#flint [redacted]

[holychopshopgalaxy]

imagine calling yourself a #1 flint enjoyer and not being equally obsessed with all 3 of his different & unique love relationships. or that 1 of those relationships would be devalued or less impactful because the writers and actors stated he's gay. couldn't be me could never be me.

[ramsauced]

little icons of charas that may be seen around here

[jaynovz]

Chapter 3 of 13 Word count: 12k total, 4400 for chap 3 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Captain Flint | James McGraw/John Silver Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint | James McGraw, Charles Vane, Peter Ashe, Colonel Rhett, Miranda Barlow, Minor Characters Additional Tags: Silver Rescues Flint From Charles Town, slowburn of a sort, action-adventure, On the Run, Heist vibes, some Silver backstory trauma looming in the margins, Street Rat Silver, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Canon After 2.09, Mostly historically accurate, Chained and Collared Flint, Much Bickering And Shenanigans, sex under the influence, Frottage, Emotionally Messy and Sloppy Weird Hayloft Sex at long last, All Aboard the Fully Fucking Deranged John Silver Train Choo Choo :D

-- Summary:

“Let’s put out the light,” Flint rasps, so quietly it is a strain to hear him.

“Of course.” Silver quickly stands to comply.

As the captain stares into the lantern flame a faraway look creeps into his eyes. He is receding now to a place that Silver cannot reach, the dark swell of the tides washing over the beach at night. But John Silver has never been one to give up so easily.

Silver tells a few tales, a brewing storm finally breaks, and the lads cross a threshold of no return.

--

Well hi!!

Chapter 3 of my Charles Town AU is finally finished after 10 whole months of originally starting it. Those boys FINALLY FINALLY get to have their weird messy drunken hayloft sex, buckle up for sooo much porn.

Attached to this chapter is also a wonderful commission painted by @johix that I bought myself as a present to stay motivated. She did a stunning job, it’s perfect and so sooooooo sexy. Thank you so much!! <33

I hope y’all enjoy this very belated update, please let me know what you think 😌😌

[tea-the-reconstructor]

hehehehehe new TTRPG just got delivered and oh my gosh it's so pretty

Eat the Reich by Rowan, Rook and Decard is genuinely one of the most stylish looking games I've seen in a hot minute, and while I've yet to have a chance to run a game, I'm obsessed with it nonetheless! The basic premise is that it's 1943, Europe is in flames during the 2nd World War, and you are all a part of a crack squadron of vampires being sent to occupied Paris to do one thing and one thing only; Drink all of Hitler's blood. There's a full list of the stuff I got and my thoughts below the cut.

It arrived in this really cool manila folder, like just look at the detail!! like this alone would be such a neat thing to have sitting on my desk just as a prop, but this is only the beginning

The book itself is nothing short of a masterpiece, and honestly the pictures do not do it justice. The title is done with a really nice glossy finish, the cover has an amazing texture along the bottom and back to give the sensation of dried blood. the inside also folds out!! that little slit in the front is a full piece of art, and it really sells the appearance of peering into a coffin. The style of the entire book is genuinely so crunchy and good and I wanna put it in my mouth-

There's also the bookmark, coin, and patches which, once again, are so stylish and feel so high quality. I've been just stimming with the coin since I got it, the patches are so bright and look so pretty, and the bookmark is just fantastic. Pretty much everything from this is something I'd genuinely wanna get tattooed on me. There is one more thing I got, arguably the most important piece from this entire set...

WE GOT PIN-UPS BABY WOOOOOOOOOO! So the game comes with six characters you can play as (there are options to make your own), and there are associated character sheets within the book, but good golly these got me blushin' up a storm so hard that they can all smell the blood in my cheeks. From left to right, top to bottom, we have: - Cosgrave, a hackney necromancer who's on the run from the undead mafia of East London, crooked, charming, and damn lucky. - Nicole, a resistance guerrilla fighter and demolitions expert. Turned by her girlfriend and packing hella heat, she wants to meet a glorious end in battle. - Iryna, the Old Money occultist and the black sheep of her clan, who provides a significant portion of the funding to F.A.N.G. - Chuck, a whole-ass-real-ass corpse eatin' cowpoke. Genuinely a sweetheart, if you can look past that bit. He's on this mission not just to survive, but to earn freedom after eating a county sherrif and half his deputy. - Astrid, an ex-fighter pilot that was bitten by something in the frozen taiga, now bearing the soul of a wild predator within her. - Flint, the half-human half-bat, all nightmare. He's a cave-dwelling hunter who may or may not talk, possibly because he's just shy. Each of the characters have their own unique traits, abilities and stuff and I wanna kiss them all so bad it's not even funny man they're all so goddamn fine I'd let them drink me dry for just a single chance to feel the sweet nip of their lips against my skin, like being granted by a mere glimpse of heaven while still on earth simply by the hand of some foul creature who has not seen the light of God in far too long for simply doing what they must to survive, just. I need help.

