Every now and then I will link this post and announce who is accepting memes at the time. You can send in a lyric starter as is ( just the starter statement ) or add a modifier to set the starter into a specific universe or storyline.

Please note the modifiers are not stand alone memes! They are scenarios for the sentences.

LYRIC MEMES: [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x] [x]
MODIFIERS – Optional:

❀ – Soulmate AU: A Touch Of Color
♛ – BATB AU: Conquering The Beast Within
☠ – Soulmate AU: Dangerous Game Of Names
✗ – Soulmate AU: Encoded With Love
❧ – Soulmate AU: Our Mark Is On The Other
♆ – Soulmate AU: Waves Of Emotion
☛ – Scenario: My character has been kidnapped; yours has rescued them
☚ – Scenario: Your character has been kidnapped; mine has rescued them
♢ – Scenario: My character has been gifted to yours as a war prize
♦ – Scenario: Your character has been gifted to mine as a war prize
▲ – Scenario: My character has been wounded in battle
△ – Scenario: Your character has been wounded in battle
▼ – Scenario: My character has fallen ill; yours is caring for them
▽ – Scenario: Your character has fallen ill; mine is caring for them
★ – Scenario: My character has rescued yours from a shipwreck
☆ – Scenario: Your character has rescued mine from a shipwreck
✄ – Scenario: My character has found and proposed an amicable method of divorce from arranged marriage with yours
✂ – Scenario: Your character has found and proposed an amicable method of divorce from arranged marriage with mine

Fire: What is your muse’s temper like? [ for Julia! ]

{ Detailed Headcanons }

As sharp and steady as her blade, Julia Ward is not a woman who is quick to anger – but when it does rise to the occasion it is utilized as a weapon first and explored as an emotion after the fact.

Longevity and impatience are not a well made match. Even in her youth Julia preferred to approach matters from a logical perspective – often finding that the heat of anger was a comfortable reminder that there was more to her than met the eye, but that did not necessarily mean she had to reveal such a truth to anyone around her.

Learning to harness her anger into a honed tool at her disposal as opposed to something under which her wit and skills succumbed did not come easily – and prices steep with blood have been paid for the lessons. Arrogance, hubris and indignation have all driven her into terrible decisions in the past, and those tales have in turn inspired within her a unique stance on the expression of emotion.

In the heat of it, she makes herself breathe and let the spiking drive of the sensation fade from her blood. The situation at hand is then managed with cool and calculative persuasions – be they verbal or violent. Afterward, when the smoke clears, she may allow herself to rage – to seethe and speak bitterly of what transpired, but also to expend her energy in frustration so that she may better focus on whether or not her chosen actions were justifiable.

It has taken her decades to reach the point she is at now, but Julia is aware that her nigh impenetrable calm is her greatest asset now, where her rage was once such a horrible detriment. For now, even that wrath is under her command when it should be at the most tempestuous which, by her estimation, is virtue enough.

Mirrors: What is your muse’s least favorite thing about their appearance? / Number 13: Does your muse believe any superstitions? / Ghosts: Has your muse ever seen something they couldn’t explain? / [ for abigail! ]

{ Monstrous Headcanons }
Warning: Abuse mention / scar mention / violence mention / assault allusion / period appropriate puritanism

Mirrors: What is your muse’s least favorite thing about their appearance?

Her scars from her time with Ned Low. The ones on her ankles and wrists from bondage she can bear – it is the smaller, more private scars on her stomach and thighs no father would think to look for that occasionally cause her great distress.

The marks were instilled on her to lower her sense of value in herself, to cause pain and fear – the violence of them was relatively minor, but the permanence of them would ensure she could never forget her time as a hostage, could never erase her history in a pirate camp. And though she was never once violated by the crew, those marks would ensure that any man would question that truth – a devastating blow for a girl whose sole role in life was to marry rich and well for her father’s benefit.

As a surgeon, she makes the decision to ink the lines and turn them into artwork, reclaiming her power over what her body looks like. As an author, she eventually overcomes it with the knowledge nobody will see them but herself. ( And in the version where she has Joji as a companion, she meditates when troubled and eventually concludes that they are marks of survival she has no reason to be ashamed of )

Number 13: Does your muse believe any superstitions?

Abigail believes in a few small things – such as the spilling of salt being bad luck lest more be thrown over the left shoulder, broken mirrors meaning bad luck, the terrible nature of sneezing, that it is good luck for a bride to wear something borrowed, and that the first newlywed to sleep the night of the wedding would be the first to take the long sleep in the end ( thus her quiet vow not to sleep at all on her wedding night, prior to realizing her freedom from societal bonds and wondering whether or not marriage even existed in her future! )

She believes in the evil eye, in demons and angels, in bad spirits and good. She believes there is more to the world than many see, though she has no means of proving it nor any wish to try. Only that – were she to encounter something wholly strange – she would not be too terribly surprised. These facts all stand true for Abigail regardless of verse.

Ghosts: Has your muse ever seen something they couldn’t explain?

