#https://archiveofourown.org/works/45925618

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

First Line Meme

tagged by @chocolatepot! thank you!!

post the first line of your most recent ten fics, and see if there are any patterns.

"Ed’s barely through the door before Jack is on him, pressing his patchy attempt at a beard into Ed’s neck and tugging at the waistband of Ed’s trousers." (I will know who you are yet, young Ed/Jack)

"'What changed your mind?' Stede asks. 'About, um, fishing.'" (Dear Ed (sorry, wrong chat), Ed/Stede via Mary POV)

"The rain pummeled Stede’s windshield with a vengeance that felt almost personal." (Slippery When Wet, Ed/Stede modern AU)

"There were two problems." (Step One: Boil Water, Muriel & Crowley, Good Omens)

"It all started with his hair." (waiting for the wind to throw me down, Ed/Stede)

"On the morning of their third day out from Barbados, Stede woke to hesitant tapping at the door of his cabin." (The Apple Doesn't Fall Far, Ed/Stede)

"'Okay, run it by us one more time.'" (but that's none of my business, Ed/Stede via crew POV)

"It had been a good plan." (Impure Thoughts: Some, Ed/Stede)

"Stede said goodnight to Ed and headed back to his cabin, picking his way through the sleeping forms of the crew." (Afterparty, Ed/Stede)

"The most irritating thing about prison, Ed decided on his first night in the cell on the small island of Alta Vela, was that it wasn’t even that bad." (Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise, Ed/Stede)

The pattern is that I don't spend a lot of time on first lines 😅 I tend to have very short ones because while I'm writing/editing I just want to Get In There And Go.

I also like starting with characters already in a state that needs to be resolved by the end of the fic - no ramp up or slow realization, just "whoops I just realized that I, Blackbeard, have been giggling and kicking my feet and twirling my hair over Stede Bonnet for weeks now and I have got to do something about it or I will explode" (Impure Thoughts: Some)

Tagging @gaypiratebrainrot, @oatmilktruther, @ghostalservice, @emi--rose, @demolitionwoman-blog, @bizarrelittlemew, @scarrletmoon, and @knotwerk

[our-flag-means-death-ao3feed]

waiting for the wind to throw me down

by chaotic_neutral_knitter

Everyone was staring at Stede. He just wanted to run and hide, but he kept smiling, feeling like his face was about to break.

“Really, guys, it’s okay.”

“But Captain -”

Something inside Stede snapped.

“I don’t want to go! Okay? I don’t want to go back to the fucking beach!”

For a single, glorious second, everything was silent. Then Stede realized what he’d done. He saw it reflected in the various expressions of hurt and confusion on the faces of his crew, the uncomfortable silence laying heavily between them all. He clapped his hands over his stupid, traitorous mouth.

“Sorry!” he said, his voice coming out in a squeak from between his fingers. Then he fled.

Stede yells at the crew and runs away about it. Ed comes to find him.

Words: 4502, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death)

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet

Additional Tags: Post-Season/Series 01, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Stede Bonnet talk about your feelings challenge, Stede Bonnet has Sensory Issues, Crying, Kissing, kissing while crying, no beta we die like lucius DEFINITELY DIDN'T

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/45925618

[queer-coffee]

Prompted by awkwardspeech on Ao3!

Summary: Need I say more?

Tags: Anxiety attacks, Angst, Boyf Riends, Depressed Michael, Panic Attacks, During Squip & Post Squip, Prompt

Length: ~1k (so far)

Chapters: 1/6