Anyway uh. Eat the Reich is a goddamn beautiful game, thank you Rowan, Rook and Decard for making hot nazi-killing vampires that have not paid rent within my mind despite occupying it since like August of last year.

[sameteeth]

the flint coming out/silvers worst possible reaction convo is one of the few times we actually see flint like. uncomfortable? or nervous i guess? when silver says he doesn't think the pattern of flint's closest person/partner dying will apply to him because of recent events, flint's response ("it is .. natural for men new to power to assume that it has no limits. trust me - it does.") seems strange. he doesn't argue against seeking out his own tragedies as he did before, or deny the pattern, or tell silver to stop blaming him for the deaths of his partners. he tells silver he isn't as powerful as he might feel at that moment. he's defensive, thrown off-balance by the vulnerability of sharing his most guarded heart and secret, only for silver to throw it back in his face. this conversation is significant for a number of reasons, but one of which is that it highlights flint's devotion to silver (he tells silver he is Entitled to the truth) and silver's reticence to genuine connection with flint. he tells flint he's sorry, but then ruthlessly points out a pattern he sees as a potential danger to him. silver is STILL acting in his own self interest here, almost defensively, whereas flint has given himself entirely over to silver. what happens makes me think of this post - flint has such personal authenticity, he KNOWS what he stands for, he has cast his lot, his narrative is fixed, that he is able to give his truth to silver. whereas silver is still playing at both sides. his identity has coagulated into silver, but he's not Long John Silver yet. he doubts this war, he doubts flint and madi's motivations. why expose a weakness when there's no need? all he sees of flint's confession is a potential threat to him. and then there's flint's response in the face of silver coolly explaining why he will survive flint's self-inflicted tragedy, a weak attempt at silver's feelings of strength, a defensive response to what flint perceives to be an attack from silver.. which silver IMMEDIATELY overturns with his stunt with dobbs, using the men as pawns in his dance with flint, proving to flint that silver is strong, that silver will survive flint. that silver will hurt flint. and all flint has to offer is an uncertain but (to me) very genuine attempt at comfort in the face of silver's ironclad defense of his own strength. that even if they agree silver has such powerful influence over the men, flint can still stand with him, against him if they have to.

[actuallygodzilla]

Hey buddy I am standing before you laying all that I am bare and transparent I am laying down the sword I am taking the knife out of my boot I am letting you know me presently and who I have been and I am enjoying this walk we take into the future we have created together hey brother friend why are you blocking the way?

[benjaminagunn]

[theartofangirling]

are you 🫵 obsessed 😍 with black sails 🏴‍☠️????

then you need to read the radiant emperor duology by shelley parker-chan

why, you ask, is a historical fantasy series set in 14th century china following a genderqueer monk perfect for fans of a show about pirates?

they're both inspired by historical figures/events but aren't afraid to take liberties

they're both dark, ruthless stories set in a world in which everyone is out for themselves, while still maintaining a core of hope and humanity

you enjoy flint's queer rage and fighting against internalized shame? allow me to introduce you to [character redacted]

you appreciate that silver is a disabled protagonist whose disability is an essential part of his story but not his defining characteristic or even the most interesting thing about him? meet my friend [character redacted]

you like complicated, morally gray female characters who may occasionally stab people? get ready for SO MANY

you want more characters with relationships and identities that may not fit neatly into the labels and boxes we use today but still feel true and relatable? *wipes away tears* yeah

you like tragic antiheroes, characters that do terrible things while you cheer, and gay wrongs? YOU GOT IT

plus:

SAPPHICS!!!!

queerness woven into the very fabric of the story

characters who are too clever for their own good

nonstop political machinations

haunting the narrative (both literally and figuratively)

endings that make you go OUGHOHHHUUGGHHHHOUGGHHH

did I mention that it's extremely queer?

anyway, stan zhu chongba ✌️

[hadescavedish]

Going through all these metas I've reached the clarity that:

Silver is a character silently screaming "please love me"

Flint is a character silently screaming "I want to love"

Yet [redacted events] traumatised their ability to accept their desires.

