#Sam Bellamy

[arsenicflame]

It's a time-honoured tradition- every time Sam comes across Izzy (and Ed) in their travels, he asks Izzy to marry him. And every time, Izzy turns him down.

At this point, Sam is asking more for the sake of it than any belief Izzy will ever say yes, a remnant of childhood dedication touched with 30 years of heartbreak and regret- though even now, a small part of him still holds out hope. Sam's promises have only got more extravagant over the years, from a job as his first mate, to a captaincy, a fleet at his command, a whole fucking island if that's what Izzy wants- but he knows it isn't though, not really. If Izzy was ever going to agree to marry him, to leave his life and go with Sam, it wouldn't be for anything Sam could offer him. Izzy never did care for flashy shows of wealth, for a ship or to be captain. The only thing that ever mattered to him was loyalty given, and loyalty shown in return. 

It all comes to a head after Stede left and came back, after Izzy lost a toe, lost his leg. Sam hasn't seen him since before things with Ed started to really slide off the rails, before stress permanently set into the lines of Izzy’s face. So, when he sees a dishevelled man with a hoof for a leg in a no-name port, he doesn't even consider the idea that he might know him. It's only when he turns towards him, and Sam catches a glance at those oh too familiar tattoos, he realises this is Izzy, his Izzy, that stands before him.

Knowing Izzy's discomfort with pity, he doesn't treat him any differently than he would in years gone by, positioning himself in Izzy's line of sight before approaching and sweeping him up into a bone crushing hug. 

“Israel-goddamn-Hands!” he exclaims, as Izzy grumbles back a begrudging “Samuel-fucking-Bellamy”, a tradition almost as old as their friendship itself. Izzy might not hug him back, but he can’t keep the corner of his mouth from twitching, just for a second.

(If Sam holds Izzy a little tighter and a little longer than usual, well. That's his business)

By the time Sam lets go, most of the crew has appeared in the town square, drawn in by the commotion. They may have given Izzy his leg and welcomed him as one of them, but still there’s an underlying tension, with nobody quite ready to set aside everything that happened before the Kraken. Seeing him cosying up to an unknown man sets everyone on edge, unsure whether to come to their first mate’s aid, or to assume that they've been betrayed once again.

When Ed sees that the yelling was Sam, his hand goes tense where it's held in Stede's. He knows the routine, has seen it more times than he can count, but as he watches them part he realises that this is the first time in a long time he's unsure of what Izzy's response will be.

Knowing that something’s different, knowing that Izzy's feeling vulnerable already, Sam doesn't go for the same flashy proposal he’s been giving for years. He doesn't promise Izzy the world, he doesn't cause a scene (or, any more of a scene than he already has, anyway). He looks at the fractured man in front of him, takes his face in his hands, and says the exact same thing to him he said when they were little more than boys. “Israel, I have to ask you. I know what you'll say, but I have to try. Come with me. Marry me and sail away with me. I'll keep you safe”

And Izzy… hesitates. He glances over at Ed, at Stede, and says to Sam “...We’re staying in port for a week. Ask me again then”

That's the moment Sam knows there is something deeply, horribly, wrong. He's not just looking at an Izzy who got seriously injured in a fight and is struggling to cope, this is something so much bigger than that- and that Ed has something to do with it. Izzy wouldn't even be considering leaving if he didn't. Whether it was negligence or something more sinister, Sam doesn't yet know, but he intends to find out.

[ewelinakl]

you had me at 'you fucking twat!' 1/7

You'd think months of arguing with his ex-boyfriend/business partner would teach Izzy not to get romantically involved with people he works with. No such luck, though. He's still dumb as rocks. In his defence — have you seen Sam Bellamy???

a fic by yours truly and art by wonderful @reinarandraw created for @ofmd-reverse-bang

[sibmakesart]

Long dead husband comes back : shenanigans enssues

[darkfire359]

Absolutely cackling at the “best OFMD ship (voter fraud encouraged)” poll results.

