#i need blackbonnet like i need air

[jonmartintrash]

When Taylor said

"You told me you loved me so why did you go away?"

She was talking about Blackbonnet.

[theofficialpresidentoftheusa]

No but I was so worried the season would leave off with Ed and Stede going their separate ways to do their own thing and now that they’ve separated I’m actually thinking that they won’t do that.

For one, they’ve already fought over the retirement vs. piracy divide. Maybe they’ll do it in a more amicable and mature way at the end, but based on stede (and Ed’s!) reactions to their new ways of life, I actually don’t see that happening.

I think stede is going to realize that now that he has everything he wanted, it’s not at all the life he wants to lead from now on out. And I think Ed is going to feel the same (if not because retirement and becoming a fisherman is too dull for him, but because he can’t stand to be away from stede who may be in danger without him)

It’s the hesitation in which stede killed Ned. Remembering the trauma he’s been through for being who he truly is deep down. And he’s not a killer. Not really. And now his crew, his family, are leaving him slowly. Ed’s gone. Piracy is under attack.

And even when and if they avert this one crisis, there will always be another, and he will always be in danger, and forced to betray his true nature.

They need to be with each other- not with Ed making stede reckless, and stede making Ed soft- but the other way around. Stede gives Ed the joy and adventure he needs, plays into and goes along with his fantasies and games, and Ed allows stede to be soft, to be calm and gentle.

All this to say, I think they’ll end up happy and together. I hope they will be each other’s lighthouse.

[larphis]

NO SHUT UP IF STEDE REALLY DOES PROPOSE I’LL FUCKING CRY-

look, i'm just saying

[one-strugling-bean]

OFMD Random Commentary (Final Thoughts)

Okay so. I finished OFMD in 3 days. Season 2 is right at the door and I'm super excited for it.

While I wait though, I thought "Why not make a huge ass essay about my thoughts on the 1st Season?" And now here we are! And trust me I have tons to say. So without further ado, let's start:

Before anything else, I want to say, I had so much fun. This show was hilarious most of the time while still easily hitting me in the feels when it needed. By the end of the season, I wanted to adopt pretty much everyone and give them whatever they wanted. The romantic relationships weren't born out of thin air (although I think Jim and Olu could've been explored a little more) and the overall vibe of the show was so freaking inviting.

Stede and Ed were very captivating and their scenes together are always so evolving. Their actors convey strong emotions so freaking well. It's like I'm right there, in their heads, as the scenes play out, and I can tell what they're feeling perfectly just by looking at their expressions.

That being said, Ed was a bit harder for me to figure out than Stede. There were a lot of scenes, especially in the beggining, where I was at a loss as to his intentions. But it works in his favor (and the viewers') because Ed is a mysterious person for pretty much every character in the show. It's fun when everyone on screen is as clueless as us. It also contributes to the welcoming vibe of the show - it's like I'm there, just as clueless and scared as everyone else, trying to figure out what exactly makes Blackbeard tick.

And speaking of everyone else! My gosh, I loved the crewmates... I think I even said that at some point in an episode, but my favorite moments of the show were just the crew interacting with each other. Separated, each of them is nice and kinda funny, but together? They gave me the best laughs of the whole show.

It was the little things. Wee John, Roach, and Frenchie messing up a cross sign(?) for Nana, the flag-sewing arts-and-crafts, the rehearsal for the Fuckery, the Fuckery itself- just, everything.

As the episodes pass, and you grow to know the characters - recognize their faces, memorize their names, figure out the traits and places they take in the crew - they also grow to know each other. In the first episode they seem to be pretty distant from each other - acquaintances at best. But by the end you realize that that's changed - and you watched it happen. In every little scene, every funny comment or near-death experience - almost imperceptible on a first watch I think. Most of the time they just seem to be fighting each other. But those bonds do happen, and not just between the romantic pairs but everyone. Even with you, the viewer.

I think that's what makes the last "we talk it through-" "as a crew!" scene, followed by (or before) Lucius reading Stede's journal out loud, so powerful. I don't think I mentioned it in my post of the episode, but it gave me chills. You get this feeling of "we came so far" that just completely warms your heart. And you can see, in each one of their faces that they're all feeling the same thing. They came full circle from the first episode - they're not just a rag-tag group of useless people anymore. They're growing closer to becoming a family, a real crew. And it's fucking amazing.

TL;DR - they figured out the Found Family trope really well. And Found Family is my kind of thing soooo.

But oh well. Nothing can be good forever - especially if that thing is a happy ending in a queer show, so the rest of episode 9 and episode 10 happen. And the feeling of betrayal starts.

From a Gentlebeard/Blackbonnet perspective, the way I see it, Ed calling out the Act of Grace for Stede is the ultimate sacrifice from Ed for Stede. In contrast, Stede abandoning Ed at the dock is the ultimate sacrifice of Ed from Stede. See the difference? What I'm trying to say? I sure hope so, because I'm not sure I do. It just seems right when I say it.

Then Ed goes to the ship and everything goes off the deep end - ft. Izzy Hands being his usual creepy self.

Izzy.... creeped me out honestly. The whole time, not just at the end. From my peak on the OFMD fandom, he seems to be a pretty loved character, but I honestly dislike him a lot. I dunno. He was creepy and awful and did many horrible things for not-that-worthy reasons and I just overall didn't vibe with him. So I guess having him be the one to break Ed felt like a big, personal slap to the face. I dunno. Just wanted to call him every name in the book, you know?

(I also decided to take personally the fact that his name is a very common nickname of my name. I'll never accept to be called Izzy again. The PTSD and rage would be too much.)

