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04/12 - 04/13/2023 Daily OFMD Recap

Hey all, sorry for the delay, I finished my taxes finally (well the federal state ones) and it just took a really long time. Will try to do a catch up today and pick up at the original times tomorrow!

= David Jenkins =

Chaos dad sending some love his IG to @andrew__deyoung. Src: David Jenkins Instagram

= Samba Schutte BTS =

Samba gave us some more exciting bloopers! Src: Samba Schutte's Instagram

= Guz Khan =

Sounds like tickets are running out, so if you wanna see Guz! Definitely get them soon for the Apr 24 and Apr 26 shows!

= Rachel House =

Do you have Netflix? You can check out Rachel in one of her latest roles of Heart Break High!

Source: Rachel House's Instagram Stories

== GLAAD REMINDER ==

Vote here

== Why Watch OFMD ==

Art by our dear @snejpowa and CTA by our darling @lamentus1

= Eros The Artist =

@saveofmdcrewmates have been asking the fans to send them some stories for #WhyWatchOFMD! Our crewmate @erostheartist started us off with a lovely piece of art as well as their story. You can check it out here on Tumblr or Instagram

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Today's Cast Cards by @melvisik are The OTHER pirate that invited Stede for a drink (Shayne Martin), and Papa Jiménez (Jonathan Medina)!

== Articles ==

Underated TV shows that People Absolutely Swear are the Best Ever

== More Reasons to hate WBD ==

New Zealand screen sector crisis as TVNZ, WBD confirm job losses

Thank you Adopt Our Crew for the breakdown. See their Twitter page.

More links from their thread:

https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/international/showcase/our-flag-means-death-season-2-0

https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/incentives-co-productions/nzspg-nz

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies. I am spent on brain power. One more night of love notes from others and then I'll try to get back to writing some myself. Today I'm going with just one artist @/kateyabey on instagram because they have some amazingly cute things and I love them.

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Can't remember if I've done this one already.. but tonight's theme is robes.

Darby Gif Courtesy of @fandomsmeantheworldtome

Taika Gif Courtesy of @tehtariks

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My bracket madness begins tomorrow! Hype, hype, hype!!

First up: Favorite Stede quotes in episodes 1x1, 1x2, and 1x3!

(Opening the graphic in browser allows better zoom in!)

First round is going to be Twitter only as it's 8 posts, and that's the place I've chosen to annoy the most! I am putting up the first round of polls in the (American) morning of April 8th.

I am using a tag of "OFMDPolls" for block/mute pleasure on platforms.

How I'm running this thing:

There will be 4 rounds. Rounds 1, 2, 3, and 4 have 24, 12, 6, and 3 contenders, respectively

Each poll will have 3 options. Winner in each poll will go onto the next round

Rounds 1, 2, and 3 will have 8, 4, and 2 polls respectively, and each round will be paired off. The loser in each pair with the most votes will also go to the next round

Round 1 will run for 3 days, and be on Twitter only

Rounds 2, 3, and 4 will run for 2 days, and be on Tumblr, Twitter, and Mastodon. I can't stop people from voting in multiple places ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I will be keep track of comments on what lines people think should have been included in the bracket choices but weren't!

This is designed to entertain me for months and fill a niche of people who like to always voice their opinions in quick online polls! There will be nine bracket things for Stede lines: 6 initially of going through the episodes in groups of three, then having a runoff for S1 and S2 lines that people suggest were missing initially (and I already have a backlog of lines I wanted if people are shy), and then an ultimate faceoff of the 8 winners!!1!111!1

Future bracket plans:

8 more Stede line runs

Favorite Pete lines

Favorite Roach lines (or reactions)

Favorite Lucius lines

Favorite Frenchie lines

Favorite Ed x Stede scenes

Favorite Lucius x Pete scenes

Favorite Stede outfits

Some form of favorite S2 scenes

Favorite needle drops (though I think I saw someone doing a variation of this already...)

When I get started, I'm going to pin this post and just going to keep editing it with winners and stuff without doing reblogs.

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04/06/2024 and 04/07/2024 Weekend OFMD Recap

TLDR: David Jenkins; Taika; Samson Kayo; Nathan Foad; Erroll Shand; Nat Torres; GLAAD votes; Cheers McQueers: Variety Show; Fundraisers Status (so close!); Watch parties; Fan Spotlight: CastCards; OurFlagMeansFanfiction; Sluts; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Tonight's Taika

== David Jenkins ==

David's out here retweeting all your Sluts art/edits, just so yall know <3

== Taika Waititi ==

Some sneaky Taika hidden away in Rita's IG posts for today.

== Samson Kayo ==

A rare sighting of Samson! Src: Samson's IG

== Nathan Foad ==

Just Nathan being fucking adorable. Src: Nathan's IG

== Erroll Shand ==

Erroll is out here keeping an eye on us. @blueberreads and @cosmosart-s seem to be on his radar lately :P

== Nat Torres ==

Caught a rare glimpse of our lovely Nat Torres and their pup Archie! "Archie in Bloom" Src: Nat's IG

== Remember to Vote for OFMD on GLAAD! ==

To Vote, Click Here

== Cheers, McQueers! ==

Our Flag Makes A Difference is hosting an ofmd themed variety show in Los Angelos in July! Are you in the area, and interested? Fill out their form!

== Fundraisers ==

SPEAKING of OFMaD! As you probably already know because we've brought it up a few times, OFMaD has been running a fundraiser to help get esims and sanitary products to people in Gaza. Well guess what? It's in the home stretch! 94%, only $401 to go. If you have a few dollars to spare, or would be willing to share the link, please do so with eSIMs and Sanitary Products for Gaza.

For Our New Unicorn is also getting close! 85%!

== Watch Party Reminders ==

Taskmaster NZ Season 1 WP via　@saveofmdcrew. April 7, 10, 12. 2PM EDT/7PM BST/11AM PDT

#QuarterMaster

#OurFlagMeansDeath

#TaskMaster

== Fan Spotlights ==

= Cast Cards =

Yesterday and Today's Cast cards are Amanda Grace Leo (aka Tiff), and Dan Considine (aka that one guy who wants parts of the Englishman)! Check them out in their other shows! Thanks as always @melvisik!

