Pirates vs. RL

This is a longish drabble, 350 words, set just before the beginning of tessabeth's In the First Year of their Acquaintance, an A/U Jack backstory that I've borrowed quite a few times. If you haven't read First Year, you should do so immediately, it's superb.

I started writing this a while back, for the 'Discover' and 'Shock' prompts at blackpearlsails, and finally finished it. I'm having no trouble keeping up with mini_nanowrimo this year! Many thanks to hereswith for beta reading.

( There'd been some noise that wasn’t the scurry of rats... )

While I was waiting THREE HOURS AT WALMART OMG to get a new car battery and oil change, I wrote a couple of drabbles, exactly a hundred words apiece, for this week's and last week's themes at Black Pearl Sails. hereswith is asleep, so these are unbetaed. But hey! A hundred words! What could go wrong?

( Drabble #1: DMC Bootstrap Bill angst. )

( Drabble #2: CotBP Elizabeth and her pirate )

The story's complete. Many, many thanks to hereswith for her patient help with these final chapters, and to all of you who have patiently followed the updates for the last SIX MONTHS (omg).

( Mordecai Huff was furious... )

Yes. 37 parts and an epilogue now. Many thanks, as always, to my dear hereswith for judicious and eagle-eyed editing. Still PG-13. Or possibly bordering on soft R.

( Parts 30-32: So much for unresolved sexual tension. )

Ahoy all PotC fans -- fabu has established potc_dogwatch and everyone should join because the more the merrier. Here's the scoop...

This is the place to celebrate the PotC fandom, everything we love about the original movie, and the upcoming sequel, Dead Man's Chest. All PotC fans are welcome.

Starting June 7th, there will be a daily activity/challenge that everyone is encouraged to participate in. For now, read the welcome post and please contribute your ideas.

Go join immediately! It'll be a blast!

And now, a little more Dark of the Moon, which seems to suit this week's drabble theme at Black Pearl Sails...

( Slip )

Only ten parts (and an Epilogue) to go! Many thanks to hereswith who ended up editing Part 25 several times.

( Part 25, in which our heroine seeks revenge and finds enlightenment; and Part 26, in which Jack bids good riddance )

Here's what will likely be the longest chapter of Dark of the Moon. Many thanks to the tireless hereswith for editing and encouragement.

( Part 23: Shore Leave in Cartagena )

Happy Easter to all! We're off to brunch in a few minutes, but first a little more Dark of the Moon. Thanks to hereswith for editing.

( Part 21, in which Letty is abandoned and Bootstrap picks up the slack... )

Dark of the Moon continues. Thanks to hereswith for editing!

( In which our heroine is charmed and Bill sees shoals ahead... )

More Dark of the Moon, in which our heroine wakes to her second morning aboard the Black Pearl, post kiss. ;) Again, many thanks to hereswith for the sharp-eyed edit.

( Letty woke just as Jack Sparrow was leaving the cabin... )