~~Mr. Flint’s inexplicable wardrobe change prior to his hanging.~~

In truth there is so much that Abigail has encountered since ( and admittedly prior to! ) the Charlestown affair that feels utterly beyond explanation she has turned frequently to her writings by way of solace.

On a more supernatural level however, she has had no experiences herself beyond the stories brought to her by sailors that ultimately framed

Shadows Of The Past.

⚔ – DUEL – a meeting or relationship that was important to them [ for vane! ]

{ Monstrous Headcanons }

We’ve already discussed how he met his lieutenants / platonic life mates Jack and Anne – and there’s been some discussion on Blackbeard and Guthrie. The meeting I haven’t dug into is his first ( and I do believe only on screen ) interaction with Madi’s mother.

First of all, this woman is a made queen – her air commands respect but not because she was born into her power but because she has earned it and maintained it. Hers is a dignity that has been fought and bled for – something that has instilled in her a will to survive and above all to protect those who maintain the same values as herself toward freedom and security for her people. In her Charles sees someone recognizable – a kindred spirit, in fact – who will not yield herself to just anyone without proper cause to consider them worthy of it.

This is not a woman Charles resents – in every way she is someone he respects immediately. His arms are crossed over himself – an imposing stance but also, a defensive one. His arrival here is unwelcome and indicative of failure on Flint’s part – thus equating him to failure. Yet his eyes are blown wide – something he only does when conveying earnest emotion of the deepest sort – and when Flint is challenged he speaks up.

Not just for Flint but also for himself – to prove to this woman that he has value to her endeavours he relays information Flint easily could have managed himself. Charles knows the importance of establishing he means to be of use to her endeavours because he himself seeks the same in other people. Their objectives are aligned, and he wants – nay, needs her to see that.

This is a connection I feel could have been expanded on if the story were not so sadly focused on destroying everything good about itself in the most long winded deevolutions possible, and one I know Charles deeply values.

☼ – DAYSTAR for Charles, Darcy, and Jack

{ Monstrous Headcanons }

☼ – DAYSTAR – a secret they don’t want coming to light

The depths to which he values the loyalty of others not to him but rather to the causes that he represents and fights for. Whether they understand why he has recruited them or not – whether they recognize themselves as recruited or not – so long as their motives remain aligned with his, there is nothing he will not do for them.

What secrets Mr. Darcy holds affect not only himself, but the lives of his sister and all those who reside and benefit from Pemberley estates being in good repute. For that reason, he is hardly likely to share them so easily.

Mr. Sparrow has but one inquiry about this and that is why in the devil’s name he ought to be putting out his private business for all the world to see just because a bunny bloody asked it of him. And furthermore, he would like to express his utmost astonishment in Vane, whom he believed to be a respectable pirate and therefore wiley enough to avoid such traps, for being so open with matters. As to the dandy, well it is no wonder he held his tongue – there are, after all, no greater cruelties in this world than the lengths those purportedly good men will go to in order to achieve their ends, aye?

Frog for Silver, Tom Pullings, Daniel, Charles, and Muharrem

{ Detailed Headcanons }

Frog: Does your muse make any strange noises? Or do they do anything relatively strange with their mouth unknowingly?

Silver mm’s on occasion as a means of indicating disapproval, though he has for the most part come to utilize this rarely since learning the power of a look. He has learned that thinning his lips and tilting his head just right – with the slightest flinch of his nose, as if in silent snarl is perhaps the most effective tool in his arsenal for controlling the men without so much as a fucking word.

Thomas licks his lips when he wishes to draw attention to them – it is only semi-conscious, and may in fact not be so overt. He is also known to simply suck his bottom lip between his teeth for the same effect, or to draw them down in a notable pout. His lips are very expressive and a good means of determining his mood – provided of course, he is not distracted by his libido at the time.

An imperious air has been part of Gillette’s upbringing from day one. He has mastered a non-expression that he typically sticks to more often than not, but particularly when listening to reports or attending to business. In these times, his chin may jut out slightly in an unspoken and commanding manner whilst his lips thin in what appears to be displeasure – this, in truth, enables him to keep from smiling when men falter over themselves in the face of such stern countenance.

Charles’ voice is in and of itself a strange thing. Many often believe his growly tones are affected for the sake of intimidation – however, after prolonged exposure one will come to realize that this is the effect of violence done unto him that has permanently affected his vocal chords.

This, as a result, can add to interesting effects based on what he is trying to convey – his laughter has been known to rasp into soundlessness, for example, and his shouts have been known to crack on occasion as well.

This latter one is rare, but has happened enough that he has learned to master a loud bark that pushes his throat to the limit of its capacity without reaching that point, as opposed to the type of roaring bellow one might expect from such a lionesque man.

While a generally affable man, Muharrem is known to flash his teeth in a predatory fashion once incensed – forming his words in an aggressive manner that bares them frequently, as if at any moment he may well fly for the vulnerable flesh of his opponent’s throat.

Interestingly, after this event he may be noted to smile more frequently at the individual who angered him – which to many may appear to be a sign that peace has been achieved. His smile baring teeth is not a friendly gesture – this, too, is a sign of continued aggression. It is only when Muharrem smiles without a hint of teeth that he is showing true softness, and pleasure in your company.

