On the Bright Side

[p0wdermonkey]

Last of three linked Jack/Will stories.
Follows from Somewhat Familiar (PG-13), and Better Acquainted (NC-17), but you can jump straight in here if you still remember what happened in Curse of the Black Pearl.

Summary: Tortuga to Isla da Muerta
Pairing: Jack/Will.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: pilfered
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Comments

[smtfhw]

Bravo!

[p0wdermonkey]

Thank you!

[geekmama]

Jack's thoughts regarding the complicated situation presented in CotBP are priceless! And, having an affinity for J/W/E, I adore the ending. What a lovely birthday gift for tessabeth, a present to us all in truth. Thank you!!!!

[p0wdermonkey]

I'm glad you liked. Will and Liz would have made a lovely pair of cabin boys, wouldn't they?

[artaxastra]

Wonderful! I love the way you write circuitous Jack, the way he goes in ever widening circles around something until he reaches a place of some sense. I love his snark about Hector, and the implication of the dress, his asides on Elizabeth, and Will as a cabin boy.

You're such a wonderful writer, and I enjoyed this so much. Thank you!

[p0wdermonkey]

Thank you!

The dress is, of course, as described in viva_gloria's Crimson and other stories. Who knows? If Will had become Jack's cabin boy, he might have had a chance to try it on too.

[artaxastra]

*g* I remember the dress! But I'm not sure it's really Will's color. I see him more in blues and greens....

[justawench]

He really should have more faith in his own powers of seduction. - I love Jack's unflagging optimism. He's never suspicious in these types of matters, just immediately assumes he's being complimented.

he’d had more passionate. He’d also had more belligerent, - These lines delight me and suggest some of Jack's many untold stories.

But Jack’s better selves had made a deal with Will - early indication of Jacks! :D

a fifth bright side there, or possibly sixth. Eighthly, - "Eight, eight, I forgot what eight was for..." Sorry, Violent Femmes was the first thing to pop into my head there.

altogether too much like his own memories of Hector for comfort - I always did think Jack sounded unnecessarily snotty there. Thanks for explaining. ;)

admirably feasible schemes - Yes, it's definitely someone else's fault that Jack's perfect schemes go awry.

Snuggled up to the commodore in his little row boat - :D

[p0wdermonkey]

Thank you for the lovely comments--emoticons always welcome! You've picked up on exactly what I was going for: the selves, the optimism, the faith in himself, the untold stories. Of course, sparrowstrapper that I am, I always think Jack's sarky references to 'Dear William' talking to Elizabeth have a bitter edge to them. You've got me on Violent Femmes, though. Either that or I've got to the point where I'm slipping in references to things I don't even know about!

[justawench]

It just reminded me of a lyric from Kiss Off by the Violent Femmes, because "I forgot what eight was for" seemed rather Jackly.

[p0wdermonkey]

It is Jackly, isn't it? Though I suppose 6 or 7 is where you tend to lose count, and 8 is where you notice.

I've said it before but I LOVE that userpic.

[tessabeth]

“Without mistaking you for a governor’s daughter?”
Jack was about to say that it was an easy mistake and the lad hadn’t been the first to make it

PRICELESS!

“We’re going to rescue Elizabeth: nothing else matters.”
Jack reflected that, as morning-after declarations went, he’d had more passionate. He’d also had more belligerent, however, so he smiled and nodded.

And so is that. I love that water-off-a-duck's-back, could-be-worse attitude of Jack's. As seen later on, in his enumeration of all the potential bright sides. Totally him!

a large, and dangerously pointy Agenda Snort.

But Jack’s better selves had made a deal with Will to save the girl, even if it cost the lad’s life (which turned out handy since that did seem to be the obvious way to go about things). I like this for itself, 'cos it's funny, but also the idea of bringing in all those selves who turned up in AWE; it's a nice bit of knitting, Mrs.

It's ALL a nice piece of knitting. I love it, and you're fabulous.

[p0wdermonkey]

Aw, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed your birthday and your prezzie. Water-off-a-duck's-back is so descriptive of Jack. And, yeah, knitting. I start of knitting the smut into the family movie, but I can't resist trying to knit the different bits of the movies to each other as well. If you drop and pick up enough stiches you can make a nice bobble shape, you know...