Best Short Pirates of the Caribbean Fanfics
Pirates of the Caribbean novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 18 Short Pirates of the Caribbean Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Pirates of the Caribbean fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Naked to Mine Enemies
by mundungus42
The Pirate Code doesn't expressly command its adherents to repay debts that bridge life and death, but the Code is more of a set of guidelines, anyway. Sparrow/Norrington, set after At World's End, ignores all films released thereafter.
For Want of a Nail
by the_dala
When Jack Sparrow is taken ill, his care is overseen by a most unlikely person.
Bewigged, Bothered and Bewildered
by the_dala
Jack finds himself under a rather unusual breed of love spell.(A Sparrington take on the BtVS episode "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered")
At Sunset
by Top_Hatted_Octopus
Story starts AU and then follows the real relationship between Jack and James throughout the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Mostly follows cannon, but will have AU elements and is completely AU after At World's End (I am ignoring the last two films).
Misdirection
by Jenavira (j_quadrifrons)
Set shortly after the first movie, ignoring all the others. (Written, indeed, shortly after the first movie, before any of the others existed.) Jack Sparrow's taken a letter of marque, and Norrington's life has taken a turn for the strange. Still, any excuse to get out from behind a desk for a while
Widow's Reprieve
by Darthkitty24 (WrenTheFirbolg)
Having lifted the curse and escaping the hangman's noose, Sasha is back with a new ship, a fresh crew, and a renewed sense of purpose. Captaining the Widow's Reprieve will prove even more interesting when she's roped into helping the two young lovers she helped save before as Cutler Beckett threaten
Apple from the Vine
by VinnyGothika
The Pirates, modern university AU no one asked for, but ate at my brain till I wrote it Barbossa's happy, really he is....okay he's struggling, badly.Stressed, and bombarded daily with classes, wedding plans and a stifling fiance, he could use a week off....or perhaps a lifetime..Everything's kinda
Birds of a Feather | Jack Sparrow x OC
by lilliallure
The sequel to A FINCH AND A SPARROW ⚔️After defeating Barbossa and reclaiming the Black Pearl -- and making it from shipmates to friends to enemies to friends again, and finally, to lovers -- Captain Jack Sparrow and First Mate Clara Finch are just beginning their life together. But when Elizabeth a
The Waves Will Carry You
by bowditch
After AWE, Elizabeth and James fall together and try to find a future amidst so much death. She's not sure what she wants, and he's learned what he can't have-- they're left figuring out what they can piece together and who they are after everything. Or, a story in which Elizabeth sleeps a lot and l
Bernadette (You Are My Liberty)
by mvrvi
{ Inspired by the song "Bernadette" by IAMX } ° —A girl that was reborn in the least expected place as a second chance and meets the least expected characters, making her personal mission to make their fates change and help them as much as she can. She could only hope it was for the best. Or Where I
He's a Pirate: Year One
by Abtrotwood
Imagine a universe where Harry Potter and the Pirates of the Caribbean existed in the same world... and it affected a lot more than you might think.Harry Potter finds out about Captain Jack Sparrow and the Black Pearl, and then decides to upturn his whole life and become a pirate at eleven. Chaos en
The Wreck of Our Hearts
by kindredinspirit
Katherine Swann has spent years quietly, hopelessly in love with a man who only had eyes for her sister. When she follows Elizabeth to Tortuga, she is not prepared to find James Norrington—broken, lost, and entirely unaware that she has spent years loving him in secret. But love is not the same as b
Birds of a Feather
by totallysaneandnotinsane
Sylvia Goldfinch never thought she'd be here; a handmaid in a mansion serving a governor. Yet here she is. Her childhood was a different story - high seas, strong winds, her father. Those memories feel distant now, replaced with stuffy dresses and serving teas on silver platters. So, when an opportu
Adrift
by S_Flovios
When Clara Tan’s father, a well-enough respected Far Eastern merchant based in Port Royal, is lost at sea along with his fortune, she becomes vulnerable to her unscrupulous uncle’s plans to marry her off for a price. She finds herself fleeing from that fate and ends up on Tortuga, where a tavern own
Mermaid's Song | Will Turner
by loveandmirages
El amor y el mar, ambos tan distintos pero tan iguales. Profundos, desconocidos y ambiciosos, siempre ansiando más. Odette encontró su propio mar en William Turner, lamentable siendo que William Turner ya tenía su propio mar en Elizabeth Swann. Odette lucha por encontrar su camino entre un corazón r
Pirates of Shipwreck Cove
by MeganAu5897
Six years after the events of Dead Men Tell No Tales, Henry Turner has his own ship, The Crimson Corsair. With Carina Barbossa as his chief navigator and his first mate, Lavinia Sinclair, there is nothing he can't do. Lavinia Sinclair is the daughter of a pirate and a Siren. She was raised alongside
A Pirate Calling
by PirateGyrl
Set in modern day times. Fay Nolan finds a silver coin, setting in motion events that have not occured in 300 years. The song of the Brethren Court is sung again. Will Fay be able to find out who she is in time to answer the call? Spoilers for AWE. AU after AWE. Originally published on fanfiction.ne
Em nome do mar [SOPE]
by its_tangerinabr_21
Yoonseok | Sope | MatureO Capitão Agust é um alfa impetuoso, arrogante e egocêntrico que possui apenas um objetivo de vida: dominar os segredos dos 7 mares e assim, se consagrar como o maior pirata que já navegou os oceanos. A agressividade de sua tripulação sob seus comandos a cada vilarejo saquead
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This list of 18short Pirates of the Caribbean fanfics spans 475,910 total words. Kudos range from 1 on the newest entries to 2,401 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (7 of 18 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Slow Burn · Angst with a Happy Ending · Angst · Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Romance.
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