[somfte]

okay i've had quite a lot of rum and i'm truly not trying to start any shit but "Love, for flint, is inseparable from political alliance." was very confusing to me because it seemed like the opposite of my interpretation of flint and how he loves

i know the post was about eleanor but i don't see him as *loving* eleanor. he has some affection for her, and he is kind when she is in distress. but it's not LOVE. he cares about eleanor more than most random nassau people but at the end of the day... when he says "eleanor guthrie has been arrested" to silver it's just, like...facts and news of the day, he's not distraught about it. he's more focused on silver and silver being his quartermaster and that partnership, that's what that scene is about. the news about eleanor is just exposition

everyone we see him love, he does so regardless of whether they are politically aligned

miranda

thomas

silver

miranda goes behind his back and sends that letter, and after they fight about it he comes home with an apology book because he's ride or die even if they disagree

a core part of the london flashbacks is that james and thomas have very different ways of seeing the world, different political opinions, and he falls in love with him *because* of that. "Strange pairs, Lieutenant. They can achieve the most unexpected things."

he loves silver so much he lets silver point a gun at him and tell him that what flint wants (the path to his political goals) is a nightmare, and then he lets silver [REDACTED]

the way i read it is that flint loves with his whole ass EVEN IF it's politically inconvenient for him, and it often very much is

[battendownthewhatsit]

#where one fave loses a leg the other fave gains actual mountains of gold...... alchemy's first law of--

silver and max are having vastly DIFFERENT days

[thematicparallel]

max as the mouthpiece to ""long john silver""'s letter makes it such a good episode (& season!) ending scene too they are literally growing in power parallel with each other but also the fact that "john silver" much more clearly becomes a vessel not only for [real name redacted] but also for billy & max & a revolution & madi & flint in this finale to set up the work season 4 needs like do you guys understand!! your name is a jointly held asset but this time not only for the walrus crew but an entire community

[sailsblack]

the same man who wrote treasure island also wrote dr jekyll and mr hyde. and i just.

like, black sails has such a focus on true identity vs projected identity and maybe someday i’ll have more coherent thoughts on this but. mcgraw/flint as jekyll/hyde. [redacted]/silver as jekyll/hyde.

there’s just so much there that’s so interesting to me. if anyone has more coherent thoughts on this or if anyone else has written about this already pls share 🙏🏻

[orpheusilver]

oh shit okay. flints thesis (because of my trauma from inside civilization, i will burn it all down for me and mine to be safe) vs maxs antithesis (because of my trauma from outside civilization, i will work inside it for me and mine to be safe) = silvers synthesis (because of [TRAUMA REDACTED], i will do Anything for me and mine to be safe)

[eldritch-spouse]

Okay so, I can’t recall if its been asked, but could you ever get Livius to talk about his past? And if not him, Flints?

Also whats the significance of Flints hat? (I swear it was specifically pointed out in his intro)

What’s Livius’s issue with being hit in the face, he’s okay with everywhere but there, is it simply preference or is it trauma related.

Livius obviously enjoys making others jealous, he feeds off it, but is he prone to making his Queen jealous? All the other Icons love seeing their Queen indulge in their sin, but unlike the others, envy almost never feels good.

And if he does, how far is he willing to go to see his Queen jealous?

Also if Livius’s Queen was touch adversed how long would it take him to break his mimicry of them?

-notamonsterfucker

[Jesus Christ. You woke up and redacted a questionaire.]

1) Livius is extremely secretive about his origins and refuses to elaborate on anything, even to you. The better part of this is that if there's anything about your past that he hasn't already uncovered, especially anything regarding family, he won't outright press you for details. Livius' ascension is kind of shrouded in mystery, in the same way Envy's royal history is a total mess...

Flints will never reveal anything about Livius' past to you, no matter how much he loves you. And if you're smart, you won't pry too much.