Then, of course, we have Lucius's "death". Honestly? I don't think he's dead. He is too iconic to die in the first season. There's no way the writers didn't know Lucius was gonna be a fan favorite. The cliffhanger around his death was 100% planned as a special, last-minute, sadistic gift for the fandom. It will also probably affect something in S2.

That being said, I will only feel rested when I see him alive and well, nestled in Black Pete's arms. I gasped so loud when Ed threw him out of the ship you have no idea. I was so worried. Still am. That's how important his character has become to me. To most people, probably.

(I do think I saw a bit of Lucius's face in a random shot of the S2 trailer. His alleged self is pulling at someone's legs with Frenchie. But do not tell me if I'm right. I've been trying to stay away from trailer dissections.)

Frenchie and Jim also worry me greatly, but they seem to be doing good in the S2 trailer, so that helps. (Not Frenchie conquering his fear of cats by becoming one).

As for everyone else..... God, I was so horrified about their situation until that last scene. Stede coming in the dinghy might as well have been the sighting of an angel (I like to call this feeling the Sanji-backstory-PTSD). I've come to care so much about these characters, how was this show capable of tricking me like this??

Honestly, after all is said and watched, I'm unsure if I'm glad I waited so long to watch it. Because on the one hand, I won't have to wait months and suffer from the cliffhanger like most of you guys did (I feel for you all). On the other, I'm afraid I might've missed a few years of glorious fandom history and events.

I dunno, it's complicated.

(Send me links to all the best fanfics you can find - as long as they're in English and have at least 2000 words I'll take them).

But yeahhhhhhhhhhh, think this might be it for now. I don't know if I'll repeat the Commentary for S2- would you like that? If I get enough responses, Ig I will ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But in any case, for now, I close. Hope you had as much reading my reactions as I did watching this show.

Have a nice day! ^^

[ardent-fox]

✨️🌸 Tag Game Tuesday Whenever (Spring Edition) 🌸✨️

Got tagged by these gorgeous souls, @celestialmickey, @metalheadmickey and @mishervellous, thank you, my lovelies! 🥰💙

Your name: Lyds 🌿

Where in the world are you? Somewhere in Europe 🌍

Your favorite color: Dusty blues and pinks 🎨

A song that always puts you in a good mood: Keeping the Faith by Billy Joel 🎵

Your favorite flower: Tulips, they make me happy 🌷

It’s a beautiful sunny day and you’re going on a picnic with friends. What snack are you bringing to share? Nutella biscuits, sliced cantaloupe and tea 🍪

Bumblebees or butterflies? Neither please, I'm entomophobic 🚫

Describe your ideal weather: 22 degrees Celsius, mild sun, gentle breeze and promise in the air 🌄

What are you reading right now? Just re-read a gorgeous Blackbonnet fic called Still Waters, got Your Question Has Been Received by our lovely @celestialmickey open to catch up on next 📖

Museum date or nature walk? This is so hard, I want and need both so much! 🫶

It’s movie night in the park and your turn to choose, what are we watching? Rocky Horror Picture Show with audience participation 🔫

And finally, share some sunny words for your friends & followers: You’re such an amazing, kind and creative bunch of human beings, you make me glad to be here (existentially) and I love each and every one of you! 💖

Tagging @ian-galagher, @vintagelacerosette, @imikhailotakeyouian, @chicanomick, @lalazeewrites, @arrowflier, @howlinchickhowl, @doodlevich, @tsuga-of-mars, @lizelandre and anyone who sees this and would like to play! ✨️

[mysteriouslybluepirate]

OFMD Favs Tag Game

I was tagged by- @likethehotsauce Thank you so much! Always love to rant.

(I'm probably not doing this right, cause I'm just using this a an excuse to look back on the parts of the show itself that I love, but I needed to write an essay today. And it's been months since I went back to my Stede/Ed roots. Before Izzy latched himself onto my brain. So here's some love!)

favorite Ed gif:

Look, I love ep7, especially on rewatches. Most rom-coms run into the trouble of not showing the audience our protagonists bond. They rarely get to relax around each other before the relationship really starts but that's what this episode is.

We've got Ed, who's starting to get comfortable/settled in around Stede. Stede having a fun little adventure, trying to make Ed thinks he's cool. Ed genuinely having a shitty day and finally getting that Stede cares about him. It's really fucking sweet. This gif just wraps that all up in a cute ball. The fit? Amazing. The lil hop? Adorable. Edward essentially telling everyone to shut up and just let Stede have his fun? Cute pre-boyfriend moment. He's a goofball, and this episode needs more love on here.

favorite Stede gif:

Yeah, yeah. Ed's here. But the scene is focusing on Stede and resolving an arc (my favorite thing), so it counts! Stede has issues feeling accepted. He has gone without a 'crew' for so long that he's unapologetically who he is. He already feels along, why the fuck would he care about dressing up and being a bit too 'feminine'? They already make fun of him for not being enough, he already feels along. Why wouldn't he try to be happy not giving a shit about what they think?

So, in ep 10, we see a Stede who feels accepted into a family. He gets to get up there with a silly little in-joke and have people put their trust in him. Are they doing this to get back at the Navy? Yeah. But Stede build himself a place where he feels like he can be accepted and welcomed. I don't always see Stede in the best light. Accountability is a huge thing for me, and S2 better include this guy fessing up for the hurt he's caused. But this scene always makes me smile when I think about it.

favorite Ed outfit:

:). I know what I'm about. I'm simple, and if you've been here a while, you already know. We get to see Edward proudly rocking Stede's lil handkerchief. The tummy is great, and so is seeing his tattoos. I always love a fingerless glove, and his jewelry is on point. Yes, I love Ed in soft fabrics. Especially the loose poet shirt moment in ep 4. But in my head, this is Ed being a frat guy and trying to seduce Stede. 'Usually the exposed skin and touching works :('. Cause this poor guy has had to seduce assholes like Jack, and isn't comfortable with opening up yet. Ed's also just having fun exposing Stede to 'pirate' things which is a favorite trope of mine.

favorite Stede outfit:

Unironically? All of them.