I swear the entire thread is gold.

Good job evil!Stede and evil!Ed!

OP including an edit for basically every single placing is also great.

I hadn’t known this was a thing people shipped but it makes sense.

I did actually vote for this one, for all the good my single normal, non-bot vote did here!

[reinarandraw]

my last bingo fill for the prompt: "In case I don't see you again."

I just have less than 10 hours to finish my bingo so this is why it's rushed lol

Please wait for my long-ish fake dating Bellhands fic that I will post soon!

[doks-aux]

God, I love BellHands. This ship does not exist. Sam is not in this show. He will probably never be in this show. If he is, he probably won’t look like Jemaine Clement or Matt Berry or Rahul Kohli or any of our fanart. He almost definitely won’t be Izzy’s long-lost husband or newfound love or childhood friend or old rival. There is absolutely no basis for any of this. There are novel-length fanfics. There are common tropes and shared fanon. There are three pages on AO3. That’s more than there are for Izzy with some canon characters. This ship does not exist. This is a shared fever dream. This is our OTP.

[orangesodaliker]

as much as I love freaky toxic unhealthy divorcecore Edizzy, deep down, I love wholesome soft unconditional love Bellhands more. Alas, Sam Bellamy is NOT EVEN IN THE SHOW

[mysteriouslybluepirate]

IMAGINE If they bring Sam Bellamy, a pirate of legend who should have died during a shipwreck who miraculously survived his trip, in s3 of OFMD?

Show that he is essentially a ghost coming back to life, a dead man walking now with the upper hand, living each day like it's his last?

-AND IZZY REMAINS DEAD-

I would just scream.

[maxer-blaster]

There's no reason we can't have Sam Bellamy all up in this bitch.

Imagine it.

Stede was once the rich pretty boy pirate. But he left all that behind.

Ed was once dating the rich pretty boy pirate, *who is just a pirate now.

And now it's Izzy dating the super hot, super rich, pretty pirate.

Hell, make him younger than Ed too.

Stede/Ed have to deal with not having money.

Meanwhile Izzy takes the crew out on the town "get whatever the fuck you like, Sam's got the bill"

[thetimetravellercat]

I've had the silliest idea for an AU and crossover: someone (the Crew? Fang? Stede? Ed *and* Stede? Sam?) hires Lockwood and Co. for a haunting and it turns out that the place is haunted but also a lot of it is just Izzy hiding out post-surviving his death and not knowing how to tell them/that person and thinking now it's too late to say anything because they/that person has moved on (or they seem to, at least)

I'm imagining Izzy going to Sam's big mansion/manor, but Sam is away on business (busy trying to pretend the love of his life hasn't just died, effectively killing any chance of reunion between them except beyond the grave)

So Izzy just slips in and starts living in dark corners/secret passages/attics/cellars while recovering from his injuries, "stealing" food and supplies while trying not to get caught by the servants, and he thinks he will tell Sam everything once he comes back but now he still needs a safe place to live in and he is afraid the servants are going to freak out without Sam there.

So he waits for Sam to come back and when he does, he gets cold feet, it's been so long after all, what tells him he will be welcome? So he just stays hidden a couple more days, thinking he is going to tell him anyday now and it's going to be ok, he will explain

But Izzy observes him, and from his pov, it's obvious Sam has moved on, he seems to be aware Izzy has died, but he doesn't seem particularly affected. In fact, he seems incredibly busy and taking many business proposals and always working and when he isn't working he is smiling (because there is always a servant present and Sam doesn't want them to worry) and being pleasant

So Izzy stays hidden. He doesn't know what else he can do. He doesn't know where else to go, and it doesn't seem fair to disrupt Sam's life, but he is also still not fully recovered so he can't high-tail it just yet.

But one day, Sam inadvertently brings back a Source. It's an inconspicuous vase he was given by a client and which he displays in front of a wall, actually a wall where there is a secret passage behind, one that Izzy frequently uses.

