Drabble - Swords

[veronica_rich]

Drabble Prompt 02 for potc_dogwatch
Title: Swords
Rating: G
Disclaimer: One belongs to Buena Vista and Bruckheimer; the other, to tanith75
Summary: Inspired by tanith75’s story Pretend (J/E, but sideline to a portrayal of Will). I love the idea of Will!worship by the next generation.
Spoilers for AWE: Probably. Definitely based on speculation.


When the storm hits, he’s first in the rigging. Others fear the gale he welcomes. He has seen The Ferryman, grown up with His merciful specter woven into lullabies from both parents.

The ship lists heavily, and he releases the sail to plunge feetfirst into black waves.

When he comes to, he is starstruck by his first real pirate yet again. “You are neither dead nor dying,” the captain observes, helping him up.

Jackson Sparrow stammers, betraying his fifteen years. “I w-want to learn the sword.”

“Here?”

“Da says you’re the best.”

He snorts, though fondly. “As well he ought.”

Comments

[tanith75.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how flattered I am you liked my portrayal of Will worship (hehe borrowing your phrase) enough to inspire you to write this. It makes me squee :)

Loved this,

“Da says you’re the best.”

He snorts, though fondly. “As well he ought.”

Yes Will did enjoy besting Jack, didn't he.

Wonderful drabble, my dear :)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Hey, I figure if Jack gets the girl in this one, the least he can do is give Will proper credit. >:-D

Glad you like. Well-written Will is always worth reading.

[tanith75.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he can give Will his "props" so to speak. But seriously, I love this.

[pseudoblu.livejournal.com]

Aw. That was sort of sweet. Loved the end very very much.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

There's something about Will and kids; I don't know what it is. I don't particularly like kids, but I'm guessing Will would, and would be good with them, no matter their age. *G*

Thanks!

[pseudoblu.livejournal.com]

Well Orlando is beyond adorable with kids, so it makes sense that at least a bit would transfer to Will. Other than that, yeah I have no idea what it could be either.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

BTW, did you see him on Leno last night, with the 9-year-old girl? Talk about timely discussion here!

[pseudoblu.livejournal.com]

I did! And I had the same thought. :D

[ainsoph15.livejournal.com]

Will has his own fanboy! I'm assuming Jackson leapt off the ship on purpose in a bid to meet his hero. Oh my, how I giggled at the mention of his adulation of his 'first real pirate' - I wonder what Jack thought of that. Jackson's got his mother's eyes, I see!
I love the still-apparent respect and affection between Will and Jack. Once again, you've crammed so much into so few words.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming Jackson leapt off the ship on purpose in a bid to meet his hero.

Look at who his parents are. The kid doesn't have a hope in hell of actually *thinking through* anything. *G*

Jack might have a twinge of jealousy that Will would be "pirate" to the kid, whereas he's just "Da," but I suspect it would be ameliorated by the sobering realization of what goes along with this particular piratey "office" of Will's and the sacrifices IT required.

Thanks for commenting!

[tesan.livejournal.com]

"When the storm hits, he’s first in the rigging. Others fear the gale he welcomes. He has seen The Ferryman, grown up with His merciful specter woven into lullabies from both parents."

I love that. Excellent drabble! :)

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

You read a piratey drabble! Yay!

(The spoiler is that in "At World's End," Will Turner is supposed to take Davy Jones's place as the captain of the Flying Dutchman, leading sailors mercifully into the afterworld when they die. The movie opens next Thursday!)

[tesan.livejournal.com]

I think piratey drabbles are the perfect length for me. :)

And, what good timing! I have to be in Sevierville at 5 pm to cover a ribbon-cutting ceremony. That will put me out in time to go see the movie that night. (And purchase $15 worth of plastic Piratey cups and popcorn buckets for a certain person.) :>

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

You probably know this, but if you can go by the theater before Thursday, or at least before your ribbon-cutting, and buy your ticket, that would be best - I suspect it'll sell out. (I didn't know you were even wanting to see it.)

Piratey drabbles are OK, but they don't have much in the way of smut. You need the longer fics for that. ;-)

[tesan.livejournal.com]

I'm not all that gung-ho about seeing it, but thought I would since I'd literally be in the 'hood. However, if it's sold out, I'll just buy the cups and buckets. Or, cups and a bucket. I figure they'll probably charge an arm and a leg for them. :P

Shocking, I know, but I don't mind at all missing the smut cuz the only characters I'm interested in reading smut about are Beecher and Keller or Mulder and Skinner. They're the only fictional couples (gay or straight) I want to read about having sex. I suppose it's because I have the hots for all 4 of them. I like Depp, but sadly, as you know, poor wee embryo Orlando Bloom does nothing for me.

I saw a clip of Orlando on the Tonight Show or some talk show the other night. He looked really different and not in a good way, I thought. Hated his hair. Please tell me the "look" is for a movie he's doing.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

Nope. That's just his "I turned 30 Big Boy haircut" I think. And that's OK, because it's something he wants to do and I'm all for that. *G*

Actually, I suppose it might be for a role. He's going to be onstage in London in a play this summer (his original training was at Guildhall, treading the boards. I'll be interested to see the reviews; seeing as Johnny doesn't do live performances, and Bloom is trained, it may be the one thing he really is better at than Johnny).

[tesan.livejournal.com]

It would be great to see him acting on stage. It'd be interesting, too, to see if Depp's incredible skill as a film actor would seep over into a live stage performance. As you said, since he doesn't have stage training, Bloom probably would be better. But who knows?

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

off-topic ... Hey, do you still exist? *G*