#Ed Steed

[dracothelizard]

I have just been informed about the worst and most hilarious season 2 review ever, which is obviously AI-generated in some way.

Spoilers and hilarity under the cut.

https://www.talktalknews.co.uk/our-flag-means-death-season-2-review-max-rhys-darby-taika-waititi

"A sad Blackbeard begins the series, sulking behind the steed."

"As we follow Ed and Steed on their separate journeys, we are constantly reminded of what happened between them."

"Con O’Neill remains the cast’s secret weapon as Easy Hands, who gets his own growth this season."

IF FANDOM DOES NOT USE EASY HANDS AS A NICKNAME FOR IZZY DURING KINKTOBER I WILL BE DISAPPOINT.

[pandaimitator]

Okay so I obviously finished it too quickly for my own good, but more importantly: can we talk about the soundtrack for this show?!

[sherlock-is-ace]

starting gomens s2 with the fam tomorrow... my mom is unpredictable when it comes to reacting to queer rep so i'm hoping for the best but ready for some shitty comments...

anyways if i come here to complain in a bad mood tomorrow you know why lol

[letangel]

ed 💕

[partlymadeofgold]

made a little display for our pirate party at the weekend. we got a new board game so we had a themed get together to play. but I love it so much I kinda want to leave it??

[xoxoemynn]

Where the Daylight Begins - Chapter Two

A modern AU featuring a pining Ed, a clueless Stede, found family, roughly a million animals, and a very magical house. I hope it makes you feel like you are being wrapped up in a big, gay hug. Written as a follow up to The Merry Strays of Lighthouse Sanctuary, but it's not strictly necessary to read that first. Read the most recent chapter here, or start from the beginning here.

Countless thanks to @margotandthefox, @monksofthescrew, and @blakbonnet for their feedback and encouragement. You are absolute gems. And also a BIG thank you to @haflacky for the incredible art.

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"Yeah, I know it's probably not the best publicity that there's a podcast dedicated to alleging you murdered a police officer in cold blood," said Lucius. "But you have to realize a simple Google search would reveal as much." 

"Yes, I know," Stede snapped. "I'm not an idiot. But that doesn't mean I want the crew to suddenly know they have a murderer for a boss."

"Stede."

"Yes?"

"We all already know."

chapter one | chapter two

[buck1eys]

maybe it's been said but in light of stede and ed's new breakup... ed as the last surviving member of a 70s rock band, they lived like kings, smashed up cities, left a trail of unpaid bills and broken hearts in their wake but it all ended in tears. and then ed discovers stede, an older guy with a unique sound who's trying to make it in the industry and he helps him put out demos and get his first shows, but when stede blows up in la and starts living the rockstar life, ed can't take it. he doesn't know how to warn him but he doesn't want to ask him to give the fame up just to what - run a shitty diner whose only patrons are the other survivors of the seventies? and so they split and stede writes the most devastating breakup song that plays on every radio in every shitty bar ed frequents, and the whole world is wondering who broke stede bonnet's heart.

[wowbright]

@redheadgleek it's got Ewan McGregor

[timelord-of-the-moon]

Maybe seeing those two fictional middle aged men have sex will fix me

[hyperfixationspam]

the cringe urge to make an inherit nothing izzy edit and hope nobody points out what the song is about

[mikacanica]

If you're taking ofmd requests, could you please do ed giving steed a rose and then they peck on the cheek or something. I just feel like that would be cute. Np If you're busy though 😊 (I love your stuff btw)

in love 🥰

I wish season 2 had more of the quiet tender moments. It wasn't a big deal to have so much missing since I thought season 3 would make up for it but then we got canceled *sob*

[follows-the-bees]

Reading Ed's body language in this scene really gives us a lot of insight into what he's feeling.

The little hop is just adorable. And shows that he is still feeling light-hearted even while being guarded with more of the crew around.

