# Fanfic Ahoy! The Pirates of the Caribbean fiction thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 6, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445 "2003-08-06T22:23:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/1 "2003-08-06T22:23:00Z")
In the last few pages of the main PotC thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=196433), this discusison has turned to fanfiction, and it was agreed that we need our own damned thread for such a momentous topic. šŸ™‚ So this is that thread. Post your fic recs and works-in-progress here. Natter on about your favorite pairings. Tired of reading about ā€œrum-flavored kissesā€? Pull up the corpse of a Mary Sue and tell us all about it. Rules: list] [li]Donā€™t quote huge amounts of textā€“fic is intellectual property, too. Links are of the good.[/li][li]Clearly label links to NC-17 or R-rated fic. Some of us read at work, after all![/li][li]If the story contains a pairing, let us know what it is. You know, so no one wastes time on Norrington/Barbossa or something. :)[/li][/list] Iā€™ll start things off with by re-recommending [ā€œThe Silence of the Deepā€](http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1453800&chapter=1) over at [Fanfiction.net](http://www.fanfiction.net) Itā€™s a WIP, but I see very good things in its future. Have at it, me hearties! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/2 "2003-08-06T22:27:37Z")
Ha ha! Look who futzed the list tags! Mods? Iā€™ll be your best friendā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/3 "2003-08-07T00:34:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by teleute12 \* > \*\*[This](http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1428298&chapter=1) is another good OT3 story from [FF.net](http://FF.net) that goes the adventure route. > > As far as fics in LJ, itā€™s probably just easiest to link to my [PotC recs](http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=teleute12&keyword=Pirates+of+the+Caribbean&filter=all) in my memories section. If you havenā€™t read [Of Shackles and the Sun](http://www.livejournal.com/community/pirategasm/35194.html) yet, shoo and do so now.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Grimmauld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e274bd/32.png) [@Grimmauld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grimmauld)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/4 "2003-08-07T05:59:55Z")
This looks like an excellent thread to delurk in. Iā€™ve got a couple of recs up at my [PotC related webpage](http://www.freewebs.com/grimmauld/potc.html), one of which is the fantabulous [Slashers of the Caribbean](http://home.arcor.de/noxwise/fiction/fics/potc_slashers.html), a slash parody. Itā€™s my policy to stay the hell away from [ff.net](http://ff.net) because of the Mary Sue overload and the generally badly-written stories. Sure, there are some gems on that site _somewhere_, but itā€™s not worth my time to go hunting for them. [Pirategasm](http://www.livejournal.com/community/pirategasm/) is my favorite LJ community; it has quite a bit of good fanfiction and the occasional posting of good (and not-so-good) fanart. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/5 "2003-08-07T23:14:14Z")
Um, excuse me, but could someone explain to me what ā€œMary Sueā€ means? I gather itā€™s not very complimentary, is it? By the way, I enjoyed the story. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/6 "2003-08-07T23:39:51Z")
> [@](#): > > _Um, excuse me, but could someone explain to me what ā€œMary Sueā€ means?_ Gladly. The term originated many moons ago in Star Trek circles. A Mary Sue is an original character in a piece of fanfiction who is clearly a better, stronger, faster, prettier, etc. version of the author. A better, stronger, faster definition is [here](http://www.subreality.com/glossary/terms.htm#M). (That site is a great fandom resource for the uninitiated.) Mary Sues are popping up like Whack-a-Moles in PotC fandom because, well, there isnā€™t a Livejournal community called ā€œdo\_me\_captjackā€ for nothing! Junie, Who once roleplayed Mary Sue the Vampire Slayer in an excellent gaming group. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/7 "2003-08-07T23:40:15Z")
There isnā€™t nearly enough Pintel/Ragetti fic out there. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/8 "2003-08-07T23:41:49Z")
You say that like itā€™s a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/9 "2003-08-07T23:58:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Grimmauld \* > \*\*This looks like an excellent thread to delurk in. Iā€™ve got a couple of recs up at my [PotC related webpage](http://www.freewebs.com/grimmauld/potc.html), one of which is the fantabulous [Slashers of the Caribbean](http://home.arcor.de/noxwise/fiction/fics/potc_slashers.html), a slash parody. > > \*\* Welcome to the SDMB, **Grimmauld**. Thanks for the link to Slashers of the Carribean. I LOVE IT! Iā€™m going to send that link to all my friends who love slash! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/10 "2003-08-08T00:59:50Z")
