#rip sprigg

[gyorklady]

Liam wants to be a long haired dachsund like Sprigg ::sob::

[artsyhamster]

The Curse of the Seafaring Life

+ some more scene redraws with my usual character bias

[thatskindarough]

Hey, Izzy

[merrins-brew]

[magnusthepuppet]

SKETCHBOOK DUMP !!1!1!1 >:]

i scratched out all the embarrassing bits :/

fem!medic design inspired by @takisyak !!!

[missmacfire]

[uvmagazine]

William Spriggs, a chief economist who advocated for racial equity in economics, has died. He was 68.

Spriggs, who was also a professor at Howard University, was one of the profession’s most prominent Black voices, being outspoken about the way his colleagues handled racial issues.

Following the death of George Floyd in 2020, Spriggs, who went by Bill, wrote an open letter to economists warning their methods were “perpetuating the very things they wish to recoil from” and urging them to “reflect and rethink how we study racial disparities.”

"Bill was a towering figure in his field, a trailblazer who challenged the field’s basic assumptions about racial discrimination in labor markets, pay equity, and worker empowerment,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “His work inspired countless economists, some of whom work for our administration, to join him in the pursuit of economic justice.”

https://www.unheardvoicesmag.com

[engagemythrusters]

doggy ed is real and will hurt you

"Flower Ed isn't real, he can't hurt you."

Flower Ed :

[otsanda]

RIP Lucius Spriggs you would have loved showing up 15 minutes late to Season 2 with Starbucks 😩🪦🕊️

[carrymelikeimcute]

RIP Lucius Spriggs, you would have loved teaching the crew the 'hot to go' dance.

[vaperarmand]

of course there are a million and one things that go wrong in the "man on fire" fight. it's miscommunication city over there. but truly the real downturn of the fight is when stede starts being mean about ed's fish and admits outright that he only ever complimented it in the first place to make ed feel good about himself. the thing is that it was obvious to the viewer that's what's happening; ed is not a fisherman and he caught one teeny tiny fish after an entire day of fishing. it would probably be obvious to ed too, and were he in a better place in general that wouldn't be a bad thing. because that's what you do in relationships! it was also incredibly charming for stede to be animatedly invested in ed's story regardless of the fact that the fish isn't impressive — he just fucked up severely by throwing that truth back in ed's face.

it's a crux of their relationship in the same way ed's investment in the treasure hunt in "this is happening" is. like, the treasure hunt is silly, the map is not real, the experience is just tramping around in nature all day for nothing, and ed truly dgaf. the main thing lucius tells him is that if he doesn't give into the silly and have a fun time with stede their relationship just straight up will not go anywhere because this is stede showing ed how much he likes him. so ed decides he's going to have a good time for stede. everyone's happy. their romantic relationship builds.

they're both relationship turning points, one that succeeds and one that fails, and they're both from the same source (which is the source of all their relationship conflict): stede thinks that ed needs adventure and that he, as ed's friend and partner, should be the rugged adventurer type to keep ed's interest. meanwhile, ed just wants to chill out forever.

i also think it's significant that as a father, man of whimsy, etc stede has always probably been more naturally good at responding to bids for connection — he's just the first to turn it around and throw it back when his feelings get hurt. but ed, whose character arc has in many ways been about opening himself up to whimsy, had to learn to respond positively in First Serious Gay Relationship 101 (taught by Lucius Spriggs). but it's very clearly a meaningful perk of being in a relationship to him, so to have such a new and good thing ripped away from him is literally thee fatal blow of the whole thing. he says "if you're not taking my fishing seriously, fine" and then walks away for good. my man was right ...... it is everything about fishing!!!!

[samuraiko]

RIP, Sprigg O'Brien

Alas, today is a little bit darker...

So, in honour of such a good boi, here is a collection of Sprigg and his person.

Bye, Sprigg. We'll miss you very much.

[theclaravoyant]

AN ~ For @fictober-event’s Fictober 2023 prompt: “Give me that, before anything happens.” Set during S2, written after airing of ep.3. SPOILERS FOR EPS 1-3. Masterpost of my Fictober OFMD fics

Also tangentially inspired by @adickaboutspoons beard meta. Lucius shaves his beard. Angst, Hurt/Comfort.

Fandom: Our Flag Means Death Characters/Relationships: Lucius Spriggs, Lucius x Black Pete Tags/Content Warnings: Suicidal Ideation Mention

Help

If there’s one thing he’s grateful for, Lucius thinks, about Stede fucking Bonnet and his stupid fucking ship right now, it’s that the self-important asshole had thought to give the crew a bathroom with a lockable door. It has a sink and a mirror. A sink he grasps onto as tight as he can, until his knuckles clench white around the handle of the razor, and he forces himself to look his own eyes in the mirror.

He hates the way he looks now. The way struggle and starvation like he’d never known have withered and aged him. He’s too… hard. He almost looks like a pirate. Perhaps he was always going to - perhaps this life was going to beat him down and sharpen his edges eventually. He’s not naive enough to think otherwise. He just thought maybe it would happen more gradually. Or that he would die young. Most of them did after all.

Most of all he hates the beard.

It reminds him of the dog. Did you know they’re clipped that way so the rats will bite the hair instead of their faces when they- when they- 

Bile rises in his throat and finally his eyes fall away from his accursed reflection to squeeze shut as he throws up in the sink. It’s been months now, but he can still taste it. 

There’s a knock at the door. 

“You okay, babe?”

“Yeah.” He curses himself. It’s so strangled and wavy it’s easily got to be the least convincing thing he’s ever said.

“D’you want some help?”

Fuck no, he doesn’t want help. Not from Pete who can’t - who shouldn’t - see him like this. He couldn’t do that to him. God, he’s such a mess.

And he still hasn’t answered.

“Babe?”

The knock comes again, though it’s less light-knuckle-rapping and more full-handed-slap. He can sense the bristling worry, mirroring the anxiety in himself, and he tries to say something but no or even yes allude him. Before he knows it, Pete’s smashed his shoulder against the door and is staggering into the room, his big eyes looking all worried and zeroing in on Lucius immediately and suddenly he’s feeling all sorts of something and it gives him the - surprise? strength? - to unclench his white knuckles from the porcelain and turn toward him with trembling hands.

“Babe?” he squeaks, pathetic and panicking. Pete rushes in to embrace him, holding him steady until the world starts to feel more solid around him. He needs it as much as Lucius does, if his hammering heartbeat is anything to go by, but after a minute he gathers himself and pries them apart enough that he can look Lucius in his definitely-not-weeping eyes. (Oh, who’s he kidding).

“Give me that, before anything happens,” he insists gently, prying the razor from Lucius’ hands. He frowns down at it, a dark thought occurring to him belatedly. “What were you doing with it, anyway?”

“Oh, no- babe, I was just going to shave. I swear.”

He’s still wary. There’s been a lot of the other thing going around recently. “I thought you liked the beard?”

“Fuck no.” He swallows down the taste of bile. “It’s just… not me.”

“Oh. Okay then.”

The things they’ve still left unspoken pass between them in a long look. Finally, Pete decides to offer the razor back. It rests between them on his open hand. Lucius tries to convince himself to take it, but his own hand shakes violently and he shoves it down by his side and tries to smother it in -

“I mean it’s something new. I could get used to it. You said you like it, right?”

This time, Pete doesn’t take his word for it.

“Only if you like it, babe. If you want it gone then so do I.”

Oh, fuck yes he wants it gone. He wants to rip it off and burn it. Unfortunately that’s not how facial hair works.

He takes a deep breath, and tries to ignore how strangled and snot-filled it sounds. He feels so weak. He feels so loved.

“Okay then.” Pete takes a deep breath for both of them. He moves away, but only for a second, and only just enough to take the brush dipped in shaving cream from where it rests on the basin. He laves it gently down the side of Lucius’ face, and gets to work.

[sunnflow3rshowers]

Rp Search

In this year of Our Lord 2023, Omegle has fallen. (RIP) So here I am, laying all of this out, desperate to find more rp partners. I am 27, so I am only really interested in rping with people that are 21+. I am interested in both fandom and OC rps, depending on the mood and all of that. I will list the fandoms I'm looking for, as well as who I play, and general themes. I am a third person, literate roleplay, I stick to 1-2 paragraphs, but the length can always fluctuate depending on the roleplay and my roleplay partners. When it comes to RPs, I like them light and soft. I also like them dark and heavy, with lots of Whump, Angst, and Hurt/Comfort, as well as some darker themes that would require trigger warnings, all of which will be discussed privately, of course.

