#pre-sparrington

[ellena-asg]

[norringtxn]

nsfw prompt list . || @killmebutneverinsultme​ said:  hands off :U

hands off. our muses attempting bondage for the first time (light).

"As you know, Captain, I am very fond of rules and thus would like to include them in this little game.” James began to explain, a smug expression on his pale features as he sat, still clothed even if his neckcloth and wig had gone missing and his waistcoat had vanished at some point, on top of the pirate, succesfully pinning him down to the bed. He was sure that Jack had not expected him to make these slight changes to their small agreement, but considering he was already binding Jack’s wrists together with rope, it was safe to say that James had the upper hand for now.

“First rule, you are not allowed to touch.” He continued, wrapping the rope around the bedframe so that Jack’s were secured over his head, but deliberately not tying the rope to said bedframe. “For now, at least. Second rule, you are not allowed to kiss until I permit it.” With a satisfied hum, he tested the strength of the knot he had made, glad that it was tight but not enough so as to hurt Jack.

Fingers danced over what little of Jack’s chest was exposed, and James grinned a surprisingly sinful grin, his gaze never leaving the other’s dark eyes. “Third and last rule, you will remain clothed until I decide otherwise. As for every time you break a rule, I will have no choice but to bind you further. We begin with only your wrists.” His voice became low and sultry, leaning in so that his lips lingered just a breath away from the pirate’s ear. “Have I made myself clear, Jack?”

[killmebutneverinsultme]

Verses

(General)

v: the price of freedom - threads set during Jack’s merchant days working for the Company

v: pre-cotbp - generic verse tag for threads set between TPOF and COTBP

v: curse of the black pearl - generic verse tag for threads set during or just after the COTBP timeline

v: dead man’s chest -  generic verse tag for threads set during or just after the DMC timeline

v: at world’s end -  generic verse tag for threads set during or just after the AWE timeline

v: on stranger tides -  generic verse tag for threads set during or just after the OST timeline

v: dead men tell no tales -  generic verse tag for threads set during or just after the DMTNT timeline

v: beyond the horizon - generic verse tag for threads set anytime after DMTNT where Jack has regained youth and achieved some form of immortality where his legend continues

(AU/Specific)

v: beckett vs swann - closed crackverse shared by a few players where Jack’s involvement is mediating between and taking advantage of a feud between Beckett and the Swanns, with a dollop of Speckington

v: captain of the dutchman - Jack was too late to save Will, at least that way. When Jack stabbed Jones’s heart, it was he instead who became the new captain of the Flying Dutchman

v: dadbossa - AU where Jack finds out about Carina and interacts with her far earlier than DMTNT

v: dutchman captain norrington - primarily with norringtxn but any AU where James Norrington became captain of the Flying Dutchman

v: immortal captain jack sparrow - after achieving immortality, Jack survives through to the modern era. He becomes a tourist attraction known globally, commissioned to mostly play-act being his original self. On the proviso he targets the occasional cruise ship for stunt takeovers, he can live his celebrity life as he wishes, with Gibbs as his equally immortal manager. His immortal state is largely kept under the rug but now and then secret services try to kidnap him. This verse can also apply to him in earlier time periods

v: jack to the future - threads whereby Jack has somehow arrived in the future and has to cope with all that involves

v: shadow jack - threads where either the dark side of Jack took over when he was brought back from the Locker or Jack was not the one brought back, whether it be a Locker demon in his form or a manifestation made flesh. Very dark threads possible

v: sparrow and albatross - verse with norringtxn. Sparrington. James survives the events of AWE and becomes a privateer and later full pirate, embarking on a partnership and romance with Jack.

(Crossovers)

v: black sails - threads set in, you’ve guessed it, Black Sails. Around this era, Jack has just established himself with the Black Pearl and has become or is about to become Pirate Lord of the Caribbean, whatever the other pirates make of this

v: enchanted forest - threads set in Once Upon A Time where Jack finds his way into the realm. Whether Jack is familiar with the place varies from thread to thread

v: pirates of the commonwealth - threads set in Fallout 4 where Jack has somehow arrived here

v: storybrooke - threads set in Once Upon A Time either where Jack has been caught up in Regina’s curse or has found his way through to Storybrooke. In his cursed form, he is known as Jack Bird, a hoboish nuisance, beloved and hated. Sometimes sleeps in a cave by the sea, sometimes squats in unused homes or kips in a black car he keeps fighting over with Mr Applepalm (Barbossa)

v: toss a coin to your captain - threads set in the Witcher verse, whether Jack finds his way here or an AU where he was born in this world

v: westworld - Jack is a host in Pirates of the Caribbean World. With his greatest goal always being freedom, he inevitably breaks his programming, and shenanigans ensue

[jamesnorrington]

Honestly was there anybody who didn’t ship Sparrington as a pre cursor?

