[ while harri is climbing vane, which one of your muses is the most likely to be successfully decked by a 5’3 idiot with absolutely no combat training whatsoever. this is an important hc question. ]

Successfully being the key word there, along with no combat training – we have the following options:

Elijah Grey. 5′0″ Captain who can be KO’d by a strong wind tbh. The trick is getting past his lieutenants.
Weatherby Swann. 6′0″ Cowardly peacock who couldn’t fight his way out of a sandcastle tbh. Greatest guardians are his son, James Norrington and his daughter, Elizabeth Swann, and they’re usually Off Adventuring so he a Good Bet.
Abigail Ashe. 5′2″ Author raised up in all the ways of How To Be A Lady. Just make sure you go after her in a verse without Joji in it.
Fitzwilliam Darcy. 6′2″ landowner who very much abhors fighting and is most assuredly pants at it. Always nervous.
Stephen Maturin. 6′2″ doctor and spy. Not recommended though, because while you could deck him, he would demand a duel afterward and – being the fucking crack shot he is – chances of survival are slim unless you are dastardly and flee the scene rather than accept the terms of gentlemanly behaviour.
Loki Friggajarsson. 6′2″ Frost Giant / convinced Asgardian Prince. He would consider it fucking hilarious whether he saw it coming or not. Good sport.

⊗ : What is something that causes them to question themself? [ for weatherby! ]

Did you mean “everything relating to raising a daughter by himself” because boy howdy friend, let me tell you a thing. Weatherby is consistently second guessing himself on what is “best” for Elizabeth. He knows what he wants for her as a father – but without Theodosia to counterbalance him he doesn’t know what she needs as a daughter.

There are so many areas he simply does not understand. The nuances of femininity elude him, and while he naturally has women on staff to aid Elizabeth in understanding those, he knows there are things a young girl ought to be able to go to her mother for, rather than a nurse or governess or, heavens, one of the maids! He tries to be there for her in every capacity – and because of this, there have certainly been moments in which she has come to her father for advice and been met with – what can only be described as a look of sheer, existential terror.

He does his best, but he does worry he doesn’t do enough or that what he is doing is – inappropriate, or not what she needs. Short of marrying again to provide a mother to turn to ( an outcome he refuses to consider ) Weatherby has resorted on many occasions to tea with his daughter’s governess and doing what he can to learn all he can about what mothers want for their daughters, so that in some way, he can try and figure out what Theodosia might think is best as well, whenever he must make any sort of decision in regards to their daughter’s welfare.

🍴🍴🍴 Weatherby

{ Food Headcanons }

As a man of refined quality, Weatherby considers himself something of a connoisseur of fine things – particularly of clothes and food. The former, of course, on account of his daughter ( far less embarrassing an admission than his own vanity! ) and the latter, truthfully, of a genuine fondness for anything savory and delectable.
Weatherby is an enormous fan of pastries and anything – everything – involving raspberries, which are his absolute favorite thing in the whole of the world he has thus far been exposed to. The perfect blend of tart and sweet by his estimation, they mix well with so many various dishes that he personally considers them the most versatile of berries. ( He is not correct, but who is going to tell him otherwise? )
An early hint of vegetarianism in our dear Weatherby – he abhors red meats and finds them to be too gamey for his tastes. He only partakes in chicken, quail, turkey and pheasant ( and there only the lighter portions of the meat ) or fish and eggs.

This is a permanent starter call for Weatherby Swann, of Pirates of the Caribbean explicitly.

These calls give me a heads up on who is open to interacting with whom (which is handy for those who have exclusives among my crew! ) and gives me an excuse to kick you starters whenever something crosses the mind, or blow up your inbox knowing who would be most wanted.

These calls also serve as a final tag dump – when this call is posted it indicates a character has been fully moved into the blog and is ready for action!

For other starter calls, check the tag HERE.

Hands

Weatherby has the soft, well maintained hands that mark him as a man of high station. He frequently treats them, as they are prone to chapping ( as are his lips, and the bridge of his nose – the heat of the Caribbean is not particularly kind to him ) and has a habit of rubbing them as though massaging oil into them whenever he is cold, as it tends to help with his circulation.

In general, Weatherby runs a little cooler than most – even in the sweltering heat his palms tend to be dry, though his temples and neck often bead up due to the heavy and thick nature of the wigs that mark his station. He always seems to know what to do with them.

While folding them behind his back when they are not in active use affords him an air of authority, for the most part he tends to utilize his hands in subtle gestures ( always kept close to his own body ) that suggest an ever thoughtful mind and a rather inherent sense of physical control and personal mechanics.