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probably an incomplete list, to be updated later. i have read SO many good fics but i have squirrels in my brain

Oneshots/Ficlets

Title/Author Summary
A Fowl Truce by
the_dala
"Prompt: Cotton's parrot, Gibbs, pinching"
A Good and True Mucking Up by kho Gibbs and Jack are in jail and bickering about it.
Braggart by mamazano Gibbs reflecting on the stories he tells.
Comfort by CaptainR0cket Based on the prompts: "Gibbs and Barbossa discuss the man they're set to rescue as they sail towards World's End" and "Something about Gibbs! Maybe about his life pre-COTBP, or about a romantic interest, or his dynamic with characters other than Jack (ex. Will, Elizabeth, Barbossa)..."
Course of Study by penknife "There's a lot to learn on the way to Singapore about being a pirate."
Courtship by Guede Mazaka "Will is upset. Will is being wooed. Will is slightly confused by this." Will/Elizabeth/Jack.
Destiny by Carmarthen "When it is your eternal job to take the souls of those dead at sea, and everyone you ever loved is a sailor, destiny's a bitch."
In Civilized Parts by penknife "It wasn't that Jack grew up without any rules, but he's not sure he likes these. For the prompt 'Jack's grown up in a world of pirates who see sex between men as unremarkable, but when he first spends some time on land, he learns it's a different world.'"
It's a Cold, Not the
Black Death
by pyromanicofthesea
"Jack gets sick and Gibbs makes sure he rests." Sparribbs.
Log of the Morgan by everythingispirates Prompt: "Calypso is a goddess, and stories of gods tend to be truly terrifying. I’d love to see her living up to how terrifying the sea can be."
On the Shoals
by honorat
"Mr. Gibbs has an involuntary career change and an identity crisis."
Never Say We Die
by Jedi Buttercup
"Ten years, three pirates, and one fate, entwined." Post-AWE.
Nine Pieces of Eight
by Penknife
"Nine people Calypso visited later in their dreams." Post-AWE.
Passing the Time by CaptainR0cket Summary: "Gibbs and Elizabeth pass the time together on the long journey to Singapore and he recalls a similar voyage, long ago."
Raconteurs by VeronicaRich "Gibbs tries to get some new legends going about the new captain of the Flying Dutchman - takes place post-AWE, but set mostly curing CotBP."
Sea-Change by
Melusina
"Jack's musings in Davy Jones' Locker. 'Nothing of him that does fade, / But doth suffer a sea-change / Into something rich and strange.'"
The Highway is for Gamblers by the_dala Delves into the pasts of Scarlett and Giselle. Scarlett/Giselle.
The Lad by phantomofthehoepera "In which naming the captain's son is a bit of a group effort."
The Measure of a Man
by bloomingcockroaches
Prompt: "What happened on the long voyage to Singapore?"
The Teller of Tales by littlefluffykitten Different versions of the story of how Gibbs got his flask.
The Thing About Pirates by Penknife "Elizabeth's considering the question of what the Pirate King will and won't do." Post-AWE, Elizabeth/Anamaria/Jack.

Multi-chapter

Title/Author Summary
A Long Way From Home by illogical squeeks A 'modern girl in POTC' fic in which the girl in question immediately drowns and joins the Dutchman's crew.
Crossing the Bar by honorat "Norrington has finally got the Black Pearl trapped. Jack is bound to do something crazy, but will it be the last thing he does?" Literally the best POTC fic I've ever read!
Memories of May by Nytd "Adventure and romance on the high seas involving a doctor on the way to England that is kidnapped by Barbossa, and finds herself as a reluctant ship's surgeon to a crew of pirates." OC/Barbossa.
My Fare Lady by Epon_Aruim Down-on-his-luck Norrington meets Florence, a bartender at the Faithful Bride who's been exiled from her home country, Japan. They make a deal: he tutors her in English in exchange for food. OC/Norrington.

created by JJ || last updated 11/17/22