#wishlist: edmund hewlett

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WISHLIST: Edmund Hewlett

I really, REALLY want to write something where Hewlett ends up switching sides or at least becoming a spy for Washington.

He's just such an interesting character (my favourite on the show) and I would love to write him being convinced to switch sides. Just imagine him being a spy....

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Do the asks for Annlett & Turn we need to know!!! 😘

Here come alllll the opinions!

002 | Send me a ship and I will tell you:

When I started shipping them: I actually was Not A Fan when Turn first started nudging Anna and Hewlett together, and it took me quite a bit to get on board. I didn’t want Anna to be forced into yet another relationship, and I was certain it wouldn’t work out and would end in heartbreak for everyone involved—which I didn’t want for either of them (and, oh, how I hate being right). But the stargazing scene started chipping away at my resolve, and I was a goner by the end of S2/beginning of S3…only to then be walloped with my prediction coming true. </3

My thoughts: They're the source of my deepest joy and my deepest pain.

I’ll probably sail this ship right into my grave.

What makes me happy about them: I love how they become a refuge for each other. Both Anna and Hewlett are often alienated from the people around them and rarely have people that they can lean on for comfort, so I loved seeing that mutual support develop between them. And they each finally—briefly—get to be cherished by someone else, after each being reviled by so many people for so long.

What makes me sad about them: HEARTS AND MINDS. AKA hell in the form of a TV episode. But what really breaks my heart is that Hewlett never finds out that Anna truly cares for him and that their relationship wasn’t a sham—all because she wants to protect him one last time, ensuring that he won’t have anything to stay for and will sail back to Scotland to safety. She loves him too much to be able to tell him that she does.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: Nothing, really, except OOC behavior or anachronisms. But that's a common quibble I have.

Things I look for in fanfic: Good characterization and slow burns. And I always appreciate beautiful prose.

My wishlist: That more people would write for fics for them! Any fics! Sad fics, happy fics, 100-word fics! And that I’d get up the courage to write the Annlett Regency AU at some point.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I quite honestly would have been happy if they had both stayed single. I think that would have worked well with the direction their individual character arcs were going in S4. Barring that, I would have liked Anna/Selah to have had more development throughout the show, instead of being hastily written-in at the end. It would have made their eventual reconciliation more believable and meaningful, IMO.

My happily ever after for them: Reconciling after the war, getting married, and sailing off to Scotland, far away from any and all meddling Woodhulls (except Mary; I have nothing against Mary).

001| Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Favorite character: Anna Strong, queen of my heart, and a certain Major Edmund Hewlett, lover of stars, books, Anna Strong, and Bucephalus. (That's a long way of saying I can't decide between them.)

Least Favorite character: Abe. Arnold shares this honor as well.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon):

1. Annlett. My ship to end all ships. Tell me there's a ship that has better scenes than they do. Tell me.

2. Mary/Caleb. When I first started poking around the fandom, I found another Annlett blogger who had shipped them hard back in the day, and their enthusiasm for it rubbed off on me. But I’m equally happy seeing them as just platonic. I love their dynamic regardless of how it plays out. <3

3. Mary/Baker. I do not see the ending of 1.10. It does not exist. Obviously, Mary divorces Abe and runs off with Baker, who adores her like Abe always should have. (This section should probably more appropriately be titled "Mary/anyone who isn’t Abe.")

4. Abigail/Akinbode. They. Deserved. Better. What do we have to do for AMC to release the scenes of Abigail reuniting with Akinbode and Cicero in Canada??

5. Hmm…Hewlett/the stars? Hewlett/Bucephalus? I don’t think I have five ships (even having this many in one fandom is rare for me), but I will give a shout out to Andre and Peggy, who deserved much better as well. </3

Character I find most attractive: Our beloved Oyster Major. Look, I know there’s a lot of opinions about his wigs, but he looks fine in his uniform and I will die on this hill. Burn Gorman is a beautiful man, no matter what ridiculous things he says about his face.

Character I would marry: Edmund. Spending evenings stargazing? Yes, please.

Character I would be best friends with: Anna or Abigail <3

A random thought: I feel like Caleb probably gives the best hugs.

An unpopular opinion: …I don’t like the series finale. It seems to be a rare opinion.

My Canon OTP: ANNLETT. I will go down with this ship.

My Non-canon OTP: Mary/Baker or Mary/Caleb.

Most Badass Character: Mary freakin’ Woodhull. I don't think I'll ever be the same after watching her burn down her house.

Most Epic Villain: Can you really answer with anything other than Simcoe?

Pairing I am not a fan of: Anna/Abe. My girl deserves better.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): I feel all of the women got the short end of the stick, and I think they got some of the worst endings—Abigail especially, and obviously Peggy, but also Mary not knowing about Abe’s “I always loved Anna Strong” and Anna looking so sad in the series finale. It's a big part of why the series finale is disappointing for me. :/ I also feel Anna was written unevenly in the interest of keeping the "will they/won't they" with Abe going, even after she'd made it clear she was done with him.

Favourite Friendship: I adore Caleb's friendships with Anna and Mary. He’s so gentle and kind to them, often when no one else is, and it makes me so happy to see that someone (finally) gives them the support and respect they deserve.

Character I most identify with: Hmm...probably Mary.

Character I wish I could be: That said, I wish I could be as tough as nails as Mary is. I also admire Anna's unwavering commitment to what she believes in and to her friends, even if it costs her greatly.

Thanks for the ask and for encouraging my Annlett rambling @wellisntthatlovely!! 😘

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WISHLIST: Turn Muses

Because I haven't started season 2 of Turn yet (I will at some point this week), I would love to do some post season 1 finale things.

Fallout/post finale things for Abe with Mary & others.

Something for Caleb (maybe with Ben) where he's dealing with what happened.

Ben dealing with things post finale as well.

Alternate episode ending stuff for Ensign Baker (like in this wishlist post).

Post finale Hewlett (or during s1) including where he could possibly switch sides? Or sympathise at least? Maybe he gets captured and starts to change how he things after getting to know his captors (kinda like my Henry Simpson idea but with the effects of it being Hewlett of all people). Or anything else with him 'cause I love him, lol.

Henry having either come in with the late backup or having been in the battle, seeing Simcoe, etc.

Genevieve somehow meeting John Andre post s2 (or in the gathering starter I did for her). Maybe something during the dinner scene stuff that Abe was at in a previous ep and one of the drunken officers confuses her for the visiting women and her husband doesn't care.

I just reeeaaallllyyy wanna do some Turn stuff, lol.

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I led down in bed and immediately had two thoughts.

How can I write something to have Hewlett end up sympathising with his enemy? Or even become a spy or change sides completely? Because i love him and think it would be interesting and fun.

I want to write Baker as a muse and have him make a different decision in the finale and either let Abe go, let him live in Setauket knowing what’s going on (maybe even becoming a spy as well) or leaving with him and maybe switching sides.

And yes I’m wishlisting both, lol.

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Extremely busy day today with a ton of anxiety on top of that.

Still thinking about ways to do the John André/Ben Tallmadge idea/wishlist item as well as trying to come up with a way to write Hewlett switching sides.

Totally up for plotting for either.

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Going to try and write at least one reply this evening.

Really would love to plot something for John Andre/Ben Tallmadge or something for having Hewlett switch sides (send me an IM if you're interested in either).

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Why is it my head starts wanting to write something for Hewlett to possibly change sides when it's 11:30pm at night?

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