Next question.

OKAY. FINE. IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE-

Gender. Whole lotta gender right here. I'm a sucker for loose fabric and BOY.

Open Shirt? Yes. Hideously colored mustard robe that works because it's a part of the whole 'look'. Achieved. Rings? Amazing. Fluffy shirt that's a button-up? Yep, you could totally reveal more chest.

FLUFFY SLEVES!!!! AHHH. But seriously, most of his outfits are amazing. I chose like five different Gifs-before settling on this for the lace sleeves.

favorite Blackbonnet song:

Oh boy! Buckle up.

(I have 2 playlists with these 2 with around 40 total hours of music on Spotify from the 4 months post ep10 airing where I only read these two. So any answer I give is going to )

Stede POV specific('A Stede Soundtrack' on spotify)- Five Bells- CoCo and The Butterfields. Yes, I have better ones, but the general vibe is just happy, light, and in love. Excited for the future. (If this song is actually about something else, keep me innocent). With instrumentals, and dancing, and fucking joy. I love this song. 2.) Being 'May It Last'- The Avett Brothers if Folk music isn't your thing. 3.) 'The Bitch is Back'-Elton John For bitchy Stede. The best flavor.

Edward POV specific ('Blackbeard's Breakup' on Spotify)- Desperately in love Ed? 'honey'-Coastal Club. yes, I am a pet name Edward truther. Also a song about being excited by life and by love. If it's Stede Hating, Kraken era? 'Money, Money, Money'-ABBA. Yes, I know Edward is now the breadwinner, but it's very Him.

Gentlebeard. Sad era- 'Last Request'- Paolo Nutini. Oh shit, I have a crush era- 'I think I love you'-Specifically the Tenacious D cover. It's Jack Black, how can you hate it? Desperately in love- 'An Old Fashioned Love Song'-Paul Williams. This song has been in my Spotify top 100 for years. I fucking love it.

favorite OFMD fic trope:

HAHA! You didn't specify the ship, so I get to bring up Izzy.

SteddyHands specific- Stede&Ed working together/competing for Izzy to choose them first. Especially if Ed&Stede already know that Izzy has a crush on them but Izzy doesn't. I don't read this ship too much anymore, but this always made me happy.

Izzy Specific-Post S1 Izzy hunting down Stede, hijinks ensuing. Izzy gets injured, and this starts his character jornery into a mentally healthier person. Him getting loved tbh. Aslo, Izzy getting described as short. He's really not that much shorter than most of the crew. I just love when it's brought up.

Long fic- Anything character based, post S2 'reunion'. Essentially skipping how they all resolved S1 and skips to the fun parts. Love Izzy learning/starting to care for the crew. If reading a fic kinda feels like going to therapy, you're doing it right. Huge shoutout to anyone who has tried to break down how Izzy's brain works for angst fic. Also, Ed and Stede being held accountable for some of their more shitty actions.

Short Fic- You know what, I'll say it. I like soulmate (and adjacent) AUs. Love me a Hanahaki, or similar curses. If there's a story reason two characters are dubiously forced to admit their feelings, I'm there. I love that 'what if they don't like me' rant even though its destined, I love the holding yourself back to keep another person happy shit. Yes, irl, that'd be fucked. But since it's a short fic, it doesn't need to worry about all that.

Trope Tropes- Buttons being a Disney princess around animals. Lucius living in the walls. Izzy swears every other sentence. Any media of the Revenge (music, stories) being super out of time period. Two characters are falling in love, but are the last people to realize it. Stede being a pirate parent.

Ed’s hair or Stede’s hair:

I agree with what likethehotsauce said. Both fit the character really well. I can't imagine Stede or Ed suddenly shaving their head. It's a part of who they are.

If this is about me wanting their hair? I'm choosing Ed's. I've had Stede length hair for the past 2 years, and miss braiding my hair. Also, his hair looks soft as shit. Good to run your fingers through, etc.

longest gap between rewatches:

July 2022-January 2023. I watched it like 13 times post ep 10 aired, then immediately jumped into fan content. I'm a huge 'character' person when consuming media, so I generally enjoy doing that vs rewatching the show itself again.

Lucius is Hiding in the Ship vs. Lucius is Dead and a Ghost:

No corpse= Not dead. Once Ed and Stede reunite I don't think Ed would be able to forgive himself if he actually killed him. Lucius was saved by someone on the ship and hidden away. I do think Lucius will be discovered before the captains reunite. As much as I love ghosts, our guy is safe. Fearing for his life, but safe.

favorite Revenge crew member: OG Revenge-Frenchie or Buttons. If y'all haven't written him in your fics, including Buttons. He's so much fun to make the 'Cassandra' of your work! Let him be ominous and all-knowing, it's a great time! Frenchie because I'm always up for a bard, and he's a character that has so much potential. From being a bard to an 'assassin in training' with Izzy & Jim. They're fun to throw in!

