In Which Conversations Are Had and Thomas and Miranda Arrive in Nassau

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Fandom: Black Sails

Relationship: Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton

Characters: James McGraw, Thomas Hamilton, Miranda Barlow, Charles
Vane, Eleanor Guthrie, various OCs, Captain Flint, Alfred Hamilton,
Peter Ashe, James Norrington, Lawrence Norrington, Admiral Hennessey,
assorted historical personages

Additional Tags: In which there
are politics and plots, and also a fair amount of fluff, no seriously
Thomas and Miranda are too cute together, Thomas has Adventures, James
needs a blanket, and Miranda needs her men to stop getting themselves
into these situations, Eventual Happy Ending

Summary:

Perhaps in another lifetime, James would have cared. Three months
ago, presented with the same argument, he might have backed down – might
have swallowed his anger long enough to find a shred of patience to
hold onto, might have asked himself what Thomas would expect him to do.
Now, though, he was tired. His healing wounds hurt like blazes, and the
dream had shaken him, leaving his nerves jangling. Bugger being calm,
and bugger what Thomas would encourage with his saintly patience and
good nature. James wanted to go home.

“I don’t give a damn what it will trigger,” he snapped. “There are
people back home in England who need me. Those people are likely beyond
worried by now, while I sit here on my arse doing nothing, and you would
propose that I continue to do so, and all because you can’t work up the
courage to do something without permission from Edward bloody Teach. My superiors in London -”

He stopped, abruptly cut off by England’s hands as he seized hold of
him, stopping his tirade in its tracks. The man’s grip was surprisingly
strong, James thought, for someone who looked so slight, and he hung,
suspended by the front of his coat, half up off the pallet he had been
sleeping on.

“You arrogant English shite,” England gritted out. There was irony in
that, James thought vaguely, and shoved the thought to the back of his
mind where it belonged as the pirate shook him. There was a faint lilt
to his words now – one that reminded James of Hennessey, truth be told, a
lingering trace of an Irish upbringing. “You’ve a fancy education, so
see if you can get this past your thick skull. This island is a powder
keg waiting for a chance to go up, and I’m not going to give it an
excuse, not for you, not for anyone. You came here talking of peace with
Mother England – of men being allowed to go about their lives in peace.
Well I’m telling you that no one came here looking for peace with any
Empire. We came here looking to get away from all that – every one of
us. You want to go home. This is my home, and I’ll not see it
fall to infighting or the bloody Spanish or the British Navy just
because you can’t be arsed to give a fuck about anyone other than your
bloody self.” He released the front of James’ shirt, letting him fall
back, and turned away.

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And finally, we find out what’s been happening in Nassau!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Fandom: Black Sails

Relationship: Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton

Characters: James McGraw, Thomas Hamilton, Miranda Barlow, Charles
Vane, Eleanor Guthrie, various OCs, Captain Flint, Alfred Hamilton,
Peter Ashe, James Norrington, Lawrence Norrington, Admiral Hennessey,
assorted historical personages

Additional Tags: In which there
are politics and plots, and also a fair amount of fluff, no seriously
Thomas and Miranda are too cute together, Thomas has Adventures, James
needs a blanket, and Miranda needs her men to stop getting themselves
into these situations, Eventual Happy Ending

Summary:

“It’s been more than long enough for your friends in London to have
responded to our demands,” the pirate said almost sympathetically. “It’s
beginning to look like you’re on your own, I’m sad to say.”

James swallowed hard. Shit.
Shit shit shit shit and shit. The word was all his brain would spit out
for several seconds, and he took a deep breath, attempting to get
himself back under control. He could not show fear – not here, not to
this man.

“No doubt you had half the ransom spent already,” he said, covering his own panic, and England shook his head again.

“Me?
No. I’d not see the lion’s share of it. I’m not the one who captured
you – just one of the poor bastards who’s agreed to keep you locked up.”

“So you came to gloat and ease your disappointment?” James guessed, his tone bitter, and England frowned.

“Prickly bastard, aren’t you?”

“Try being held hostage for months and see how your disposition holds up,” James snapped, and England laughed.

“I suppose you’re all sunshine and roses normally, then?” he asked.

“You could release me and find out,” James suggested sarcastically.

“Somehow
I suspect that wouldn’t end well,” England said, “although for your
sake, I confess, I’m inclined to give it a go. Think you could make it
out of here on your own?”

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 6 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

Alright, you lot! Since you’re evidently clever enough to recognize not quite the end of a cliffhanger when you see it, here’s the rest! In which there are more Politics, Thomas and Miranda get Rather a Nasty Shock, and we (finally!) Leave London!

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Fandom: Black Sails

Relationship: Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton

Characters: James McGraw, Thomas Hamilton, Miranda Barlow, Charles
Vane, Eleanor Guthrie, various OCs, Captain Flint, Alfred Hamilton,
Peter Ashe, James Norrington, Lawrence Norrington, Admiral Hennessey,
assorted historical personages

Additional Tags: In which there
are politics and plots, and also a fair amount of fluff, no seriously
Thomas and Miranda are too cute together, Thomas has Adventures, James
needs a blanket, and Miranda needs her men to stop getting themselves
into these situations, Eventual Happy Ending

Summary:

“Bethlem?” Her voice shook. It had been years since anything
of the kind had happened, but now, she found herself only just barely
in control of herself, her voice wobbling like a teacup in the hand of
an eighty-year-old grandmother. Fear coursed through her, and she
tightened her grip on Thomas’ hand as if by uttering the name of the
place she risked him being taken from her once more. Bethlem. The very
name sent shivers down her spine, and she had to take a deep breath,
almost a gasp, to tamp down the sudden fury that welled up in her.
Bethlem. They intended to commit him – to lock him away where he could
never cause trouble for anyone ever again. To silence him for good, as
if – as if-

It was not to be borne. The thought of her Thomas in
that foul place – Thomas squeezed her hand back weakly, his hands
trembling, face gone bone-white, and suddenly she found herself acutely
aware of just how close she had come to losing him.

“Thomas -” She murmured.

“It’s
alright,” he said, his voice shaking nearly as badly as her own. “It’s
-” He took a shuddering breath, a shudder passing down his spine.

“God,”
he choked. “A lunatic.” He passed a shaking hand over his face, and let
it drop back down to his lap, taking hold of Miranda’s hands once
again, a look of bewildered hurt left behind in its wake.

“How?”
His voice was a croak, suddenly ragged with emotion. “On what grounds
can he -?” Miranda shook her head, words failing her for perhaps the
first time.

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