hey did you think about how just like a week ago jemaine said taika had suddenly contacted him and started talking about how they need to make we're wolves again, after not bringing it up for years? and taika surely knew the renewal talks weren't going well at that point, which probably means he's mourning with us and his first reaction was trying to figure out another project he can do where he gets to work with rhys a lot even if it's not ofmd s3?
It would have been so easy for this show to decide that Stede was the one with the crush on Ed (and it even looks like that’s what they’re setting up in the first three episodes, with his hero worship of Blackbeard).
Instead Stede is like “my good buddy Ed! :D” and Ed is like “….I am achingly and irrevocably in love.”
but christ fuck imagine convincing yourself that you're utterly unlovable, that you've done so much damage to yourself and others that you're just not deserving of love no matter how small, and to then find yourself with the one person who has made it their life's mission to drill it into your beautiful head that you're the most lovable person to them? that the sun doesn't rise and set for them without loving you? imagine having the rug swept from under your feet with the conviction they have, and then waking up every morning staring that kind of blinding love in the eye? oh god oh my god
His blood test came back positive for full of love 💕
continuing my poison into positivity series, let's hear it for @asneakyfox who has been such a steadying influence in the fandom, always sharing incisive and balanced meta that resonates with me. Fandom spaces aren't as appreciative of long form meta as they are of art and gifs, but it's such an important thing to understanding and dissecting a show, and I love to read your takes on scenes that I never paid attention to, then seeing them in fresh light later during rewatches! thank you for being in the fandom and sharing your love, Fox! Hope you enjoy boyfriend Ed who is a confirmed boyfriend to one Stede Bonnet 🫶