#Izzy goes by both

[supersonic-rocket-ship]

I think what everyone’s forgetting about Stede and Izzy’s relationship, especially going into the second season is that they share mutual hate. Stede hates Izzy as much as Izzy hates him, and seeing that relationship evolving in the second season is going to be wild

Can we remember that this was stede’s last interaction with Izzy

#our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #ofmd #our flag means death season 2 #Izzy hands #I see everyone talking about how much Izzy hates stede #but it goes both ways

[chibi-scone]

So that new Rhys Darby interview about s3 ….💀

#SO FUNNY #straight up saying that stede would be unhappy with the inn and leave Ed’s ass to go back to the crew ….y’all were so back #that the inn is a fantasy not meant to last and the British would be after their ass #like Ik djenks already said that the inn wouldn’t last but #put next to him also saying. that the inn is meant to be a happy ending + taika saying Ed and stedes ending is good #and he wants to leave it there #girl ….. #just genuinely so funny #that s3 could go full historically accurate and kill both of them at the end #like I don’t even care anymore dude just do it #after how shitty their fans made us feel for being upset about Izzy #I would feel so fucking vindicated #no guys don’t you get it it’s a good ending for them :)) and it’s not bad gay rep to kill your main gay couple #because there’s other queer couples in the show!! stop crying you media illiterate babies they’re pirates pirates die :))) #I can taste it already #this is gonna be tbd cause wtv I just wanted to shoot the shit a little about it uh yeah #ofmd critical #honestly if they kill Ed and stede at the end of s3 that might just be what gets me back into the show a little #like I don’t really want to rewatch the show at this point but if it all goes down the gutter in the end ? #that’s different #it’s like ordering food and being served mouldy garbage vs willingly jumping into a dumpster #everytime a new interview or smtg comes out I’m like 🫣 #it’s reaching spn levels of ‘what now’

[theleanbean]

izzy isn't going to die

#izzy hands #ofmd #My source: lots of people are predicting he will die. and so far the fandom has been wrong about like everything this season lmao #but I've got a 5 page essay in my mind about Izzy as a character and why his death would be a detriment to the story #and especially towards both his and eds character development #Something about Izzy being reluctant to accept community & kindness in S1 #only to accept it in S2 after a suicide attempt and then die because of it is fucking stupid #if anything it drives home his point in S1 and also goes against the message of 'kindness' that the cast and crew have mentioned the show i #I'm just saying with the way this season has been paced due to both budget constraints and only being 8 episodes #they're going to have to do some serious heavy lifting to make izzy dying feel justifiable after this season #This might be a Makora moment but I literally don't care if it happens I don't see it #the crew and especially Izzy is what carries this show for me. I honestly don't know if I'd care to watch the show without Izzy in it lmao

[arsenicflame]

i just think hes neat :)

thank u @laceratedlamiaceae for unintentionally fuelling this

#sometimes we have to bring the silly little things inside our heads out into the real world just for the hell of it #this one goes out to all my lesbians out there who continue to be unhinged about that fictional man #i was laughing all the way thru making these #once again i am my own target audience #i couldnt decide which wording worked better so you get both #i also made a blank one. youre a lesbian now izzy #nyxtalks #ofmd #izzy hands #Israel hands

[troublemakingrebel]

Baldur's Gate 3 experience if you're playing as a bard:

when you won a tough boss fight on the first try without save scamming:

when you did jack shit but you're a good boy™ anyway:

when you disarmed every trap, lockpicked every chest and pickpocketed every pocket without rolling a single critical failure in 5 minutes:

100/10, def recommend if you love to cry, sweat, bleed and 3D chess

#Baldur's Gate 3 #BD3 #Baldur's Gate 3 spoilers #Halsin #Wyll #Astarion #this game is something else in both good and bad ways #if you never played anything like this before don't be shy to try #but there's no way back once you're hooked #the menu music goes AAAAAH EEEEEH for a reason folks #Izzy does memes

[batsarebetterthanpeople]

