Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Black Sails
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Captain Flint | James McGraw/John Silver
Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint | James McGraw
Additional Tags: past Silver/Madi, Grief/Mourning, Dubious Consent, Dark, Angst, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Rough Sex, Episode Related, Episode XXXV, Incredibly Bad Toxic Unhealthy No Good Dynamic, The Fucked Up Inside Of John Silver's Head
Summary:
"It’s not your fault."
Silver says those words impulsively, trying them on for size, unsure if it’s an attempt to convince Flint or himself. The truth of it doesn’t really matter. Being angry at Flint feels like being angry at winter for freezing you, rather than angry at yourself for not wearing a coat. Saying it’s Flint’s fault would be at once too easy and too dangerous.
But he wants Flint to say it. He wants Flint to argue, and weep. He wants Flint to make it right. He couldn’t for himself, so he must for Silver. Silver doesn’t know how that makes sense, exactly, but Flint fucking owes him this.
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In the wake of Madi's death, Silver is left broken and reeling, unable to cope. Flint, determined to see him through it, allows him to vent his feelings.
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not bad for a girl with one working braincell on a good day
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Big fan of when a character's grief/trauma/guilt manifests as physical symptoms. Big fan of characters keeping things so tight inside them that it makes them sick. Big fan of when the line blurs between a character's mental trauma and physical illness until it's hard to tell which is which anymore.
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due to the fact that in the second series we were confirmed that the participants of the show still have some kind of sleep and dreams - my theory that Kinger suffers from insomnia was confirmed.
and this means that these small "hangups" of the Kinger may actually be a banal attempt to sleep at least with his eyes open.
or he is just autistic.
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Sometimes I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to people you care about the most. Because what if... what if they don't like the truth? // Sometimes people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. But, you capture the right moment… it says more. // I didn't say it. // You didn't have to.
[remake of my very first gifset one year later]
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!! I got THAT "Dekarios" dialogue !! (thanks to this post on X)
Although this line makes everyone melt (How could it not? Look at him!)...
Can we talk about this other one for a moment?
Tav: Gale Dekarios... I like him more.
Gale: You like so many things about me I'd have sooner discarded... Your generosity is quite wonderful.
Why does he always have that sad look when he talks about himself? (In the boat scene, too) Gale, stupid wizard, you are good enough as you are. It's not 'generosity', we love you very, very much too.
If you allow me another consideration: I think it's a very well made character development that Gale in this dialogue refers to 'Gale Dekarios' in the third person...
Gale: Though let's keep his existence between ourselves for now.
... instead in the epilogue 'him' becomes 'Gale of Waterdeep'.
Gale: Oh, him. I've been thinking a lot about that 'Gale of Waterdeep' sound a bit pompous...
Eventually, Gale accepts himself.
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