getting hyperfixated on a specific character is so embarrassing. here’s another picture of The Character on your dash… I know I just reblogged basically the same one but this one is moving

Me with James Norrington.

getting hyperfixated on a specific character is so embarrassing. here’s another picture of The Character on your dash… I know I just reblogged basically the same one but this one is moving

a reminder all of us (including myself) could use

maturity in fandom space is understanding that people will have their own characterization and interpretation of the fictional characters you love, sometimes you will see their opinions on your favorite fictional characters that you don’t agree with or outright believe is wrong, but instead of getting into an argument with them or insulting them, you choose to scroll past things you don’t like and mind your own business. it’s all play pretend anyway. I promise you it won’t affect your life in any way, shape or form if a random stranger doesn’t sympathize with a misunderstood villain you love (and I say this as a villain lover who loves and sympathizes with so many misunderstood villains)

let’s keep fandom a kinder and less toxic space.

there's a bit in the commentary for COTBP where keira knightley is like "look jack! it's the only time you get to hug me or touch me or cuddle me :)" and it is, in fact, the only time in the movie norrington and elizabeth touch, save for a bit in one (1) deleted scene where she takes his arm for 10 seconds.

jack [sparrow] knows that norrington will catch elizabeth rather than chase him, so he aims tactfully when he tosses her back to the navy:

and like. i just think it's nice that neither of them acknowledge this moment at all: elizabeth isn't pulling away and norrington isn't interrupting the action to notice that it's happening, despite all the complicated feelings that would otherwise arise. there's a certain—i don't think comfort is the right word here, but trust that they know each other well enough that it's not worth reacting to? i know there's a lot going on in this scene, but it's coming on the heels of a dreadfully awkward proposal AND an exposing swim in the harbor, and it's still not uncomfortable.

they're out of society's clutches in DMC, but i do really like the physicality of how elizabeth does not help to toss norrington into the muck, but gently helps him up and turns him over rather than just offering her hand

and in AWE after a year (or more?) apart, not really knowing who is alive or dead, when elizabeth trusts him the least, her instinct when trapped in a bad situation is still to rush for him—and norrington replies in kind by pulling her immediately into a hug.

and it's this (+ the mention of her recently deceased father) that makes elizabeth remember "oh right, i can't believe this guy actually". the idea that norrington=safety in some deep part of her mind, despite how little they touch, despite all the circumstances that changed, is very special to me

Jack Davenport as James Norrington in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 

HES SO PRETTY AND HANDSOME 😩🫠

from Sins of the father by Rob Kidd

But the boy cried again. And he saved those who saved him. The pirates were free now, and he... he was finally free, too.

Well now I’m crying 😭

Pirates of the Caribbean 1-2-3

James Norrington (Jack Davenport) - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) dir. Gore Verbinski

His smile. Even if he’s smug about it lmfao. 🥹 god I LOVE HIM

POTC 1 - Norrington & Groves

MY POOKIES!!! 🥰

And lo, he got a triptych in the end (I just wanted to try rendering the first two again using the better correction layer setup I used on the new one, it picked up the lighter areas of tea better)

You can commission one of these yourself for $20/£15 on my Patreon! That’s a fuckin bargain for how much love I put into em patreon.com/jadesarson

perfect match