Again, many thanks to @likethehotsauce! I would like to tag — absolutely zero pressure!!! I know most of you are mostly into Izzy, and I love hearing harsh opinions about Ed&Stede or general thoughts on the show looking back, after a year. @ivegotnonameidea @dianetastesmetal @gydima @downinthehull @treesofgreen @ladyrenity

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

tag 9 people you want to get to know better!

tagged by @cheersmequeers and @shugarmelon85 💖💖💖

three ships: (im going for Life-Defining ships that took over my brain at some point or another)

gentlebeard (OMFD) bc of course

stucky (MCU) fuck marvel but "repressed crush on your childhood best friend to thinking your childhood best friend died to realizing your childhood best friend survived and was brainwashed to be an assassin and has no idea who you are and has been ordered to kill you" altered my brain chemistry in middle school

davekat (Homestuck) cringe is dead and this one altered my brain chemistry in high school

first ever ship:

percabeth (percy jackson) the og... these children hold a special place in my heart. altered my brain chemistry in elementary school lol

last song:

there was a post on my dash that i cant find rn but it linked to a wlw spotify playlist that i've been listening to for the past few days. the last song i listened to was BONNIE by Vylet Pony

last film:

im trying to figure out the timeline here and i cant remember if the last movie i saw was Wendell & Wild or uh. Bones and All.

ohhhhkay i looked that the movie release dates and FUCK i think it was Bones and All lmaooooooooohfjehguhvhgriu

if y'all REALLY want to get to know me better then click this link

also jesus fuck i haven't watched a movie in ages

currently reading:

lmao... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. very, very slowly, tho

i'd list some fics except that im incapable of not just reading a whole fic in one sitting (yes 100k word fics included) so im not actually in the middle of any fics right now. rip

currently watching:

The Last of Us but im not allowed to watch it without my dad so by the time we sit down for the most recent episode it's like two days before the next one airs

currently consuming:

i have two pints of ben and jerry's in the fridge downstairs and im gonna grab one in a minute. i forget what flavors they are tho

currently craving:

blackbonnet sex scene. i need her so bad

tagging: @asneakyfox, @batsarebetterthanpeople, @blackbeardskneebrace, @chuplayswithfire, @emi--rose, @kityana, @thetardigrape, @thermoskind, and @wearfinethingsalltoowell! no pressure and also apologies if you've already been tagged lol

[fucktheroyals]

Taika and Rhys having been friends for years is so insane to me. Like you tell me it wouldn't be wierd to see you and your platonic friend of many years being drawn into fanart like that. That's gotta be trippy as hell, you know? Like I know they're probably able to disconnect it but it's still gotta be wierd to see that.

[gonzo-rella]

Estranged | Edward Teach/Blackbeard (ft. Stede Bonnet)

MASTERLIST | AO3 | KO-FI

Relationship(s): Edward Teach/Blackbeard x Stede Bonnet x gn!reader (romantic)

Summary: Things start to go back to normal when you, Stede and the marooned crew return to the Revenge. However, your relationship with Ed is still strained.

Warnings: Angst, relationship issues, ‘somehow, Palpatine returned’ levels of me not explaining how on Earth we got here. (Let me know if I need to add any)

Word count: 1.5k

(A/N: So, I wrote an Izzy fic where the reader deals with their feelings after Izzy maroons them (go check it out if you haven’t already; it’s one of my favourite pieces on this blog). I really wanted to do a Blackbonnet x reader fic with a similar sort of premise because I knew it would work well, so I wrote this. It’s more focused on the Ed side of the relationship, just because I felt like it. Also, I’m not used to writing poly relationships. Hopefully that doesn’t show too much in my writing, and feel free to let me know if there’s anything I should keep in mind when writing poly relationships in the future! [Insert obligatory begging for OFMD requests])

It was all starting to improve. You, Stede and the crew were back on the Revenge, Stede and Ed were repairing their relationship and Ed was becoming himself again. But, between the three of you, there was still some uncomfortability. Ed was still grappling with Stede’s temporary abandonment, while you were dealing with being marooned by Ed (as well as the idea that, for a moment, Stede had chosen his old life over you and Ed). 

It hadn’t gone unnoticed that you’d been avoiding your two boyfriends. Some of the crew believed that you were just giving them some space so they could work things out between them (after all, your split with Ed was caused by Stede ditching him); the others assumed you were pissed at the both of them.

Compared to your relationship with Ed, though, your relationship with Stede was doing far better. You hadn’t felt as personally hurt by Stede. It sucked what he did to Ed- you fully acknowledged that. But, the way you saw it, they both left you for a reason out of their control at first, but Ed had ultimately chosen to abandon you and your friends, leaving you all for dead. No matter how long it took for him to have a change of heart, Stede returned in the end, rescuing you and the crew in the process. Ed didn’t come back for you. He probably wasn’t going to, even if you’d have been trapped on that island until your final breath.

With all these feelings swirling around your head, it was difficult to sleep, especially in the same bed as them. As quietly as possible, you crept out of your cabin and out to the deck. The crew, like your boyfriends, were sound asleep. 

You took a seat on one of the bottom steps, admiring the ocean through the gap between the balusters. Even after all your years of being a pirate, the dark depths of the sea still terrified you- at that moment part of you was fixated on the unlikely scenario of you going overboard and sinking to the bottom of the sea. But, before you could completely lose yourself in your thoughts and fears, you were grounded by the feeling of your palm against the chilly wooden step you were sitting on. Perhaps lying under the scorching sun awaiting death gave you a new appreciation for the cool night air.

The first real feeling of calm you’d experienced in a while was so overpowering that you lost track of how long you had been out on the deck. You didn’t even notice that you weren’t alone (aside from the sleeping crew, of course) until-

“There you are.”

You jumped.

