Okay but consider this- Elizabeth Swann. She’s a pirate nerd from the beginning. She’s fascinated. And by the time the Black Pearl blasts Port Royal she knows enough to defend herself- first with the iron, then with the Code. That nerd studied pirate law enough to quote it.
And not just pirates. Presumably she’s been on a ship once- when she comes over from England. But nope no piracy wasn’t enough for this kid no she did some intense studying of sailing too because why not. So when they’re being chased down who’s coming up with all these nautical maneuvers? Elizabeth fucking Swann, sea nerd extraordinaire.
Fast forward and she’s not just a nerd anymore. And she isn’t a pirate, either. She’s the Pirate King, doing battle with Davy Jones and the entire British navy, with every Pirate Lord and their crews behind her. No more improvised weapons, no more parlay- she commands every black heart that ever set sail. And then her bae becomes ferryman for every soul lost at sea.
So then what? Everyone just goes back to what they were doing? And Elizabeth just goes home to make a quiet life for herself as a single mum? From studious sea nerd to Pirate King and now suddenly she’s happier at home, waiting for Will?
Give me an epilogue where Elizabeth has her father’s estate and enough gold to keep her comfortable for a lifetime, but instead travels the world, her son at her side. Adventuring and exploring, in and out of the law. Tell me she calls up Calypso for tea from time to time and they talk about uncharted lands and the price of sugar. Tell me in some ports she’s recognized as the daughter of Governor Swann and wined and dined. Tell me in some ports she’s recognized as the Pirate King and gets barrels rum on the house.
Tell me even honest sailors whisper stories of the mysterious and elusive Pirate King, who rarely strikes at all but then vanishes for years at a time.
Tell me Elizabeth spends time aboard the Flying Dutchman, so she can be with her husband, and her son can be with his father and grandfather. Imagine young William learns to sail on his father’s journeys to and from the land of the dead. And when he finally captains his own ship, he’s learned to be both a respectable gentleman and a good pirate.
Imagine Elizabeth spending her life on the sea, sometimes with Will and sometimes not, with a wind from Calypso always in her sails, adventuring enough for lifetimes as a part-time well bred lady, part-time Pirate King.
yes this
This, exactly. Like, the only possible reason - and my personal headcanon of Elizabeth post-At World’s End - was that the little house we see in the epilogue was just a tiny ‘vacation home’. So when Will has his day on land, they have a place to meet and neither of them has to figure out where the hell the other is right now. Will just goes ‘okay we’ll run into each other at sea often enough, that’s a given, but when I have my day on land, wouldn’t it be nice to have a little place of our own?’ and when it’s that day, they meet there, the Dutchman makes port nearby, right next to her ship. And when the day is over they kiss and both set sails with their respective ships, off to new adventures.
No way in hell will Elizabeth fucking Swann just be a stay at home mom in a tiny cottage waiting for her hubby to come home. Like… if anything, Will was always the one who wanted to settle. If anything, HE would be the one who would wait for his pirate wife to come home. The only reason why that is not the case is because he has to captain the Dutchman, he doesn’t reall have a choice.
“Do you want to talk about it or be distracted from it” is honestly the best thing you can say to me when I say im sad/in pain etc.
this is really good advice to say to anyone who is upset
Alsooo may I add: “do you want advice or do you just want to vent?” Is also good to add because often unsoliticited advice can further hurt someone who really just wanted a listening ear.
homophobes are not allowed to use computers because the inventor of the computer was gay
People think this is just a joke but Alan Turing was the inventor of the computer and his sexuality was illegal in his time (which was not even 100 years ago) and he was arrested. They put him on drugs that destroyed his genius brain and committed suicide a year after being covicted. He was gay and a war hero as well. He helped to break enigma which was a German code that they put all their messages through. He shorted WWII by two years and saved so many lives in the process.
Friendly reminder that if not for Alan Turing you wouldn’t be reading this post and we might be ruled by the nazis
1. Tell the best memories of this year? I’m vaguely
going to say hugs and kisses, and all the moments I’ve spent surrounded
by my friends and family (in this case I mean my brother). you all are
amazing, I hope you know that. more specifically (probably): seeing
washbears/raccoons, the amazing gig I went to, visiting various museums
with different people, all the 21 cinema screenings with all of you, laughing so much that I almost couldn’t breathe -
face to face and ~4am through headset. somany.