His hands are clasped firmly on his belt cause he's still not all the way at ease with the crew. Especially Jim who is arguably the most skilled. They look like a more relaxed position to the outside eye but his hands are still close enough to grab either of his weapons. (This is just like the scene when he introduces himself to the crew in 1x4. One hand is constantly on a weapon, but with Stede, he not only doesn't touch his weapons, but exchanges them with him. He is literally giving Stede his only defenses.)

Ed looks down the whole time. He's already been vulnerable with Lucius, and while he isn't necessarily closed off, he isn't gonna show anyone else that side of him yet.

His jacket being back on is like shucking his armor back on around others — only Stede (and Lucius) get to see (t-shirt) Ed.

Ed also is whispering it because he doesn't want Stede to overhear. Ed just learned that his feelings are returned, and that Steed is doing this for him (how many times do you think that someone has done something for him, with no ulterior motive??) He wants Stede to continue having fun at the moment.

We see previously in this episode how open Ed became when he was with Stede. Even faking not finding something in his beard, so that Stede would touch him.

But once again, he becomes more hesitant, shucking that Blackbeard persona on a little more, while still being open. getting physically close to the crew so that Stede can continue being gleeful.

[batmanfruitloops]

would scarebeast be receptive to ed puttign a saddle on him and ridign him like a valiant riddle-steed if he got lots of boiled eggs in return

Scarebeast would be receptive to that, but Ed wouldn't do that. He wouldn't want to dehumanize Jo. A saddle wouldn't fit on Scarebeast anyway, his shoulders are too wide. He also has a mane full of quills so it wouldn't be very comfortable. So instead Scarebeast carries Ed around like this. No need for a boiled egg bribe, he just loves carrying his little gremlin around.

Ed could ride on his shoulders if he picked out all of Scarebeats' quills. It wouldn't hurt Jo, since like a porcupine the quills are loosely attached. It would just be tedious.

-Fluffy

[stoneagedevil]

Cherry Red, Denim Blue, and White Hot Rage | Billy Hargrove x Reader

TW/CW: Speeding, sexualization of reader, billy being a horndog, etc.

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The growl of the cherry red ‘75 Corvette warmed your heart, and sent adrenaline coursing through your veins every time you pressed your foot onto the accelerator. Pressing the clutch and moving your right hand to shift gears was second nature to you, and you almost found it easier to do this motion than to breathe sometimes.

However, right now the purr of your beloved steed was more comforting than anything, as today, you’d be attending a new school in the middle of bumfuck nowhere, Indiana. Hawkins High, to be more precise. Ever since your alarm had screamed at you to get up, you’d been chain smoking cigarettes like a maniac. A balanced breakfast.

Truly it didn’t matter what time you set the alarm for the day prior, as today, you were late. Your mind racing like your car on empty roads, you’d managed to forget multiple things at home multiple times. But this didn’t bother you.

The more time spent in your pristine baby was less time spent doing the “get to know you” routine at another new school.

Your father was a government agent: well off, absent, the usual. While he wasn’t able to tell you much about why he uprooted your lives to move to Indiana, one thing was for certain: this was a dangerous situation.

It wasn’t all bad, you supposed. He provided for you. Your dad and you had worked out a deal: get good grades, face no repercussions. You had free rein over your home and free time.

You were prepared to make this place your bitch too.

You pulled into the driveway of the school, looking for suitable parking places for your prized possession.

And that’s when you saw it. A fellow Chevy, a ‘79 Camaro, in as pristine condition as your Vette. Beside the admittedly stunning car was an open spot - on both sides, actually. You’d figured another passionate Chevy owner would do well to be mindful of their doors. If you had to deal with a door-ding in your fiberglass, you were prepared to break a couple of fingers.

Carefully and expertly, you sailed into one of the two open spots. The outside of the school was empty, signifying class was in session.

You grabbed your bag from your passenger side, slinging it over your shoulder and popping the trunk in order to bring the soft top over the car. Latching it into place, you bid your car farewell.

Time for second period. Your first period teacher would have to get over your absence. There was always tomorrow.