Damn your eyes, racinchikki! You posted that and now Iā€™ve got these Pintel/Ragetti ficbunnies nibbling at my toes! And Iā€™m at work, too! It helps that, when not playing a filty, one-eyed pirate, [Mackenzie Crook](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Crook,%20Mackenzie) is, like, the hotness. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/11 "2003-08-08T01:46:39Z")
I can see it now; _The Secret Diaries of Will Turner_: > [@](#): > > Day 3 > > Still the prettiest. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/12 "2003-08-08T02:17:19Z")
**racinchikki**. have you read [this](http://www.livejournal.com/community/pirategasm/98585.html) yet? Long drabble about Pintel and Ragetti after the end of the movie. I saw another story somewhere, involving them shopping for a glass eye, but I canā€™t find it now. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/13 "2003-08-08T02:28:08Z")
From _The Very Secret Diary of Jack Sparrow_ > [@](#): > > Day 3 > > Trip to Tortuga longer than remembered. Will v. pretty. Pretty sure these thoughts are somehow connected. ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/14 "2003-08-08T02:40:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > \*\*From _The Very Secret Diary of Jack Sparrow_ \*\* Love it! Is there anymore? ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/15 "2003-08-08T03:11:19Z")
No, but if youā€™re very nice to me, there could be. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/16 "2003-08-08T03:16:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Juniper200 \* > \*\*No, but if youā€™re very nice to me, there could be. šŸ™‚ \*\* _curtsies nicely_ Pretty please with sugar on top? šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![LookitMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LookitMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LookitMe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/17 "2003-08-08T03:18:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kaylasdad99 \* > \*\*I can see it now; _The Secret Diaries of Will Turner_: > šŸ˜ƒ \*\* Good one! More, please? Pretty please? As pretty as Will Turner, please? ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/18 "2003-08-08T03:32:40Z")
There are, as far as Iā€™m aware, three P/R fics out there at the moment - the one linked to, the one with the glass eye, and [this sonnet](http://www.livejournal.com/community/pirategasm/109209.html), for which I owe the author (whoā€™d been kidding) a drink, as sheā€™d been joking about getting stuck writing it and Iā€™d been horribly amused by the whole idea. I think Pintel and Ragetti are cute together. Of course, P/R SMUT would be horrible and Iā€™d have to gouge out both my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/19 "2003-08-08T03:48:45Z")
Oh, well, I was thinking purely in terms of smut, racin, which explains my initial disgust. And which also speaks volumes about whatā€™s going on in my head lately. > [@](#): > > From _The Very Secret Diaries of Captain Jack Sparrow_ > **Day 1** > > Last leg of trip from Cuba v. taxing. Had to drink entire rum supply to empty keg for bailing purposes. Mental note: instant gratification does not pay off in long run. Iā€™d rather this bloody boat of Annamariaā€™s had sank. Also, running low on eyeliner for first time since raiding HMS _Max Factor_ back in February. This bodes ill. > > **Day 2** > > Found island containing people. Bloody uptight , angry British people, but people nonetheless. Annamariaā€™s boat gone, as is haunting specter of empty rum keg. Good riddance. Have thus far failed in stealing new boat. Hope springs eternal. > > **Day 2, later** > > Mental note: refine escape techique. Swash excellent, buckle needs work. Blows to head not much good at all. Perhaps should invest in reinforced bandanna. Would make effects v. heavy, though. > > Good: Saved girl. V. Good: Removed girlā€™s underthings. Bad: Met girlā€™s father. V. Bad: Met girlā€™s boyfriend. Better: Girlā€™s other boyfriend (girl apparently gets aroundā€“must look into that) returned hat before slamming my person into standard-issue dank cell. ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445/20 "2003-08-08T05:37:36Z")
Sweetie, if you make that OT3-y, I will love you 'till the day I die. Or that day I leave the PotC fandom, which will probably be somewhat before then, but still a good long ways away. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanfic-ahoy-the-pirates-of-the-caribbean-fiction-thread/193445.md?page=2)