Freedom by Garnet (NC-17)

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Fandom: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
Pairing: Jack Sparrow/James Norrington
Author on LJ: copper_rose
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Why this must be read:

A slight AU from the end of the movie leaves Jack Sparrow pardoned and delirious; struck down by a virus racing through Port Royal and haunted by the former crew of the Black Pearl. copper_rose gives us a more complicated -- and conflicted -- Jack then is often found in fic. At the time of the movie Jack's entire life has had one focus, one purpose for 10 years, what happens when that purpose is gone, there's a lot of emotional fallout there, and finding himself steps away from and then miraculously snatched away from the noose only makes it more so. I love this story because it deals with the emotion and the angst but there's nothing gratuitous about it, no unnecessary misery, no stress just for the sake of stress. In addition copper_rose works in a layered and convincing romance, the slow dropping of guard by both Sparrow and Norrington, the degree by degree shift in their relationship as first innocent and then much less so intimacies creep in. It's spectactularly done, and when the result of that creeping intimacy is finally realized it has a true emotional and erotic punch. Long, plotty, sexy and romantic, Freedom is a perfect example of everything that makes Sparrington such a fabulous pairing.

Freedom

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This was originally archived at Webcrowmancer's site, which has since been taken down, so copper_rose reposted it in parts at pirategasm:

Part 1 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1322139.html#cutid1)
Part 2 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1322343.html#cutid1)
Part 3 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1322553.html#cutid1)
Part 4 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1322990.html#cutid1)
Part 5 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1323193.html#cutid1)
Part 6 (http://community.livejournal.com/pirategasm/1323401.html#cutid1)