So, I've been thinking about the Princess Bride...

[conuly]

The scene where Westley is complaining to Buttercup about her lack of faith in him. Whine, whine, whine.

And then it occurs to me. Yes, Westley, Mr. I-rob-and-kill-people-for-money, in all this time, you were so much in love, you couldn't've dropped her a letter? A quick note saying "Dear Buttercup. I'm not dead. I might get killed in the morning, but then again, I might not. Hard to say. Do me a favor and water my ficus. Thanks. Yrs, Dread Pirate Roberts Westley."

I mean, would that have been so hard? He could've had one of the fired pirate crew members go over with a message or something, or dropped some parchment in a bottle, or asked that old marshmallow, The Pirate Formerly Known as Roberts, and Ryan Before That to kidnap her or something.

Westley's a bastard. Really.

On the other hand, this probably is why he looks a lot better as a pirate than as a farmboy. Because he's got that bad boy mystique going.

Comments

[ancarett]

Excellent letter, and, really, this is why the prince charming type is much more high maintenance than they will ever admit. It's always run off here and adventure there and never a word for those left at home. . . .