A Pirate's Life by Elspeth (PG)

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Fandom: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pairing: Jack/Will/Elizabeth
Author on LJ: elspethdixon
Author Website: Shiny Pirate Goodness
Why this must be read:
As an apology for neglecting my duties, I offer one of the best long J/W/E fics ever written. Romance! Vengeance! And contraband jewellery! There's an endearingly sweet yet scorchingly hot (despite being, sadly, g-rated) fhreesome love story here, but what's most appealing to me about this story is the penetrating look at the moral problems of piracy. When a cousin of Elizabeth's is killed in a chance attack by the Black Pearl, Will and Elizabeth are forced to choose between the world of respectable Port Royal and Jack's world, a decision that's easier than they expected. Then, of course, they face the *real* difficult choice:

"Since you aren't sleeping with Jack, let's rescue him first and then decide which one of us is going to elope with him later."

While the Will and Jack here are wonderfully IC and goofy both apart and together, and Norrington is refreshingly an antagonist but not an enemy, it's Elizabeth who makes this story for me, from her dealing with the general assumption that she's having an affair with Jack, to her realistic reaction to the death of her cousin, to her Spectacular Bodice of Guard Seduction. (Not to mention the scene when she's wearing only pearls and gold coins. . .)

I have yet to read a fic which captures the spirit of the movie so well.

A Pirate's Life
There are also two short stories that elaborate on two bits of backstory here: Skin and Bones, Anamaria-POV, and Contagion, Bootstrap POV.

EDIT: The Skyehawke archive seems to have been slashdotted. Was that us? Anyway, you can still find them at Shiny Pirate Goodness.

Comments

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

Jack/Will/Elizabeth that I haven't read??? You're my hero for the day! Yay!