#I love ed so much

[strawmaguchi]

he’s such a petty bitch and I love him

[catlover-multifandom]

ah so I’ve finished rewatching fmab again. *admires Edward shirt* hopefully I don’t become unobsessed soon *puts on Alphonse sweatshirt* it’d be a shame *drops art book* oopsies let me grab that *drops 4 koma book* darn im real clumsy today hopefully I’ll be able to focus in class *opens 4 fmab fanfic wips, one of which is only in planning stages but said planning stages comprise of 60+ pages of info* darn I already can’t wait for next weekend *counting saved cash to find more fmab stickers at megacon*

I don’t foresee it going away anytime soon. dear irl friends, you’ll have to deal with it…

on an unrelated little note before I even began my rewatch and became obsessed again I was at a con in July and one booth was selling these stickers of crocodile ed from that one scene where he’s making fun of Mustang and I said “wow I love fmab I need to watch it again” and the artist was so happy and we had a convo about it and a guy walking by overheard and joined the convo and we had a nice little talk about how much we love Edward and then these people dropped their ages and they were late 20s and early 30s and here I am saying 18 😭😭 I bought the sticker btw gotta support artists!! that wasn’t a little note my apologies I just like to ramble

[fieryglutenfreechickennoodles]

This is the most beautiful observation I've ever read! Ed really did start to love Stede and the crew so quickly and naturally, that baby is full of love to give but he always lived buried under terrible circumstances, he just wants to be loved and to give love and I'm actually crying rn

so i realized a connection the other day.

in episode 2, when stede is feeling guilty about nigel badminton’s death, he asks pete how blackbeard deals with the psychological effects of murder, and pete replies:

it’s obvious to pete that blackbeard lives off of the high of killing, and that it comes as naturally to him as the most basic of human functions.

of course, when we get to know ed, we learn that this couldn’t be further from the truth. in reality, he’s only ever killed one person—his abusive father—and it left him traumatized, to the point where the scariest thing he’s ever seen—

—is the part of himself that’s capable of murder.

the only other time we see him reference this deep “kraken” part of him is moments after (he thinks) he’s killed again for the first time since.

now, let’s compare this to the only other time we see someone describe something as being like breathing.

in episode 10, when stede asks mary how it feels to be in love, the first thing she says is this:

and i realize she’s talking to stede here, and about her own experiences, but i can’t help but notice that parallel and compare it to everything we know about ed, because i strongly believe this applies to him too.

people think what comes most easily and naturally to blackbeard is blood and violence and death, but in reality, it’s love.

[izacore]

Our Flag Means Death season 2 episode 1.

[madootles]

dramatic eyes. dramatic lips. drama on the cheeks.

sketch

[soapbubbles511]

Still can't believe this all happened while Ed was still holding his dead fish

[amerileste-cressderqueen]

@vintagetvstars

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

3.08 A-Hunting We Will Go

[g4yh3nn4]

This is so ed and al core💜💜

[catmask]

in nicies news though one of my closest friends saw an old picture of me compare to one of me now and complimented me on how ive gained weight and look much healthier now and im

[biscuitsandwires]

In which Danny wakes up in a weird place.... again.

The thing about Danny, is that he often wakes up in really, really weird situations. Like way more than you'd think, way more than he'd even like, really. He doesn't get that much sleep, being y'know, half ghost, and with school work and having to fight "The Forces of Evil" half the time it gets kind of... tedious, balancing things like sleep and eating and even getting water in him.

It's not really a good thing, but he started carrying around a water bottle he can clip to his bag. It reminds him to at least drink something, when he doesn't have time to grab anything to eat.

But because of all that fun stuff, the not sleeping and not eating and things, he often finds himself taking... unplanned naps. Waking up on the floor, his bed, his desk, one time even in his locker, but that was before his growth spurt. He's a little too big for that now.

Of course, this might take the cake, in terms of weird places he's woken up. He's never been to Gotham, that he remembers, and he certainly has never been to the Wayne Manor. He'd remember that, he thinks, what with the grand architecture, the giant paintings of random people with pearl necklaces and suits... yeah he'd know if he'd been here before.

"Ah, you are awake."

He tries really, really hard not to react to the sudden, aged voice next to him. It sounds like a nice guy, mature and soft like a wool blanket. But he has no idea where he is, when it is, anything, so in one second he's still on the big bed (which it is a BIG bed) and the next he's... well.

Floating ten feet in the air with his fist raised.

To his credit, the older gentleman staring up at him merely blinks, then sighs. "Another enhanced fellow, I suppose. Of course you are."

It's enough to lower Danny's hackles, his confusion growing the amount of time it takes to slowly float back to the floor.