Walking into the room, you received many looks. Multiple eyes flitted up and down your form in order to get a read on you. Who are you? Where do you fit in? Do you even fit in at all? These were the questions you supposed were looping through their brains. The attention you received was annoying, but not unthought of; you couldn’t imagine anything super interesting happened here.

Your day consisted of weaving in and out of bodies in the hallways with whispers following behind you, entering and leaving classrooms, and finding a place to sit in the cafeteria, where you met a band of misfits, one of which was named Eddie who you had a very engaging conversation with on Black Sabbath’s discography. “The Writ” is unmatched in your eyes. He respected that.

Overall, the day was mundane, yet slightly enjoyable.

That was until you left the doors of the school, your eyes immediately catching an ass cladded in blue denim jeans resting on YOUR car, and a large crowd hovering over it. Attached to the ass was an ass himself. Denim head to toe, blonde curly mullet, cigarette trapped between his lips and an earring dangling on one side. The fucking nerve of this denim-ed dork sitting on your car like he owned it. He had another thing coming.

“Deep breaths.” You muttered. A hefty breath in and out followed your words. And then you started walking, shoving these strangers out of your way, not caring what they had to say in return. You had to defend your car’s honor.

When you were in his peripherals, he immediately took notice of you. Rather than trying to read you, he was checking you out. Sizing you up in a way that measured how much you’d play hard to get. He was in for a rude awakening.

“This pretty thing yours?” You asked him, nodding your head to your car behind him.

He laughed and ducked his head, pinching the cigarette between his fingers. “No, but my pretty thing is the Camaro. You could be too though.”

The crowd watched in anticipation: was the new girl set to be another Hargrove conquest? Not quite.

You pretended to laugh and twirled your hair between dark red manicured fingernails. “It’s beautiful. I like the color. But why sit on that car if yours is the Camaro?” You pouted.

He sat up at that, and you gleaned a sense of pride in your compliment by the way he puffed out his chest and smirked. “I’m gonna challenge this guy to a street race. I’d see you there, right? I think I’d remember your face if I’d seen you around here before.”

You laughed again. “I think you’ll have to.” You replied, stepping closer until your lips were inches away, reaching around him with your keys, you unlocked the door to your Vette.

His eyes widened in recognition, and his mouth fell open slightly.

Lifting one finger to his chin, you pressed upwards, closing his loud mouth. “I’ll race you, babe, but don’t get too sad when you lose, ‘kay? 2:00pm this Sunday on Elm sound good to you? Unless you’ve got church…a straight edged boy like you?” You smiled smugly.

He merely nodded, laughing slightly, though all confidence was lost.

You had that effect on men.

You opened your door on his ass, nudging him away, and unlatching the top of your convertible from the trunk, opening it, and unlatching and folding the entire thing back into the trunk again.

Getting in, you put on your sunglasses and blew him a kiss, squealing your tires as you floored it.

Billy Hargrove watched the new girl drive off, the sound of squealing tires quickly being replaced by the “ooh’s” and whistles of his peers at her challenging attitude to him. The feeling of surprise and awe was now overshadowed by the unmistakable feeling of his denim jeans being significantly tighter, and he made his way to his own vehicle.

This was going to be a long rest of the week.

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I know I have other part 2s to make but part 2 to this fic will be out sooner than the others. I do what I want, where I want, when I want, how I want! It’s a curse, really.

Anyways, I hoped yall liked this. I totally dropped elements of me in this as I have a 75 Vette myself, and while it needs work done, I still love it with all of my heart.

[icycoldninja]

Can you write the DMC men with a reader who has to take care of her lil sis while her parents are gone for a couple days?