= Our Flag Means Fanfiction Giveaway =

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A post shared by Our Flag Means Fanfiction (@ourflagmeansfanfiction)

== SLUTS ==

As you all know how it goes, anytime Chaos Dad calls us sluts, we start losing our collective shit and start honking like crazy. Well this time was no different. Our lovely crewmates have made some awesome edits/artwork in celebration of Chin Up Sluts!

Xray-Vex

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies. Happy weekend! I really truly hope you all had a wonderful time and got some relaxation this weekend. As you can tell, people are back to clowning and honking, and I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see it.

I know a lot of people are worried about getting their heart broken again-- it's okay to not want to throw your whole self into honking right now. We get it. If you do feel up for it, and want to, please do, it's invigorating, and restorative, and there's nothing wrong with hope (and if you're not ready, that's okay too).

Hope is what keeps us going every day. Hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a kindness, hope that others circumstances improve-- hope that one day our circumstances will change, or if we are happy with the ones we have, that they'll never change.

Hope, and love are so important in this world. This world can feel so heavy some days, I know it's felt a lot heavier lately for so many. Please know that you're allowed to hope, and allowed to dream, and allowed to feel joy and hope even when others don't have it.

Remember to be kind lovelies, to yourself, and to others. We're all out here doing our best, and I truly hope things are heading in a good direction for you. You can do this. Lastly is a goofy, but appropriate graphic by KatieAbey. You are so powerful m'dears, more than you will ever know.

Src: @ Katieabey IG

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Tonight's theme is love. Love matters. Love is art, art is love, always always love.

Darby Courtesy of @gentlebeardsbarngrill Taika Courtesy of @agapintheskin

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Okay, I wanna talk about Fun and Games and the Anne and Mary plot.

First thing: the whole setup with Anne and Mary is a very one-to-one reference to the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, as many have already pointed out, but unless you've seen the play you might miss just how clear the reference is - there are lots of direct, kinda subtle references, from Anne kissing Stede to Mary throwing an axe at Anne's clock, but the main plot of this episode is so heavily rooted in what happens in the play that it's very worth talking about. "Fun and Games" is the title of the first act of the play.

A brief synopsis of the play, if you've never seen it. It will sound very familiar. The setup is an older couple having a younger couple (who mirror them in many ways, down to occupation) over at their house. George and Martha, the older couple, have a relationship that at first seems normal but quickly becomes obviously dysfunctional. They're passive-aggressive with each other, have all these little games they play with each other with rules obvious only to them, and frequently get into heated arguments and try to embarrass each other in front of their guests. Nick and Honey, the younger couple, are revealed as the play goes on to have some issues between them that could very easily lead to their marriage going the same way as George and Martha's, just fun and games because they can't handle actually talking like adults and accepting each other as they are. When George and Martha are forced to stop playing little games with each other, the play concludes with an open ending, and we as the audience are left to wonder if George and Martha will be able to actually talk through their emotions and problems without the impuse to avoid them that they've been leaning on for years.

The name of the play is a reference to Virginia Woolf, who was an author very invested in earnest exploration of a character's inner thoughts and feelings - playwright Edward Albee says that the play's title can be read, really, as "who's afraid of living life without false illusions?" and when Martha says she's "afraid of Virginia Woolf," that's what she means. The characters in the play constantly play games and create little illusions to hide from their real feelings and what happened in reality because it's too scary for them to be honest with themselves and with each other.

Anne and Mary are a cautionary tale for Ed and Stede, but it's not a simple "if you quit piracy you're going to get bored with each other and regret it." The cautionary tale is "if you refuse to talk with each other, if you refuse to actually address the reality of the situations you're in together, if you allow yourselves to become so bitter with each other because you would rather pretend you can get by with fun and games instead of acting like adults in a relationship, that is when you'll end up like Anne and Mary." It's notable that Mary mocks Ed and Stede for acting like teenage boys and not having an "adult" relationship, because she and Anne approach their relationship very childishly, snipping with each other, trying to get a rise out of each other, and refusing to actually talk, and when Ed and Stede are having an open, earnest, heartfelt conversation, they laugh and mock them for it.

And I think a lot of analyses of this episode miss that Anne and Mary broke free from the fun and games cycle at the end of the episode. When Anne set their shop on fire, she's burning the illusions they've been living with, too - their version of George and Martha's game is trying to "kill" each other, so scared of that final mystery, which of them is going to keel over first, that they have to make it into a game. The episode is not saying that it was a mistake for Anne and Mary to quit piracy and settle down. It's saying that their problem is refusing to actually talk to each other and communicate like adults, and when Anne commits to Mary over their shop, this symbol of the life they've become so bitter about and all the games they play to talk around their feelings with each other, they share a hug and we get the sense that their relationship is on the mend.

This episode is extremely well-crafted. It references the play without becoming overly derivative, but the central themes remain strong. It's a cautionary tale for Ed and Stede, but it's not a basic one, and it comes back at the end of the season when Ed panics and runs away to live an illusion of a fisherman instead of communicating with his boyfriend. Ed and Stede are not becoming Anne and Mary when they settle down together - it's the opposite, they're committing to what they want and living a life without illusions.

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I knew they were together at the Edinburgh Festival (2002) but it appears it went back further than that.

1996 vs 2002: When did Taika and Rhys actually meet, or Rhys Darby doesn’t know math

Rhys has ping ponged around the length of time he’s known Taika so much that it’s spilled over into others doing the same. First, there’s time time that Rhys just goes vague:

15-plus years. Handwavy, not necessarily inaccurate but also? Not fully accurate either.

David J kind of ran with this and then started saying 16 years.

Again, wrong. Don’t listen to Rhys, David. He cannot count.

More often than not Rhys says it was Edinburgh Fringe from 2002 except two separate times he says it took place in 2003. Rhys Darby does not know the concept of time.

During this particular recount, the interviewer actually added a note in correcting him:

It’s also interesting to note in the first 2003 but actually 2002 snippet Rhys saying they were “just out of university”. They wouldn’t have been, in 2002. He was 28 by then, and Taika was 26.

Here’s the interview of Rhys knowing it was 2002 (congrats on finally mathing, Rhys!) and giving us a 20 year timeline.