2) Flint's hat is a family heirlom of sorts. Several (long dead) elements of Flints' family were once in direct service to past Icons of Wrath, and that hat belonged to one of them, who occupied a prestigious position in the armies of said Ring.

3) He just doesn't like being hit in the face. It turns him off.

4) You absolutely will be made to feel jealous. It feeds him, and your envy, your jealousy, is fucking delicious to him.

However, Livius only ever foments that envy for as long as he wishes to feed on it. Afterwards, he removes most of his influence off you, and makes sure to manipulate the situation that caused that sentiment to flare up within you (which could even be a situation he orchestrated himself).

5) He'll break it on a couple of occasions, but mostly sticks to it.

It makes him happy to be like you. And if you're touch averse, then so is he.

[droctaviolovecraft]

TW: Violence/gore

"(ง •̀_•́)ง"

ANM #: ANM-237 - "Captain Franz Ferdinand"

Danger Level: Snit 🟡 | Uncontained ❌️

Lead Researcher: Dr. Öctavio Kalev

Anomaly Type: Rural, ogre-like, military, hunter

Containment: ANM-237 is currently uncontained and remains in its natural habitat, a remote swamp in Eastern Europe near the German border. Mobile Task Force ("Gardeners") has been assigned to monitor the location and activities of ANM-237, maintaining a perimeter around the swamp to prevent unauthorized access. Any civilian attempting to enter the area should be detained and amnesticized.

Efforts to communicate with ANM-237 must be conducted from a safe distance using illustrated boards. Personnel are advised not to enter ANM-237’s territory without explicit authorization and appropriate protective equipment due to the highly infectious nature of the bacteria on the arrows shot by ANM-237.

Description: ANM-237 is a humanoid entity resembling an ogre from medieval culture, standing approximately 4.20 meters (13 feet, 9 inches) tall. It has a bulky and muscular physique, covered in thick, dark hair, with very thick, bronze-toned skin. Its mouth and hands are often stained with dried blood. ANM-237's facial features include a broad, flat face, a prominent underbite, and thick, yellowed teeth, which it appears to never brush. Its eyes are large and yellowish-white, indicative of chronic sleep deprivation, giving it a wild, lupine appearance.

ANM-237's hair is disheveled and straight, with a rough, uneven cut, likely made using a primitive tool, such as a sharp flint. It maintains a beard along its sideburns, creating a rudimentary style. ANM-237 wears old, tattered medieval leather armor, scavenged from abandoned ruins and held together by leather straps and frayed ropes.

ANM-237 exhibits a unique form of non-verbal communication through crude yet coherent drawings. Despite its unrecognizable native language and illiteracy, ANM-237 quickly grasps basic ideas conveyed through illustrations. Its own drawings often depict historical figures, particularly military leaders, showing a deep fascination with history and war.

The entity refers to itself as "Captain Franz Ferdinand," drawing a parallel with the historical Austro-Hungarian archduke whose assassination triggered World War I. ANM-237 demonstrates a nuanced understanding of complex historical events and military strategies, often identifying key figures and their roles in various conflicts through its sketches.

ANM-237's diet primarily consists of human remains, which it obtains through hunting or scavenging. Its preference is for heads, which it consumes and uses to mark its territory around the swamp by impaling them on stumps or tying them to branches. ANM-237 has shown rudimentary cooking skills, preparing its meals using an improvised stone hearth in its dwelling.

ANM-237 is heavily armed with a bow and an improvised wooden sword, as well as a quiver made from human skin and other materials, and a machete made from human bones. Its arrows are contaminated with a potent mixture of bacteria capable of causing severe infections in humans. Its swamp is filled with primitive traps, and it is often observed singing guttural chants while dancing around its fire. It is important to note that due to its exaggerated size, its weapons are made to be used more nimbly by its large hands; thus, its knife is the size of a machete, and its arrows are equivalent to ballista bolts.

ANM-237's movements are clumsy but deliberate, reflecting its immense size and strength. It walks on two sturdy legs, each ending in a large, calloused foot with five thick toes and gnarled nails. Despite its imposing stature, ANM-237 exhibits a surprising level of dexterity when engaged in tasks requiring fine motor skills, such as drawing or cooking.

