Command me fic #10 - POTC - A Matter of Speaking

[erinrua]

Title: A Matter of Speaking
Author: ErinRua
Rating: PG
Length: @ 1300 words
Characters: Jack Sparrow, Will Turner
Notes/Disclaimers/Summary: Will, Jack, and few choice words.
A ficlet written for honorat whose prompt read:" *Drool* Something in your African Star Universe for PotC?" Which, post- AWE, I can only interpret to mean any universe in which

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[honorat]

Ahhhaahahahahaha! *glomps Admiral* I love it! I'm running to work, but will be back to comment in detail!

[honorat]

I love Jack’s entrance. The eyeball rolls and the flashes of light in the dark are so very right. I was already laughing. Poor misunderstood Jack-always in trouble of course. And it’s so nice to see Will the blacksmith again. And to see him throttling the urge to ping Jack on the head with a ballpeen!

Your descriptions of Jack’s actions and expressions throughout are spot on. I can see him in my head and I’m smirking at him peering and tilting and outraged and flurrying and canting. The ship imagery is perfect. *dusts off virgo’s adjective and gives it a bit of a polish*

carries mischief and mayhem the way most men carry a handkerchief
Wonderful simile! That’s our Jack.

Will leveled a dark look that belonged on a much older and sterner face.
It’s funny to see their age-reversal here. Jack is the scamp and Will the stern father figure :D

The truth, if you can bring yourself to face it.
Of course he can’t! Who can? :D

The word came delicately edged in acid.I do love sarcastic Will. Poor boy. To have to endure such a trying

[erinrua]

Oh, my gosh, you quoted almost the entire story back at me! LOL you liked it, you liked it! (Yes, I am that inordinately insecure when it comes to writing for other people, lol!)

Oh, thank you *so* much for saying so many wonderful things! You can't know how happy I am, and how loudly my muses are purring. *G* I'm so happy to have pleased you, and I'm equally glad you gave me this prompt! LOL, it almost wrote itself, and I was chuckling as I watched where it would unfold. Thank you for being my inspiration! *salutes - HUGS!*

[honorat]

I thought I was very selective about the lines I quoted back! They were all so lovely. This is the first fic anyone has ever written for me, so I felt inspired to *Squee!* long and hard about it. Thank you again so very much.

[erinrua]

*hugs you* :-)