Aubrey-Maturin/Heartwarming


 * After the battle referenced in the entry directly above. The acting commander of the French ship is the nephew of a close friend of Jack's and Stephen's. "No, no. Keep your sword and give me your hand."
 * In H.M.S. Surprise, Stephen (who has recently been rescued from French imprisonment, where he has been cruelly tortured) and Jack are swimming around the ship. Stephen declares that he would one day like to attempt swimming the Hellespont, and Jack replies, "I am sure you could. If one hero could do it, I am sure another can.""
 * In The Reverse of the Medal,
 * The moment when Stephen's daughter,
 * Stephen's welcome back aboard the Surprise in The Wine-Dark Sea after his epic journey across the Andes following the botched coup in Peru.
 * Any moment between Stephen and Christine Wood, but especially the passage in Blue at the Mizzen when he proposes to her.
 * In The Nutmeg of Consolation when
 * Aubrey and Maturin each have absolute faith in the other's professional abilities. Aubrey is convinced Maturin can bring a man back from the dead so long as the tide hasn't turned, and Maturin believes Aubrey could sail around the world blindfolded and bring it into port on a schedule. Whenever one tries to convince the other that he's only human and things might not go as planned, the other just gives him a wry look, like "Bitch, please, stop fishing for compliments and go save the Empire. Again."
 * Aubrey and Maturin each have absolute faith in the other's professional abilities. Aubrey is convinced Maturin can bring a man back from the dead so long as the tide hasn't turned, and Maturin believes Aubrey could sail around the world blindfolded and bring it into port on a schedule. Whenever one tries to convince the other that he's only human and things might not go as planned, the other just gives him a wry look, like "Bitch, please, stop fishing for compliments and go save the Empire. Again."


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