#; izzy hands ❪ muse. ❫

[avastyetwats]

Izzy Hands.

[artsyhamster]

Madness

[johannestevans]

the doylist explanation is that fang hugs izzy from behind so that we can get both of their faces in shot at once. the watsonian explanation is that fang has learned to hug izzy from behind because otherwise izzy's instinct is to go for his throat

[fxckin-blackbeard]

ᒥ💀ᒧ—         Hot take, but the line "He was your friend" said by Jim to Kraken!Ed about Izzy always bothers me. Was he Edward's friend?? He was a really shitty friend, if so. Edward was terrible as the Kraken, don't get me wrong. But, Izzy wasn't a good guy before he lost his leg, either. He only tried to help Edward because it served him. Before that, he was thriving in Edward being Blackbeard again. You see that at the end of season 1, he's excited to feed Edward's darkness. This is just my opinion. Maybe a bad one, be gentle with me, we all interpret media differently.

[cahootings]

maybe unpopular opinion but I think Izzy’s death was the best scene in the episode? It was beautifully written and beautifully performed. Died doing something he loved, being a pirate. He was surrounded by family. People who helped him understand his own capacity for love. If that’s not justice for his character I don’t know what is

[sunnibits]

feel the need to say that as of this month it’s officially been two whole years of sunnibits izzyposting, everyone give it up for this wet little freak <3

[bougiebutchbinch]

can't decide if I like calico jizzy in a 'Jack is a gross pig who cockily refers to himself as Izzy's daddy in the third person right from the start and spanks him with 0 warning and does bad BDSM with him because you just know he's one of those fratboy types who THINKS he's a great dom, but luckily Izzy is a Capital-F Freak who is Really Fucking Into All Of That' sort of way, or in a 'Jack is possibly the only person in the universe who Izzy flat out refuses to call daddy when they fuck, and it is DRIVING JACK INSANE' one

[cryptix23]

Okay listen I've seen a few people criticizing Ed for still feeling 'unlovable' despite Izzy's confession, but like, of course that means nothing to him?

Ed is afraid no one can love Edward. All of him. The parts of him that aren't all myth, the parts of a real and complex person who loves satin and fine dining and lavender soap and goofy outsider artists. The parts of him that aren't retold in hushed, awed voices. Izzy literally said to his face that he loves Blackbeard and hates Edward. That he hates all the softness and comfort and frippery and care and appreciation. That he wanted back the man who laughed while people burned. (And later realized that was a Huge Mistake but that's beside this point.) So when Izzy says "I have... love for you," what Ed hears is just a reaffirmation that he loves Blackbeard -- the myth up on the pedestal, the terror of the seas, the Kraken. The monster with no use for fine things like love.

And Edward is still unloved, because Edward is not worthy of fine things.

(yes he is, but he was not in a place to hear that and especially not from Izzy.)

[vocesincaput]

@pyratezlife continued from [x]

Frenchie had been inconsolable at Izzy's side, trying anything he could to talk to the man he loved. Trying to will him to stay awake and with him. That he needed him. When the first mate had closed his eyes, hand falling from his cheek, Frenchie had cried out and buried his face against Izzy's chest. Sobbing uncontrollably.

He didn't know whether it was seconds, minutes or more before he was being pulled back and away from Izzy and he tried desperately to cling on to him. But Auntie forced her way through as several of the others wrapped their arms around Frenchie. Comforting and holding him back as Auntie pulled something out of a pouch and worked on Izzy's wound.

Everything that had happened next had been a blur to Frenchie. He knew people spoke to him, could hear their voices in the distance but nothing reached his ears. He felt numb all over. Nothing was right. Nothing could be, not with Izzy like this. not when he could still lose him.

Izzy had been moved into the Captains quarters and onto Stede (and Ed's) bunk, both men insisting that he had the best place possible to hopefully recover. No one had even tried to get Frenchie to leave him.

The sofa had been pulled to the bedside for Frenchie to use and the bard had taken Izzy's hand in his and refusing to let go.

When Izzy awoke, Frenchie was practically wrapped around his arm with his head on his shoulder. Having cried himself to sleep.

