Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Title: In the First Year/Second Year/Third Year of Their Acquaintance (PG, PG, and R, respectively)
Characters: Jack Sparrow, Boostrap Bill, Hector Barbossa, Captain John Tobias (OMC)
Author on LJ:
tessabethAuthor Website: LJ Profile PageWhy this must be read: Because it's the story of Jack Sparrow's first three years on the
Black Pearl, sailing under Captain John Tobias,
tessabeth's brilliant OMC from her multi-chapter Pirates of the Caribbean/Neal Stephenson's
Quicksilver crossover,
Picaresque (already rec'd at
crack_van here), and it's one of the best Jack Sparrow backstories ever written. Tobias is the perfect mentor for the wet-behind-the-ears Sparrow, as can be seen from the first glimpse we are given of the captain in Picaresque
( in the words of the admiring Jack Shaftoe, 'Quicksilver' protagonist... )And here is an excerpt from Tobias's first meeting with young stowaway Jack Sparrow
( who's been hauled up from the bilges by Bootstrap Bill )
tessabeth is one of the best writers in the Pirates of the Caribbean fandom, and there is not a wasted line in any of the three parts. Truly not to be missed. Go forth and read!
In the First Year of Their Acquaintance links to the Second, which links to the Third.
Enjoy!!