Pirates vs. RL

hereswith had a birthday last month and life was so crazy in August that I let it zoom by unacknowledged. This must be remedied, of course, and I have written her some J/E smut to try to make amends.

I'm at it again with borrowing artaxastra's post-AWE universe, so I hope this meets with her approval. Many thanks to jenthegypsy and hendercats for beta reading. This also uses prompt #6 from my 10_hurt_comfort table: ( Lonely )

Wheeee!! Lots of piratey goodness today -- they showed a teaser of AWE on the Disney Channel last night, and there are screencaps and a YouTube video of it to squee over. And iconage!!

Also MUST rec a fic by a writer new to the fandom. writing_samsara has written a wonderful J/E scene that is full of my favorite things -- beautiful description, Jack backstory, action and its aftermath, etc. Spine is the first of ten prompts the author is using, and I can't wait for more.

And finally, I've written a Secret Santa story for cymbeline, with much appreciated beta help from choose2live and the ever-patient hereswith. cymbeline requested "anything", so I've taken her at her word and written J/E using a prompt from my h/c table...

( Drunk )

Before Dead Man's Chest made Jack/Elizabeth canon and further clarified the characters, I wrote a series of J/E stories beginning with Lost and Found, a 500 word summary of the premise. Almost all of the stories found here are set in that universe, and now I've written one more, for the je_challenge community (and it fits nicely into my 10_hurt_comfort table as well). I didn't know if anyone would have time to beta read at the last minute, so I sent it to hereswith, hendercats and choose2live, and amazingly they all found time to go over it. I am certain the story is much improved for their efforts and I thank them most sincerely.

The je_challenge prompts were...

( Jealousy and a Dress )

Joining a new challenge community, 10_hurt_comfort -- like I need something else to do. But it's hard to resist hurt/comfort, and J/E was available.

1. Injured	2. Love	3. Sick	4. Drunk	5. Emotion
6. Lonely	7. Jealousy	8. Tears	9. Fear	10. Fight
10/10

1. Injured - Occasion of Sin - 'R' - 988 words - Post-AWE, Elizabeth looks in a mirror and finds herself changed for the worse. Jack begs to differ.

2. Love - Stormalong - 'PG' to 'R' - 8 chapters, about 1,500 words each - Six years after World's End, a citizen of an island two days sail from Shipwreck Cove comes seeking help for his storm-ravaged community. Elizabeth Swann, Pirate King, answers the call, much to Jack's dismay.

3. Sick - Dancing Day - 'PG' - 1,646 words - Post-CotBP Universe (ignores the sequels) - The Pearl is docked in Tortuga for the holidays, and Elizabeth has a horrible cold.

4. Drunk - Bacchanate - 'PG-13' - 690 words - Mid-DMC - Elizabeth has a little too much Pirate Party.

5. Emotions - She Needs You - 'PG-13' - 647 words - Post-AWE, Will can't be there, so he's sent Jack back to Shipwreck Cove to help.

6. Lonely - Heartsore - 'R' - 1,217 words - Post-AWE, Elizabeth's son is three months old when Jack leaves Shipwreck Cove again.

7. Jealousy - Friendly Rival - 'PG' - 2,579 words - Post-CotBP Universe (ignores the sequels) - Elizabeth is settling into life on the Pearl when she runs into an old friend.

8. Tears - Wake of the Storm - 'PG' - 1,270 words - Post-AWE - Sequelish to Heartsore, Jack returns to the Cove and he's brought Elizabeth a gift.

9. Fear - Past Present - 'PG-13' - 1,095 words - Post-AWE - Jack has a hard time forgetting the past.

10. Fight - Fever Pitch - 'NC-17' - 1,296 words - Post-CotBP Universe (ignores the sequels) - It's that other time of the month for Elizabeth.

ETA!!!!: