#queerspacepunk

[ofmdtereomaori]

Non-literal translation because possessive pronouns in te reo Māori are gender neutral (as are pronouns), so a literal translation doesn't convey that Stede is in love with a man.

Mary is asking "who is your woman?", which I promise you sounds better in te reo, and Stede is saying "Ed. My man is Ed."

Thanks to @queerspacepunk for suggesting this!

[ringneckedpheasant]

wip wednesday

making An Object

@merrybandofmurderers @queenaeducan @queerspacepunk

[barefoot-a-pregnant]

Found this outside. Had to share it. @queerspacepunk - thank you for your thoughts. Made progress on it?

[epersonae]

five fic friday

Missed a couple of weeks, but I'm back with some AUs!

I Want To Believe (E, 4697) - I'm a soft touch for anything X-Files related, so here's a 90s college AU with a bit of role reversal (Stede knows he's gay, Ed doesn't)

three, four (T, 3240) by @queerspacepunk - canon-divergence AU, Ed goes with Stede to see Mary. A fantastic handling of one of my favorite fic concepts.

Making an Entrance (G, 1033) by @chocolatepot - listen I just like everything she writes, ok? And this one is a very clever and a little silly role reversal AU.

the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce (E, 25k) by @veeagainsttheday - ngl this one kind of fucked me up, even though it does have a happy ending. time travel??? heavy themes, the inevitability of tragedy, but also the possibility of love. Very good, but also I did cry at the end.

The Deeply Cool Adventures of Mr. Stede Bonnet & His Magic School Bus (M, 14K) - this is GODDAMN ADORABLE. Yup, it's Stede as the successor to Ms Frizzle, with Ed as a paleontologist that the class (crew) is visiting. I'm just old enough that I didn't watch it growing up, and I've never had kids, but you don't even need the context to enjoy the hell out of this one.

[sassygwaine]

Sleepovah! Interesting fact about yourself and real-life/Tumblr crushes!

omg i never know what counts as an interesting fact!!!!!! oh but i just thought of one while typing the exclamation points

from 2019-2021 i worked for a company that owned ~eight regional newspapers in classified advertising, specifically the obituaries department. i’m not gonna get too into it bc you know i’m sure the math can be done on me + proofreading 100+ death notices a day + global pandemic, man it got rough. some funny fuckin stories though for real!!!!!

also!!!! i’m gonna be so obnoxious on main: i have the biggest crush on my partner. literally i look at him and get heart eyes doesn’t matter what he’s doing he’s my favorite. 🥰✨✨✨✨

as far as tumblr crushes, i have a great fondness for @queerspacepunk @jacobime @aspocko @eluciferate @not-nervous-jester @leatherdaddyteach @blackbeardskneebrace and many many many others who i’m surely forgetting please don’t take that as anything other than a forgetful old man up past their bedtime

OH ALSO celebrity crushes bc we gotta:

sandra bullock!!!! forever and always. and tom hardy and jason momoa.

[the-cimmerians]

#i would do this if i had access to this many straight people (@queerspacepunk)

MUTUALS DO THIS

[ofmdtereomaori]

So you know how pronouns in te reo Māori are gender neutral? The downside of that is that this line loses all its impact when directly translated into te reo, because there's nothing in "Ko Ed tōku ingoa" to indicate that Ed is a man.

If I was translating the whole scene, I'd have to rewrite that entire part somehow, otherwise Mary goes away thinking that Stede is dating a woman called Edith or something.

Edit: @queerspacepunk pointed out that instead of asking "what's her name (ko wai tōna ingoa)?", Mary could ask "ko wai tōu wahine?" (literally 'who is your woman', I promise it sounds better in te reo)

Then Stede could just say "Ko Ed tōku tāne" (My man is Ed).

Kia ora e te Queer Space Punk, kei runga noa atu koe! Also, I too am unsure about whether it should be "tōku tāne" or "tāku tāne" - I've heard kōrero for both. I'm going with tōku because some people say that tōku is for your partner/lover but tāku is for your spouse, so hopefully in s2 there will be a chance for a meaningful change from tōku to tāku.

[ringneckedpheasant]

wip wednesday 🐈

tagging @merrybandofmurderers @queenaeducan @wereshrew-admirer @dancy-nrew @queerspacepunk

[bookshelfdreams]

1, 4, 8 and/or 14 for the ofmd ask meme?

1 - Ed x Stede: a slow burn or an arson fire?

BOTH. IT'S BOTH and that's what makes it so good. both Ed & Stede are immediately ride-or-die and smitten w each other. Both have their own issues standing in the way so they can't really do anything about it until the very last moment. We have a rare case of a romance where we get love at first sight AND the slow, gradual falling in love. Because they're both idiots <3

4 - What’s your favorite inanimate object?

Answered here! (It's the paperweight Stede uses to hit Badminton I over the head. Because it's a sperm whale. Goodbye.)

8 - What moment emotionally fucked you up the most?

When Ed came to the pier and Stede wasn't there :( Just. The immediate resignation; "Yeah that tracks why did I even think he'd come". The way he paces a bit, then lies down, then finally rows away, all with the same void expression. That was visceral, I have seen it so many times and it still gets me :((

14 -Favorite AU idea?

Answered here!

[areyoudoingthis]

@queerspacepunk you 🤝🏻me

izzy blaming the everything of it all on ed's feelings for stede makes me insane. like you did that to him!!!!!!! you did that!!!!!!! you explicitly told him you'd kill him if he stayed soft!!!!!!! what the fuck is wrong with that man I wanna crack his brain open and study it under a microscope

[epersonae]

Last sentence tag game

Got tagged by @kat0nline - post the last line I wrote, and tag the number of people in it:

“No you may not, Edward Teach,” she replies.