The only photos that exist of them at Fringe: Taika, on his birthday, standing on a chair, and someone grabbing Rhys’s ass. They take place in the same room.

The text here of the above article is also interesting, though, as it mentions them meeting at a “small comedy festival in New Zealand.” Fringe is in Scotland and rather well known. I initially wrote this off (even in my first compilation post) as an error on the part interviewer and accepted this 20 year timeline.

…Enter Taika Waititi.

During a podcast audio with Taika and Rhys for OFMD, the interviewer asks if they attribute their onscreen chemistry to the “16-ish years they’ve known one another” (again, probably getting his number from either Rhys or David’s statements). Rhys runs with this question and answers it in about 40 seconds, at which point Taika jumps in to finish the answer and then, even though it’s been like a minute since the asking of the initial question, feels the need to say “Also, by the way, we’ve actually known each other for more like 26 years.”

Audio:

Interviewer: “26??!! I was WAY off.”

(It’s okay, bro, you were as off as Rhys Darby and he’s one half of the friendship in question.)

All of a sudden, everything begins to make more sense. Why there was mention of a ‘small NZ festival’ meeting, why Rhys placed them closer to being out of Uni, why he keeps flip flopping the year span from 15 to 20.

A 1996 timeline would track. Taika had already met Jemaine and Bret and was doing gigs as So You’re a Man (Rhys only references Humorbeasts which would come later). Rhys was 2 years out of the military and doing small gigs as Rhysently Granted with Grant Lobban. They would’ve run into each other.

For fun, here’s what they looked like in 1996 when they met, according to Taika:

According to Rhys, this would be 2002:

And that’s the tale of two timelines. My money? Is on Taika’s.

ETA: the verbal video confirmation 😍😍

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04/02/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys; Rosie; Taika; Vico; Watch parties; New Calendar; Fan Spotlight; Articles; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Today's Taika

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys posted a video about his 25 Anniversary Comedy Special!

Rhys Darby's IG Story

= Rhys & Rosie =

Rosie posted a cute picture on her IG Story, and there's a sneaky Rhys in the Reflection Src: Rosie's IG Stories

= Taika Waititi =

A silly sneaky picture from Rita of our favorite director!

SRC: Rita Ora's Instagram

= Vico Ortiz =

Vico's got a patreon up! Feel free to check it out here!

= Matt Maher =

Matt Maher is back to stage on June 1 and June 2! Thanks @adoptourcrew for giving him this shout out!

PlayWritesHorizon Link

== New Save OFMD Crew Calendar! ==

Wednesday and Thursday: # PirateExperts, 1000% Facts! - Produce and share completely real historical artefacts and sources documenting the events of OFMD. Tag @saveofmdcrewmates on the various socials!

== Watch Parties! ==

Taskmaster NZ Series 1 Watch Party with @saveofmdcrewmates! When: April 3-12 (W,F, Su -2 eps each) Time: 11 am PT/ 2pm ET/ 7pm BST Where to watch: YouTube, TVNZ, Channel 4

Twitter Hashtags:

#Quartermaster

#OurFlagMeansDeath

#Taskmaster

= In Progress Watch Parties! =

Join @iamadequate1 for Flight of the Chonchords April 8-12! More Details to come!

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Today's cast cards are the French Ship Captain, Daniel Olson! The poor man only wanted to share good bread with the world! Thank you @melvisik for giving him a spotlight!

= Podcasts =

There's a new episode of Never Left! Please check it out on all their socials which you can access via their Linktree!

Artwork was created by Amy Gleason, you can see more of her art @AmysBirdHouse on instagram and in the comic series Mighty Mascots. Our theme music is Gnossienne 5 by Erik Satie, preformed by La Pianista

== Articles ==

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies. I know this recap is late-- I am having a habit of falling asleep a the end of the day now, new meds may be contributing to it, so please accept this Love Note as a start to the new day!

Everybody is trying very hard to keep each other afloat right now. We're all staying active in one way or another, whether that's sending lovely letters, or engaging in fandom fun and discourse. Sometimes it's not always fun though. We all get frustrated, we all repeat ourselves, and we all struggle with those things. Sometimes we say things we don't mean, or we say things that people misconstrue, and miscommunication can be rampant.

Just remember that we all make mistakes, and we're all human.

Take a step back.

Take a moment to breathe, go for a walk, go for food, or water, or go scream into the void.

We're all crew, and we do all care about each other even if we don't necessarily agree on things the fandom. We all have our own lives going on and outside factors that make the day to day harder, and we all need to give ourselves some grace for that too. Sometimes emotions get high and taking a step back can help, I know I've needed it lately. @areyoudoingthis reminded me of this yesterday and it really helped me feel more grounded. My brain gets overstimulated sometimes, and it's hard to break away from the thing that's overstimulating it, it's like it wants to keep going and deal with whatever is bothering it.

Just a gentle reminder that you are allowed to detach for a while. You're allowed to take a break. You're allowed to have your opinions, and your concerns, and your frustrations. You are human, and we are all so very flawed, but that's what makes us beautiful. Try not to beat yourselves up for being human.

Take a break, lean on a friend, verbally vomit frustrations into the voice or into a Safe Space Ship. Do what you need to do to get you through the day ok? We all want that. We all want YOU to be okay. If you step away, we'll be here when you get back because we love you crew. Don't forget that, even when tensions are high, we care about what happens to you, and we love you. You deserve grace too.

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Today's theme! Wet and Cars!

Daily Darby courtesy of @fandomsmeantheworldtome!

Today's Taika courtesy of @meluli!

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04/01/2024 Daily Ricky Recap

TLDR; Cast&Crew; ErrollShand; KristianNairn; Rhys Darby; Fan Spotlight; Crew Cards; Stede Bonnet as Faberge Eggs; Ricky Roll'd; Ricky's Reels;

== Cast & Crew Sightings ==

= Erroll Shand =

Today's main man is out here loving all the Ricky memes yall have been busy with!

= Rhys Darby =

I've run out of videos I can add so I'm going to link to @mon-ster-chen here on tumblr for the Rhysie video for today! Thanks hon!

