TOUCH OF DESTINY.

#ABYSSAIL. It's the gift and the lie given by Jones. You join the crew and think you've cheated the powers, but it's not reprieval you've found. It's oblivion. Losing what you were, bit by bit, till you end up like poor Wyvern here. Once you've sworn an oath to the Dutchman, there's no leaving it. Not till your debt is paid. By then, you're not just on the ship but of it. Why did you do it, Will?

This is an independent roleplaying blog for Will Turner from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. This portrayal is canon compliant but headcanon heavy. guidelines // biography // verses // important metas + hcs pinboard // playlist

( zodiac headcanons // always accepting ) @tidestales WROTE: ≻ how does your muse react to emotional manipulation ? & ≻ how does your muse demonstrate their ambition ?

How does your muse react to emotional manipulation?

Alas, he is very susceptible to it! He's such an emotionally driven person that it's the number one way to manipulate him. Jack clocks this quickly in COTBP and plays on it the rest of the franchise lmao The thing about emotionally manipulating an emotionally-driven person, though, is it WILL create backlash. He will realize he's being manipulated at some point and get pissed about it. And, you can't easily talk him out of that anger or its consequences for yourself because it is emotion that drives him more than logic. It is highly effective but at what cost?

How does your muse demonstrate their ambition?

By putting his nose to the grindstone. He's not the sort to half-ass anything. He doesn't just forge swords; he forges swords of superior craftsmanship. He doesn't just practice swordplay; he becomes the best swordsman of anyone he meets. He doesn't just insist they do whatever it takes to rescue Elizabeth; he breaks a notorious pirate out of jail and steals one of the finest navy vessels in the Caribbean. He doesn't just promise to free his father; he literally travels to another plane of existence and back to see it done. The list goes on. Whatever he's decided on, he commits to 110%. He might not even verbally declare his ambitions, but you'll sure as hell see him putting in the work.

( zodiac headcanons // always accepting ) @gentillebeaute WROTE: does your muse engage in introspection often ?

Not as much as he probably should lmao That's not say he lacks all self-awareness. It's just that he finds it easier to engage with the concrete than the abstract. He also tends to be impulsive and action-oriented. He's very much led by emotion. He does what feels right in the moment. I fear he tends to have confirmation bias, too. When he does engage in introspection, he's most likely to reach a conclusion that confirms his first inclinations. Like, once he's picked a course of action, it's very unlikely he'll deviate from it, and contemplating that decision will only turn up more reasons for him to stick to his guns. For example, he constantly turned over in his head his commitment to freeing his father vs the sacrifices it would demand, but he always reached the conclusion that he had to stick to his plan. I think the most introspection he's done was during COTBP when he had to reconcile his father being a pirate and a good man, but echoes of that dilemma rang out in the sequels in the form of him committing dishonorable acts for honorable reasons and convincing himself that justified it.

( zodiac headcanons // always accepting ) @nixeofmidgard WROTE: how does your muse express love & care ?

Through action, above all! He might have cause to hold back in his words, but his actions will always speak loud and clear. The best example is the beginning of AWE. Will and Elizabeth aren't really talking at this point, and he fully believes she's both in love with Jack and is likely to leave him for Jack once they've rescued him. Yet, he doesn't hesitate to cover her through that entire fight in Singapore. There's not a moment he isn't looking out for her or putting a protective arm around her. Of course, this isn't the only example. There's also the way he specifically looks for Brown after coming back to the smithy in COTBP and smiles when he confirms Brown's where he left him. Or the way he draws his sword in preparation to fight off his own crew in DMTNT all to give Henry a chance to escape. And, there are so many more. He is a person of action above all, so action is the ultimate expression of love and care for him.