Drabblish: Invitation to Dance

[honorat]

by Honorat
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Pirate!

Summary: Jack, having commandeered the Dauntless, is contemplating his next move. For the "White" challenge at Black Pearl Sails.

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“Here she comes.”

Captain Sparrow deliberately turned his head to glance over his shoulder. The Interceptor had pulled away from the pier and was setting out for the Dauntless. Jack’s pistol rested on his shoulder, one finger of the hand that held it thoughtfully pointing skyward. A slow smile crept over his face, glinting ivory and gold. Certainly it was the predatory smile of a successful hunter who sees his quarry drawing close. But it was also the smile of a captain who sees one of the tall ladies of the sea curtseying with her white canvas skirts billowing to the man with whom she has chosen to dance.

*Come my lovely lady. Slip those tight Navy chains and fly the seas with Captain Jack. You’ll never look back, and I swear I’ll always treat you right.*

Comments

[erinya.livejournal.com]

Oh, good choice for the drabble challenge! That smile is one of my favorite Jack Sparrow moments from the movie. No lady of the sea could resist it.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked this. That is the most wonderful smile, isn't it. I had fun trying to find the thoughts behind it. Quite, quite irresistable indeed.

[torn-eledhwen.livejournal.com]

What a great simile for a ship.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

When I saw the Interceptor moving out with her sails unfurling, bowing into the troughs of the waves, I saw her like this--a flirtatious lady who knows she's being courted. The ships of this movie have always seemed characters rather than props, to me.

[thekestrel.livejournal.com]

Oh this is fantastic!!! Great insight into our Legendary Captain Jack. Oh woe betides to the one that misses our Captain's smile. Namely Norington.

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Yes, Norrington is sailing right into that trap. That will teach him not to underestimate smiling pirates.

[thekestrel.livejournal.com]

Witch he does - of course! LOL As to the Interceptor, Johnny has said that Jack's a ladies man - well... I'm thinking who and what Jack considers ladies covers a very broad spectrum. *Pun intended*

[benevolentround.livejournal.com]

I love that! Tis great. And that smile, oh! *melts*

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Oh, sorry I haven't responded recently. That is indeed *the* smile. Glad you enjoyed it.

[hendercats.livejournal.com]

curtseying with her white canvas skirts billowing
Oh, I love your image of the Interceptor flirting with Jack!! Wonderful drabble(ish).

[honorat.livejournal.com]

Yes, she has been making eyes at him ever since he sailed into Port Royal on the Jolly Mon--and he's been wooing her. I like to think part of the reason her crew is so abysmally incompetent at that point is that the Interceptor has set her heart on a pirate captain. Thanks for dropping by to comment.