I get hating Jack but if you think Izzy is better than Jack or that Jack is less likeable than Izzy your taste is literally unbearable. Sorry you hate fun. Yes I am vague posting no I will not be unfollowing over it but I just need it to be known that your vibes are fucked if you hate Izzy less than Jack. Name one redeeming quality on Hands, I'll wait you can't, I can name at least three on Jack, ready: He likes to party. He's very charismatic (don't argue with that one it's canon based on the way the other characters interact with him), He has nice hair (once again if you argue with this one you are questioning Stede's taste)

#also for my izzy guy followers #I am saying 'he has no redeeming qualities <3' not 'he has no redeeming qualities eyeroll' #please don't unfollow ily #<- that goes for both of the CJ haters and the Izzy jar guys

[laceratedlamiaceae]

Izzy should get a cool hat like Jim and Oluwande

#i'm picturing one of those leather daddy hats that i don't know the name of. or maybe a cowboy hat as a nod to my boy cj #he should also get made sweet love to by both of them but i think that goes without saying #our flag means death #ofmd #izzy hands #jim jimenez #oluwande boodhari

[winepresswrath]

ofmd season 2 is already a victory for me because ed's subconscious still brings up jack. my commitment to a one off joke character is paying dividends.

#ofmd spoiled #press says ofmd #please stop reading i'm going to put more spoilers in the tag #ok first off jim???? jim i'm sobbing jim of i hate politics fame stepping up and telling stories and murdering daddy for the crew #i love them unabashedly now that was fantastic payoff #honourable mention goes to frenchie #ed/stede still good but they got me on the ed/izzy this season #my girlfriend by the end of the episode: ok we can hate both stede AND ed... together #however upon learning that ed is still my baby and i don't hate stede she gave up and returned to hating stede in disgust #anyway so far i'm enjoying this more than season one but it doesn't have me by the throat #oooh oooh i also do like how both jim and olu's relationships kind of echo stede/ed #you have hope! it's cute #and our pirate queen being like he's so pretty and sweet... if he betrays me i'm going to have to burn something down #she is so much saner than ed tho she's got vision she's got purpose

[izzystizzys]

baby said by måneskin is such a cjizzy song

#ofmd izzy hands #ofmd calico jack #i started the journey into this ship firmly convinced of the simp vs hates his guts dynamic #and still that #but also consider: izzy is already undressing even as he cusses jack out #calico jack no. 1 izzy hands simp my beloved #ft izzy literally goes cross eyed thinking about jack’s mouth and fingers hands #he both gives a dirtbag and better in bed than literally anyone else in the show vibe and i love that #cjizzy #going to ignore that i accidentally tagged this under the wrong ship cos i forgot what it was called lmao

[casie-mod]

Izzy and Jean showing up to their first meeting of Toxic Partners Anonymous like this.

#Our Flag Means Death #Disco Elysium #Jean Vicquemare #Izzy Hands #crossover #Casie Mod's Thingys #They both have rockstar bosses who follow whims and they are the ones who do the nitty gritty work and clean up any messes #tbf Jean isn't as bad --he wants to help but goes about it in the wrong ways and makes things worse and has understandable reactions #when looking back in context #meanwhile Izzy is very intentional #it's just his whole notion of the right way to do things is fucked up in the first place #casie's art

[blackhannetandco]

My one controversial take is that Izzy and housewifery is like Stede and piracy. It's a fantasy of his where he has a very specific vision so he ends up being pretty bad at it, with some exceptions for brilliance, but if he puts in enough work and actual commitment he could become decent and even competent.

#izzy hands #this is a lie i have other controversial takes but this one has been on my mind lately #to be clear i love all the content where izzy is extremely good at being a housewife who all the other wives are intimidated by #but imo its also very likely that he'd start out being a mess. #only knows how to make basic meals. cant bake for shit. kills his garden both by accident and then on purpose in a rage. #he DOES clean very well because he goes over every inch of the house but he gets so into it he forgets how time consuming it can be #he shines on laundry day but he doesnt care that not all detergents are created equal and he doesnt think anyone else should either #my posts

[fist-amidst-the-hands]

tagged by @blackberrywars to do wip wednesday! does anyone else remember when I said I was aiming for posting a wip weekly? yeah me neither

since I haven’t been writing lately this one is from maybe a month ago, just a tiny snippet that’s (as usual) much bigger in my mind. may or may not write up the whole thing, so I put some additional context / plans in the tags!