Tagging @veeagainsttheday @notfromcold @not-nervous-jester @yerbamansa @chaotic-neutral-knitter @zombee @queerspacepunk @red-sky-in-mourning (also if you are reading this and want to share a line pls do!)

[sassygwaine]

Soft asks: 7, 8, 18, 21

7. what color brings you peace?

soft soft spring green!

8. tag someone (or multiple people) who make you feel good. 

ohh so many! truly i would fill this post with names, but i shall tag the three most recent people i have talked to mwah you all make me smile!!!

@queerspacepunk @aspocko @tothechaos

18. do you still love stuffed animals?

yes!!! here is a sampling

21. if you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?

you are the only one who decides who you are and what you value. you do not have to live up to other people’s expectations out of apathy and spite.

[lesetoilesfous]

7, 14 + 21!!

Ah thank you!!

(Ask me a question from this ask meme about my Dragon Age fandom feelings!)

name a character you wouldn’t mind naming someone after.

Ooh so - fictionally, Anders, I love my boy and will name fictional characters after him. In real life, Isabela is a beautiful name!

name a fandom, ship, or character that you love that others would send you hate mail for liking.

Anders, Fenders - though like a lot of Anders and Fenders fans, I’m afraid that only makes me like them more

Bonus+ Create your own question: Do you have a favourite character type?

As a friend of mine once put it: brunette women who can kick my ass, ‘broken boys’, and chaotic neutral flirts outside the gender binary.

[greensaplinggrace]

4 + 6 for the salty asks!

(Salty Ask List)

4. Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?: I've answered this one on THIS POST. But for Dragon Age in particular, I tend to not engage with any Sebastian or Cullen related ships. As a general rule, I don't fuck with anyone who supports the Chantry, and both Sebastian and Cullen are just a bit too much for me in that regard.

6. Has fandom ever made you enjoy a pairing you previously hated?: I've already answered this one HERE!

[gaydognerd]

queerspacepunk replied to your post “Idk… why is it that having a sleep over at your friends house,...”

lets do it!!

yesssss, slumber party in a blanket fort asap! 

[the-moon-loves-the-sea]

Omg if you have the time & energy, would you share some more fic recs?

Yes! With joy!

Liquid Gold by @perkynurples (Stede/Ed, 27k, WIP, M, modern beekeeping AU, friends to lovers). I ADORE the crew in this. I love the little town and the gentle steps toward courage they all take. I wholeheartedly needed Stede and Ed chasing the memory of mothers' kindness away from the specter of their fathers' failures and into each other's arms.

"Stede Bonnet, recently divorced, returns to the town he once knew. He's got the old house, he's got the bees, and he's going to be(e) happy if it's the last thing he does. (Stede is a bit miserable no matter how hard he tries.) Ed Teach is known as the beekeeper in town, always meticulous, always gentle, never too bothered with rules, or protective gear. (Ed is also, no matter how hard he tries, a bit bored.)"

whole, holy by @queerspacepunk (Stede/Ed, 3k, T, post-canon, re-establishing the relationship). Gorgeous little character study, sweetest freedom-finding for them both.

"Ed's as precious, by Stede's accounting, as the priceless tea cup in his hands, and, on Stede's insisting, just as set apart."

And What Obscured in This Fair Volume Lies (Stede/Ed, 11k, E, post-canon, regaining trust, first time). Featuring honest, tender, careful romancing and a brilliant background return of the Revenge theater troupe.

"After Stede reads William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to the crew, they decide that tragedies are bullshit and decide to put on their own production of the famous play. Meanwhile, Ed and Stede slowly find their way back to each other."

Under the Weather (Stede/Ed, 10k, E, sickfic, getting together). Gentlest domestic caretaking and a simple discovery of love.

"Sickness sweeps through the crew of the Revenge. Stede introduces Ed to his favorite self-care remedies for dealing with a cold."

Buttercup by @mia-ugly (Stede/Ed, 13k, E, post-canon post-reunion getting together, love confession, learning intimate communication). Devastatingly tender, fragile at first and building to so much trust and love between them.

"When you're Blackbeard you've got a reputation to uphold. And you let it slide, the things people assume. You don't want to talk about it."

forgive & forget (Stede/Ed, 9k, WIP, unrated but T so far, amnesia, post-canon reunion). Heart-wrenching, heart-warming, fantastic writing. Stede's courage and Ed's heartbroken gentle fierceness is ruining me. And Lucius is a DELIGHT.

"An unlucky twist of fate leaves Stede with a head injury that wipes the last months of his life clean. Unable to remember leaving his family in the first place, exiled by his wife for sins he doesn’t remember committing, Stede has absolutely nothing to his name. He doesn’t make it far before he’s captured by the dread pirate Blackbeard himself, who seems to hold the missing piece of the puzzle that Stede’s life has become."

In Favor with Their Stars by @mxmollusca (Stede/Ed, 37k, M, scifi AU, canon arc aboard a spaceship). Extraordinary study of personhood and love, incredible use of its central concept. Stede's coming-to-consciousness as an AI, falling in love with Ed as he falls in love with life, parallels Stede's in-show coming-awake in a way that makes me cry. Their unconventional communication makes them so intuitively close. And Ed's sudden blooming in the liminal space of care and possibility Stede creates for them is exquisite.

"Ed is an engineer aboard the Revenge, an interplanetary research vessel on a multi-year mission. An accident wakens Ed from cryostasis months early, and his only companion is STE/DE, the ship's onboard AI. They develop an unconventional friendship, but is it possible to have more?"

Just a few of the gorgeous ones I've read recently, or gone back to. You're all exceptional gifts.