(The reader is around their late 20s/early 30s and her lil sis is like seven years old. Sounds weird but that’s actually me and my sister’s age Lmao)

At first they’re kind of confused and just try to ask her nicely that they could send her to a daycare but the reader misunderstood them thinking that they do not like her sister but in reality, they’re scared her sister might be in danger from being associated with them

After that, reader reassured them they don’t have to take care of her sis, just be nice to her and she can do the taking care

Days go by, the boys start softening at the sight of the reader chasing her little sister around the shop acting silly, pretending that she’s some sort of scary devil as if she’s a kid again ( She won’t admit it but being around her sister reminds her what it felt like being young again )

Sometimes they can catch sight of her younger sister sitting on her sister’s back pretending she’s a cowboy parading the town (aka the shop) with her mighty steed ( her sister with her already f-ed back ) (Reader is pretty stoic and unwavering but willing to put aside her facade a bit for her sister but she’ll make sure who saw her like that shall die knowing the knowledge only)

Catching endearing moments between their lover and her sister like reading her story times, helping her with homework, had her younger sister help her with the chores around the house makes them wonder if this will be what happen had they have a kid with her

So after reader’s parent come back from their trip, fetching their younger daughter. Before going back home, lil sis whisper to the boy’s ear that she’d love to go back to the shop to see them again because they’re really cool to be around and she hopes that reader and them will get married soon so that means even more playtime.

That seals the deal for them

After lil sis went home, they kind of shimmy their way into asking what it would be like if they both have kids. That kind of shuts the reader down a bit, they thought they might’ve strucked a nerve so they just ask her what’s wrong, ready to comfort her when she ask again that they fr want to have kids with her

They say “duh of course”

The reader was just silent until she replies that she may not be ready for mother hood because of the responsibilities, fear of child birth, what if one of the parents pass away due to the devil hunting job, whether she’ll be a good mother due to her strained relationship with her mom, etc…Like she prefers to have no kids but at the same time, she want to have at least a child of theirs as well so she feels conflicted

How will they react?

Absolutely

Sparda boys + V reactions headcannons

¤ Dante ¤

-He originally thought your sister was your kid, but thankfully you told him the truth before misunderstandings could arise.

-He didn't see why the kid had to come over to Devil May Cry because in doing so, the kid was being put in danger. But since you seemed so certain that everything would be fine, he let her come over.

-Dante felt like a proud dad watching the two of you horse around the shop, softly chuckling and shaking his head whenever your sister decided to hop on your back and make you her horsey.

-When he saw you helping your sis with her homework, having her assist you with the chores and making dinner, Dante began to imagine how you'd do as a mother to a child of your own.

-Your sister grows quite fond of Dante as the days go by, because he's a lot of fun and his goofy antics appeal to the childish mind. Think about it, he and Patty were great friends, so why shouldn't he get along with your sister?

-When your parents eventually come back and take your sister home, she manages to get Dante to bend down to her level so she can tell him she wants to come back to the shop someday because he's a lot of fun and that he should marry you because you'll make "a perfect mommy and daddy".

-After that, Dante starts thinking, how would things be if you were to have kids together? Somehow, he manages to bring this topic up in conversation, which had an effect on you he didn't expect.

-You kinda froze up for a while, making him think he'd hit a nerve or something like that. Then, after a moment or two, as Dante starts to think up ways to comfort you, you asked him if he was 100 percent serious about this. Did he really want to have kids with you?

-Well, of course he did; he gladly told you that, and then you explained how you didn't feel like you were fit to be a mother because you didn't feel ready for that responsibility, among other issues, such as fearing the complications of childbirth, possible deaths of either Dante or yourself thanks to your dangerous jobs, etc.

-Dante was a little disappointed, but he let it go, saying he'll gladly wait for you to be ready. He knows that had the roles been reversed, you'd have done the same.

■ Vergil ■

-Vergil turned his nose up at your little sister the very second he saw her. Pfft. A child. Why would you bring a child to a place full of people who are constantly targeted by demons?

-You explained the situation and promised he wouldn't have to deal with your sister, and that you would take care of everything, so Vergil shrugged and walked off.

-As the days passed, he got to witness several heartwarming moments between you and the little girl, such as watching you read her bedtime stories, help her with her homework, teach her to do certain tasks around the house, so on and so forth.

-He eventually stepped in during bedtime and offered to read your sister a story, which she gladly accepted.

-The next day, and the days afterward, you could find your sister sitting on Vergil's lap reading fairytales to him--and he looked like he was enjoying it.