“Ah, shit. Sorry ‘bout that.”

A pair of boot-clad footsteps drew closer, then you felt a thud on the step beside you.

“You alright?”

You hummed in response.

“What are you doing out here, love?”

“Couldn’t sleep.”

He sighed.

“Do you want me to leave you alone?”

Your breath hitched in your throat. In a sudden movement, you finally turned to face him. You locked eyes for a moment. He watched you with a puzzled, somewhat frightened look as you contemplated what you wanted. You shuffled to rest your back against the railing and ultimately shook your head, your gaze dropping to your lap in the process.

He nodded.

“Alright.” 

You glanced up at Ed.

“Did I wake you up?” you asked.

“No, no.” he assured you. “Actually, Stede did. He noticed you were gone. I said I’d have a look for you, make sure you were okay.”

“Sorry.” you mumbled.

Instinctively, he reached over to rest a comforting hand on your knee, but he quickly recoiled and cleared his throat.

“You don’t need to apologise.” Ed insisted. “I’m just glad you’re okay.”

You offered him a weak smile, which he (after overcoming his surprise) quickly returned.

Rolling your head back slightly, you fixed your eyes on the stars above you. An exhale escaped your nostrils as your body relaxed once again. You lost yourself in the stars and the silence, and Ed could feel you slipping away again. He couldn’t take his eyes off you. Maybe it was because, since your return, you had avoided being caught in his line of sight as much as possible. He’d only really seen you from afar, or when you were asleep. It had been so long since you’d stayed so close to him physically (at least that’s how it felt) and even then your mind was worlds away.

He swallowed his saliva. The action was unintentionally loud, so much so that it earned him a glance from you. You did a double take. His eyes, glued to you, were glistening in the moonlight. After a few seconds of studying his face, you realised his eyes were brimming with tears. Your heart sank.

“What’s the matter?” you said softly.

It wasn’t as though you couldn’t make a guess.

“‘M fine.” he muttered.

“Okay.” you nodded, biting your lip.

You drummed your fingers lightly against the wooden step beside you. You couldn’t blame him for his reluctance to open up after you’d been so distant towards him, and especially after what happened with Stede. He’d expressed his feelings, only to get his heart broken. That’s why he’d pushed you away and resorted to completely casting you aside. It was up to you to start the healing process.

“You know,” you admitted. “Earlier, when you asked me if I was okay… I might have been lying a bit when I said I was.”

Concern filled his teary  eyes.

“I couldn’t sleep because I was thinking about everything that happened.” you explained.

You paused.

“To be honest, I’m really fucking hurt and I haven’t been dealing with it all that well. That’s kinda why I’ve been avoiding you.”

His breathing became a little ragged, causing your eyes to widen in alarm. Thinking quickly, you requested, “Can I hold your hand, Ed?”

Avoiding looking at you, he nodded. You gently took his trembling hand, rested it on the nearest step and brushed your thumb over his rough knuckles.

“I’m sorry I’ve been avoiding you.” you apologised, still absently stroking his hand.

Ed shook his head.

“You shouldn’t be apologising to me.” Ed insisted, his voice weak. “I’m the one who colossally fucked up.”

“I didn’t handle this whole thing that well.” you contended. “You find opening up really hard- I get that. I should’ve at least tried talking to you about it, instead of punishing you by… sort of ignoring you.”

“It’s obvious how much I hurt you. And, you shouldn’t ’ve had to start this conversation. I mean, this is my fault.” Ed responded. He ran his free hand over his face. “I was so surprised and absolutely fucking relieved when you came back and you didn’t tell me to piss off.”

Sensing he had more to say, you didn’t reply.

“It was completely out of fucking order what I did to you and those guys.” he continued, nodding to the slumbering crew several feet away. “I’d just… I’d had my heart absolutely shattered by Stede… and when I came back I didn’t want you to be able to hurt me like that, so… I distanced myself, then I got rid of you before you went away on your own. I know it doesn’t make what I did okay, but… you deserve an explanation.”

You smiled at him. 

“Thank you, Ed.”

“You shouldn’t be thanking me either.” he muttered.

“Eh, maybe not.” you shrugged playfully.

He chuckled weakly and finally looked up at you.

“I love you so fucking much.” he sighed.

You shuffled closer to him and cupped his stubble-covered cheeks. After running your thumbs along his cheekbones, you leaned in slowly. However, before your lips could touch, you whispered, “Mind if I kiss you?”

He chuckled more heartily this time.

“Go ahead.”

Grinning, you closed the gap and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips. He rested his hands on your shoulders, clinging to your shirt as though letting go meant losing you again. Nothing was completely fixed by that kiss- you both knew that- but you were on the right track.

You pulled away, still holding his face between your hands.

“I love you too, Ed.”

You gave him another quick peck on the lips before breaking away from him.

“Let’s finish talking tomorrow, yeah?” you suggested. “Maybe get Stede in on it too?”

He hummed in response.

You stood up and extended your hand to him.

“Going back to bed, then?” he asked.

“Yep.”

“I think I’ll join you.”

You giggled quietly and he interlaced his fingers with yours. He led you back to your shared cabin, opening and closing the door as quietly as possible. Still, Stede woke up.

“Shit. Sorry.” Ed hissed.

“Don’t worry.” Stede mumbled sleepily, squinting in the darkness. “Is that the both of you?”

“Yeah.” you answered.

As Ed kicked off his boots by the door, you climbed into bed with Stede, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. He smiled, resting his head against your shoulder. You both made sure to leave room for Ed when you got comfortable. Soon enough, Ed joined you. He wrapped his arms around your waist and held Stede’s hand, which he lifted to his lips and gently kissed.

