#honestly? rhys just has incredible teacher vibes and that bleeds into stede

[lightbluetown]

i don't think we appreciate the immense potential stede has as a teacher enough. this man was born to love a Teach and to love to teach. his teacher vibes are so strong that this was literally my very first reaction to ofmd:

he's caring! welcoming! warm and receptive to everyone's needs! he's more than willing to provide them the resources [that he thinks] they need!

he observes everyone and figures out what their personal talents and interests are. he encourages open discussions and even uses wee john's flag criticism to create an impromptu activity for them to improve their practical and interpersonal skills!

just look at him patiently walking around in his classroom, giving everyone positive reinforcement and even averting a small crisis between the swede and roach, gently reminding them to treat each other with respect

and of course, he values everyone's work so much that he famously displays all of their flags as the very symbol of their ship!

are his strategies appropriate in the context of piratehood? nope! that's why his teacher vibes are strongest in the pilot-- he quickly figures out that this isn't exactly the way one should treat a bunch of fully-grown adventurous pirates. he alters his "responsive and sweet teacher" persona into what his crew actually needs: a captain with a "people-positive management style", which ends up setting him apart from other captains and eventually spelling ned low's doom

but if this man ever ended up having to manage a chaotic high school classroom he would absolutely kill it and quickly become everyone's favorite teacher

#ofmd #our flag means death #stede bonnet #i personally hate teaching but when i see stede i'm like. damn. maybe it's not so bad after all #this man is a TEACHER! GIVE HIM SOME HISTORY TEXTBOOKS AND WATCH HIM GO!! #i can't wait to watch uproar btw because rhys plays a teacher there #honestly? rhys just has incredible teacher vibes and that bleeds into stede #🏴‍☠️