{Kradam Big Bang} The Highest of Seas, The Lowest of Men - Master Post
Title: The Highest of Seas, The Lowest of Men
Author: deannawol
Artist: husariaagatka
Type: Historical AU
Word Count: ~ 101,000
Rating: Mature
Characters/Pairings: Adam Lambert/Kris Allen; David Cook/David Archuleta; Cale Mills; Brad Bell; Katy O’Connell;
Warnings Slash (M/M) relationship(s), oral sex, violence, graphic descriptions, language used in the 18th century (i.e. period specific terms which may be deemed racist), whipping used as punishment and in a non-BDSM environment.
Summary: In all the seas in all the world, there exists no pirate more feared or hated than the Villainous Captain Lambert of The Madness. Tales of his cunning and the black magic that grants him his success are known across the world. Some say that he is devil-born, others that he was cursed as a boy to sail the seas in search of redemption but all agree that to cross paths with The Madness and her white-garbed captain is to know damnation, death and utter despair.
Lieutenant Kristopher Allen, of her Majesty's ship The Hawk, knows all the stories and was once counted amongst the rare few to survive his first encounter with the Villainous Captain. Many tides have passed since then and Kris is burdened with more worldly concerns. His childhood friend, now his fiancée, Katy needs his protection and Kris' duty calls him to sea and battle with the pirate menace in the waters around his Charles Towne home.
He has worries enough for any man but Kris' luck is running out. A wounded Hawk is easy prey and his home port may lie beyond his reach. Kris escaped the Villainous Captain once, but it is surely beyond the hope of any man to survive a second encounter?
Author Notes: I want to say a huge thank you to my beta, , and our writing partner in crime, Tacitus. Their painstakingly good betas and editing means that you won’t have to put up with the many errors that existed in the first draft. As always, any existing errors are my fault. I want to say a huge thank you to as well. She has done some awesome artwork for this, so go check out her post. But it’s fair to say that without the three of them poking and prodding me, this wouldn’t have gotten written.
This is possibly the most researched story that I have ever written and I am now the proud owner of at least a dozen books on pirates in general, pirates in specific, the British Navy and sailing. I’ve tried to make it as historically accurate as possible while not adding in too much useless information. I’ve had a lot of fun writing this and I hope that you enjoy reading it.
Disclaimer: This is not real and no insult is intended. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, as well as the various others in this story, are real people and I have taken extreme artistic liberty with their characters. No profit is being made from this work. All situations are purely fiction and any relationship to real life is strictly coincidental. Well, apart from the real pirates mentioned in the story, but they never came across The Madness.
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8
Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11
Link to fic master post: On LJ | On DW | On AO3
Link to art master post: On LJ
Author: deannawol
Artist: husariaagatka
Type: Historical AU
Word Count: ~ 101,000
Rating: Mature
Characters/Pairings: Adam Lambert/Kris Allen; David Cook/David Archuleta; Cale Mills; Brad Bell; Katy O’Connell;
Warnings Slash (M/M) relationship(s), oral sex, violence, graphic descriptions, language used in the 18th century (i.e. period specific terms which may be deemed racist), whipping used as punishment and in a non-BDSM environment.
Summary: In all the seas in all the world, there exists no pirate more feared or hated than the Villainous Captain Lambert of The Madness. Tales of his cunning and the black magic that grants him his success are known across the world. Some say that he is devil-born, others that he was cursed as a boy to sail the seas in search of redemption but all agree that to cross paths with The Madness and her white-garbed captain is to know damnation, death and utter despair.
Lieutenant Kristopher Allen, of her Majesty's ship The Hawk, knows all the stories and was once counted amongst the rare few to survive his first encounter with the Villainous Captain. Many tides have passed since then and Kris is burdened with more worldly concerns. His childhood friend, now his fiancée, Katy needs his protection and Kris' duty calls him to sea and battle with the pirate menace in the waters around his Charles Towne home.
He has worries enough for any man but Kris' luck is running out. A wounded Hawk is easy prey and his home port may lie beyond his reach. Kris escaped the Villainous Captain once, but it is surely beyond the hope of any man to survive a second encounter?
Author Notes: I want to say a huge thank you to my beta, , and our writing partner in crime, Tacitus. Their painstakingly good betas and editing means that you won’t have to put up with the many errors that existed in the first draft. As always, any existing errors are my fault. I want to say a huge thank you to as well. She has done some awesome artwork for this, so go check out her post. But it’s fair to say that without the three of them poking and prodding me, this wouldn’t have gotten written.
This is possibly the most researched story that I have ever written and I am now the proud owner of at least a dozen books on pirates in general, pirates in specific, the British Navy and sailing. I’ve tried to make it as historically accurate as possible while not adding in too much useless information. I’ve had a lot of fun writing this and I hope that you enjoy reading it.
Disclaimer: This is not real and no insult is intended. Kris Allen and Adam Lambert, as well as the various others in this story, are real people and I have taken extreme artistic liberty with their characters. No profit is being made from this work. All situations are purely fiction and any relationship to real life is strictly coincidental. Well, apart from the real pirates mentioned in the story, but they never came across The Madness.
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4
Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8
Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11
Link to fic master post: On LJ | On DW | On AO3
Link to art master post: On LJ