Title: Hard Hearts
Author: lastwordy_mcgee
Rating: R for cursing and adult subject matter, "softcore" NC-17 in places.
Pairing: Norrington/OFC (I have been assured by several people that this is *NOT* a Mary Sue story), mention of Jack/OCs, and Will/Elizabeth
Summary: The story follows the basic plot of PotC: DMC, with quite a few liberties. We begin
in media res, with Norrington boarding the
Black Pearl following the recruitment efforts in Tortuga. One shipmate in particular is not pleased with his presence.
Disclaimer: The PotC characters are owned by Walt Disney World. Jane is my own creation.
NOTES: This fic will follow to the end of DMC, then veer well off on its own. Very little of AWE will be present; none of Norrington's AWE storyline will be in this fic. Also, portions of this fic have been posted previously in
rnotc and jack_norrington. If you already belong to either of those groups and have read my fic, there's nothing new to see, save a few minor word changes. :) Final note is that the POV will switch from 1st (OC) to third regularly--no particular reason why; it's just a style I like to both read and write.
Previous Chapters: CH1 CHs2-3 CHs 4-5NOTE: Chapter 7 contains **Adult Content**.
One additional note: previous readers have questioned the relationship between Jack and Jane. While I have been trying to come up with a way to explain it, I've found it often comes down to you either get it (you've had a friendship like that, yourself) or you don't. If you are one of the latter, I will welcome any questions you have and try to explain the very tricky dynamic of a male/female hetero friendship where sex has never been involved even though attraction is present, and how that kind of friendship can transcend "normal" friendships and create an incredibly strong bond. :)
Please comment/critique!!! I pine for it, I really do.