I prefer MxM for fandom rps, although there are some small exceptions for specific ships. I"m more open to MxF and FxF, and other pairings with more OC rps. With most Fandom Rps, I am looking for Shipping Rps, aka a Merthur rp, Kylux Rp, etc

Fandoms!

Fandom: Who I play

Teen wolf: Stiles Stilinski The Old Guard: Nicky Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Armitage Hux Umbrella Academy: Klaus Stranger Things: Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington The Hobbit: Bilbo Baggins The Witcher: Jaskier Kingsman: Eggsy Unwin ATLA: Sokka Our Flag Means Death: Lucius Spriggs Gotham: Oswald Cobblepot Merlin: Merlin Criminal Minds: Spencer Reid Hannibal: Will Graham Arcane: Viktor Spider-Man: Peter Parker (NOT MCU) GOT: Sansa (only paired with Sandor Clegane) The Eternals: Makkari (only paired with Druig) Detroit Become Human: Connor Good Omens: Aziraphale Agents of Shield: Fitz (as gay and not paired with Simmons) FAHC: Jack (fem) Yugioh: Joey Wheeler Person of Interest: Harold Finch Haikyuu: Suga, kenma X-men: Charles Xavier The Boys: Hughie White Collar: Neal The Goldfinch: Theo Hunter X Hunter: Kurapika, Shalnark Barry: No-ho Hank IT: Eddie Hawaii 5-0: Danny Daredevil (netflix): Foggy, James Wesley Fantastic Beasts: Credence Vikings: Athelstan OC Fandoms! Hit me up if you want to talk about rps in any of these. In these sorts of rps I am 110% down to double up if you play canon against my oc, all of which can be talked and discussed privately! Marvel Xmen GOT Star Wars Barry General Rps! I am a huge fan of brainstorming rps with general themes! Fantasy Horror Drama Sci-fi Cyberpunk Etc! Please please just reach out and I'm always going to be happy to brainstorm! If you made it this far, thank you so much! If you are interested, like this, leave a comment, send me a dm, or add me on discord @ sunnflow3rshowers !

[khruschevshoe]

Lucius Spriggs (In the Gravy Basket)

I think I might be scared

Of the world and the way it makes you feel afraid

And I found Jesus, what a liar

So, I trade licks with muddy waters

And I, well I found what's best for me

And now I see no tragedy

And now I won't be packing little pistols

No, no, no more

-Mother Mother, Little Pistol

He knows that heroes get punished for their hubris. He knows that heroines are turned into spiders, that dryads are turned into constellations, that men have to bury their lovers on the battlefield.

He knows what fate awaits those who dare to question gods.

That's why he ran from his father. That's why he wasn't surprised when Blackbeard drowned him.

Lucius Spriggs’ fate is to question and be punished for it. Sisyphus was condemned to forever push that boulder up the hill, failing for all of eternity; Lucius was punished by an endless cycle of being held just on the edge of life, precariously clinging to a cliff face like Prometheus while his lungs are slowly clawed open by seawater.

The water hits his waist, his chest, his shoulders.

Maybe this is his way out. Maybe this is the way he finally manages to escape the purgatory that Blackbeard sealed him within.

Maybe this is the way he finally accepts his destiny.

Lucius sits down and lets the water close over his head.

-aletterinthenameofsanity, you're brave because they broke you (yet broken still you breathe)

So this fic came up and ripped my heart out of my chest. It has a happy ending, thank god, but it's probably the darkest fic in this series? It basically tackles all of Lucius' backstory in this 'verse (abusive childhood, guilt over running away and leaving his little sister behind, his borderline suicidal thoughts when he is kept in the trunk in the hold during Blackbeard's kraken-era, etc.) by putting him in the Gravy Basket and making him face the end. (It also has a killer little subplot about Jim and Archie fighting/killing god (Blackbeard) right as Olu, Pete, and Stede arrive back onboard.) The religious symbolism is INSANE in this one, not just in Blackbeard terms but also there's a sprinkling of greek myths and the like as well. A really great exploration of Lucius' trauma and what a darker/less comedic take on this storyline/the gravy basket could have ended up with (though thankfully still with love and kindness and community coming through at the end).

@polikate @possumsmushroom @yuenity @bricksbloggyplace

[sluterastede]

rip lucius spriggs you would’ve loved brat by charli xcx