Little bit of pirate fic

[hendercats]

This one's been rattling around in my head for ages and finally agreed to be finished. To celebrate, I made a new icon to go with it.

Many thanks to jenthetypsy for her beta work on the fic and to geek_mama_2 for being my title beta!

Crossposted to 100_situations in response to prompt 77, administer, from my table, and to pirategasm.

Comments

[artaxastra]

I particularly like the ending. No, they'll never know what happened, what really happened. I really like the way you write Gibbs. He's smart, which I would think he would have to be. I like this a lot!

[hendercats]

I'm so happy you enjoyed it, and am especially glad that you liked my Gibbs since he's one of my favorites. Thanks for taking the time to comment, I really appreciate it!

[hereswith]

Yet the one thing he had never seen, and, Holy Mother, it looked so wrong, was Jack, lying still and silent as the grave. Oh. Poor Jack! That particular scar is horrific and the healer's musings on what might have caused it made me shiver. I love that it's from Gibbs' perspective, it works perfectly and you write him very well. He has his flask for comfort, too :-) I liked the detail that tells us how bad it really is, namely Gibbs refusing to don the storyteller's mantle, and how you portray the healer. And the ending, as other have mentioned, rings very true, with them never knowing the truth of it, only the legend.

[hendercats]

Thank you so much for such a lovely comment! I'm very glad you liked my old healer and her musings, and that you think I did Gibbs justice - poor man, he's just wiped out from the strain of worrying about Jack and trying to find the right person to help him.

[shrieking_ell]

Both the fic and the icon are compelling and a little chilling. I love Gibbs fic and this is a JAck fic but so much a Gibbs fic too.

(I also wonder what happened to that arm and would love to hear the tale)

[hendercats]

this is a JAck fic but so much a Gibbs fic too
Yes, it's very much Gibbs' story even though it's Jack's arm. Realized early on that poor Jack would have to be out cold for this, otherwise he'd start raving about giant rabid starfish or some other ridiculousness. Delighted to have given you little chills. *g* Thanks so much for reading and commenting.

[shyaway]

Great! Gibbs' concern for Jack is so in-character and so nicely done, and I like his observation on the contrast between the normally vivacious Jack and how he is at that moment... And I love the last line!

[hendercats]

I'm delighted you like my Gibbs! Seeing Jack unconscious and limp has got to be a very unsettling experience for him. Thanks so much for commenting and letting me know what you liked, I really appreciate it.