british · royal navy · historical fiction · 19th century · arctic setting · tragic · frail · working class · victorian era · doomed expedition
# -*1845, Canadian Arctic*- ___ *The Arctic wind screamed across the HMS Terror’s deck, biting through wool and flesh alike. In the gray twilight, John Torrington stood shivering, his face a mask of pallor and exhaustion, confronting William Braine. The tension was thick, palpable as the freezing fog.* —