I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT I SHIP IT WHY IS THIS SUCH A GOOD SHIP!!!

(I couldn’t find the name of either captain so the captain of Amerigo Vespucci we’ll call Santiago and the USS Independence we’ll call Marcus. I’m not that good at history so I can’t make this very canon {irony})

It had been so long since Marcus had seen Santiago. They’d met on the docks and instantly became friends. both of their ships were being repaired as they had both sustained serious damage in a battle off the coast of Puerto Rico. Marcus spent a lot of time with Santiago until eventually, he mustered up the courage to tell the man how he really felt. Santiago was relieved that the feeling was mutual and they instantly became lovers. Now Marcus was on his way to deliver several aircrafts to the battlefront. Suddenly, the lookout signaled that there was another ship on the water. Marcus went on deck and saw none other than the beautiful Amerigo Vespucci. Keep an eye out for the Amerigo Vespucci. Love rides on her. Those were the last words Santiago spoke to him. Marcus pulled a shaving mirror out of his pocket. It wasn’t something he would normally carry on him, but he and Santiago messaged each other this way. He sent out the message, ‘Who are you?’ A few seconds passed before the reply came in, ‘Training ship Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Navy’ Marcus let out a shaky breath. ’You are the most beautiful ship in the world’.

Aboard the Amerigo Vespucci, Santiago smiled. He sent the message in the morse code he and Marcus developed together so they could send secret messages off the records. ‘Meet me where we met in three months time.’ He received the message, ‘I’ll be there, my love.’

(just a little fanfic I made the minute I saw this post.)