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happy lazy sunday today ed and stede are just cozied up on the sofa watching movies and occasionally grinding against one another until they're both hot and sweaty under the blankets and stede's leaked a huge wet patch into both their pjs and ed's laughing but also a bit teary and they're both teasing each other into edging themselves again just one more time come on

when stede finally gets a hand between them he presses the head of his cock right up against ed's and jerks himself off fast and relentlessly, rocking right into where ed's most sensitive, they both come so hard they fall off the sofa

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Ed is some nice lingerie! Inspired by the Discreetly Yours SMAU over on Twitter.

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need more of them hugging always

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Blows a kiss out to the universe. I hope Ed is wearing a leash and getting railed rn amen

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The Innkeepers (OFMD advent calendar 2024)

My game for the OFMD Advent Calendar event happening on Bluesky is now available!

It is a fairly short, Holiday-themed cozy game. You can play here: https://eliakon.itch.io/the-innkeepers-ofmd-advent-calendar-2024.

Happy Holidays, pirate friends 💜

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I love putting Ed in winter time cause it means he has soooooo many excuses to cuddle and get cosy with his husband. “Oh Stede my hands are cold 🥺” “Steeeede I missed the bus and had to walk, I’m freezing!🥺🥺🥺” “Stede the bed is too cold without you in it!🥺” And so on and so on

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Anyway has anyone considered that Ed's driving need to put himself between Stede and physical danger is because he couldn't (at his young age) protect his mama from his father's abuse until he decided to fully take matters into his own hand and it traumatized him so badly? Has anyone thought about that? Has anyone thought about Ed immediately breaking his facade the second Ned Low starts torturing Stede? Has anyone ever thought about all the times Ed has been forced to watch someone he loves be hurt and he can't do anything about it? Has anyone ever thought about this being one of the biggest driving forces behind Ed wanting to retire from piracy, both in S1 and S2? Has anyone ever thought about that???

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I need to write a fic where Ed experiences a sitcom B plot midway through S2: He has hiccups and can't seem to get rid of them. The crew earnestly tries to help but none of their (many, creative) remedies work. Eventually Stede says "I've heard kisses work ;)" and Ed goes "Oh really? ;)" And the crew immediately make themselves scarce.

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Saw this post and @insteading tags and have something to say, which is not suitable for the chain, so I make a separate post.

I don't think at any point Ed was actually going to serve 10 human years in the navy. The way he devised and executed the plan that same evening shows that there was not an ounce of being trapped in the situation for him. It was "a holiday of sorts", which, using his incredible plan devising and people skills (yes, Hornigold part of Ed, don't look at me like this, you know it's true) he could drop at any moment and do whatever he wanted next.

What is important here, I think, is the contrast between Stede's and Izzy's reactions to the whole plan/no plan situation.

First Stede asks: so what's the plan? Which is exactly what Izzy did all the time. And we know, how deep under Ed's skin that question was.

Ed answers: no plan, "go with the flow, see what happens". (That is a true, but not entirely honest answer. He can escape at any moment, so far it's not that bad and aligns beautifully with his desire to leave Blackbeard behind, of which he doesn't tell Stede as it is yet unclear where they stand in their relationship).

Izzy would have nagged and nagged Ed for it. Stede doesn't. "Right, go with the flow", he says and retires into his own mind to muse on it.

The next time Stede asks about the plan when he sees Ed's naked chin. He assumes that Ed has a plan after all, despite not telling him straightaway. Which again we (and Stede) already saw in Ed's communication (or lack of it) with Izzy.

Stede even suggests what that plan could include. Again in contrast with Izzy, who only demands and doesn't suggest anything himself. According to Izzy it's either Ed makes a plan or Izzy makes a plan himself and fucking resigns.

Nope, says Ed, there is no plan, there is no escape (which is a lie, and maybe a conscious or subconscious way to probe how Stede is going to treat this particular sore). Instead of throwing a tantrum Stede looks like a kicked puppy and runs away. Which is a huge difference to what Ed is used to with Izzy.

Then Ed finds Stede on the beach. "The fake heads idea wasn't bad" (_I'm so used to no one having any ideas and only demanding them from me_). He is still holding to the "we are doomed" narrative. Stede is sad and tranquil. And instead of demanding any outward action he asks how Ed feels and what he wants. "What makes Ed happy is you". They kiss. "You make Stede happy". Just like that. Without the salt-and-pepper beard making him Blackbeard and without any plans. And here for the first time Ed feels safe to spill the beans - there's always an escape.

