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I'm happy to hear this because I thought of the most indulgent, random fic idea during yoga today and I want to write it even though it will appeal to no one. Well, maybe not no one. I checked ao3 and two other weirdos wrote this pair, which is actually quite a lot since my two biggest fics are the only fics with their pairs 😂

if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.

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Fun fact: this behaviour creates more stories.

in 2025 let’s bring back being enthusiastic on ao3. leave a comment on every chapter. leave kudos and, if necessary, leave “double kudos” in the comments. tags and notes on bookmarks. the whole nine yards. let’s show fanfic authors how much we love them.

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This. The bit about Stede. It's astonishing to me how many people missed this. Stede laid all that groundwork, showed them the better way to pirate. The sweet way they refer back to Stede's philosophy over and over. "Creative projects give them a way to work through it" -> making the leg together. He teaches them that trauma is a thing, and it's something that can be acknowledged and healed instead of just an inescapable way of life. How my boy got so little credit for the work he did when he wasn't even there is unreal.

Another take I saw going around when Season 2 was still airing (and I've seen snippets of it popping up to this day, it rises and falls with the Discourse), was that Izzy was "protecting the crew from Ed".

Look. I'm not getting into all the many many examples of that not being true, because people more eloquent than me have made posts talking about this. The short version is that we never see any on screen evidence of Ed physically harming the crew until he goes fully suicidal and forces them to kill him. Up until that point, he's mostly moping around in his cabin, snorting rhino horn (which is textually treated like cocaine) to get him through raids, drinking alone, crying, and playing with the cake toppers, and overworking the crew. Izzy steps in at the last possible second, to stop Ed from literally killing the crew and himself (and by extension Izzy). Even if Ed was harming the crew (and let's be clear, we have no evidence he was), why would Izzy care??? That's just typical pirate captain shit, according to Hornigold and Ned Low. And Izzy very much approves of "typical pirate shit", it's the reason he begs the crew to "just kill him" instead of saving his life after Ed shoots him. Because what's the use in a First Mate critically injured who might not be able to fight/go on raids anymore? Useless crew members get discarded, that's Izzy's pirate philosophy.

And speaking of Izzy's pirate philosophy.

Izzy didn't save/protect the crew. Stede did.

The crew are overworked, miserable, distraught, grieving the people they've lost and people they might never see again. They care about each other so much. And what do they do? Jim tells Fang a story to cheer him up. Jim and Archie refuse to fight to the death, choosing love over violence. They save Izzy's life even though Izzy is literally begging them to kill him, because Izzy might be a piece of shit but he's still a member of their crew. And that must make Izzy so angry, if he even realizes. Stede isn't around but his personal philosophy and ideals are so strong that even when he leaves the ship he doesn't leave the ship. Stede's influence is all over The Revenge. Ultimately, it was found family that protected the crew. Not Izzy.

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The biggest compliment ever is when someone sees your creative work and says that they’re now inspired to go out and create something, too

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Tag yourself, I'm this guy

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when your friends say nice things about you and it makes you feel nice 🥰

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anyway. Fang giving Ed a big healing hug because I think that should happen at some point. big fan of Ed letting himself be friends with Fang because I think that friendship would be so vital and healing for Ed to build now that he’s not Fang’s boss anymore. and because Fang is a sweetie who should have one million friends to love and be loved by

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Nothing to say, just wanted to share this with you guys

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Always combine my special interests for maximum enjoyment, thank you

Mothman and the cryptid podcaster

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This is me right now. I have three fics to finish like... immediately - and I spent all last night making notes in a new long fic 😑

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✨ The Holy Cunty Trilogy ✨ 🕯️✨🙏🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🧎‍♂️🙏✨🕯️

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hey remember at RCCC where i asked Rhys Darby to doodle a little Mothman for me and i said i was gonna get it as a tattoo

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I think about him all the time. Thank you sir

TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.

via ift.tt

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Women can write m/m. Men can write f/f. Asexuals can write filthy smut. Lesbians and gay men can write m/f. It's all arbitrary anyway. Who give a shit.

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From 'Thor' to 'What We Do in the Shadows': Taika Waititi Shares Memories from His Career