🍴🍴🍴 [ for Darcy! ]

{ Food Headcanons | No longer accepting. }

While he does not indulge around his friends, when it is just himself and Georgianna, it is not uncommon to find Fitzwilliam nursing a hot chocolate in the winter months as he reads quietly to his sister, or silently to himself.
At one point, Georgianna got it into her mind that she would very much like to learn how to bake a pie herself. After some cajoling on her part, Fitzwilliam consented to speak to the head cook, who agreed under the term that the young master keep an eye on the girl.
It was thus due to this particular adventure that an eighteen year old Fitzwilliam and his then six year old sister somehow managed to cause the single most disastrous flour explosion ever known to the Pemberley kitchens, and amid stifled giggles of the staff, he gathered up his dignity and declared he would never set foot there again, so help him all merciful saints.

( It should be noted, for further visual, that he also picked up his little sister like one might a cat, leaving her arms and legs to dangle toward the floor as he held her about her quavering middle thanks to the sheer fits of laughter she was in. He then marched his flour coated self and sibling to their personal servants to be cleaned off, and had to do his very best not to laugh himself upon the looks he received from his father and the steward Wickham! Not to mention the shrill horror of his sister’s nurse at the sight of her lovely dress ruined, and the woman’s attempts to scold him for carrying Georgianna so indignantly! )
It was not just the hunting hounds of Pemberley who enjoyed the patronage of the young master Darcy. He was also known to the horses to always have an apple or a sugar cube for them, and it was not uncommon ( to Georgianna’s extreme pleasure, thus his continued encouragement of it ) to find him trailed by a small flock of ducks seeking peas from his pockets.

🍴🍴 Darcy

{ Food Headcanons }

Mr. Darcy is accustomed to certain luxuries, and has never known a day in which he has been forced to go hungry. His grandest complaint toward dining stems mostly from the size of tables – being an uncommonly tall man, he is more often than not seated rather uncomfortably close, with his legs tending to cramp toward the end of longer affairs – thus, admittedly, his preference for standing at get togethers.
Though his father would undoubtedly have been horrified to learn of it, Mr. Darcy possessed from a very early age a distaste toward certain cuts and racks of meat, thus resulting in them finding their ways under the table and to the hunting hounds, who hardly needed such spoils, but certainly gained an uncommon loyalty to the younger Darcy as a result of it.

🍴🍴🍴🍴 Charles

{ Food Headcanons }

Charles is a simple man – he enjoys dried meat more than he does fresh, which serves well considering how it keeps. His time as a slave saw him playing various roles until he was settled officially – including the hunting parties, at least until he tried to kill a guard and was taught not to try again.
For a time after, he worked in the smokehouses, learning to strip the meat, salt it, and dry it out. He tends to prefer his own methods and spicing to that of most others, but due to the amount of time that it takes he makes due with what can be purchased for the crew.
There was a long period of time after achieving his freedom in which Charles was viciously protective of his food and was known to lash out at anyone whose hands got too close to his plate. Over time, he came to relax and learn to exude an air of disinterest – as if nobody would be fool enough to even try and take from him.
Charles does not always experience proper hunger, and can at times distribute his food amongst the crew rather than partake himself. His stomach can get fitful, and he prefers to listen to it. It is for this reason he does not enjoy heavy cream dishes or buttery dishes – they don’t sit well with him and more often than not end up in the bushes.
Manners are not his strong suit – he hunches over his bowls and plates still, a remnant from earlier protectiveness. He prefers to eat with his hands than with implements like knives and forks, to drink from a bowl rather than spoon it out. He considers utensils to be a silly inconvenience that leads to burned mouths and awkward eating that could be performed naturally well without them.
Nevertheless, Blackbeard did instill some civility upon him, and Charles does utilize these tools when he feels he needs to put on a show of being tame – more often than not, these particular shows are for the benefit of a Guthrie, or a Guthrie’s eyes, but sometimes they can be for no other reason than to put one of his own at ease for a time.

🍴🍴🍴 Silver

{ Food Headcanons }

THIS BOY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ANYWHERE NEAR A KITCHEN. EVER AND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. He has spent his entire life in the lap of luxury, he has never wanted for anything – at least not where basic needs are concerned.
His formative years had him raised well aware of the social differences between himself and those who worked in the kitchen – and later, his time as Christopher Hope was spent fairly isolated and turbulent, but by no means was he ever left to go hungry. His survival was more important than that at the time. Never once has he set foot in a kitchen and by god does it show.
Silver learned to prepare food from Randall – literally from watching him and talking to him, following points and looks and getting slapped upside the head countless times. On more than one occasion Randall swung a paring knife at him, and twice he was beaten with a fish and hustled out of the cooking area by a very exasperated cook.
Everything Silver learned from Randall and Flint about how to prepare food was memorized to the point that, by the time Treasure Island rolls about, he is fashioned by the nickname Barbecue among his new crew and known to be an absolutely phenomenal cook.
He is nothing, if not a fast and adaptable learner.