Posted originally on the Archive_of_Our_Own at https://archiveofourown.org/ works/539864. Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: Underage Category: Other Fandom: Aubrey-Maturin_Series_-_Patrick_O'Brian Relationship: Jack_Aubrey/Surprise Stats: Published: 2012-10-18 Words: 193 ****** His Love Is So Pure ****** by alltoseek Summary Shame is overrated. Notes Written for a prompt from perfect_duet's 2010_Anything_Goes_meme: Jack/Surprise. In an NC-17 kind of splintery way. You read that right. "Does that boy enjoy being sent to the masthead?" asked Captain Fidge. "This is the fifth time in as many days!" The boy Jack skipped merrily up the rigging to his favorite position, straddling the crosstree. He spent a short time simply hugging the mast with arms and legs, rubbing his groin up against the wood and humming contentedly to himself. After a while, he looked around to make sure none of the lookouts or men in the tops was watching his way, then surreptitiously opened his placket. His own pole was was as firm and straight as the mast. He placed one hand between his belly and prick, palm turned out, and pressed his full length up and down against the mast. Leaning his cheek against it as well, he thought back to what had caused his tardiness to his watch, which in turn had sent him up here. All the mids knew of the small gap in the aftermost carline-culver of the larboard berth, where bait could be placed to catch millers to supplement their meagre diet; but Jack had conceived of another way to put that delightful hole to use... Please drop_by_the_archive_and_comment to let the author know if you enjoyed their work!