It all went bananas later of course and undoubtedly got turned upside down and twisted in Ed's mind. But it was perfect in the moment for him.

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Stede Bonnet and his every amazing colour Auxiliary Wardrobe! I contributed four pieces to this beautiful zine but I actually drew a lot more. My original concept was to do a piece for every colour of the progress pride flag, and that proved ambitious but I am still cooking with that idea 👀

In the meantime please enjoy Stede trying on a fabulous corset and a red velvet bolero. This was actually an outfit prompt from @apex-nadir - thank you for sending me a gorgeous mood board for inspiration and I hope you like this fancy little Stede!

The devil is really in the details with this one, I had so much fun.

Please check out the Auxiliary Wardrobe Zine on Kofi!

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Ed & Agency: Poison into Positivity

In response to these posts by @ourfag here and @piratecaptainscaptainpirates here which are spot on, but broke my soul nonetheless, I want to look at how Stede and Ed interact in the final scene, and Stede demonstrates what healthy companionship looks like.

For me, it’s so important that the show finishes with an attempt at the Innkeeper dream because (other than Stede) this is the only want Ed has ever been shown to have which is truly his and which comes from a healthy place. It’s born of his own internal locus, not a trauma response, not coerced, and not an act of avoidance. Ed lacks assurance in speaking about the realisation of his ambition, but it’s significant how Stede confidence-builds subtly throughout this exchange, supporting Ed’s agency, and gently counteracting any negative talk. The difference in how Stede interacts which Ed compared with Ed’s father / Izzy / Jack / Hornigold / Pop-Pop… is startling and reassuring.

I’ve tried to traffic-light the speech with my interpretation of the emotion or tone. (It’s subjective, so cool if you read it differently).

positive neutral negative

S: So, we’re innkeepers then?

E: I thought we might give it a go, unless…you’re having second thoughts

S: I’m not, no.

E: It’s a bit of a shithole, I know S: It’s a fixer-upper. Good bones

E: Come on…Let’s try and find something to eat. Maybe there’s a feral animal or something we can cook up for dinner S: I love that idea. Place just needs a little elbow grease.

E: Jesus, what is that smell?

(my subtitles say Bonnet inhales and I find this ridiculously positive)

S: Smells of the future…to me

E: Yeah, love that

S: Me too… but we should actually find out what’s making that smell

E: Urgh! Fuck that’s strong!

S: Maybe we just air it out a bit

Ed often makes a neutral comment and then loses confidence, following with negative ideas. Stede offers positive or calm neutral responses, and Ed returns to neutral, or once to positive. And each time Ed falters, Stede subverts and mirrors back an alternative take:

It’s a bit of a shithole / It’s a fixer-upper

What’s that smell? / Smells of the future

Fuck, that’s strong / Maybe we just air it out a bit

Stede’s practical without being negative. He gently reframes Ed’s pessimistic thoughts without removing his agency. -It’s Ed’s dream, and they’re going to do it together

-It’s Ed deciding on how to acquire food, and they’re going to do it together.

It’s not that Stede will never have an opinion. But he won’t have one for the sake of it if Ed’s way is fine. We also know that if Ed wants Stede to take control, he damn well will. And knowing Stede can and will catch him if he falls, will help Ed continue to develop his confidence and self-esteem in making decisions and demonstrating agency. There is no perform for me or plan, plan, plan. And although it might be difficult, if Ed ‘fails’, it doesn’t have the same life or death high-stakes as piracy or with an Angry White Guy. Ed’s safe to fail with Stede.

Stede’s instinctive and intuitive understanding of how to handle Ed’s soul still leaves me astonished.

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"oh you scared, eddie? scared to do it yourself?"

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Intertwined

❤️🍊💛💚💙💜

We're gettin' closer to the end of the year so I think it's about time I finally posted this art that I did for my holiday cards 💜 hopefully they've all made it to their new homes!

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Just imagining Ed giving Stede a new tattoo, connecting the freckles on his shoulders to make all-new constellations. It's very cute and sweet, and Ed loves to kiss them and brush his fingertips over them. And then you realize when you squint the constellation he drew looks a lot like an erect penis (Stede loves this)

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tbh. ed groggily making dinner while he’s still feeling sick from the post-nap shakies and he would have thought burning his hand would be enough of a shock to his body that it wakes him up a little more but in fact what happens is now he’s both groggy and ow