Scribosaurus Recs! - Pirates of the Carribbean (Jack Sparrow fic)
The Coin by Spiderflower
The only thing certain is death and taxes, and Captain Jack Sparrow's prepared for the eventuality of both at the same time. One-shot.
Rec!view: Jack Sparrow’s brain is a scary place to be, and people are so busy thinking of him as a loveable rogue they tend to forget that his thought processes are a little off-kilter compared to the rest of the world. Not so in this fic - austere without being bleak, disturbing without being creepy, and witty as Spiderflower’s fanfic always is. You can always be assured of something special when you read one of her fics, and this one doesn’t disappoint.
Excerpt:
Jack's touched in his time a lot of gods, because he's got more of the feeling that it's good luck to give each of 'em a flash of his unwordly charm, like. Just in case. Jesus, Allah, Vishnu, Buddha, Erzulie - and now a dark-cloaked ferryman, Karon, and good on him too for acceptin' solid silver for his currency rather than all that wishy unprofitable commandments stuff.
Just in case. Our lad Jack doesn't want to end up a wailin' spirit on the end of some beach just because he couldn't cough up the fee, savvy?