Yes. Yes to everything you've all said, especially the frustration about how the J/W scenes we had hoped for in AWE were 'tamed'. Some of my favourite slashy bits from each film:
CotBP - In the cave when Jack leans in very close to Will, and tells him not to do anything stupid - I love seeing them square up to each other like that - the tension and physical proximity is *giddy hand gesture*. Also, when Jack gets stabbed by Barbossa, then steps into the moonlight to reveal his skeletonyness, the look on Will's face is priceless - a mixture of admiration and horror. And of course there's the rescue sequence at the end, which I just love passionately. That's the 'mind-meld' that I really like seeing between them. Also, I can't forget the deleted scenes, as some of the best slashy goodness is in them. I particularly love the rather adoring look Will gives Jack when they're walking to the tavern in Tortuga.
DMC - When Jack shows Will the 'draw'ring' of the key, he spends most of that scene looking at Will like he wants to eat him. Perhaps the Pelagostas had some influence on him, after all... In the threeway swordfight, Jack never actually poses a real threat to Will - he allows James to do that. The most he does is distract Will by walloping him on the arse with the flat of his sword so he can steal the key. That moment where Will looks round in disbelief that he's just been somewhat molested by Jack is all to brief, sadly. When Jack is aiming the gun at the barrels, he's absolutely focused, and doesn't make a move until he sees that Will is free and clear from the range of the explosion - in fact, I love how the outcome of every battle ends up hinging on how Jack and Will work together.
AWE - Ack, I did a whole J/W meta on this, and there's plenty of slash there, as well as what's already been mentioned (dammit, where was the 'cradled like a damsel' moment! And all the kissing and crotch action! >:(). I love the continuation of the mind-meld between them - 'I said to myself, 'Think like Jack''; 'Think like the whelp'. I also like the barrel-tying scene. There's a moment where Jack sidled up behind Will and very tentatively reaches out and pokes him. Jack always invades Will's space, but it's one of the few times he actually initiates actual contact, and there's something so wonderfully coy about it! Then there's the sandbar, where all the communication between J & W is done entirely through subtext and eye-acting, before another squaring up moment. This is the point at which they really have the measure of each other, and the 'switching' has so much symbolism, and happily also has a slashy interpretation too! Oh, and of course, there's the fact that in the battle, Will's just got married, and what's the first thing he does after kissing Lizzie? He dashes straight off over the maelstrom to help Jack, that's what.
Heh - Jack and Will aren't very good at saying goodbye to each other, are they?! Come to think of it, they never really say 'hello', either, they just go straight for the action *snerk*. I suppose you don't have to say goodbye to someone, when you know somewhere, somehow, you'll see them again. That is what fic is for :D *runs off to write more fic*
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Date: 2007-06-27 10:35 am (UTC)CotBP - In the cave when Jack leans in very close to Will, and tells him not to do anything stupid - I love seeing them square up to each other like that - the tension and physical proximity is *giddy hand gesture*. Also, when Jack gets stabbed by Barbossa, then steps into the moonlight to reveal his skeletonyness, the look on Will's face is priceless - a mixture of admiration and horror. And of course there's the rescue sequence at the end, which I just love passionately. That's the 'mind-meld' that I really like seeing between them. Also, I can't forget the deleted scenes, as some of the best slashy goodness is in them. I particularly love the rather adoring look Will gives Jack when they're walking to the tavern in Tortuga.
DMC - When Jack shows Will the 'draw'ring' of the key, he spends most of that scene looking at Will like he wants to eat him. Perhaps the Pelagostas had some influence on him, after all...
In the threeway swordfight, Jack never actually poses a real threat to Will - he allows James to do that. The most he does is distract Will by walloping him on the arse with the flat of his sword so he can steal the key. That moment where Will looks round in disbelief that he's just been somewhat molested by Jack is all to brief, sadly.
When Jack is aiming the gun at the barrels, he's absolutely focused, and doesn't make a move until he sees that Will is free and clear from the range of the explosion - in fact, I love how the outcome of every battle ends up hinging on how Jack and Will work together.
AWE - Ack, I did a whole J/W meta on this, and there's plenty of slash there, as well as what's already been mentioned (dammit, where was the 'cradled like a damsel' moment! And all the kissing and crotch action! >:(). I love the continuation of the mind-meld between them - 'I said to myself, 'Think like Jack''; 'Think like the whelp'. I also like the barrel-tying scene. There's a moment where Jack sidled up behind Will and very tentatively reaches out and pokes him. Jack always invades Will's space, but it's one of the few times he actually initiates actual contact, and there's something so wonderfully coy about it! Then there's the sandbar, where all the communication between J & W is done entirely through subtext and eye-acting, before another squaring up moment. This is the point at which they really have the measure of each other, and the 'switching' has so much symbolism, and happily also has a slashy interpretation too!
Oh, and of course, there's the fact that in the battle, Will's just got married, and what's the first thing he does after kissing Lizzie? He dashes straight off over the maelstrom to help Jack, that's what.
Heh - Jack and Will aren't very good at saying goodbye to each other, are they?! Come to think of it, they never really say 'hello', either, they just go straight for the action *snerk*. I suppose you don't have to say goodbye to someone, when you know somewhere, somehow, you'll see them again. That is what fic is for :D
*runs off to write more fic*