“Night, you guys.” you whispered.

“Night, darling.” they responded in unison.

For the first time in a while, everything felt right.

[skulandcrossbones]

i feel like a lot of ofmd fans are getting their hopes way way up for romantic blackbonnet scenes in s2 and i just want to gently remind some of you that this is a comedy show, there was one (1) chaste kiss in s1 between ed and stede, and even between olu and jim the romantic/sexual scenes were cut away or implied.

which is all to say that when s2 airs and all of those "i can't wait to see x in s2" posts don't come true, it is NOT fair of yall to run complaining to david jenkins or taika or anyone else about "queerbaiting" or whatever other buzzwords you wanna throw around. YOU created this expectation, YOU built season 2 up in your own damn heads, and you need to realise before s2 airs that those expectations VERY LIKELY will not be met

[ladyluscinia]

In terms of the narrative I think the Knee Incident only makes sense as the thing which snaps Ed out of Kraken-mode. (In which case obviously it's not going to be an excuse for discarding a crippled Izzy, so the people who want Izzy to disappear from the show are much better served if Izzy remains whole and hale. The more he suffers at Ed's hands the more pirate alimony he's entitled to and the harder it is to get him off the ship without making Ed and Stede look terrible.)

(Re: This)

Hmm... Not so sure. Like, conceptually, I can see another horrible act snapping Edward out of the extremely fragile "I'm evil and I don't even care" persona he's trying to project. Very "Oh god what I have I done?" that immediately spins into a (yeah, highly Izzy-focused) repentance arc. But I don't think it would work in the show framework we have.

Like, Edward has already done one burst of extremely personal and hard to forgive actions. To do even more to Izzy after the toe thing would be horrifying, and if it's the thing that snaps him out of Kraken mode then it has to be treated as such. You can't frame something as so awful it leads to instant regret and also not a big deal to resolve. Not any more than you could just shrug it off and sell Edward being unaffected by that kind of cruelty because you think Izzy deserves it. But at the same time... This is still a romcom. They have a roughly 3 season arc and short episodes which only leave maybe 10-15 hours of show left. And most of that ought to be lighthearted! This isn't a show that wants to linger on the suffering of its characters.

I think they can bounce Edward back from what he's done so far by the same kind of handwaving they've done previously - one big airing of grievances and apologies between Edward, Stede, Izzy, and the crew would probably do it, after a bit of character development for all while separated - but if they double down on rampant cruelty too much more then "sorry" is just going to be unsatisfying. Minimizing Edward being kinda terrible and asking you to just accept that he deserves the main happy ending of the series without meaningfully even acknowledging he has flaws that need to be addressed.

The scenario is not a bad idea for an angst fic, but I don't think they have enough show or the right tone to pull it off in series. And that's before you even get into how heavily that focus on fixing Edward and Izzy would suck away time that BlackBonnet really needs to use for their arc (vs having Edward and Izzy develop in parallel right out the gate).

[reqinodactyl]

BLACKBONNET TITANIC AU OMG !!

Ed winning a dockside card game and rushing towards the ship in his purple crop top with his leather jacket slung over his shoulders. He's laughing, hair pulled away from his face as he waves at Izzy once the ship is set to sail.

Ed was having the time of his life on this ship, wandering out and about and generally just minding his own business while making fun of the upperclass, occasionally stealing from them just to have his fill, sketching the skylines, meeting Stede.

And Stede forced on the trip by his father to bond with his soon-to-be-wife Mary all for the sake of money and property. Stede, feeling the deep sadness that his life brings and despairing at the loss of marrying for love, suddenly feels the need to just be away from it all. He reaches a part of the boat that is almost always empty and he climbs over the railing, filled with the urge to just jump.

Edward in one of his late night walks with a smoke, expecting the normalcy of his day, stunned at the sight of Stede and quickly just runs over.

"What the fuck are you doing there, mate?!," Edward exclaims, hands outstretched towards the blonde man's direction. "Get over here, christ! Do you want to die?!"

Stede, over his shoulder, gives Ed a face of disbelief. "What am I--are you serious?! What's it look like I'm doing?!"

"So you do want to die?," Ed asks, bewildered. He looks the man up and down, noting the loose clothes and big robe, ticking the boxes in his mind and confirming that this person was one of the rich ones. He can't quite help but wonder about the man, he's clearly rich, he's on a ship that thousands of people wanted to be in, so what's his deal?

Stede scoffs, hands tightening at the railing. "No, I'm out for air," He says dryly. He mutters sounds of frustration to himself and was shocked when there's a rush of movement at his periphery. He turns his head sharply, gaping at the other man. "What are you doing?! Go back!"

"No, mate, you jump I jump," Edward says, inching towards Stede slowly.

"What?! I don't even know you!"

"Edward Teach," the man says simply, a small smile on his face. "Come on, mate, do you really want to jump? It's a big world, lots of places to see! I'm sure there's something here that's even better than dying a slow painful death by cold waters," Ed says, smile morphing into a grin with a dangerous glint in his eyes. "But if you really want to jump, I'll jump with you"

"No! Go back, you nut! What in the heavens are you even doing here?! No one occupies this place"

"I do, occasionally, and I'm glad I did now!," Ed shouts to be heard over the clashing of waters. He moves slowly towards Stede, giving the other ample time to react if he didn't want it.

Stede, skittish still yet curious, allows him.

