@iwtv2007: (whispers) i still have they that sow the wind bookmarked for AGES i need to get on that shit… :O

oooh yes! I hadn’t realized that you haven’t read that yet. If I may do an elevator pitch – it’s got sword fights, politics, OCs, daring rescues, and lots of good OT3 moments and badass Miranda!

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 12 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

dreamingpagan:

dreamingpagan:

IT’S DONE! IT’S FINALLY ALL POSTED AND DONE!

*Cough* Anyway – in further honor of all the wonderful people who have encouraged me on this fic, and because it’s Fic Writers’ Appreciation Day – here’s the final chapter! But not the end. Oh no. There’s… you guessed it… a sequel currently being written! It may take me a few months to get it done, since that’s how long this one took, but I’ll get there! Look for Reap the Whirlwind on my Ao3 page and an announcement on here when it’s ready!

In Which We Set Up for Next Fic and We Find Out What On Earth Happened To Granny.

So, for those of you in the back – IT’S DONE!!!!!! THE HUGE MONSTER FIC IS DONE! (I mean – there’s going to be a sequel. Obviously. BUT THIS ONE IS DONE AND DUSTED! ALL TWELVE CHAPTERS ARE POSTED SO YOU CAN READ IT AT ONE GO IF THAT’S YOUR JAM! NO MORE WAITING!)

dreamingpagan:

IT’S DONE! IT’S FINALLY ALL POSTED AND DONE!

*Cough* Anyway – in further honor of all the wonderful people who have encouraged me on this fic, and because it’s Fic Writers’ Appreciation Day – here’s the final chapter! But not the end. Oh no. There’s… you guessed it… a sequel currently being written! It may take me a few months to get it done, since that’s how long this one took, but I’ll get there! Look for Reap the Whirlwind on my Ao3 page and an announcement on here when it’s ready!

In Which We Set Up for Next Fic and We Find Out What On Earth Happened To Granny.

So, for those of you in the back – IT’S DONE!!!!!! THE HUGE MONSTER FIC IS DONE! (I mean – there’s going to be a sequel. Obviously. BUT THIS ONE IS DONE AND DUSTED! ALL TWELVE CHAPTERS ARE POSTED SO YOU CAN READ IT AT ONE GO IF THAT’S YOUR JAM! NO MORE WAITING!)

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 12 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

IT’S DONE! IT’S FINALLY ALL POSTED AND DONE!

*Cough* Anyway – in further honor of all the wonderful people who have encouraged me on this fic, and because it’s Fic Writers’ Appreciation Day – here’s the final chapter! But not the end. Oh no. There’s… you guessed it… a sequel currently being written! It may take me a few months to get it done, since that’s how long this one took, but I’ll get there! Look for Reap the Whirlwind on my Ao3 page and an announcement on here when it’s ready!

In Which We Set Up for Next Fic and We Find Out What On Earth Happened To Granny.

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They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 7 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

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.

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 7 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

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

dreamingpagan:

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

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]

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

Summary:

“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]

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 5 – 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

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.

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 5 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 4 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

Now that I’m no longer on my phone, here’s the link to my newest chapter looking all pretty. In which there is a Rescue, Fluff Abounds, and the plot moves on apace.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Fandom: Black Sails

Relationship: Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton

Summary:

He was in a carriage. The wheels bumped along on the cobblestones
under him, and he held back a groan as the throbbing in his head
increased with each bump. He was lying on his side on the seat, and he
was alarmed to discover that he was bound hand and foot, with his arms
tied behind his back and his feet tied together, shivering like mad from
the cold and the wetness of his clothing. The rain seemed to have
stopped for the moment, though, or else it was coming down much more
softly, as he could not hear it pounding on the roof of the carriage. He
sat up as best he could, struggling to raise his upper body and right
himself. The ache in his head abated somewhat at the change in position,
and he blinked and took a deep breath, willing himself not to throw up.

This – was bad. The fact was startlingly obvious, but through
the fog in his head, it was just about the only conscious thought that
he could paste together. This was Bad, and likely about to get worse. He
needed to think – preferably about something other than the pain in his
head and the tingling in his fingers from the tightness of the ropes
and the crushing despair that was slowly seeping through his
consciousness at the sheer hopelessness of the situation. He needed to
think, and more importantly than that, he needed to escape, and that was
not going to be accomplished by feeling sorry for himself. A voice that
sounded suspiciously like James reminded him that it was also not going
to be accomplished by indulging in aimless babbling or thinking for too
awfully long. Action was called for, and quickly. He took another deep
breath, and forced himself to look around the carriage, squinting in the
darkness. He needed to free his hands – no. His feet. If he could get
out of the carriage, he could run, but to do that he needed to be able
to do something other than hop along farcically with the driver able to
stroll along and catch him at leisure. He gave an ill-advised snort at
the mental image, and winced, longing to raise a hand to his head and
massage his temples in an effort to relieve the pain. Instead, he gave
an experimental tug on the ropes that bound him and found them to be
depressingly tight.

“Damn.” He would have to cut the ropes, but on
what? He stared at the plush seats, barren of anything resembling so
much as a sharp corner, and felt panic start to flutter in his chest. He
was trapped. He was on his way to God-knew-where, and there was not a
damned thing he could do about it and James still needed him and Miranda
was –

The carriage rattled to a stop, and he pitched forward,
only barely keeping from tumbling off the seat onto the floor.
Footsteps approached, and the door opened with a creak, to reveal the
driver. He was blond – or at least Thomas thought he might have been,
although he appeared to have mud streaked through his hair. He was also
rapidly stripping off his cloak to reveal a Navy uniform beneath.

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 4 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

They That Sow the Wind – Chapter 3 – DreamingPagan – Black Sails [Archive of Our Own]

Hey friends – guess what’s up! In which there is action, and Alfred Hamilton Shows His Ugly Face.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Fandom: Black Sails

Relationship: Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton

Summary:

“Silence.” The Earl’s voice snapped, cold as a winter wind, and Thomas stopped.

“Father?”

He
knew Alfred was angry, but he had never heard such a tone in his
father’s voice before. The sound of it frightened him, a cold something
writhing in his stomach, sending warning signals flaring up. “Father, I
-”

“I said silence!” Alfred turned, his watery blue eyes fixing
on Thomas. “You were seen today speaking with Leftenant Harris of the
Venture. Do you deny it?”

“Well I can hardly confirm or deny it if you insist on silence,” Thomas started to point out.

“Now is not the time for your insolence,” Alfred warned, and Thomas frowned.

“No, I don’t,” he started, and Alfred nodded.

“Very
well,” he said crisply, cutting Thomas off. “I had hoped we could avoid
this – that with your sodomite lover gone, you would return to reason,
but clearly you are even more insensible to reality now than you were
when last we spoke. You leave me no choice.” The Earl gestured, and
Thomas whirled, realizing too late that two of his father’s men had
moved to stand behind him. They grabbed hold of his arms, hands like
vices on his biceps, and he struggled, the warning bells that had been
ringing faintly until now fairly deafening.

“What the hell
do you think you’re doing?” he demanded, trying futilely to dislodge
their hands. He looked back to his father, who stood with a look of
steely disapproval on his face that caused Thomas’ heart to skip a few
beats. “Father -” he started.

“These men will escort you to a
place where you may see the error of your ways. We will speak again when
I am told that you have learned how to behave appropriately. Take him.”
Alfred turned.

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