2. Have you gotten any tattoos/piercings during the past year? -
3. Did anyone close to you die? -
4. Who was the coolest new person that you met? Dan and Jan, I refuse to pick.
5. Which countries did you visit? da BIG Britain
6. What would you like to achieve in 2019 that you didn’t do in 2018? better mental health
7. New dish/food that you figured out was good? prooobably tofu casserole
8. …what about sweet? that 80% dark chocolate is darn good (da progressiveness of my sweet tooth).
9. The biggest achievement of the year? moving cities, 2nd “fresh start”; this time in a city that I’ve always wanted to be in.
10. The word of the year spoopster
11. What’s the best thing you bought? a washing machine
12. What got you the most excited? it’s
difficult to say when “the most”, I’ve been excited quote a lot in 2018 when I
think about it. I’ve been really excited to see people from question 4, I
was even weirdly excited about Christmas this year (I know). it’s quote
amazing how messed up your whole body gets when you’re excited enough;
toes tinging, stomach rumbling, head feeling dizzy.. I kind of love it.
13. Compared to this time around last year, are you now happier or sadder? ~same, tho in a very different ways.
14. Thoughts when you look into a mirror? da
potato face seems to be gone, on some days I look bigger than others,
but hey ho it’s still me and I look quote badass if I want to. no one else in this world looks exactly like me, and it’s quite amazing.
15. What’s your finances like? same ol’, same ol’, living by myself, doing alright.
16. What you wish you’d done more? been more straight forward, thought what I want.
17. …how about less? been less scared, taken less shit/punches in life, speculated what I should do in 3rd perspective.
18. How did you spend your Christmas? I
spent one day with my brother, second day I cooked an amazing meal for
myself and I read some amazing poetry before a silly person arrived here
- third day I obviously spent with him.
19. Did you fall in love in 2018?
20. What was the most pleasant TV-serie that you watched? Dark was my absolute favorite. I did watch so many tho..
21. What was the best book that you read? ‘dead of night’ and 'the man on the moon’ by Chris Mc Geown
22. …the best discovery in the world of music? Jonathan Young
23. …best albums? 'Save
Rock and Roll’ by Fall Out Boys (yeah I know it’s from 2013 but shush I
discovered it, otherwise: 'White Flag’ by Normandie)
24. Best game? 'Detroit’ (2018) and 'Human Fall Flat’ (2016, again, played this only now)
25. What was your favorite movie of the year? 'Black Panther’
26. What did you do on your birthday? I went to visit 'Science and Industry Museum’ in Manchester.
27. Tell a life lessons which you’ve learnt this year. even your parents can be utter shit, “(being the same) blood” really doesn’t matter. create your own family. be the person you truly want to be, just for you - there’s people who like and appreciate the real you, don’t get fooled into thinking it’d be a dark journey to change many things.
28. Lyrics for the year? “Yet I have to give you credit for my start And your tattoos on the outside For just like you I made myself a work of art I’ll never hide; I can’t, I’m too Shiny” ― Jonathan Young, Shiny
29. How did you spent the New Year’s? watching
fireworks from a hill while holding hands with a silly person (of
mine), in addition to that I/we slapped Dominion cards and binged
Netflix (and were super cute).
30. Describe the year in three words open ocean, soul
Note: I’ve previously taken this questionnaire elsewhere, but since that corner of the internet doesn’t exist anymore: I decided to put this here instead.
so you dated the wrong person and learned a hard lesson. you chose the wrong major and had to start over again. you cherished a friend who backstabbed you. it sucks, but it’s also going to work out. that’s life; you learn, hurt, love, cry, laugh, and keep going. you experience setbacks and you grow and it’s all okay.
I remember some YouTuber tweeting like “TV shows are too political these days old shows like Fresh Prince didn’t have all this sjw bullshit” and like the first episode will and uncle phil talk very sternly about malcom x
If anything, sitcom shows even from Disney esp if they're black were bold in your face political about societal issues