= Kristian Nairn =

Just a selfie of our lovely Kristian on Wonday. No news yet on when WJW will be back, but at least we get to see our favorite dj! Source: Kristian's IG

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Tonight's cast card is Stede and Pete's guard, from episode 2 of season 1, Jamie Nations-- as well as the man who Gut Stabbed Stede, Carlos Arellano! Thank you @melvisik, you really are finding everybody!!

== Stede Bonnet as Fabergé Eggs ==

One of our delightful crewmates over on twitter @ofmdframes put together quite an assortment of Stede Bonnet comparisons to a variety of Fabergé Eggs for Easter yesterday! Please check out their twitter thread if you have access!

== In Soup Now ==

InSoupNow: In Aid of Team HAVEN for WeeJohnWonday has now closed! Thank you to @ForceMonument on Twitter for organizing this, and thank you so much to every person who donated or shared! You helped raise £3,298.75 for people in need!

= Ricky Rolled =

First up is our darling @blueberreads and their contribution to today's fun! Tumblr / IG

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A post shared by blueberreads (@blueberreads_)

Next is our friend @ofmdframes again on twitter really giving us a heart attack. Src: Twitter, they have so many more please check them out if you have twitter.

More from @ofmdframes

And the lovely @emcolbs made a an amazing animation of their Ricky art as well. Please visit Em's post here

I know there's more! Been working my way through, but I'm running out of image space! Happy April Fool's day all!

== Love Notes ==

Y'all are wild, you know that? I saw the Ricky stuff this morning and everyone kinda just rolled with it and doubled down everywhere. It was a lovely beam of sunlight today.

Add to that, the boops? My goodness Tumblr knows how to induce dopamine a little bit at a time. It was so fun booping people today! I hope folks got a chance to-- sounds like there was some goofy glitches throughout the day.

I hope you all had a wonderful day. The love notes are shorter tonight because finishing off 2 recaps in one night was fun but I'm a bit sleepy. I hope you all had such an amazing time today, and if not, I hope tomorrow goes better. So much love your way m'dears <3 A little love note from @thelatestkate tonight. If I've already posted this I apologize, but it's always applicable!

== Ricky's Reels ==

Tonight's regularly scheduled gifs have been replaced by a one night only special! Gif courtesy of @samuelroukin

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03/31/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Trans Day Of Visibility; Cast&Crew; Vico Ortiz; Rhys & Rosie; Adopt Our Crew/Glaad; SaveOFMDCrew/CoolPirates; Love Notes

Hey all, I was trying to to get the recap up this morning for yesterday but my work went a little nuts. So today I'll get both today and yesterdays out, but they'll need to be separate since there are so many darn pictures!

== Cast & Crew Sightings ==

== Vico Ortiz =

Vico posting about their changes in life, and things that stayed the same 🌾 🍂 🌿 🪹 🪴 🍃 🪺

Src: Vico Ortiz IG

== Rhys & Rosie ==

For Rosie's birthday, a friend made a lovely picture for her and Rhys.

Src: Rosie's IG

== Adopt Our Crew ==

@adoptourcrew Put together a thread bout LGBTQ+ Rep in the 22-23 TV Season (tracked by GLAAD) for Trans Day of Visibility

Checkout the Where We Are TV Report for 2022-2023

Src: AdoptOurCrew IG

== SaveOFMD Crew / Cool Pirates ==

Another day of #CoolPirates! Today featuring several members of the Fandom, OFMD Cast & Crew. There were quite a few listing so I'm going to put as many in as I can :) Please let me know if I missed anyone!

You can check out all the posts about cool pirates on and of @saveofmdcrewmates ' socials. Visit the linktr.ee here

== Love Notes ==

Hey lovelies! This message today is for our Trans and NB siblings, and even though it was meant for yesterday (TDOV), to be honest, I'm glad it's a little bit late. You know why? Because every single day you deserve to be seen.

Every single day you deserve to be loved,

Every single day you deserve to be celebrated,

Every single day you deserve to be proud of who you are,

And every single day you deserve to be your authentic self-- Period.

Whether you're not ready yet, or still figuring out who you are, or you're exactly where you want to be, you deserve the absolute best this life has to offer, and you deserve to be safe, and loved, and have access to all the things that help you be you.

You are so incredibly strong lovelies, I know it's hard to fight for who you are in a world that's still catching up, but you're so brilliant, and incredible and loving, and you're doing such a great job, no matter where you are in your journey. We're so very glad you're here with us every single day of the year, and I hope you know how much we love you.

To quote Next Goal Wins... "Imagine a world without flowers. Well [you] are our flowers. It'd be a pretty dull world without [you]. [You're] beautiful. "

Keep shining lovelies <3 You're beautiful.

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I think they’d have an ally on the English side in the form of Hornberry who will help them. If it wasn’t for the nose situation, I’d have said that Ricky would be a good stand in for Stede, with various witnesses claiming he was the Gentleman Pirate and Ricky frantically saying he wasn’t. But he lost his nose so that’s a no go …

We do know that the first time Stede escaped trial by dressing as a woman, so that has to happen.

Since I put together a rather massive thread about the probable S3 final fuckeries on the dead-parrot site, I figure I'll bring it over here as well :) This is bearing in mind that the show loved using history when it was useful or funny.

Blackbeard's death was in a battle and afterwards, his head was cut off and hung from the bowsprit of the ship, then later as a warning by a harbour. Urban legend said that his headless body swam around the ship, trying to find the head. Stede, meanwhile, was executed by hanging after being captured and tried in Charles Town.

My theory is a giant faking-their-deaths fuckery and this is the collection of extensive foreshadowing in sequential order.

1x01 - He's holding his own head! That's terrifying!

The Swede's flag with a skeleton holding his own head. Given Ed's flair for the dramatic and the urban legend that BB's body swam, headless, around the ship, this feels like a very him thing to do. (also ties in with Blackbeard's flag with just the skeleton in S1)

1x01 - Stede's first fuckery

Stede using mannequins as a diversion so they can escape from the British Navy and the British Navy fall for it. Also, significantly, one of the fake heads falls off.

1x03 - Stede hanged

I facepalmed so hard when I realised that we had already seen Stede get hanged and survive it. Also, the fact that the person who intended to kill him by hanging is the one who dies first? INCHRESTING.

