Dogwood
by Rhi

Fandom: PotC
Rating: G
Pairing: J/W/E
Summary: A drabble in the A Woman universe. Summer in Northampton.

Warnings: AU. You don’t like it? Turn back!
Disclaimer: All characters sorta belong to Disney. Kinda. I’ve made them into Victorians, so what can I say? I’m not making any money off of this.
Author's Notes: A drabble, exactly 100 words. For Liz and everyone else who was having a shite day.

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There was nothing like a Northampton morning in summer, and in that Northampton morning, there was nothing like Smith College, down near Paradise Pond, beyond the factories and into the College Botanic Gardens. The smell of the tannery and the foundry a short walk south seemed to disappear, replaced by the scent of flowering trees.

Elizabeth Swanwick was wearing a light rose dress. The color flattered her immensely, but there was something still missing.

Both her escorts reached up to pluck a blossom from a nearby dogwood; and four rough hands slowly twined the flower into her hair, in benediction.

FIN


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