"Can I uh... Can I ask where I am?"

The older man gives him a look. "You, young man, are in the Wayne family home. I'll ask you not to touch anything until the young Master gets back."

That... didn't really clear anything up, if Danny was being real. So he tried again. "Can I ask, uh. Why I'm here, sir?"

Mama didn't raise a ruffian with no manners.

Another sigh, the older man looking like he wanted to go take a nap himself. "I am not fully sure, myself. Young Master Damian found you, I suppose, and brought you here. You have been unconscious for a day or so."

Well. That was concerning all on it's own. Who was Damian? Was he a Wayne? Why was Danny in Gotham at all, he didn't remember a field trip or anything involving Vlad.

He might have started panicking if there wasn't the sudden, entirely too enticing smell of pancakes suddenly under his nose.

"You're entirely too skinny, young man. It's breakfast time." The older gentleman said, holding a tray of wayyy too much food for one person in front of Danny, and really...

What was he gonna do? Deny the man?

He would have to figure out what the hell was going on, later. Right now he had a date with the nicest looking spread he'd ever seen.

"And young man, you may call me Alfred."

Danny grinned, gently taking the tray from him and setting it on a nearby table. "Danny. It's good to meet you."

"Hmm." Alfred mumbled. "I certainly hope so, Master Danny. I certainly hope so."

(pt 2 here)

[wishfulsketching]

More

[thebeloathed]

They all could be switched around and it'd still be true

[trustiskingandqueen]

I just wanna stay in the world we created, I just wanna sink in the plans that we're making

x

And a closeup of them bc I love THEM...

[lunar-system]

Edward Teach: The Star.

Adapted from the traditional Ride-Waite-Smith tarot, this version of the Star shows Ed kneeling down serenely by the spring of life, bare to the world, ready to heal after tumultuous events.

Stede as the Sun to follow, Izzy as the Moon can be found here.

Longer exploration of the card's symbolism under the cut.

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The Star: Hope, openness, especially after a crisis. Renewal, healing, restoration.

Rachel Pollack writes: "This is the calm after a great change, whether it comes after a drastic planetary shift or a personal upheaval. There are still difficult times ahead, but the Star tells us to trust."

In the card Ed is depicted with a short, growing beard. Multiple personal upheavals and great changes have already happened, and he is settling into a new reality. Who is he when he is stripped from titles, uniforms and roles? In the space of the Star, he has enough trust to try and find out.

Pollack continues: "In Star, we find our inner strength and belief. The Star teaches us to accept whatever it is, to drop all our shields, to believe. The water poured out signifies healing, emotional and physical."

Ed as the Star is learning to shine his own light after witnessing Stede shine as the Sun. Trust and belief don't come easy, but as the Star he can be vulnerable enough to try again. The water flows from an infinite source, letting the emotions come and go.

Even though the Star opens up towards a bright future, Ed carries his history with him. His tattoos, pictures from other tarot cards, tell about his past:

Chest: Three of Swords, the infamous card of heartbreak. "Trust no one."

Left side thigh: the face of the Devil from the Devil card. One of the largest tattoos he has, projecting his self-image. "I'm the devil."

Right side thigh: Lobster from the Moon card, a beast that lurks under the surface, in the unconscious. "I'm the Kraken."

Right side: wolf from the Moon card. In my depiction of the Moon, Izzy stands for the wolf. Here the loyal wolf is cast to the side, left howling after the broken heart.

Belly: Ram from the throne of the Emperor, a symbol of masculine power. The placement on the lower belly suggest a trans reading of the character.

Chest, around the heart: birds from Ace of Cups, suggesting new beginnings even for a broken heart.

With his past carved to his skin, Ed is kneeling at the edge of land. One of his feet is planted firmly on the ground while the other graces the water. In Tarot, earth is often connected to the material, such as the body, and the conscious mind. Water is the element of emotions and the subconscious. At the edge of the water, Ed is in balance, grounded both in his body and in his emotions, the conscious and the subconscious. The water he pours rejuvenates them both.

TL;DR: After great personal upheavals, Ed as the Star is ready to heal and trust. He carries his past with him, but is ready to shine his own light and have faith in himself and for the future. He is vulnerable and at peace, and he is connected both to the ground and the water, nourishing them both with the water he pours.

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Sources

Image source: Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, republished as Tarot of A. E. Waite, 2016, AGM-Urania, Germany

Text source: Rachel Pollack, A Journey of 78 Steps, 2011, as cited in the booklet for instruction and guidance of Tarot of A. E. Waite, 2016, AGM-Urania, Germany

[s-lycopersicum]

[bizarrelittlemew]

calling it right now that season 3 starts like this