Incident Report: Initial Attempt to Interact with ANM-237

Date: 11/03/20██

Location: [REDACTED] Swamp, Eastern Europe

Assigned Personnel:

Dr. Emil Krauss (Lead Researcher)

Agent R. DeWitt (Field Operator)

Agent S. Oleski (Field Operator)

MTF "Gardeners"

Preface:

After initial sightings of ANM-237, a containment team was dispatched to establish contact and assess the viability of containment. Due to the entity’s apparent illiteracy and unrecognized native language, researchers prepared a series of drawings to communicate basic ideas and intentions.

[...]

[BEGIN LOG]

10:02 AM:

The team sets up a temporary observation post 200 meters from ANM-237's known location. Dr. Krauss, using binoculars, observes ANM-237 near a campfire, apparently cooking the carcass of a recently hunted human. The initial approach strategy is discussed.

10:15 AM:

Agents DeWitt and Oleski approach the edge of ANM-237's territory, equipped with protective gear and a stack of pre-drawn sketches. They begin by placing some sketches on the ground and retreating 50 meters, maintaining communication at a distance.

10:20 AM:

ANM-237 notices the stack of papers and cautiously approaches. It inspects the sketches, which depict a group of humans gathering peacefully, offering food in exchange for conversation. ANM-237 appears intrigued but confused.

10:25 AM:

ANM-237 responds by drawing on the board with charcoal from its campfire. It crudely sketches an imposing figure surrounded by smaller humans, arrows drawn from the smaller figures to the larger one, implying leadership. ANM-237 labels itself as “Captain” (misspelled) and points to its own chest.

10:30 AM:

Dr. Krauss instructs the team to present additional sketches. They draw a simplified map of the area with a small building labeled "Home" (representing a containment cell). They depict ANM-237 inside, engaging in activities such as drawing, eating, and interacting with researchers.

10:35 AM:

ANM-237 examines the map and draws a large “X” over the “Home,” then sketches itself holding a club and standing over several stick-figure humans. It appears agitated and begins circling the team's position.

10:40 AM:

Agent DeWitt attempts to calm the situation by drawing a figure offering a gift (food) to ANM-237, accompanied by an arrow pointing to ANM-237’s mouth, symbolizing friendship and sharing. ANM-237 pauses, observing the drawing carefully.

10:45 AM:

ANM-237 responds with a surprisingly detailed sketch of a battlefield, labeling one side as "Friends" and the other as "Enemies." It places itself leading the “Friends” against the “Enemies,” who are depicted with human faces contorted in fear or agony.

10:50 AM:

Dr. Krauss and the team recognize ANM-237's fixation on conflict and its self-identification as a leader. A new sketch is prepared, depicting ANM-237 in a similar “leader” role but among researchers, suggesting cooperation instead of conflict.

10:55 AM:

ANM-237 seems to consider this for several minutes, then draws a simple sketch of a human head being eaten, adding several lines to indicate its territory. It then circles the head in its sketch with a thick line, pointing to it and then to itself.

11:00 AM:

ANM-237 becomes visibly agitated, possibly interpreting the containment proposal as a challenge to its authority or autonomy. It smashes a rock with its fists, shattering it, and emits a guttural roar.

11:05 AM:

MTF is placed on high alert as ANM-237 begins patrolling the perimeter of its territory, watching the team. Any further attempts at communication are suspended, and the team withdraws to a safer distance to avoid escalation.

[END LOG]

Post-Incident Analysis:

The use of drawings proved effective in eliciting responses from ANM-237 but highlighted its resistance to perceived control or containment. Its self-proclaimed role as a "leader" complicates efforts to communicate containment intentions without provoking aggression.

Future attempts should focus on establishing communication through symbolic representations of mutual respect and autonomy, rather than direct containment proposals. ANM-237's fixation on leadership roles may be leveraged to guide its behavior into less hostile patterns.

Final Notes:

ANM-237's behavior suggests a combination of primitive savagery and childlike curiosity, particularly in its fascination with the world beyond its swampy domain. Its self-proclaimed role as a “captain” and its focus on historical military figures indicate a possible desire for recognition or an attempt to imitate human social hierarchies.

Efforts to study ANM-237’s historical knowledge are ongoing, with the potential to uncover the source of its anomalous understanding of human history. Researchers are advised to proceed with caution, as ANM-237’s unpredictable nature and deadly capabilities pose a significant risk to personnel.g