#izzy fucking hands

[ourflagmeansheartbreak]

I’m collecting these like them infinity stones

[three--rings]

There's something I think is important to say, in the wake of the season finale.

And that is that Izzy Hands' death wouldn't be such a huge blow to Izzy fans if the fandom had treated them better for the last year and a half.

Losing a beloved character can be devastating. I personally have cried for days over it. (In retrospect I had Other Shit going on that made me extra susceptible.)

But Izzy fans have been through the wringer. Outcast and targeted for abuse in the fandom, accused of every kind of derangement and personal flaw, death threats, doxxing, organized harassment campaigns.

I don't even know most of it, because I'm not someone who spent time in the Izzy trenches, I still got death threats for talking about him. But I saw things that really made me disgusted with the whole fandom.

Then they got the high of being proved right by S2 in their interpretation of Izzy's character. The writers agree with Izzy fans, full stop. And just when it seemed like all the shit might be over and have been...IDK worth it? Rewarded?

Well, then he's killed off.

I understand the rage, the grief, the despair to feel like you were finally getting the thing you wanted from a show and then to have it soured. (coughTheMagicianscough)

I think it's important for the fandom, if it doesn't want to descend back into toxic sludge, to have some compassion and tolerance of Izzy fans emotional reaction. Talking shit about the fans that just experienced a great loss is not a class move.

Please try to have an ounce of empathy and humanity.

Because it's only NATURAL in in such a hostile fandom environment, Izzy fans grew deeply attached to their messed up little guy. They suffered abuse for it. That only makes things more intense.

I've been there, multiple times. It fucking sucks. We all are having a lot of emotions about the finale, and the very least we can do is to not turn on fellow fans.

I have very little hope for this fandom not turning back into a dumpster fire, because frankly the track record is POOR. But, well, figured I give it a shot in the dark.

[shirou-chan12]

indestructible little fucker

[avatheoak]

Trans Izzy my beloved <3

[jelimeon]

Drag wee john

it was just too perfect i had to draw it

can't forget izzy of course

[semper-flowers]

I have a hc that in episode 6 after Stede kills Ned and the party starts back up, Jim, Olu, and Archie would go up to Izzy and be like “slay queen!!!”, which would scare the fuck out of him. Then he’d get anxious and defensive and be like “slay? The fuck you mean slay? Who are you calling queen?”, but they’d laugh it off and explain what it means and he’d look at Wee John for reassurance before being like “huh….yeah… I guess I do fucking slay” and then later he’d tell Stede all about it.

[astrocatarcadia]

Don't worry guys he's fine he managed to avoid all the important bits!!

[tonsoffuckinsequins]

I'm still thinking about the pirate show sometimes and my worst, hottest take is that I think that the contents of the letter that Ed found (and could read 🤔) were mid and generic. For a pairing with so much specific content to choose from, "we wrote our names on eachother in permanent ink" is...boring. Nonsensical. Not for them. Ed has "trust no one" on him in permanent ink. He signed the act of grace with an X. Stede has nothing on him in permanent ink that we know of. Figures of speech and language and all, but it felt like trying to pour "you wear fine things well" accidental rizz into a half baked romantic overture. If the writers were going to go that route, why not build in something more specific? A reference to the dock or "you make Stede happy"? Even a "you came back/never left" reference? So many options, so many missed opportunities.

[cieldunoir]

I watched the season finale

WARNING: OFMD SPOILERS S2 E8 ⚠️

We deserved more of Izzy the Unicorn

[cardboardboxfly]

i feel like a sad puppy atm, my friends don't want to listen to me rant about Hannibal & Izzy hands :(

[ourflagmeansheartbreak]

Listen, one hill I will die on: Frenchie would be perfect for Izzy.

Listen, Frenchie is a romantic, a poet, he’s an artist, a free spirit with all those soft edges that weren’t too sharpened even by the Kraken. Still ever so clingy, letting his touches linger, using Izzy’s leg as a pillow, holding his hand (by the looks of it, not the first time).

Izzy is soldier, probably dedicated his entire life to it. Chances are he never had anyone show him those small beautiful things, never had anyone to love him right, as most what we’ve seen, his love was returned with violence, love didn’t feel like love. He would basically bleed for anything that held him right.

They both are wounded in their own ways, both have a bond with entire crew. Trauma bond is problematic, I know, but listen, the entire show is gay and problematic. No point in picking things apart.

They’d be perfect for each other and I’ll die on that hill, you can bury me right next to Izzy.

[three--rings]

The extremely uncharitable reading of Izzy saying to Stede, "You and me did this to him and we cannot let this crew suffer for our mistakes" as being Izzy pushing all the blame onto Stede is almost not worth engaging with.

But also let's talk context. Two things are happening in this scene. Izzy knows that the crew is in danger of being executed for mutiny and he doesn't want that to happen to them, so he is seeking out Stede as an ally to help him protect them. He needs Stede to buy into this, so he's pointing out he's partly responsible. (Which he is, like, he broke Ed's heart. He's not morally responsible for what happened later, imo, but he wasn't uninvolved.)

The second thing that is happening is that Izzy DOESN'T WANT STEDE TO FIND ED'S BODY. They're standing in the same room as it. Stede is searching. Izzy doesn't want them to get caught, if possible, and he doesn't know what Stede might do if he finds out Ed is dead. Right now I think Izzy is really mostly concerned for the crew's lives, more than his own or more than pointing any fingers. He's trying to cover up a crime.

[foxssleeplessness]

I've always loved Izzy and to see him break down completely will absolutely destroy me

[avatheoak]

~ Cant stop thinking about him ~

Constantly thinking about Izzy and his rockin tits, I love this mf so I obviously had to give in and draw him with a boob cutout and hey why not make it a bodysuit while we’re at it 🤭

[our-flag-means-gentlebeard]

Izzy Hands really brings the generations together ❤️

I watched the entire season with my aunt and we decided upon rewatching that it would take us 0 shots to sleep with Izzy

[semper-flowers]

I like to believe in episode 8 when Prince Richard came down to the cell and Izzy called him a twat, he knew exactly what he was doing. Izzy has sacrificed himself numerous times for his found family and would do it again in a heartbeat. He knew of Prince Richard’s frail ego and insecurities and used it to his advantage to delay the hanging. Prince Richard couldn’t even imagine that things wouldn’t go his way and the crew would find a way out, but Izzy Fucking Hands could.