1x04 - "People just see the flag - I don't even have to be on the boat. I'm a ghost"

And he won't be on the boat in the end :D (@wastingyourgum reminded me of this one :D)

1x04 - "He's wearing Blackbeard's clothes. He's on Blackbeard's ship".

Combining this with Stede's fake-heads-to-escape idea, Blackbeard's official 'death' is tied up with a bow :D They just need to find a suitable person to sub in *coughHornigoldcough*

1x06 - "Over here, child!"

HOOBOY this entire episode is basically emphatically pointing at Ed's skill in the art of misdirection. Ed is an expert at fooling people into seeing what he wants them to see. The Master of the Theatre of Fear.

1x06 - The crew fuckery

Stede, the Swede and Black Pete literally holding heads that aren't theirs And once again the allusion to swapping faces/places. "Are those supposed to be the same guy?" "But with very different hairstyles, ja?"

1x06 - "I'm supposed to burn your face off and take your identity"

Stede getting another layer of "how to get away with dying/disappearing" added to his arsenal of knowledge.

1x08 - The Unicorn's head

Oh look. A mythical creature's head is removed by the English, when Ed has been compared to a demon, devil, vampire and kraken. I wonder what that could be foreshadowing 🙃

1x09 - "You've kept the clippings so we can make fake heads and escape"

When in doubt, Stede turns to arts and crafts.

1x10 - "Now that's a fuckery"

Stede has already faked his own death not once, not twice, but three times in ten minutes. Now that's overkill 😂He's done it before, he'll do it again! In Stede's town, wearing Stede's clothes.

2x01 - "He can't possibly look like this"

The S1 propaganda pics are all full/half body, but now, he's reduced down to a head with very snaky looking hair. "He can't possibly look like that" (and this ties into something from 2x04 as well)

In related things, there is one historic piece of art referring to Blackbeard like this, as a disembodied head and I feel like there's a bit of a resemblance going on.

2x02 - "There's some beheadings on here"

Okay, yes, this one is a stretch, but head removal, people. We have more head removal :D

2x03 - "I'm not me, I'm you"

Yes, I know, in the context of the Gravy Basket, but there would be some poetrical vibes if Hornigold's body was the one left in Ed's place so Ed can live a long and happy life. (And yes, fully convinced he was an S3 villain)

2x03 - "I knew they killed him"

Will fully admit I yelped a bit when I saw this scene in higher res than a stream because with the drape of cloth over his head matching the colour of the surroundings, it's gives the illusion of a headless body.

2x04 - "He can't hear you. He's got no head"

Again, the symbolism of the mythical creature without a head. Especially when we see Izzy yelling at it as if its Blackbeard, his own personal figurehead.

2x04 - "Pulls his entire fucking face off. Turns out this one had stolen the face off some Brit and come to my rescue"

Of all the specialist skills for someone in Ed's old crew to have, disguising themselves with someone else's face? :D (That's romance ;))

2x04 - The Head of Medusa

Buttons' transmogrification bowl is under a painting of The head of Medusa (Caravaggio). In the story of Perseus, he used Medusa's severed head to defeat a terrible sea monster (hello, kraken :D) and a King.

And I mentioned earlier Ed's wanted poster had a connection to this episode and look at these images side by side:

Coincidence??? I THINK NOT XD

[lamentus1]

I think the whole second season is a masterpiece. The journey that Taika and the writers take Ed on has such depth and meaning. It’s heartbreaking and beautiful.

A lot has been made of how season 2 suffered from the budget cuts, from not having enough time to fully explore the characters and relationships. But in spite of it all, perhaps the most complicated, interior, and subtle arc of season 2, Ed's exploration of his fractured identities and struggle to integrate the different parts of himself, is crystal clear yet never over-wrought. I am in awe of the skillful writing and Taika's moving, nuanced performance.

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03/30/2024 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR: Ruibo Qian; Rhys Darby; AdoptOurCrew; CoolPirates/Trans Day of Visibility; Fan Spotlight; Kudoboard Last Call; Watch Party Reminders; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Tonight's Taika

Hope your weekends going well luvs! I know it's almost over for some of you, and others have one more day to go!

== Ruibo Qian ==

Our Pirate Queen is absolutely just slaying today.

Source: Ruibo Qian's Instagram

= Rhys Darby =

Rhys and Finn Darby did an interview at the Whammy Bar in NZ! Wanna see the video? Visit Stuff.co.nz

In addition, Rosie caught them in the newspaper!

Source: Rosie's IG Stories

== Adopt Our Crew ==

Our dear friends at #AdoptOurCrew have posted a lovely letter to all our trans and non-binary cast, crew and fandom!

@adoptourcrew Twitter

＝＝Cool Pirates ==

Lots more trans and non-binary cast, crew and fan crew spotlight today!

= Madeleine Sami =

IMDB Link

The Sami Sisters

= Zayre Ferrer =

Inevitable Foundation

Zayre Imdb

= Zackery Alexzander Stephens =

IMDB Page

Outmuseam

ZackeryStephens.com

= Mich =

= Ari Azure =

== Fan Spotlight ==

= Cast Cards =

Tonight's cast card is Toneey Acevedo! You may remember him as one of the tribal elders in episode 2 of season 1 who was helping Stede cope! So good to see him getting highlighted, thank you darling @melvisik!

= Final Glow Up Bracket! =

Our dear crewmate @thesparklyfkingpirate has been doing the #ofmdglowup for #marchmadness this month. I have been meaning to post about it for a week now and kept getting distracted. Sorry hon! Looks like it's down to the final two! Stede and Izzy! Source: TheSparklyFkingPirate's IG

== Kudoboards Last Call! =

REMINDER! KUDOBOARDS close on the 31st. 

Go send the cast and crew some love folks!

David Jenkins

Nathan Foad

Con O'Neill

Ruibo Qian

Leslie F*cking Jones!

Matthew Maher

Vico Ortiz

Samson Kayo

Alex "Ass Tonight" Sherman!

David Fane

Gypsy Taylor

Kristian "Wee John Wondays" Nairn!

Samba "BTS and Baking King" Schutte!

Fellow OFMD Fan Crew!

== Watch Party Reminders ==

Movie: Boy Date: Sunday March 31st at Time: 10am EST / 2pm GMT. We're watching Boy (2010) Hosted By: @tillychmo & @regg_official Location / Hastags: TBA

== Love Notes ==

Hello my lovelies! How are you holding up? It's almost the end of March, which is pretty darn hard to believe.

