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[sharklady35]

The story of the slave-freeing and branding is PotC canon. Other aspects of Jack and Beckett's history have been left to speculation (and plenty of fanfic writers have been happy to offer theories, particularly about Beckett's mark

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[riyarawiya]

"I'll go out on a limb here and say, my impression is that Beckett finds Jack sexually attractive." I like that idea. I think you might be on to something there. I can see Beckett having those feelings for Jack. I think Beckett is a very interesting character and there is so much more to him that what we saw in the movies. He's a sadistic bastard and I can see him letting Jack get under his skin in all sorts of ways.

[riyarawiya]

I have, in fact, written a fanfiction on exactly this theme.
It's called 'Taming the Beast' and there's a link to it posted one page back at 'Pirates of the Caribbean Fanfiction'.
If the link doesn't work (last I knew it did), you can look it up, and all my other stories, on fanfiction.net
My author's name there is Jennifer Lynn Weston.
I hope you find it worth the effort.

[p0wdermonkey]

There is definitely something between Jack and Beckett, at least in the past. I agree it's not mutual now, but earlier..?

That pause between 'me' an 'dead' suggests to me that, while Jack probably regards the whole thing as an embarrassing mistake - as you say, he's not at ease here - he guesses that Beckett still feels some attraction and he's hoping to use that to make him equally ill at ease.

That's just my not very worked out take on it. There are lots of possibilities with that scene! I'm writing my may towards it through Jack's backstory, so perhaps I'll get it more worked out one day.

Have you read Artaxastra's fics? She is may favourite writer by miles for Jack/Beckett. Cradle Tales in her Outlaws and Inlaws series is wonderful!

We have the same taste in userpics. I wanted the monkey in all mine, so I was really pleased when I found that pic of the two Jacks together.

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[sharklady35]

> Have you read Artaxastra's fics? <

I've read a few, and agree she's a fine writer, tho her take on Jack & Beckett's history is a bit different from mine. My theory is that they never got along well, due to their clashing personality types- Jack being a free spirit, & Cutler the worst kind of control-freak. And of course the branding made them enemies for life.
I have written my own five-chapter fic on exactly this subject. It's entitled 'Taming The Beast', and is posted at fanfiction.net under my real name; Jennifer Lynn Weston. All my efforts to post a link to it here have failed so far- Live Journal needs clearer instructions, dang it!

Ironically (sorta), I was originally inspired to write that fic by an LJ artwork; justawench's wonderful manip 'Gaol'. And I ended up doing a graphic of my own for it; 'Cloud Horse', which I have (again!) never figured out how to post.

Well, here's hoping I'll figure it out someday...

[reneeks]

There is a line in the novelisation of AWE that supports your theory. Here is what it says:
"So I am offering you a job," Beckett said to Jack. "In the employ of the East India Trading Company. Working for me."

"We've been down that road before, haven't we?" Jack said. "And we both know how you get when your advances are spurned." He held up his wrist, where the burning of a branding iron had left its mark.

I don't see what else Jack could have possibly meant by 'advances are spurned.' The only thing I can come up with, is exactly what that sounds like.

Beckett's Interest In Jack

[sharklady35]

I have the AWE novelization, so am familiar with that dialogue. Yes, it is certainly suggestive (maybe a little too suggestive for Disney, & that's why it's not in the movie.)

I've written a five-chapter fanfic on this very theme; 'Taming The Beast.' If you'd like to read it, it's posted at Fanfiction.net, where my username is 'Jennifer Lynn Weston'.