#captain flint/john silver

[amarantheia]

Today's a personal Black Sails Anniversary for me, so posting this drawing of my faves from my fave show as a tiny celebration

[mintyspacecadet]

[brotherconstant]

BLACK SAILS XI. ● XXXVII.

[manabombs]

text free + close ups ✨

[knightofmordred]

some black sails bts because im in a silly goofy mood

[keivni]

LOVE'S THE DEATH OF PEACE OF MIND

[helena-thessa]

I’m new to Black Sails so I’m sure this has been said, but it’s wrecking me. S4 spoilers.

I feel like the moment toward the end when Flint straight up panics about Silver possibly getting shot and then kills his own man and sabotages his own plan to save Silver was a full-stop, hold up, pause it right there, what the fuck moment that Silver would have absolutely been stunned by it if he weren’t too far gone in his own fucked up mental headspace and scheming plans.

One of the most insidious things Flint does is kill his closest friend and confidant (as close as he’ll allow someone to be to him as his Flint persona, anyway) because Gates was going to interfere with his plans. The plans came first. The plans always come first. Flint repeatedly has a one-track mind and the will of the Gods to see his plans through (ie creating the storm). Something like friendship can’t stand in the way. Nothing can.

Except—

In this moment near the finale, Flint makes the complete opposite decision. He chooses his friend over his plans. He chooses Silver over what he thinks is the way to succeed, over what’s necessary for the war. He chooses Silver over his plans. In a split second, entirely instinctual and emotional reaction, he chooses Silver.

And Silver was there when Flint killed Gates. He knows what Flint is capable of in moments like this one. He should’ve stopped everything right then and there and realized and been forced to accept how much Flint cared about him, but he didn’t. He couldn’t.

Flint could tell Silver his story and about Thomas, but Silver didn’t tell his own story. He couldn’t.

That is so fucking heartbreaking. This is the real reason he inevitably becomes the villain, not because of Billy’s propaganda or all of the posturing. It’s his mind, his outlook: Survival only. Survival first.

Silver has already shut Flint out when he first realized Flint might choose the war over Madi, even though so many times afterward and so sincerely does Flint promise that she’s a priority and that they’ll save her. Flint has pulled off the impossible before. Silver has believed him and only him capable of pulling off impossible things before. But Silver has already made up his mind and refuses to see or accept a reality where Flint actually cares for him, and by extension, Madi.

Silver is completely lost to his own insecurity? inability to connect and trust and love? once there are actually people in his life who love him that he has forced a story onto those around him that leaves himself out of an actual life with them.

It’s awful. agh it’s so good

[nassaugirlie]

Underrated Black Sails duos version.

[aureusprongs]

I made another one

[hadescavedish]

the lunar sea

[blacksailsmeansdeath]

Black Sails + Reductress (part 2)

[frau-kali]

You cannot decide to follow a man like that and then pick and choose when to deny him. (insp)

[mintyspacecadet]

this is stupid

[brotherconstant]

Black Sails • XXXVIII We should speak. The three of us.

[p00sy-d3stro7er]

Its been a while since i posted these so! Here you go!

[tiofrean]

"Have you seen the captain?" "He's with Mr Silver, checking the cargo."

I had an idea. That's the idea. Enjoy the idea!