I really hope that you're out there having a good day. I hope your heart and burdens are a little less heavy today, even if they're not weightless. I hope you get a chance to take care of yourself even a little bit, whether that's a shower, or a meal, or a walk outside (or raiding the local target for discount chocolate)-- you deserve a break, and to get a chance to feel like you again.

Remember to love yourself my dears, just like we love you. You deserve all the darn love this crazy world has to offer. I hope you can see that, if not today, one day soon.

Src: @allontheboard Instagram

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Tonight's Theme: Video Games! For those of you who ship #Freemanji

Daily Darby Courtesy of @neonpigeons

Tonight's Taika Courtesy of @aanakin

[lamentus1]

I absolutely believe this!

I'm disappointed and sad and pissed, for sure. But there are some things that are keeping me from being totally devastated. There are things that give me hope for what might be to come.

David Jenkins confirmed that the industry took notice of our campaign. We saw the articles and interactions that confirmed people were taking notice of our campaign. And we got new eyes on the show. Whatever else it's up against, future queer media can only be helped by that.

Maybe at some point we actually will get an on-screen continuation of OFMD. Again, from David's mouth, the lack of pickup is down to an industry in chaos -- not a lack of interest in the show. Obviously that industry chaos is a problem, and for a bigger reason than just this one show. But this transitional period also means there's an opportunity for change, and that's why I think we need to keep being vocal about OFMD, about WB and MAX, and streaming in general. Keep the action and conversation going, both for the sake of influencing the direction the industry goes in, and for showing that interest in OFMD isn't waning. Because there's always that chance that once the dust settles, there will be at least one platform in a position to bring OFMD back. Giant companies aren't suddenly going to grow souls, but they'll look out for their own interests. All we need is someone to decide that those intersect with ours. We've come to the end of the road, yeah, but there's always another trip to pack for.

And finally, I think it's HIGHLY possible we'll get another show by David Jenkins that features Taika, Rhys, and a lot of other OFMD actors and crew. Every single person who has talked about the experience of making this show has absolutely spilled over with love for it. Everyone had a good time, everyone loved what they were creating. Taika and Rhys adored working together again. Taika said being Ed made him fall in love with acting again. All of the actors got to have a hand in their characters' creations. There's so much positivity, respect, and encouragement passed back and forth between the people making the show and the people watching. Which is all my long way of saying that whether it's more OFMD at some point in the future, or a completely different show, I believe strongly that this team is going to work together again and have more stories for us. And I have every confidence that that story will radiate as much love and joy as OFMD. I am and always will be head over heels for the characters and storylines of OFMD. But my delight in them goes beyond the characters to the people who made them, and I'll be there for any project these people collaborate on. I trust them to give it the same heart our silly queer pirate show has.

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03/26-27/24 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys Darby; Great Big Cow Band; Leslie Jones; Vico Ortiz; Guz Khan; Kristian Nairn/Con O'Neill; Rachel House; David Jenkins; Watch Parties; Kudoboards; Trans Day of Visibility; Fan Spotlight; Cast Cards; Our Flag Means Fanfiction; Never Left - Podcast; We Need to Be a Lighthouse Pixel Art; Articles; Supportive busineses; love notes; Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika;

First of all, tonight I wanted to say thank you, I received so much love yesterday when I cancelled the recap. I still haven't gotten to respond to all the messages, although I promise they are coming! Thank you for giving me so much love, it really meant so much. The last few days have been rough on me personally for various reasons (not because of the recap) so I appreciate all the love, it got me through the day! 😭🫂

PS: This is going to be a Long Post is Long so I'm gonna throw a break in here so I don't kill all your feeds!

== Cast & Crew Sightings ==

= Rhys Darby =

So many Rhys Sightings!!!!

Source: Rhys' Instagram

== Great Big Cow Band ==

For those of you not already aware, Rhys' son Finn's band Great Big Cow debuted in New Zealand yesterday! Rosie posed a picture with commentary on being a proud band mom!

Source: Rosie's Instagram

== Leslie Fucking Jones ==

Are you in New York, NY? Wanna see Leslie Jones in person? She'll be at The Comic Strip at 1568 Second Ave. (between 81st and 82nd st) on March 30, 2024 at 8 pm! For tickets call 212-861-9368!

== Vico Ortiz ==

I can't remember if this has been announced before, but just in case, Vico will be at the Phoenix Fan Fusion May 24-26 2024! Get tickets at Phoenixfanfusion.com! Source: Vico's Instagram

= Guz Khan =

Samba's keeping our friend Guz Khan hyped! If you're in Los Angeles (Apr 24) or New York (Apr 26) you can see Guz Khan in person! For more info visit @guzkhanofficial

== Con O'Neill / Kristian Nairn ==

Con and Kristian together again 😭 Con O'Neill's Instagram

== Rachel House ==

Photo shoot with Rachel House for DenizenMagazine/SundayMag! Just some fun pictures of one of our pirates! Source: Rachel House's Instagram

== David Jenkins ==

I ran out of image slots so took a screenshot, please visit @ofmd-ann's post here.

== Watch Parties! ==

Join SaveOFMD crew for another watch through of These Thems! It's free to watch on youtube!

When: March 28 7:30pm GMT/ 3:30 pm EDT / 12:30 pm PDF Who: Via SaveOFMD Crew On Socials Hashtags:

#CoolPirates

#SaveOFMD

#TheseThems

== Kudoboards Reminder! =

Thank you to @sharpenyersword on Twitter for setting up ALL THE KUDOBOARDS! The rest of the Kudoboard's will close on the 31st. 

Go send the cast and crew some love folks!

David Jenkins

Nathan Foad

Con O'Neill

Ruibo Qian

Leslie F*cking Jones!

Matthew Maher

Vico Ortiz

Samson Kayo

Alex "Ass Tonight" Sherman!

David Fane

Gypsy Taylor

Kristian "Wee John Wondays" Nairn!

Samba "BTS and Baking King" Schutte!

Fellow OFMD Fan Crew!

