Will struggles against his bonds, but the ropes hold fast.
He might lament having lost control of the situation, had he ever fooled himself into think he had control to start with, but that was never really the intention. What he sees now is that no one has control, and Sao Feng and Barbossa in particular, strong willed Pirate Lords that they are, they're striving for the upper hand. The hours Will spent 'enjoying' Singaporean hospitality have shown him that - Sao Feng tried so hard to show William Turner he wasn't in charge, that Will now has no doubt the Pirate Lord of Singapore fears his own diminished power.
This was fine, as far as Will is concerned. He'd been willing to watch the altercation of words between Sao Feng and Barbossa, confident that eventually they'll get the crew and ship they want and Will could get the Pearl he so badly needs to save his father.
Sao Feng whispers in her ear, and Will sees none of that. He just sees lust, fierce, untempered, and more dangerous for her person than anything he's seen her face before. Even when she was first captured by Barbossa, thanks in part to the Aztec curse, there were some things she's been kept safe from. And now this pirate, with knowledge of her gleaned from Will's own mutterings while half drowned, threatens her so completely with one sentence.
Will struggles against his bonds, but the yoke doesn't shift. They've spent too long talking. It's time they moved.
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Date: 2007-09-03 04:15 pm (UTC)He might lament having lost control of the situation, had he ever fooled himself into think he had control to start with, but that was never really the intention. What he sees now is that no one has control, and Sao Feng and Barbossa in particular, strong willed Pirate Lords that they are, they're striving for the upper hand. The hours Will spent 'enjoying' Singaporean hospitality have shown him that - Sao Feng tried so hard to show William Turner he wasn't in charge, that Will now has no doubt the Pirate Lord of Singapore fears his own diminished power.
This was fine, as far as Will is concerned. He'd been willing to watch the altercation of words between Sao Feng and Barbossa, confident that eventually they'll get the crew and ship they want and Will could get the Pearl he so badly needs to save his father.
And then Sao Feng turned his attention to Elizabeth. He used her name, and Will recognised in him something stronger and darker than anything he'd seen in the other pirates around his fiancée. Will has encountered a lot of rivals for Elizabeth - won her from all but one - but one thing all men who associate with her- Jack, Norrington, even Pintel - have in common is a hard-earned respect, and a fondness, even love for the woman she is.
Sao Feng whispers in her ear, and Will sees none of that. He just sees lust, fierce, untempered, and more dangerous for her person than anything he's seen her face before. Even when she was first captured by Barbossa, thanks in part to the Aztec curse, there were some things she's been kept safe from. And now this pirate, with knowledge of her gleaned from Will's own mutterings while half drowned, threatens her so completely with one sentence.
Will struggles against his bonds, but the yoke doesn't shift. They've spent too long talking. It's time they moved.