Drabble: 'Grudge Match' (Norrington, Sparrow - G)

[dwgm]

My dear porridgebird drew our attention to the fact that the word of the day on Dictionary.com was Flagitious, a piratical word if there ever was one (there were numerous examples of its use in the early days of the fandom). Of course fic had to be written, and conveniently potc100 picked it up as a prompt.



~ Grudge Match ~


Dawn was breaking, painting the sky with what should have seemed Heavenly splendor. The curve of the sun peeped over the horizon, the pale gold of its rays penetrating his skull like blades. James briefly closed his eyes, stifling a moan. His stoicism was to no avail, however.

“Feeling a trifle under the weather this morning are we, Former Commodore Norrington?”

Sparrow’s spurious sympathy was delivered in that loathsome purr of his. James clenched his teeth, but the man’s next words and actions crossed the line.

“An’ what’s this here rat’s nest?”

The wig, which had admittedly seen better days, was snatched from James’s head. His eyes flew open in spite of the horrid sun and he rasped, “Sparrow! You flagitious reprobate!”

“That’s Captain Sparrow, flagitious reprobate, to you, mate.” Sparrow swayed, his expression dark with amusement, and with something more sinister. “Flagitious,” he repeated. “I rather like that. P’rhaps I should show you just how flagitious I can be, in a more private setting.”

“You dare—“ James began, then gaped as Sparrow tossed the wig backward, over his shoulder, to splat on the deck.

“Or maybe not,” Sparrow snapped. “There’s your swab, ex-commodore. Get to it!”

~.~

Comments

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

Hee hee!!! Love the ficlet! "Splat" was the perfect word to use, for the sound of the wig hitting the deck. Always a joy to hear the way you make Jack & James banter.

Thanks, too, for the reminder of the early days of this fandom. Ah, memories.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

So glad you enjoyed this. They are so much fun to write together. Thank you for commenting!

[torn-eledhwen.livejournal.com]

LOL! Very nice.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[shrieking-ell.livejournal.com]

*grin*

Love it!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

lol Wonderful drabble! ^^

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

*g* Thank you!

[order_of_chaos]

Fun! Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun! With vicious edges.

James' suffering, your evocative use of language, and Sparrow's dark side all filled me with glee!

Splat.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It's certainly a love/hate relationship between them. Thank you so much for reading and commenting -- I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I think you should specialize in sparrington, or at least Jack-James interaction. I can even get behind the wig abuse in the name of those two! *G*

(I have no wig avatar. You'll have to settle for hairporn.)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Mmm... hair porn.

I do very much enjoy the snark that goes on between Jack and James. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

[griffndor.livejournal.com]

LOL! I enjoyed reading. Thanks for sharing.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you for commenting! Glad you liked it.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[compassrose7577.livejournal.com]

That wig reminded me of my son's favorite blanket when he was about 4: if you'd seen it lying somewhere, you probably wouldn't even pick it up.

Good banter all round! Jack seems to love nothing better than to do a bit o' grinding of the bootheel when the opportune moment arrives. Fair to say, if the tables were turned, it wouldn't be much different.

Good stuff!! No reason why this has to be just a representative of the good old days. We're the same people, and the same fandom... no reason why it can't be picked up where it was left off!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

The wig was bad. Baaaad. He must have been obsessing about it, else why wear such a thing? Time for Jack to intervene, for sure. But you're right: James would certainly give as good as he's getting here, given the opportunity. Thank you very much for reading and commenting.

[jenthegypsy.livejournal.com]

I do so love your Jack and James banter! You've such perfect voices (and attitudes) for both!
*hugs*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

*hugs you lots*

Jack and James are too much fun to write. One can "hear" them so easily, too.

Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it!

[doolabug.livejournal.com]

Such memories! Great drabble, my dear!!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And yes, the memories...!

[luvvycat.livejournal.com]

LOL! Marvelous drabble! Love Jack when he's needling James (he does enjoy twisting the knife, doesn't he?).

This does play like a "missing scene" from DMC -- slotted in right before the "builds character" bit that was in T&T's script, but never made it into the final film...

And a "poor James" is in order, too ... never thought what it would be like having to swab the deck in the sun, when you're nursing the mother of all hangovers! ;-)

Fantastic drabble! Perfect characterisations, and snappy dialogue! What more can a reader want? (Besides more of the same!) ;-)

Great work!

-- Cat

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

he does enjoy twisting the knife, doesn't he?

So does James, when the boot's on the other foot. They are too much fun. And that wig had already been much-abused by TnT -- time to end its misery, for sure. Thank you for reading and for the wonderful comments! I really appreciate it.

[pearlseed.livejournal.com]

Okay, what is it about listening to (and in truth seeing so clearly in my mind) two grown men acting like 5 year olds, grumping and grumbling "delivered in that loathsome purr of his." (that bit right there, yeah, that--so proud!). Can see and feel it all!

Gosh and golly, I don't know this 'tradition' but it feels like a highly worthy one to have been established and honored by this wonderful bit of fluffy-grumpy!

You couldn't have done better, voices and actions, by these two darling ones (or three really, just learning to honor the wiggage)--
“Or maybe not...Get to it!” Thank you for the treat, tons much better than those 100 cal Oreo flakes I'm devoting myself to.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm very happy you enjoyed the baiting and snarking!

[orpsgod.livejournal.com]

Wonderful little drabble, and I could so picture it in my mind, dead on mate! Thank you for sharing. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

So happy you liked it! Thank you for letting me know!

[viva-lla-gloria.livejournal.com]

This is hilarious! I love the banter between them.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Praise from Willofthewisp

[(Anonymous)]

Hilarious. Leave it to Jack to take the time to be a hypocrite and torment James while he's hung over! Such wonderful diction here, and I'm not just talking about "flagitious," although that is a great word. It's all about the right word, not necessarily the longest or the most esoteric. "Sparrow's spurious sympathy was delivered in that loathsome purr of his," for example. We can hear Jack's voice so well because of how well you describe it.

Absolutely love Jack's response to being called a flagitious reprobate. And that wig. Good lord, that wig. Of course it had to go. It makes more sense that it was Jack's idea to use it as a wet-rag instead of James'. The man still has some of his pride left.

Re: Praise from Willofthewisp

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Leave it to Jack to take the time to be a hypocrite and torment James while he's hung over!

James was pretty snarky to Jack from the start, back on the dock at Port Royal. With that and the state of that wig, how could Jack resist?

Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

delivered in that loathsome purr of his
Hee! Only Norrington could consider it loathsome!

Pitch-perfect missing bit - it's so good to hear them snarking at each other!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They are so much fun when they're snarking.

[porridgebird.livejournal.com]

Poor James, is just not having a good day... but I think Captain Jack will make it up to him (most flagitiously) later.

Lovely snark. Thank you!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

James was very definitely not having a good day here, but eventually they will come to an understanding. As it were.

Your icon cracks me up. That wig, it had to go.

Thank you so much for commenting!!