"Come on, mate," Ed repeats, voice soft and eyes imploring. "Think about it, do you really want to do this?," He asks softly, hand inching towards Stede's. "I tried fishing in Wisconsin once, fell into the water and nesrly freezed to death. But this," Here he juts at the water with his chin. "This is loads more painful and terrifying. I think you deserve a better death than that, don't you?"

It takes a good while before Stede finally agrees in climbing back. Legs shakey and eyes red from crying, but he stands there, hand tightly grasped in Ed's.

"I'm Stede," he says once he has wits about again.

and the rest is you know how it goes aha but:

• Stede's fiance, Mary, is nice here. She talks about the man that accompanies her, Doug. How they're in love. They form an alliance, which Mr. Bonnet is not happy about.

• The whole gun running around scene still happens except it's ed, stede, and his dad.

• Mary and Doug try to help but, yknow, sinking ship and all that.

• Also, they all survive (not Stede's dad tho smh) because Stede, unlike rose, knows that there was enough room in that large piece of wood thank you

[failedintsave]

'show me where it hurts' blackbonnet 😳 if you wanna write ofmd, or skwistok if not? 😳👉👈

I know I said I was gonna do skwistok but I changed my mind lol

[Caretaking Prompts]

A More Advanced Trick of the Trade

His quarters were still dimly lit, the wicks of guttering tapers burned nearly to stubs thanks to the late hour, but providing enough of a glow that they managed not to trip over the rugs. Finest Parisian weave or not, the humid sea air made them impossible to keep flat, their edges curling and warping no matter how they were pressed. With Ed's arm slung heavy over his shoulders, his flintlock still dangling from his fingers in Stede's periphery, opening the hidden panel to the washroom was a bit of a trick, but he managed to haul them both over the threshold with a little wiggling to accommodate the narrow passage.

Ed dropped to the edge of the tub with a wheeze. A thin sheen of sweat glazed his forehead, washed blue in the moonlight streaming through the glass pane over the basin, though whether he perspired due to their earlier exertions or from discomfort was difficult to tell. Bit of both, likely.

"Right then, just, uh, just show me where it hurts."

"Where it…well where do you bloody well think it hurts? You jammed a sword through me!"

"And I am dreadfully sorry about that." Stede fumbled through the drawers of the chiffonier, shoving aside cakes of lavender soap and jars of salts in search of a clean flannel. "Stupid question, naturally that's where you'd expect pain to originate. From the source. Undoubtedly."

"D'you need a map maybe? Specifics? I think you said the liver, possibly, whatever that means."

"Yes! Liver! But surely we missed that," cloth in hand, Stede swiveled back to the leather-clad man beside him. "Otherwise you'd probably need a surgeon." He stopped short of Ed's wound. "We don't have one of those on the crew, though Roach alleges he's qualified. Do you suppose I should hire one? This being a fairly regular occurrence, as you say?"

"Nah, we've never needed a fancy doctor. Little salt water will clean it up fine." Ed's beard twitched as he grinned. Or grimaced.

"Isn't that a bit, I don't know…unsanitary?"

"I reckon unsanitary would be me plugging this hole with my thumb, mate."

"Oh!" Taking the hint, Stede pressed the flannel to Ed's side and tried not to flinch at the warm wetness seeping through, focused only on stemming the bleeding. Glancing up, he caught a deep chocolate gaze watching him. Stede dropped his voice to a whisper. "You did insist, you know."

"That's true."

"Quite emphatically, I might add. You pointed a gun at me."

"Well these things happen in the heat of the moment."

"I do apologize about the, er. Extraction."

"Oh well, everyone's first time is confusing. Ya get in there and then ya think, 'well that's done, now what do I do with it?' Really, you did alright, all things considered."

"Suppose the commendation is owed to my instructor." Stede inclined his head, smiling. "You did say my form had improved, though."

Dark eyes glittering like the night sky at his back, Ed chuckled quietly. "So I did, Captain Bonnet. So I did."

[edsbacktattoo]

OFMD FAVE GAME

Thanks for tagging me @skysofrey and @snake-snack-stede smooches for the both of u mwah x

Fave Ed gif:

This one I am not joking it means the whole entire world to me it is everything the very air i breathe the light of my life my will to live etc etc love is real and it's on his face in this gif idec

Fave Stede gif:

He's so assured he knows what he wants and I am going fucking rabid :)

Fave S2 Headcanon: Same as @skysofrey Stede finding the red silk. Please. I need that stupid symbolism.

Fave Blackbonnet song: I have so many, (btw you can find the completed playlist here) but I think Never Love an Anchor by The Crane Wives fits them best and it's been in my On Repeat since I watched the show lol :')

Fave OFMD Fic Trope:

"Is it always that good?"

"It's never been that good."

I eat that shit up every mfing time

Ed's hair or Stede's hair: this question is fucking cruel. I'm gonna say both. Ed's hair because it makes me feel better about my own but also Stede's because that shit is stupid impressive. Like that's his actual hair? Mr Darby what's ur secret?

Longest you've gone between rewatches: This current break, it's been about a month. Experiencing withdrawals. Shivering like an angry chihuahua i need it

Hiding in the ship Lucius vs. Ghost Lucius: Ghost Lucius!! I really want Ed to have those guilt hallucinations like Stede had in S1. I love to watch my babygirls suffer. Put them in the dryer for a little while to watch them tumble yaknow

Fave Revenge Crew Member: again, cruel. Depends on the week. This week it's Jim. who know what the future holds? not me

Tags:

@tisziny @rainbowbonnet @epersonae @chocolatepot @beardedblack

And anyone else who sees this and wants to do it! This was so much fun go forth I love u all

[natewallace]

The Lighthouse at the Bottom of the Sea

Pairing(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands

Rating: E

Words: 6590 

Chapters: 1/?

