latest fix-it fic, and my original fix-it fic that has spawned several others in the same series, so there’s that as consolation! I’m not sure how I feel about the whole casting aside, tbh. On the one hand it doesn’t sit right AT ALL, and on the other…. I keep remembering James saying that he wanted to walk away from the sea and find some peace, and I’m hoping he gets to do that at the end of this instead of going down in a blaze of glory. If that’s where they’re going with it, I’m good with that. I’d like to see him live through Season 4 and get some peace. On the other hand…. hoo boy. Treasure Island really doesn’t give me much cause to hope for that. Now, there are lots of ways they could take this that wouldn’t confirm my fears re: how they’re planning on weaving this into Treasure Island canon. They could, in fact, decide that Flint’s stated fate refers to Flint and not James. Or they could decide that the whole thing is nothing more than a rumor, probably spread by Silver and/or Billy. Or they could break my heart and have things happen as stated in Treasure Island, in which case I’m going to need several dozen boxes of tissues and a great deal of time. Say, a decade or so, because like you, I took one look at Flint in the first episode and was like, “well, I’m ruined. Guess I have another character to add to the you-deserved-better club.”
Oh yes! I am so excited to read those fics! God knows I could use the distraction from my current sads!
I do know of the fic you’re looking for! It’s honestly one of the best in the whole fandom, and it’s here: http://archiveofourown.org/works/8254777/chapters/18914677
The premise is that Flint wakes up one morning having been put ashore by Silver and crew and ends up in New England. I won’t spoil the rest but it’s a very good fix-it for that exact situation. I’d honestly read more fics in this verse if the author ever writes them because this one is so freaking good!
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