Sup, Hornblower fandom?
This was originally meant to go in kind of a different direction, but I think, in the end, that has to be another story. Which is to say, there will probably be more to this eventually. I'm not sure that I'm entirely satisfied with this, actually -- but I'm also really tired of fiddling with it, so I'm setting it free.
(Also, fangirls in your infinite mercy, please forgive the minor fuddling of book and movie canon; I do hope it's not too jarring.)
Oh, and I should probably say -- substantial spoilers for
Flying Colours, if there's anyone reading who isn't there yet.
( Chichester. )