The moment the hoarse voice spoke, Frenchie opened his eyes. Blinking and rubbing away dried tears from tearstained cheeks as he raised his head. The moment he saw Izzy's eyes, he practically jumped off of the sofa and to his feet. Hovering over him. Breath caught within his lungs and heart stilled in anticipation and hope.

"Iz.....?"

[niche-pastiche]

My co-author @wisteria-lodge is amazing, y'all. So many of my favorite parts of our fics were written by her. I'm loving all the comments on our steddyhands fic right now, and on any of our fics partially because it gives me an excuse to enthuse about her writing. It's just so neat. It know I helped write our stories but if I hadn't I'd be out here reccing them because the stuff she writes is just so good. Mostly we like to be secretive about who wrote what, but I can tell you that none of the amazing Buttons dialog in the first chapter was mine. It was all her. Her understanding of him is spot on in a way that utterly amazes me.

[arsenicflame]

the fundamental basis of a 'sams izzy' for me is that he has to be someone canon izzy looks at and thinks "... i could have had this?"

i dont think everything would have gone perfectly if izzy had gone with sam, but i do think maybe he would have been happier than our izzy is when we see him, and i want our izzy to see that and just... wonder. wonder if he made the right decisions. was he right to go with edward? is he happy with his life?

[cxptainflint]

Negotiations

@thomashxmilton

Captain Flint strode onto the deck, his presence demanding attention like something on the horizon. His gaze was piercing, sharp. The crew stayed mostly silent at his appearance from his cabin, other than the words said here and there about the work they were doing. With every step, the planks beneath his boots echoed, each making a prominent sound as he walked to Silver's side as they eyed the Revenge in the distance.

He felt these negotiations were going to be short-lived if he had anything to say about it. He and Blackbeard have rarely seen eye to eye on anything except for specific occasions. Flint was sure this time would be no different. He stood with Silver and watched as two climbed down from the ship to come towards the Walrus. With the spyglass in hand, he contemplated looking to see who was coming to the ship. Not yet. Izzy Hands no doubt, but he was uncertain who else would come due to the new ... captain situation he had heard about.

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Izzy made his way with help, to the small boat below with the other man in tow. Thankful for the upper body strength he'd gained. He tried to hold the boat steady as Thomas joined him, hands on both oars. Deep breaths were taken as he recalled the details of what they had discussed with Edward and Bonnet. He knew Thomas would remember, he was always incredibly detail-oriented. "Ready to go?" Izzy asked, making sure he got comfortable first. "I don't have high hopes for these negotiations I'll admit."

[boysnberriespie]

Digital painting practice based on a reference from this pack

OG ref wasn’t nude (although they have some great nude references), but I’m sure this is undefined enough I’ll be fine 😅👍🏻

I love trying new ways to do art, gives me such joy to learn :3

[johannestevans]

personally if i really wanted a third season of my already low budgeted show about multiply marginalised and oppressed sections of the community that are hugely underrepresented in media and television, i personally wouldn't do my best to alienate the audience on which i rely

but what do i know. i'm just some working class disabled homo. maybe i should die in the last few minutes of said tv show to absolutely 0 narrative or emotional gain whilst victim blaming myself for my abuse

[smokedanced]

Izzy in his modern verse is actually so fucking polite. Unless you are rude to him first. And even then he probably has so much more patience with his anger, lol.

[actofgrxce]

It's the first time Edward's been on deck since the mutiny of his own making.

A week's bedrest is scsrcely enough to enable him to limp across its expanse in search of one man.

He eases to siting beside Israel Hands.

Carefully, he deposits his own leg brace in Izzy's lap. It probably has no use in making his old friend's wooden leg more secure, but it's the only leg brace on the ship, on this corner of the sea, and Ed'll endure an unremitting ache if it might help the man who lost three toes, purpose, and dignity saving the same crew he too once jeopardized. Izzy make a mistake, Izzy weathered the storms of retribution, and now, Izzy is owed a soft landing.

The man who was Blackbeard waits for his first mate to meet his gaze. Unknown moments pass and the Kraken's fingers brush the dried blood on Izzy's temple.

You have love for me--wish I could cure you of it. At least I can honor it.

Best I know how.

"I'm gonna love you better," he vows, vocal cords struggling against an unshed monsoon of tears. And nothing else.