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A simple request. No... not a request. An order. Two words. Quiet at the onset but growing steadily in Izzy's mind, blooming and spilling over to cover every corner.

The whisper of a smile at the corner of Ed's eyes meeting the desperation swimming within them. The soft pair of footsteps padding from above deck to below contrasting the heavy pounding of Izzy's heart echoing in his head, the intensity threatening to shake apart the blossoms that had so recently taken residency.

All of it sharp yet muted, loud yet far away.

#ofmd wip #blackhands #izzy hands #edward teach #wip wednesday #thanks for the tag! #okay time to provide some context. in preparation for that: i have NO idea why this phrase kicked off a whole Thing but at the time I was #very much feeling that intense !! need to write this down feeling #in my mind this is post s1e10 when babygirl is in his kraken era. peak destructive blackhands with basically izzy giving ed whatever he #needs to get through this (for them to both get through this) which has been translating to violence pain rage etc. #they're no longer conversational and haven't been for weeks. ed is a shell of himself who is somehow both hollow and filled with raw power #untamed emotional turmoil letting itself out in unhealthy ways (we love to see it) #izzy knows to make himself available when needed but only when needed. nothing between them is light anymore #the vibe is very much ed commanding and izzy obliging. but it's draining. it's so draining on both of them #one day ed just doesn't have the energy for it anymore (and it's about fucking time because izzy has learned to make himself flexible when #it comes to ed who's rigid and unyielding but even izzy can only take so much bending before he breaks) #I think he just wakes up one morning and is done with the whole thing. he's miserable and he's over it and he wants (needs) a change #so then this piece of the wip is the start of the change. ed goes up on deck one morning - early which is unusual for him these days - and #goes up to izzy. holds his gaze (yes this is the bit of a smile and also the swimming desperation part) and gives his next order: 'shave me' #it's long overdue at this point tbh. anyway the shaving scene itself would be absolutely intimate just so so emotionally charged #strangely close and gentle and *tender* even after all those months of nothing but sharp teeth and searing pain #also izzy is for sure straddling ed's hips and leaning over him to shave (ed's order) and being so focused and careful about it in that #izzy-acts-of-service-hands way. i don't know yet if they have some kind of soft spoken conversation #if tears are involved or if they just remain in silence but comfortable silence #i don't think it's a huge turnaround of everything is okay now but I do think it's the beginning of change #okay sorry lots of tags as usual but that's probably enough #who knows if the rest of it will be officially written but that's where this was headed #how's this for a writing tag #+ tags!

[solsticeds]

open starter: @nostrumstart​​​ location: bittersweet bar

“ah, ah— what are you doing?” callista protests, words running into each other, as she pried the alcohol away from her companion’s mouth. “you promised you’re the sober friend tonight, and i get to be drunk and carried to my room!” in reality, she was neither certain there was really any pact, nor if this is the same companion she’s been with for the past few hours. it’s just that callista would very much like to be wasted tonight, and she knew she needed someone to temper her inebriated turbulence. “what was your name again?”

#nostrum:starter #☆ﾟ callista. ◝ #of course both my starters are abt alcohol fsdkfkjsdf go figure #tw alcohol #callista goes by 'izzy' and denies all speculation that she is in fact THEE callista song

[dean-winchesters-clit]

I need y'all to understand how fucking important it is that their lovemaking song was La Vie En Rose.

Those translated covers you hear on TikTok take their lyrics from a Louis Armstrong cover of the original French version sung by Edith Piaf. The English lyrics are beautiful but there are some things lost in translation, which is why I love that they had Izzy sing the original French version while Stede and Ed are making love.

Edith Piaf's version of the song is all about the intensity of love and finding love after a trying time. Her vocals are incredible and bleed all the different emotions she feels while singing. Izzy starts with the English translation of the song, which goes:

But a closer translation to the original French would be:

"Quand il me prend dans ses bras; When he takes me into his arms/ Il me parle l'a tout bas; He speaks to me softly/ Je vois la vie en rose; And I see life through rose-colored glasses."

Obviously this is fine and dandy, but it's the translation of the original French lyrics used later in the episode that really get me. Izzy sings this:

Which translates to this:

"He speaks words of love to me/ They are every day words/ And they do something to me.

"He has entered into my heart/ A bit of happiness/ That I know the cause of.

