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

[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.