Now, now, Liv. That’s a secret. XD [Jack Sparrow in the background: “I couldn’t resist, mate.”]

[dying-suffering-french-stalkers]

I don't write BUT here are some dramatic, historical Norrington fic recs for you!

“Mutiny on the Dauntless” - (Ships: none but the sailing kind.) Okay, I'm cheating a little with this one because it's actually from Gov. Swann's POV, but it's a fun semi-historical fic about the Swanns and young Norrington on the crossing from England. It's one of my faves and I always recommend it, even if it's only on the Internet Archive now! But on to the longer, even more historical recs:

“Crossing the Bar” - (Ships: some light Jack/Anamaria but that's about it.) Takes place post-CotBP as Norrington chases Jack after his one day's head start. Written pre-DMC so it bears very little resemblance to the aftermath we know, but it's got terrific characterization, naval battles, philosophizing, and some 18th-century medicine. Probably my all-time favorite PotC fic.

“Between Wind and Water” - (Ships: Sparrington.) Back when I first read this, Sparrington was one of my biggest notps; the historical detail in this fic was so good that I read all 90k words of it (and then became a part-time shipper). The author describes the fic thus: “This story is AU after the first film (sequels never happened). It's an experiment in dropping POTC characters into an actual historical event: the Battle of Cartagena de Indias in 1741. Most of the non-POTC characters are real people.” It's been a while now since I read this but the level of research always stuck with me.

anybody wanna write me a dramatic historically accurate Norrington fic?? like I love me some romanticized crap, hell, I write romanticized crap but I hella wanna read something dramatic and historically accurate pls

[ellena-asg]

Sins of the father:

the rage, disgust and bitter words he has for them! hooo what a tiger he is ♥️ what a boy ♥️

[ellena-asg]

I've just seen a blog with prompt/tropes list and there's that one: "I've always hated your kind but I just can't hate you" and it kills me because imho it's so much Jack about James. All the time.

Sins of the father (my beloved). Gosh, in this book Jack is not only tired of his father's but also of other people's bullshit and existence. And these people are aristocracy. Jack there is literally like "hate you all aristocrats", he even says to them that they're the worst. That they're bad not only to pirate world BUT also to each other. The way he sees them... like they're a nest of vipers. And big hypocrites. The real criminals.

And there are two guys he hates the most and both of them happen to be James' family (poor boy): Lawrence Norrington and Fitzy Dalton. That scene when Jack meets them, what he says to them and about them and what he thinks, oh, to say he is disgusted with them is not enough. Jack smashes them with his words. What he does there is #Lawrence and Fitzwilliam character bashing (well, they deserved). The rage and insults he has for them, oh my! He not only attacks them for what they do and for the system they live in, he also hates them for their character (they annoy him, Lawrence's cruel nature annoys him, Lawrence being an abusive father for James annoys him, Fitz not really caring about James annoys him, Lawrence and Fitz being pathetic spoiled pompous people annoy him, Fitz being a liar and traitor annoys him, they are terrible in his eyes, he also sees them as boring and foolish etc - just look at his talk with Fitz).

Yeah, he hates this family so much. BUT. Not James. He is so tired of these people, of their world, of what they do to pirates, he is so bitter and, you know, it's his sacred right to be bitter and to hate them all. But he doesn't hate little James. And he doesn't hate adult James. He doesn't want, he can't. He sees little James and he sees all. This boy is not his enemy. He is enemies' family but he's not enemy of Jack. He's a kid, an innocent one. And a very poor one - a kid living with vipers. Jack looks at this boy and sees himself. They both are there, between their fighting families. Both are their families' victims. Both are abused. Both are forced to live like that, to be kids watching the war (and to be each other's enemies one day). Both deserve to be saved from this. No, he can't hate him. He has only warm feelings for James. Compassion, a very strong one. And he just... believes in James' goodness. He hopes that James can be good, he roots for him. He sees the light.