And so manifestations starts in earnest, and the servants become increasingly nervous because they've been thinking they were being haunted for a while (because it's impossible for Izzy to stay completely silent all the time, and he does most of his moving at night when there are less people who could catch sight of him).

In response, Sam hires Lockwood and Co. He has heard they were a good agency and he doesn't want to bother with the bigger ones who have already plenty of money anyway. But Izzy isn't aware as Sam went directly to their agency to hire them.

Shenanigans ensues as the Lockwood team pursue one real ghost and one human being they think is a ghost (tbh Izzy kind of looks like one at this point). At some point during the night, they see both the apparition and Izzy vanishing behind the same wall at different entry points (it's one of those panels that completely swivels, so in the darkness it looks like Izzy went through the wall)

They investigate, find the secret passages (Izzy safely fled to the highest point of the attic in yet another hidden location) and come to two conclusions:

- there are two ghosts ergo two Sources

- one is the vase, the other one is very likely to be this old ring they found behind a wall in the secret passage a few paces away from the vase, and which may have been lost a long time ago, but with the other Source being so closed, it might have awaken it

They show both to Sam who explains he got the vase as a gift for a business deal he closed, and he pretends not to recognize the other (but his heart stops when he sees it because it's definitely the ring he gave Israel all those years and years ago)

Lockwood and co are like "no problem, we will dispose of these for you, it's included in our fee", and Sam immediately jumps up and say "No!" in an instant of panic, then he calms down and explains he would like to keep one, ("those things are so interesting, couldn't they provide him with some sort of ghost-glass locket, perhaps he could keep the ring, it's small enough, he can always keep it safe in a silver box")

The trio is like "hm, weird but he is an eccentric wealthy man so ok, his funeral if something goes wrong" synchronized shrug

So they give the ring back to Sam.

Sam, until that point, is barely holding it together, it's exhausting to pretend everything is fine when all he wants to do is curl up and cry all he can somewhere away, somewhere far away.

He keeps staring at the ring through the ghost glass locket, and always carries it on his person, hidden, getting it out when no one can see (except for Izzy who is still watching)

And one night, it gets too much, Sam can't bear it, he needs to see Izzy. He knows it's crazy, he knows it's dangerous, but he feels ready. He is ready to go because they were never meant to be separated, and if he's gotta die, it might as well be from being ghost touched in a last embrace with Izzy, with his one true love.

So one night, he sits in his library, he's got a glass of wine, Israel's favorite vinyl from before they separated is playing and he sets down the locket in front of him. He opens it.

He finally openly calls to Izzy, breaking down, telling him he wants to be reunited, even if it can only ever be beyond the grave. He feels a sudden draft of cold air swishing through the room and thinks Izzy is there. He knows he won't be able to see him, he is too old, he's lost his Sight a long time ago, but he thinks he will still be able to feel him and that's fine with him, that's enough. He knows he can't ask for more.

So he is in complete shock when he sees Izzy advancing towards him.

Sam slowly opens his arms, waiting for him, he is ready... and then immediately gets slapped in the face.

He is in shock (mouth closing and opening like a goldfish).

Meanwhile Izzy is furious: "you were going to let yourself die?!", "for stupid little old me?!", "what on earth! fuck's sake Sam!", "what about your life? you think I would want you dead because I'm dead?!"

Sam gets the scolding of a lifetime until he recovers enough to process what's happening and reacts. Soon enough they're bickering because "YOU'VE BEEN ALIVE? ALL THIS TIME? WHAT THE HELL?", "stupid little old you?! you're the love of my life!"

They keep at it a bit until they each get it out of their system and calm down enough to explain what they thought and eventually all is well. Sam draws a warm bath for Izzy, bring him to his bedroom and does not let go of him for the entire night.

Sam has a lot to explain to his staff, a couple of them quit because they think he's gone mad and they're still not entirely convinced Izzy isn't some sort of paranormal entity, but apart from that it goes well. Mostly, the rest of the staff is relieved, because they kept hearing noises after the intervention of Lockwood and Co and thought they were all slowly headed for their early demise (but Sam is a fair boss and the pay is good so they didn't want to quit).