== Trans Day of Visibility! ==

Save OFMD Crew is celebrating Trans Day of Visibility on the 31st by highlighting trans and nonbinary creators, activists, cast and crew, and allies as well! Wanna celebrate someone? You can use this graphic by @snejpowa and give a well deserved shoutout! Please use #CoolPirates! Trans/Nonbinary creators-- please us the hashtag to promote your platform! Save OFMD Crew will give a you a boost!

== Fan Spotlight ==

= We Need To Be A Lighthouse! Pixel Art! =

Our dear @blueberreads is back to having heart palpitations with Alex Sherman and Samba sharing their latest pixel art vid on Instagram! Congrats <3 Want check out the whole amazing video? Visit any of these places! Tumblr / Twitter / Instagram

= Our Flag Means Fanfiction! =

Are you ready for another episode of Our Flag Means Fanfiction? The podcast is available on Spotify below! This week is The Steddy Hands Episode!

= Never Left! =

Another episode of the Never Left Podcast is up! The third part of Beautiful Princess Disorder is up! Please visit their Linktr.ee to check out their new episode!

Art Source: @AmysBirdHouse Never Left Instagram

= Cast Cards =

More of our extended cast from @melvisik! I'm behind a few days so lots at once, with our beloved, gone too soon, STEAKY! John Bartholomew / Widow Ellen Conroy / Steak Knife

== Articles ==

Not specific to OFMD-- but it's about Rhys' son's band!

== Supportive Businesses! ==

So I ran out of room for images! So I'll to make a separate post for this, but Bank Square Books in CT put together a really cool list of books they'd recommend to various OFMD Characters. Obviously we've got some crew members on their staff! Even cooler, they do book bundles so if people are interested you can get lots of books for reasonable prices! OFMD Character Recommended Book list (note this link doesn't include which characters they're recommended to, you can check out their twitter link for the images / recommendations per character)

Twitter

== Love Notes ==

Hey Lovelies! @blakbonnet was kind enough to explain to me the little lovely letter game going on here on tumblr, and I think it is the coolest and sweetest thing! 😭😭😭 I'm trying to participate too but i'm gonna be a little slow! Sorry for the delays! Today got away with me!

But seriously, how damn awesome are all of you sending love like that!?!?! You're just opening up and sending and receiving love, and I feel like it's 100% what we all need right now (and helping some folks normally nervous to get some love!). It's just incredibly heartwarming, and I wanted to say how happy it made me to see it.

This post is getting insanely long so I'm gonna cut off here tonight, but I wanted to share something lovely our lovely Pirate Queen Ruibo Qian shared on IG. -- I adore all our mutual weirdness and imperfections and there's no other people I'd rather be weird and imperfect with than you all :) Good night and good day lovelies!

Original Post / Ruibo Qian's Instagram

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Tonight's gifs suggestion submitted by @brainfugk ! As you can see, the theme is "Shake Weight"... and "ARMS". Src of twitter post that was sent my way was: @snejpowa (I pulled tumblr gifs cause I wasnt sure how to transfer them from twitter, sorry for any confusion!

Darby Gif courtesy of @fandomsmeantheworldtome

Taika Gif Courtesy of @nero-in-a-petticoat

[lamentus1]

No, but really, what Taika accomplishes with Ed Teach over the course of two seasons. Not just the first three Season 2 episodes, which are a tour de force, but in Season 1 taking this larger-than-life figure with all that's attached to him and giving him not just humor, but elegance and intelligence and vulnerability. Showing his longing without making it silly or maudlin, showing him falling in love without even resistance, in a way that's plausible and moving. Giving him a hopefulness that peeks through the facade even at the darkest moments, and letting him break without overplaying it.

Ed could have been so many things, including a caricature, and Taika just finds the humanity in every moment. And half the time he's doing it with most of his face hidden. It's a remarkable performance.

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03/25/24 Daily OFMD Recap

TLDR; Rhys Darby; Buttons; Cryptid Factor; Cameo; Kudoboard; Articles; Love Notes; Daily Darby/Tonights Taika

== Rhys Darby ==

Rhys is out and about in Aotearoa!

== New Cryptid Factor ==

EP 90 The Slit Slot Issue on Patreon!

== Convention News ==

Basingstoke Comic Con has announced Rhys will be joining the convention at the Hampshire Court Hotel on 10th-12th May 2024! Want tickets? Check out Basingstokecomiccon.com

== Buttons! ==

Speaking of The Cryptid Factor, did you know Buttons is on Cameo? Fancy a chat?

== Cameo ==

Annnnnd Speaking of Cameos, our besties over at Cameo are keeping up the good fight.

== New Event Calendar ==

Sunday March 31st is Trans Day of Visibility! In celebration we're boosting trans/nonbinary creators, activists, cast/crew members, and allies with the hashtag. We only hang out with #CoolPirates !

== Kudoboards Reminder! =

Thank you to @sharpenyersword on Twitter for setting up ALL THE KUDOBOARDS! The rest of the Kudoboard's will close on the 31st. 

Go send the cast and crew some love folks!

David Jenkins

Nathan Foad

Con O'Neill

Ruibo Qian

Leslie F*cking Jones!

Matthew Maher

Vico Ortiz

Samson Kayo

Alex "Ass Tonight" Sherman!

David Fane

Gypsy Taylor

Kristian "Wee John Wondays" Nairn!

Samba "BTS and Baking King" Schutte!

Fellow OFMD Fan Crew!

== Articles ==

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) shareholders have endured a 80% loss from investing in the stock three years ago

== Love Notes ==

Today was a rough one lovelies. I've heard quite a lot of folks mention how hard it was. I know I'm not perfect, and I don't mean to act like I am. I'm flawed, you're flawed, everyone is flawed. It's how we grow and learn from each other that matters. I try to help, and I may not always make the best decisions first, but I am trying to learn for next time. I know you all are too. I hope you give yourself, and other people give you some grace while you learn and grow. You are not one decision you make. You are a hug conglomeration of everything you've learned and you're doing so well. Even on hard days when it feels you're not.

The best thing that helped me get through today was all of you and laughing my ass off with some dear crewmates late into the evening. That meant the world to me. So please, every one of you, go laugh if you can. Find a friend, find a tv show, write yourself a silly joke. Laughing can help you brave the strongest storms.

