#10 year black sails

[buildarocketboys]

Ten Years

A little thing I wrote for the 10 year Black Sails anniversary celebration/artbook run by @tobys-walrus-crew - definitely go check it out, it's such a cool project with some great art and other lovely stuff!

James and Thomas celebrate ten years since they were reunited.

[here on AO3]

Thomas pours them both a glass of whisky.  Neither of them drinks much these days, but Thomas insists it's a special occasion.

"What's the occasion?" James asks, confused. It's not their anniversary (which they celebrate in March, the night they had first kissed, after James had thrown Alfred Hamilton out of his own house, a lifetime-no, two lifetimes-ago now). Nor is it either of their birthdays.

Thomas raises his eyebrows. "Don't you know?" he asks. James shakes his head. Thomas sighs, but the smile in his eyes makes it clear to James that he's not annoyed with him for his ignorance. "Ten years," he says softly. "Ten years since you came back to me."

James's mouth forms a soft round oh. He's not surprised he didn't know - as far as he's aware, he's never known. The journey to Savannah, all those days after Silver had betrayed him, chained him up, sent him away, is a blur to him. And his reunion with Thomas, sweet though it had been, was tempered with bitterness - now they were both trapped, he'd thought at the time. So he hadn't paid much attention to the date.

Thomas had, though. For Thomas the blur was all the days before, the ten years separated from James and Miranda, first at Bedlam and then at the plantation. The backbreaking work hadn't seemed so hard once he had James by his side. Plus, with James there, he had known that his days trapped on the plantation were numbered. The two of them together could do anything - escaping a slave plantation for unruly sons of lords was hardly the most remarkable thing they'd done together.

So Thomas had marked the date and sworn to remember it. A blessed day.

He had rarely, if ever, brought it up to James - he knows that time wasn't quite so sweet for him as it was for Thomas. But tonight, well, it's a special occasion.

"Ten years," James repeats, voice soft in wonder. He looks up at Thomas. "Does that...that means we've been together now for longer than we were forced to be apart."

Thomas nods. "Quite," he says. "And I think that's something worth celebrating."

James nods, his eyes glassy. A lot has changed in ten years; they're both very different people now than they had been ten years ago on the plantation, let alone twenty years ago, meeting in London for the first time. The one constant has been their love, and even that has grown and changed as they have. He raises the glass. "To us," he says, voice catching in his throat.

"To ten years," says Thomas. "And many, many more, I hope."

James smiles, his eyes shading into sadness. "To Miranda," he says. 

A shadow passes over Thomas's eyes. "To Miranda," he says, clinking his glass against James's and draining it. "If only she were here to celebrate with us." It's wistful, yearning - a life lost long ago, but never felt with anything less than earnest grief, even softened by the years of it. Sanded down like a piece of wood through application of time, Thomas thinks. Then he smiles to himself. That's more like one of James's metaphors - son of a carpenter.

James smiles as Thomas does. "What are you grinning at?" he asks.

Thomas shakes his head. "You," he says, and leans forward to kiss him. James tastes of whisky, much like he imagines he must. When they draw apart, James lingers, just breathing him in.

He pulls away after a moment and pours them more whisky. "To another ten," he says, clinking his glass against Thomas's. "And another, and another, until we're dead." Thomas chuckles, and James's lips quirk up on one side. "Because the only way they're taking me away from you again is in a coffin."

Thomas raises an eyebrow. "I thought we were getting buried together?"

James nods. "I'll drink to that," he says.

They drain their glasses.

[leiaorgona]

there used to be james flint on tv

[tobys-walrus-crew]

Mates! Pirates! Fellow Fans!

The day has come! Have a great 10th Anniversary of Black Sails Premiere! We have promised you a fanbook, and we deliver! A big thanks and a mug of rum to everyone who participated! We have no words to express our love and gratitude!

Everyone can look through and download it, just go here > [google disk link]

Remember to celebrate today! Tag your celebratory posts with #10YearsBlackSails and #BlackSails Let's show our love to the world!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY FANDOM!

PS. We will reblog everything that goes into the tag, as quickly as we can! If we miss something, let us know! For more celebratory craze, go to our twitter > [twitter link]

[flammechesdoodles]

My piece for the Black Sails 10 years anniversary fanbook 🏴‍☠️

I’m forever grateful for this show and for its amazing fan community ❤️

Thank you @tobys-walrus-crew for organizing this event, you’ve done an incredible job ✨

[thematicparallel]

[brotherconstant]

Did I build this ship to wreck? Good God, under starless skies We are lost, and into the breach, we got tossed And the water is coming in fast. — Ship To Wreck, Florence + The Machine

[maraferaventi]

portrait of queen Madi for Black Sails' 10 years anniversary✨🖤

[tiofrean]

HAPPY 10 BLACK SAILS ANNIVERSARY!!!

(This piece was created for the fanbook event at @tobys-walrus-crew go go check it out!)

[meduzza13]

My submission for the Black Sails 10th Anniversary artbook I'm so happy to be in this fandom for 7 years! Love you guys <3 Art Masterlist

[aquafolie]

In honor of my favourite show celebrating its 10 years, here is a fanart of my favourite characters and probably the best written characters I’ve had the honor the follow on screen.

[rapselsstuff]

Love her so much

(Prints & other stuff on my redbubble!!)

[tobys-walrus-crew]

Guys! We're doing a thing! Come join us in the thing!!!

PS. Reblog to spread the word! Tag to reach Black Sails fans!

[amorseart]

Morse code jewellery inspired by Black Sails.

[heycarrots]

Black Sails Nation! Happy 10 Year Anniversary!

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the best show ever, the 10th Episode of Reading Between the Lines Podcast has just dropped!

This month, I’m featuring Professor of English Literature, Dr. Alex Tankard.

Dr. Tankard and I had an amazing and lengthy discussion about all things Black Sails, but in particular, as Flint relates to Luciferian lore in literary texts like Paradise Lost. In discussing Flint’s “darkness” they touched on the themes of “otherness” and the demonization of neurodivergence in Colonial Literature, as it relates to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Robert Louis Stephenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Additionally, we talk about gender and sexuality in the 18th century and how Black Sails gets it SO historically RIGHT!

Dr. Tankard is no fan of John Silver, so if you don’t want to hear criticism of his character and his choices, this may not be the episode for you, however, you’d be missing some amazing insights from a truly engaging lecturer. Fortune favors the brave!

Additionally, I want to again thank @tiofrean for her absolutely incredible cover art, generously donated to the podcast. This piece is truly stunning!

And if you prefer to listen on Apple Podcasts…

[kordell-fein]

[tennessoui]

my brain at any given time of the day