-When your parents got back and she had to go home, your sister hugged Vergil and expressed her desire to return someday, and told him to make sure to invite her to your wedding, whenever it happens.

-After that, Vergil couldn't stop thinking about what it would be like if you guys had kids together. He was aware he already had a son, but that son was all grown up now--he never got the chance to be with him when he was a little kid. He'd like to start over again.

-He decided to make this suggestion one day, when you were relaxing together, but he didn't expect your petrified reaction. You just kinda froze. Vergil asked you if you were alright and was prepared to give you hugs if you needed it, when you suddenly asked if he was serious about having children. His answer was a blunt yes, and then you started panicking because you didn't feel qualified to become a mother.

-This was because your relationship with your own mother was somewhat strained, you were fearful of pregnancy and childbirth, and didn't want your kid to grow up with only one parent, should anything happen to either of you.

-Vergil understood, and tried his best to console you. He agreed to wait for a time to see if you would change your mind, and in the meantime, tried to bond with Nero a bit more to make up for lost time.

□ Nero □

-Nero has plenty of experience with children thanks to having grown up in an orphanage, so he wasn't all that bothered by you bringing your sister over.

-He didn't like how loud and curious she was, though. Always running around, touching things, he was afraid she would fall and hurt herself.

-To prevent this, the gentleman took it upon himself to follow her around the shop, keeping an eye on her for her safety. Later, you took her into the kitchen to help her with her homework and to do some chores.

-She and Nero grew to like each other over the course of a few days and actually got along pretty well. Nero even let her do his nails at some point.

-Right as your parents come back to collect her, she climbed onto a chair to whisper into his ear how much fun she had and how she hoped she could come back sometime. She also said he should marry you because she just knows you're perfect for each other.

-These words floated around in Nero's head for a while. He couldn't stop thinking about how cool it would be if you guys had kids of your own someday.

-He eventually told you about his wishes, which caused you to freeze up, greatly surprising him. He asked you what was wrong and you demanded to know if he was completely, honestly, totally sure about this.

-Duh, of course he was, You then told him about your concerns, how you didn't feel ready, how you doubted your ability to take on the responsibilities of motherhood, and how scared you were that one day,one of you would die and your child would grow up raised by a single parent.

-Nero consoled you and reminded you that you did so well taking care of your little sister, you would do great as a mother. Besides, you wouldn't be alone, he'd be right there with you.

-Whether you accept his proposal or not, Nero will still stand by his statement. He's not his father, he won't abandon you.

● V ●

-V had honestly never seen a human child before, so he was very eager to meet your sister.

-Though he was concerned for her safety, given that you were bringing her to a targeted zone, he was ecstatic to get to know her.

-The two of them hit it off almost instantly. V read her stories, Shadow let her play with its fur, and Griffon told her silly (age appropriate) jokes.

-You once walked in on them playing dressup. V looked good in a tutu.

-He also got to see you crawling around on all fours with her perched happily on your back, though he suspected the noises you were making were those of pain, not because you were pretending to be a horse.

-When the time came for your sister to go home, she was very reluctant to do so, at least, not until she got to say goodbye to V. She told him she had a great time and wanted to come back someday, and encouraged him to propose to you because she wanted to be the flower girl at your wedding.

-V laughed and bade her goodbye, and then spent the next few days reflecting on her words. This experience made him see what a delight children are--now he wanted one of his own.

-He managed to get you alone so he could ask you how you felt about having kids, and certainly wasn't prepared for you to freeze up like faulty Internet and just stare into space, blankly.

-He was about to ask if something was wrong when you interrupted him and inquired if he was 100 percent serious about having children. He was, of course, and told you this. You then replied, saying that you didn't feel deserving to be a mother because of doubts in your skills, fear of pregnancy complications, and so on.

-V did his best to comfort you by explaining how you showed great potential when you took care of your sister, and that your relationship with your mother would not impede you from becoming a great mom yourself. He knew not to push it, however; if having children yourself was something you were against, then maybe you could consider adoption? In any case, V will wait to see what you want.