Drabble Challenge: 'Inspire'

[dwgm]

Trying to do a little writing (in between bouts with the paperwork). This is a drabble written for the current challenge at Black Pearl Sails. Apologies to tessabeth for once again borrowing her OC without permission.

~ Youthful Inspiration ~

Captain John Tobias was a man's man, a pirate's pirate: big and handsome and wild, but canny, and skilled at command. Men vied to crew for him on the Black Pearl.

He took Jack, just eighteen, the hero of the Salt Cay incident. Tobias'd heard of it, scoffed, then met Jack and knew he'd found his heir. The Pearls shrugged, but Jack, quicksilver and capable, proved himself. All eyes warmed to the lad.

So, when Jack was made First, everyone saw the justice of it. But Hector's eyes were warm no longer: instead, they blazed deep, with fire and ice.



~.~

Comments

[jenthegypsy.livejournal.com]

So glad I caught this one...I'm a bit out of touch for a time, and this was a delightful distraction...and tease, if I may be so bold! Love the homage to O'Brian.

Hope things are as well as can be expected with you. Hugs

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Things are kind of up and down with me, as is to be expected, I suppose. I'm glad you enjoyed this little drabble, Jen. I knew the Salt Cay thing would be a tease -- have to write that story one day soon!