"It's only him for me/ And me for him, for life/ He told me, he swore to me, for life."

It's that last verse that the English version just wouldn't be able to capture. The translated version of that verse is about angels and love songs and mentions nothing of a vow to love one another for life.

That's what's so special to me about the French version of the song being used in that moment. Edith Piaf sings as a person who has lived through so much pain and suffering (which she definitely did as a French woman living through World War II) and finally finds comfort and peace in the arms of her beloved.

That is ultimately what Ed and Stede are for one another. Safe harbors, calm waters, peaceful days and nights in each other's presence. They bicker and argue and hurt one another, but they always come back together so easily. Stede was hurt and needed reassurance, needed to prove to himself that he wasn't a whim, needed to feel the security of Ed in his arms. And perhaps they shouldn't have gone all the way that night, but they're both impulsive and obsessed with each other and they needed something.

It's that song that lets me know they're gonna be okay. They're intense and impulsive but they compliment each other. They fit together perfectly, and they find comfort in one another no matter what's happened to them in the past. They need their harbors, their anchors, each other. They'd never leave each other behind. They make each other's lives la vie en rose.

(Edit: fixed a translation error)

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #our flag means death season 2 #our flag means death s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death spoilers #our flag means death s2 spoilers #stede bonnet #the gentleman pirate #edward teach #blackbeard #izzy hands #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #la vie en rose #s2e6 #ofmd s2e6 #calypso's birthday #i also want to make a post about their argument #their third breakup #i have some thoughts

[mxmollusca]

 A critique I've heard of season two is that we’ve lost a lot of our symbolic objects, archetypes, and motifs. Season one gave us the lighthouse, the kraken, the red silk and the unicorn, the seagull, the auxiliary closet, Gnossienne no. 5, Pinocchio…

And then I think back to Samba sharing a quote from writer Alex Sherman during the ECCC panel:

“Season one is Stede going from a puppet to a real boy, and season two is Stede becomes a man.”

And that’s it, isn’t it? The transformation from object to subject, from something that has things done to it versus someone with agency. We see that transformation throughout season two. Almost every significant object is discarded, every symbol realized in flesh. 

The process starts at the end of season one with the throwing away of all of Stede’s things. So much has been written about Stede’s potential response to that act, and so many folks (myself included) held on to the idea that perhaps Ed kept a little bit, maybe the auxiliary closet. Stede literally no longer cares about those things. He originally brought all the things he loved with him to sea because he didn’t have significant personal relationships. That’s why we hear Gnossienne no. 5 as he goes through the empty cabin pulling out all of the knives. The discordant love motif shows how his priorities have changed, how his love has transformed.

The red silk is gone as well, but instead we have Stede, real and in the flesh wearing the exact same color, clutched in Ed’s hand in the moonlight.

The kraken, a giant monster capable of rending a ship in two? Ed becomes that, literally, disassembling the Revenge to sail her into a storm and destroy her. 

The lighthouse? A warning, Ned Low in his silver suit, a beacon in the dark warning Stede of what he will become if he continues on his course.

The unicorn, the destroyed masthead, literally becomes Izzy, a man taken apart and rebuilt piece by piece out of the parts of Stede Bonnet to become a beloved and respected member of the crew, and perhaps one of the strongest examples of self-actualization so far.

The attempts at reversing the process are demonstrated to be ineffective. The catalyst is when Buttons becomes a seagull, which shows Ed that the process of change is possible—that someone can become something or someone else. And he tries, he throws away his leathers, dons Button’s old jacket, tries to become an archetype. Stede tries to become a “real pirate”, despite the warning from Low. Even in Ed’s vision of Stede as a merman, Stede is being reduced to the role of symbol—a mythical being rather than a very real, very flawed man. They are both still trying to be the object when they need to be the subject. They need to take action, to realize themselves. And it’s a gruesome process. Jim’s version of Pinocchio is about the horrific transmogrification from wood into flesh and the horrors that need to be faced in order to make that transition.

We, the audience, are experiencing discomfort in this process. We are being held right up against the lighthouse lamp, and it burns. This is the emotional equivalent of body horror. It feels like all of our beloved belongings are being thrown overboard, but I promise they aren’t.

They are becoming.

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd meta #our flag means death