Tags: Inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean, Alternate Universe - Pirates of the Caribbean Fusion, Angst with a Happy Ending, Heavy Angst, Suicidal Thoughts, Canon-Typical Violence, Choking, Hate Sex, Post-Season/Series 01, endgame, blackbonnet, Fix-It of Sorts, but first i make it worse, Fluff and Angst, Blackbeard | Edward Teach is Not Okay, Jealous Israel Hand

Summary:  There's something Blackbeard is chasing. Something he thinks he needs. Something that will change his world forever and allow him to finally let go of the Gentleman Pirate once and for all.

Meanwhile, Stede Bonnet is chasing him. And all he wants is to feel that familiar, aching warmth that Edward Teach is so desperate to leave behind.

Boots fall heavy on the rotten deck before dawn. 

There’s a stillness in the air that Blackbeard can’t help but notice. The water feels flat and static, the waves barely lapping against the sides of the boat. He gazes out at the sea, hands planted firmly on the rail of the ship, watching the endless expanse of the ocean blue stretch across the world. 

He wishes it would rain.

This early in the morning, being unable to feel the wind on his face is frustrating. It feels wrong . He remembers, before, what it was like to feel the force of a storm on his face, to know even he isn’t stronger than the raging elements of the earth. 

Now, everything feels too easy again, and it makes his bones feel brittle under his skin.

Bowing his head, Blackbeard stares down at the water, willing the waves to rise, for a storm to roll in. Willing for a typhoon to rage against the water and challenge him to a battle of fate, man vs. the elements. He wants to face the eye of the storm and know he might not live to see tomorrow.

But instead, the early morning waters gently push the boat to and fro, as though taunting him. This is what you yearned for. This is what you get.

Footsteps behind him are a familiar gait – he doesn’t have to turn around to know they belong to Izzy. Only Izzy would be up at this hour while the rest of the crew still lay asleep in their cots. Only Izzy would walk with the hesitant confidence of a man who still looks at Blackbeard like he’s a snake waiting to strike.

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[vvitchering]

Pss pss, I know I always sent in asks about songs and Star Wars ships, but hear me out! "This Is Love" by Air Traffic Controller is 100% an Ed/Stede (blackbonnet?) song like pls listen to it omg

Okay, listen, you're not gonna like this answer but this is 9000% a Blackbeard/Izzy song, actually,,,,,,,,

"You're no good, you're no good You could kill me and you should"

"I'm an idiot for thinking This was anything but blood"

If this isn't Izzy's weird pain/authority kink vs Ed's deep desire for someone, anyone, to show him an ounce of genuine affection I will eat my own left shoe

"It's pathetic, I know A jealous fool who won't let go If I was sorry for my actions Would I ever stoop so low Got no reason to live and I've got nothing left to give you But my love, love, fuck it, this is love"

This entire section is just pure concentrated essence of horrible little gremlin man Israel Hands. Unapologetically intensely jealous of Ed's blossoming relationship with Stede and probably so deluded at this point in his life that he truly does see the screwed up association he has and has always** had with Ed as "love".

**I want to talk more about this because these two scream "we were normal friends at one point but something changed along the way and now we're Like This". I think Izzy used to have a much lighter, less twisted love for Ed when they were young and then something happened that tainted it, turned it into this weird need for violence and humiliation and pain.

And Ed I think only ever wanted someone to really see him. His relationship with Izzy may have started out fine (or maybe it didn't! Maybe they've always been deranged together!) but its definitely not healthy or sustainable (at least one Ed's end) anymore. Izzy's "love" is crushing Ed, because Izzy doesn't love Ed, he loves Blackbeard. It's really kind of tragic. Ed, under Stede's positive influence, has lost the ability to use Blackbeard like a protective shield. That persona is effectively gone now, leaving the emotionally broken Kracken in it's place. But it's also really backfired on Izzy because not only has HE now effectively killed Blackbeard, he might also have sealed Edward's fate altogether.

Anyway back to the song

"The simple love that your grandparents had This kind of love will only make you mad, honey It hurts at first but it ain't that bad You gotta wonder what it meant"

This is straight up Izzy scoffing at Ed's desire to experience love the way he does with Stede, something based in mutual affection, that "simple love". He feels threatened by that, tries to make Ed remember how many times allowing himself to be soft caused him to suffer, tries to remind him how what they have might hurt at first, but is better in the long run. Everyone else leaves. Izzy is still here.

I'm sure you didn't send that in expecting this response, I'm so sorry. I didn't even choose to have this messed up ship invade my brain, it just happened. They're awful and destructive and fascinating.

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Now, if you want song recs that do remind me of Stede and Ed, try:

House By The Sea by Moddi

"Fill my lungs with the sweet summer air In my heart, in my mind I am already there Yeah behind everything that I do I just want to come home and lay down beside you And then I'll be who I wanted to be In my heart I belong in a house by the sea"

White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons (Ed, after Stede leaves him waiting on the dock)

"A white blank page and a swelling rage, rage You did not think when you sent me to the brink, to the brink You desired my attention But denied my affections, my affections So tell me now, where was my fault In loving you with my whole heart?"

Everything I Own by Bread

"You sheltered me from harm Kept me warm, kept me warm You gave my life to me Set me free, set me free The finest years I ever knew Were all the years I had with you"

Something About The Way You Look Tonight by Elton John

"There was a time I was everything and nothing all in one When you found me I was feeling like a cloud across the sun

I need to tell you How you light up every second of the day But in the moonlight You just shine like a beacon on the bay"