Sending love crew, I know it's been a tough one. I believe in you, get some rest and hit the ground running tomorrow <3

== Daily Darby / Tonight's Taika ==

Tonight's theme. Blondes! Darby Gif by @warminthewintersblog Taika GIF by @lizzy__Leo on Twitter

[lamentus1]

He is dressing his new friend up like a doll!

I rewatched some of season 1 today and had a little moment of realisation. I’ve seen people talk about the fact that Ed must have helped Stede into his leathers in S1E4, but Stede has already got changed twice in the scene before that.

When Stede wakes up he’s shirtless, but when the scene comes back to them he has a shirt on and his battle jacket. It’s only reasonable to assume Ed helped him put those on, I think.

When they emerge from Stede’s closet together, Stede is now dressed in his ‘fab’ trousers. Surely, Ed would have helped him put those on too, what with Stede’s wounds?

So, my conclusion can only be that by the time Ed proposes they ‘do something weird’ he’s already helped Stede in and out of multiple items of clothing and this suggestion was all just a ploy. He just wanted an excuse to undress Stede again.

You’re welcome.

[lamentus1]

the inn is a metaphor

They are terrible at running an inn. 

In the beginning. 

They don’t know the first goddamn thing about the hospitality industry. Or carpentry, plumbing, invoicing, logistics. Anything, really. They know nothing. 

They learn. 

There’s a lot of trial, even more error. But by the first time the Revenge returns for a visit they have something. A roof that doesn’t leak. Un-rotted floorboards. Nooks and crannies free from feral beasts of any kind. Zero spiders. Twin armchairs in front of the fire and a bed just big enough for the two of them. It’s a start. 

The Revenge comes bearing gifts. Wee John has knitted them some afghans and Frenchie sewed an enormous quilt, which takes pride of place on the bed. They’ve towed in another ship as well, a wreck whose timber they all pitch in to rebuild into an extension and some outbuildings. Roach helps them plant a kitchen garden and a medicinal one. 

Jackie gives them business advice and contacts for her old suppliers. Lucius has a guestbook for them, with marginalia he drew himself. Some of it at least is appropriate for guests to see. The rest…

“Are you planning to have guests who’ll faint at the sight of a cock?” Lucius inquires innocently. “Because I’ll be honest with you, that seems unlikely.” 

The idea of guests of any kind is still a long way off, but they’re getting there. They can envision it now, and not just as a wild fantasy they spin each other at night as they lie entwined with sweat cooling on their skin. They have actual plans, concrete ones, and a decent understanding of how to realise them. 

They get to work. 

Jackie’s contacts prove invaluable. Soon they have a liquor supplier, deals with local butchers, bakers, candlestick-makers, and even a reliable fisherman to give them first dibs on his haul. 

(It’s not Pop-Pop.) 

A few survivors of Zheng’s old crew hire on as housekeeping and kitchen staff. The soup is phenomenal. Ed learns how to make it and how to cook a fish without burning it. They have fresh-smelling towels, expertly folded. They have guest rooms, and soon they have guests. 

It’s an adjustment, having new people in their space. Some of the guests are gawkers, eager for a piece of Blackbeard and the Gentleman Pirate. They reserve the right to refuse service to anyone, namely those particular assholes. But other guests are much more pleasant. Locals looking for a bit of a mini-break, people from nearby islands wanting a getaway, even the occasional European who doesn’t know who they are. 

The guests are mostly happy with their stay. There’s excellent soup and decent fish, fresh linens and great views. The walls could be a bit thicker, perhaps, for everyone’s comfort, but the hosts are always most apologetic in the morning and offer copious marmalade in exchange for good reviews. 

The Revenge returns frequently, each time with some new trinkets and finery for their former co-captains. In exchange, they host bonfires on the beach with music and dancing and wine, until they all fall asleep together in a pile, so like the old days on the ship that Stede watches them in the soft light of the embers with tears in his eyes. 

“All right, love?” Ed asks him. He slips an arm around Stede’s waist. Stede tugs him in until Ed’s head is nestled against his shoulder. He strokes Ed’s hair. Ed sighs and snuggles closer. 

“I’m all right,” Stede says. “A bit nostalgic is all.” 

“You miss it.” 

“I miss the crew. I wish they could visit more often. I suppose I miss the sea, though of course it’s right there in front of us. But I’m happy, Ed. I have no regrets.” 

“Really?” The whisper of doubt in Ed’s voice has Stede pulling back to look down at his dear face. 

“Yes really! Do you doubt it?” 

“Kind of.” Ed shrugs. “It’s easier for me, I think. I was ready to be done with it, Stede. Desperate to do anything else but be Blackbeard. But you—you had just got started. You could be out there now with the crew, pirating away. You could be famous. You could—” 

“Ed Teach, you listen to me.” Stede’s got his Captain Voice on now and the sound of it has Ed’s stomach turning cartwheels, his dick leaping to attention. “I don’t care about any of that. I only wanted to be a pirate for the freedom. To escape my old life. But I have a life now that I would never want to escape. Do you know why?” 

Ed shakes his head. 

“Because I chose it. I chose you. I love you and I would be happy anywhere you were.” He cups Ed’s cheek in his palm and kisses his forehead, his nose, his lips. Ed moans and presses closer but Stede pulls back, just far enough to whisper, “You make Stede happy.” 

They spend that night alone in the inn, no guests, far enough from the beach that when they serve breakfast to the crew the next morning not a single smirk or smart remark is sent their way. 

They wave goodbye to their friends that evening and stand together on their porch to watch the ship sail off into the sunset. Stede turns to Ed with a smile. “New guests checking in tomorrow,” he says. “We should probably fix the creak in the door hinge of Room 1.” 

“I’ll do it,” says Ed, “if you polish the candlesticks. Fuckin’ polish makes my nose itch.” 

“Deal,” says Stede. He turns to head inside. “What’ll we have for dinner?” 

“Got a nice turbot we could roast.” 

“Ooh, fab.” 

The inn’s front door closes behind them. 

It’s still a bit rickety, their inn. It’s old, it creaks, it springs leaks from time to time. It’s hard work, keeping it going. But they are devoted to the task. Whatever it takes, they will see their inn thrive. 

It’s what makes them happy.