This will be Pirates of the Caribbean's last entry in a Small Fandom theme week, as it's just reached 5 recs. Congrats, PotC, you've graduated!

Title: Hurricane Jack
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Will Turner/Jack Sparrow
Categories: AU, First Time, Humor, Porn with Plot
Length: Medium (5,642 words)
Warnings: Drunksex (so could be viewed as dubious consent, however consent is given and activities are mutual)

Author on LJ: shrift / shrift
Author Website: shrift's fan fiction

Author's Summary:
In which Will Turner most emphatically does not avoid familiarity with pirates, Captain Jack Sparrow cheats in his infamous and fabulous fashion, vast quantities of rum lead to drunkenness and debauchery, and there are no silly nautical euphemisms for sex (so long as the barnacles don't count).

Review:
A post-Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl AU, in which a Will Turner bereft of Elizabeth wanders into a bar in Tortuga and back into Jack Sparrow's life, much to Jack's pleasure.

I love, love, love this fic. It's incredibly vivid and the characters feel like they've walked right out of the movies and into the story. The narration has a sort of looping whimsy, reminiscent of Jack himself and the author's Jack voice is particularly spot on (I can seriously hear Johnny Depp delivering this line: "I'll consider it unconsidered if you will consider that as a pirate, it's in my very nature to consider it."), and the drunken and befuddled Will is a perfect foil for him. Nigh on every moment is hilarious, if you find Jack Sparrow a funny guy. I also enjoyed the author's Terry Pratchett-esque use of parenthetical meta commentary, which frequently gave me the giggles. Lastly, the sex is visceral and smokin' hot.

As a side note, I like that shrift gives Elizabeth a happy and independent ending (albeit off 'screen'), despite the fic focusing in the main slash pairing; it really feels respectful of all three primary characters of the film.

It was hard to pick a section to quote; seriously this whole fic is quotable.

"Tell me, Will Turner," says Jack, "would you be interested in signing a new set of Articles?"

Will turns to stare at him quickly. Too quickly, because Will overbalances and drops his head and shoulders onto the table, peering up at Jack. "You want me aboard the Pearl? Why?"

Jack drops his head to the table, too. "Why what, love?"

"Well, it sounds suspiciously as if you're helping me, that's all," says Will.

"Helped you before," says Jack.

Will nudges Jack's shoulder with his own. "Yes, but that was to regain your ship."

"Very well, then. I'm helping you because I like you," says Jack.

"But you're a pirate!" exclaims Will.

"Pirates can't like people?"

Will frowns. "Past experience suggests that it's uncommon."

"I am an uncommon pirate," says Jack with a flourish.

"You're an uncommon everything," insists Will exasperatedly, but his eyes are fond.

Jack feels uncommonly flattered. "I do like you. I liked your father, too, although I like you how I liked your father, but I didn't like your father how I like you. Savvy?"

"Words came out of your mouth just then," says Will, nodding, "I'm fair certain of it."

"Up, up," says Jack, standing and hauling Will to his feet. The lad is tall and lean, and always stronger than he looks. "And you have also helped me twice, if you'll recall," says Jack. "You must like me, too."

Will sways against him, his body warm and loose as he hooks his arm around Jack's neck. "I do believe you're more coherent than I am. I ought to mark the occasion."

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