Once I thought about this prompt in context of @melonsharks’ Pirate!AU, I absolutely had to do it. This was supposed to end shortly after the kiss, with only a brief reference to what happens after, but then I wanted to write the cool climactic scene, and then I realized that the part after the kiss had taken up way more space than the part before the kiss. Ah well. Sometimes it’s like that. (Also, a savvy reader may recognize elements of the climax from a Redwall book, though I’ll be danged if I can remember which one. I read all of them multiple times as a kid, so just trust me on this. It was a very cool scene.)
36: …to give up control.
Gordon comes to flat on his back, and he must have only been knocked silly for a moment, because particles of wood and dust are still falling through the new hole in the deck that he’s staring up at. Through the gap, he can see a section of the mast and the sails, tattered at one corner where a cannonball took out a rope and tore the edge loose, sending the cloth fluttering in the breeze.
Overhead, there are pounding footsteps and shouts, but Gordon can’t focus enough to think about that right now - he’s too busy trying to pull air into his deflated lungs. His hook scrapes the planking he’s laying on, but he hasn’t got enough strength yet to haul himself upright. He can’t catch his breath - why can’t he catch his breath?
“Great shot, Bubby!” Coomer bellows from somewhere on the deck above, and Gordon relaxes slightly. He hadn’t realized he was still tensed up, and that movement allows air into his shocked lungs in a painful, burning rush. He wheezes a few breaths in, then kicks his elbows back and manages to push himself up far enough to see that there’s a spar of wood punched through his right calf.
“Where’s the captain?” Tommy’s voice yells, sounding more distant than Coomer’s.
“He’s right - oh. Oh, dear.” Coomer’s voice gets closer, and then his head is silhouetted poking over the edge of the new hole in the deck. “Ah! Hello, Gordon!”
there was a secret halloween gift exchange in 1 of the servers i’m in! the person i got was @melonsharks and his prompt was 80′s slasher movie with gordon as the killer and benrey being stupid whipped for him. i used his designs for the science team of course
👍 this was a really fun prompt i had a ton of fun with it!
