A/N: if I had a heart (jukev, pirate au)

my third fest fic! and a pirate fic at that! as someone who used to be a huge fan of the original potc trilogy, this was so much fun to write... but also somewhat scary because worldbuilding! pirate au!!! so many little details I could - and probably did - get wrong!!

fic fests are always sort of a ride because as much as I love writing people's prompts, I'm not writing just for myself as I usually do, so there's some pressure to at least deliver something coherent? I really did have a lot of fun with this story though, and I like the end result, I think. could it be better? a hundred percent, yes. in more capable hands this prompt could be so much more. but I had fun, I didn't panic too much until I was like 90% through, and I got to write pirates again, so all in all, this was an incredible experience!!

the prompt this time was: "Juyeon inherits a ship and his father's tendency to run away. Set in a time when one must battle for his place on the high seas, Juyeon must decide if the captive prince is worth keeping aboard, and if he could choose to face his troubles this time.”

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