And the contrast between little James and his family (and other aristocrats), gosh. Them being like dark clouds and him - a little sun (but always covered by them). Them being no good and no hope in Jack's eyes (Jack doesn't even hope they will change, he doesn't trust Fitz anymore and he doesn't want to) vs James forever having Jack's "I'm rooting for you. I'm still rooting for you" (I'm sorry but I think that Jack was serious about it, about believing in James, James choosing goodness and also, I don't think that Jack meant situation with Lizzie, especially that he rooted for his bestie Will in that case). Them being loud, rude and full of themselves vs poor silent and scared James. Them craving for war and James who doesn't want to be there. Doesn't want to watch this. Them being hated and mocked by pirates vs James making pirates (not only Jack but also Gibbs, Teague and probably many others) like "Good heavens, what a poor child".

And holy, Jack thinking about throwing Fitz overboard and being like "he deserves worse", Fitz being in the water and Jack not helping and not caring vs Jack seeing James falling into the sea and being like "Oh no, not this one! Help is coming! *Superman Jack*".

Jack hating Lawrence and not liking Fitz at first (and soon not liking him forever) vs Jack being gentle to James (and about James) at first and also later (cause adult James is still more decent than his family and he's just a fine man). All the time.

Jack being super gentle to James, let's say. What enemy is treated like that? Even when there are moments in the movies Jack is a bit bitter/sarcastic, he is still kind to James. He never insults him. The only time Jack is pissed off? Oh, because James interferes with pirates' rum business 😂 Yeah, two times Jack is like "Don't you see how wrong your decisions are?" but there's no hate, it's just the world being not fair and James still being on the wrong side. But Jack still roots for him. Jack agrees to take him on Pearl. He wants to give him a chance. Give him a lesson too (but it's not hate and not revenge for James' father's or cousin's sins). Jack understands. Jack hopes. Jack forgives. Even when James takes Davy's heart... Usually Jack rants about (or insults) people who mess with him or fights with/kills them. But here Jack is silent, very silent about that.

And when Jack heard that his favourite Norrington chose the right side in the end? His Jamie helped his pirates? I bet Jack was proud and happy for him. And not very surprised. And when he heard his Jamie died? On a damn ship on a damn sea (like Lawrence wanted). Both Lawrence and Fitz outliving James (cause if I remember correctly his shitty father wasn't dead). Oh Jack 😭 (and Jamie 😭).

Jack really looked at James, felt "that one, he can be good, this one I don't wanna hate" and he was so damn right. It kills me 😭😭😭

[ellena-asg]

But seriously, in DMC Jack and Calypso talk about his compass and Calypso says "Ah, Jack Sparrow does not know what he wants! Or do you know... but are loath to claim it as your own?" and she says it in such way, like... like SHE SEES SOMETHING. And she smiles and it's such a "I think I knooow" sassy smile.

And oh, moments later we see Jack and his crew in Tortuga, Jack looks at his compass intently and says "I know what I want! I know what I want!" like a mantra. And RIGHT THEN James Norrington pops up. James Norrington telling everyone how he chased a man (Jack) across the seven seas.

And soon Jack and James are together on Isla Cruces, an island where Davy Jones hid memories of his and Calypso's love story...

And... pardon, are we all supposed to believe it's just a coincidence? Not to mention other scenes (so fucking many) that scream "Sparrington is happening". Not to mention pre-Sparrington book they gave us. But... just these three scenes? This holy compass? Calypso knowing more than Jack thinks? Jack's "I know what I want" leading to James? TO JAMES! (and not to any other person). Yeah, I know the main plot is about Davy Jones, the key etc but, you know, subtext, I feel it there so much 😭

Oh, a penny for Calypso's thoughts! Another penny for her interaction with James or her knowing about him and his life. And a kingdom for her saving James' life post AWE and "Now you owe me, Jack Sparrow" (are there such fics? 😭)

[ellena-asg]

I was tagged by @andromedamirtle (thanks, dear ♥️). I haven't played tag games for a long time so let's get back to it 🙂

Three ships:

Jack Sparrow/James Norrington (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Will Turner/Elizabeth (Swann) Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Danny Williams/Steve McGarrett (Hawaii Five-0)

First ever ship: Simba/Nala (and I still love them)

Last song: Asap Science - The Pi song (I didn't need a math song but it popped up and was catchy 😄)

Last movie: I rewatched Megamind

Currently reading: Salvage from the Cynthia by Jules Verne, also re-reading Sins of the father by Rob Kidd (because pre-Sparrington era 😭)

Currently consuming: chocolate&coconut bar, pineapple&coconut yogurt

Currently craving: good luck in life

Dears, if you read this and want to do it - feel tagged! 😘