Sam stops taking on so many business offers and slows down, he tries not to go out of the country too often because he wants to spend as much time with Izzy as he can. Izzy can't believe he is really going to be able to spend the rest of his days living Sam. They're very much still madly in love and Sam has not lost one iota of his romantic heart.

Bonus scene: Izzy being randomly poked by a rapier when he accidentally crosses paths with one of the Lockwood and Co agents (probably George in a shadowy corner of the national archives). Of course, Lucy and Lockwood both completely refuse to believe him about it.

...Until they get an invitation to Sam and Izzy's wedding that is, "for a job beyond well done"

The end.

[spaceytrash]

Still cannot stop thinking about Izzy's wrist tattoo and until Con or someone else tells us what name was on it I will continue my Izzy Hands/Sam Bellamy agenda idc idc

[arsenicflame]

Hornigold's Izzy was the worst, of course. A version of himself that never escaped that terrible place, who lived his life as little more than an object. He still has nightmares about all the things Baz told them, about all the things he didn't.

It doesn't really surprise him, after the first ones, not at its root. To be Izzy Hands is to be someone's after all, though seeing his own face on someone so fundamentally different to him never gets less weird. The people who these other Izzys attached themselves too often left him with more questions than answers. Jack's Izzy, he can understand, from a certain view, though the man himself felt like a fever dream. The less said about Stede's Izzy the better, he's never going to forgive him for the ideas he put in his Stede's head.

Then there was Sam's Izzy.

The first thing anyone noticed about him was that he was happy. He smiled and laughed without thought, and went through life with an ease Izzy didn't think he had ever felt. The crew took to him immediately, accepting him in a way they never did the other Izzys, and certainly not their own. They prodded him and asked him endless questions, and he took every touch without a flinch and answered every question without a hint of a grumble. This Izzy was free. He was open, unburdened, trusting. He was happy.

Sam's Izzy was the one that hurt the most to see. He could accept the worst that Hornigold could've offered, that he would have suffered and been broken. It was infinitely harder to see that he had a chance to be this happy. That it slipped through his fingers.

He's never looked back before, but now? Seeing what might've been? He can't stop himself from considering the possibility that maybe he made the wrong choice back then, going with Ed.

[idzymi]

So here’s the thing

All Ed’s partners basically hate each other

Izzy hates Jack, Jack despises Izzy, and Sam can’t stand them both

So Ed is kinda used to it

And if Izzy and Jack can endure each other presence for Ed’s liking he sees no reason why can’t Stede

Stede has different opinion

Ps the solution is group sex

[sibmakesart]

A scene from The Dense and The Desperate by @rabidweezul that FUCKED ME UP

[izzyspussy]

how bout one where the crew is all hanging out and ed wants izzy to be more included but he can't just demand izzy include himself because that really just won't work even if izzy does his best, so he rushes through thinking up something that only izzy can talk about at any length and he says, "hey, d'you remember sam bellamy?"

and izzy says. "i'm sorry. did you just ask me if i remember my ex matelot?"

and ed jackknifes up from where he was laying with his head in stede's lap and says, "your WHAT?!"

[reinarandraw]

Hello tumblr! Long time not post! Here's my silly modern Bellhands that kinda belong to my Coffee Philosophy au. This is also my entry for Izzy Hands Bingo for: Modern AU, Music, Cake, Summer, and Books!

You can find Izzy's holiday pictures without the text (and also my little ramble about this animatic) under the cut!

If you're wondering who took the photos, the answer is Sam. They are the pictures from their summer vacation. I had a lil trouble when looking for reference photos. Why are most luxury vacation destinations beaches? These two can't go to beaches or yach because someone has severe thalassophobia😩

This summer vacation is actually 'canon' in Coffee Philosophy AU, which reminds me that I should really finish writing that story...