#flags death just fucked with me

[the-gayest-sky-kid]

what's your take on odasaku and dazai's idealization of him?

also any takes you want to share about bsd/bsd in general?

(If you don't mind, I'm also interested in your thoughts about verlaine if thats ok 😭) tyty

who's your fave bsd character and whose the character from bsd you want to have more screen time?

i think its another case of projecting onto someone and it fucking things up. like notably how kouyou projects her own feelings abt light & dark onto kyouka. we just dont often see it that way because what oda does is like. stereotypically good? he uses his dying words to push a friend out of the dark. a death motivating others to act and furthering their character development is classic storytelling. you go into bsd knowing dazai is on the "good guys" side (not that the ada are "bad" but obviously reading bsd as a good guys vs bad guys story is. wrong), so clearly it worked out. so you kind of overlook the surrounding events yk? plus dazais own idolization of oda hammers that in. dazai tells atsushi that "He was a friend of mine (...) He’s the reason I quit the Port Mafia and joined the agency. I’d probably still be killing people for the mafia if it wasn’t for him" in dead apple (the lightnovel. im not going to go through pulling up the movie for this fhfhtndj). and so aside from previous bias people are going to take what dazai says at face value. hes thankful oda showed him the "side that saves people" and of course we're going to agree with that. the thing is. again. projection. now i havent actually finished dark era (i am working through it) but a lot of the time it feels like oda is just shoveling off all his feelings about being "someone meant for the darkness" onto dazai when thats something thats not going to be true for. well. anyone really? and his final conversation with dazai is very influenced by that. he says "You told me if you put yourself in a world of violence and bloodshed, you might be able to find a reason to live... (...) You won’t find it (...) You should know that. Whether you’re on the side that takes lives or the side that saves them, nothing beyond your own expectations will happen. Nothing in this world can fill the hole that is your loneliness. You will wander the darkness for eternity". now the thing is this is kind of a fucked up thing to say to an 18 year old with suicidal tendencies, but odas view of dazai makes it seem like a well needed wake up call. he obviously had good intentions. hes trying to "step into that solitude" but because of his flawed view of dazai he kind of. stumbles. dazai up to this point has been clinging onto the hope that he'd find a reason to live by observing the entire human experience. now oda comes along and dazai thinks hes found someone who understands him better than anyone, and oda tells him hes not going to find that. ever. so he should become a better person and make the world a good place. and also he's dying. so dazai, as we've seen, takes these words to heart. so hes not going to find a reason to live but he should also make the world a better place. good cool got that. so i think he gets a bit too comfortable being collateral for a good cause. and hes already convinced hes not going to find anything here, so of course hes not going to find anything. does that make sense.

i dont think ive phrased anything correctly here but like anyway i think with all his other friends around he'll be able to sort things out there. i cant see bsd ending without any sort of resolution for him in this regard yk.

#i cant say much on verlaine since ive read barely anything of stormbringer #like up to meeting shirase i think #flags death just fucked with me #from what i know hes also got projection issues. very common bsd theme #as for my favorite character... well you all dont know this but my favorite is actually Dazai #big shocker ik #as for screentime like..idk i miss everyone #i just want normal agency bullshit back #actually ykw i desperately want to see ranpo kyouka and atsushi as a trio #ranpos weird little siblings sweep gogogogogogo #aethers asks #swearing cw #longer post #anyway anyway anyway take this all with like 3 tablespoons of salt #i obviously havent read or watched as much bsd as i should have to be making these takes fhdhhsjs

[madootles]

dramatic eyes. dramatic lips. drama on the cheeks.

sketch

#the fuck's a look?? #this show keeps making me cry happy tears #this show made me cry last season when ed and stede kissed. Now I'm crying because LOOK AT IZZY! LOOK AT WEE JOHN!!! #please for the love of god only look at this with the night light filter on. forgot my screen was tinted yellow and the colors are FUCKEDDD #ya ya It’s la vie en rose I didn’t check my references my b my b je regrette ok #our flag means death #ofmd #our flag means death spoilers #ofmd season 2 #izzy hands #wee john feeney #ofmd s2e6 #this show brings me so much joy especially now when everything is so hard in real life. #they just get to be queer with their pirate friends #skdfjhskhgjfnlisadfhlksjdfh;sk #art #fan art #the first time in a while I've been inspired to make art :_) I love

[hey-must-be-a-devilbetween-us]

listen whether you like it or not they are all holding the memory of stede like a talisman against all hurt and fear, izzy trying to remind ed of his love so he'll come back to himself, fang can't stop crying so jim starts telling him Pinocchio and doing the little voice like stede does, 'talk it through as a crew.' is uttered like an anti-curse, like a magic spell that will keep them from harm.

stede gives them hope, if you even care.

#ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd season 2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #our flag means death spoilers #ofmd spoilers #ofmd season 2 #ofmd #blackbonnet #stede is like their peter pan #when they're with him they get to be more like lost boys then pirates #and thats just really fucking precious to me #spooky watches ofmd #live watching

[bizarrelittlemew]

Stede facing the crew after finding out about their (attempted) murder of Ed

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 2x3 #stede bonnet #izzy hands #rhys how fucking dare you this devastated me #experiencing shrimp emotions about this #it's like he can see how they felt they had no other choice #but he has nothing to say to them #just that fucking look containing a mix of emotions i can't convey via text

[rumpled]

#fuck this is heartbreaking #stede made a mistake that he pretty quickly regretted but Ed didn't know that :((( #he just thought he got abandoned after literally abandoning his life for Stede #fuck fuck I am an Edward-post-breakup-madness-excuser #fight me!!! #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd spoilers #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmdedit #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #ed x stede #stede bonnet #edward teach #mine #mine:ofmd #https://linktr.ee/renewasacrew <- fandom getting a headstart in our s3 renewal campaign

[korovaoverlook]

i am so normal

#ouizzy #izzy #frenchie #our flag means fanart #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd #izzy hands #israel hands #izzy fanart #fanart #illustration #digital sketch #ofmd comic #the fucking table leg kills me #what if izzy hands was a sassy bitch #just kidding he already is

[piratewinzer]

Neil Gaiman: “Quiet, gentle, romantic.”

David “Fuck it” Jenkins: “FUCKING SWEET, SLUTS. GET YOUR BREAKFAST, WHORES.”

#never fucking change #either of you #the DAMAGE this has dealt me #I just keep bursting into fits #Neil Gaiman #David Jenkins #Javid Denkins #good omens #good omens 2 #ofmd #our flag means death #am I coping? no thanks for asking #these two shows ping ponging back and forth in my brain

[andillwriteyouatragedy]

i would just like to point out that rhys darby is giving an absolutely astounding performance on ofmd. every episode he is doing the absolute most. every expression, every tone, every line, every movement, every character beat. like he is the fucking star. he deserves absolutely fucking everything.

#i will simp until the day i die #he fucking astounds me #rhys darby #ofmd #ofmd stede #our flag means death #personal ramblings #ETA: THE WAY THE ORIGINAL POST CUT OFF LMAO #SNIPED #JUST SO STUPID IN LOVE I GOT TAKEN OUT AT THE END #LOST CONSCIOUSNESS

[daria-meoi]

#i reached this scene and fucking forgot where i was going with these gifs #i just can't stand izzy k #in any shape or form #he ruined unicorns for me #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd gifs #edward teach #taika waititi

[mermaidstede]

"Yeah, yeah. Fuck yeah."

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd s2 #ofmd gif #ofmd edit #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ed teach #edward teach #stede bonnet #* #my gifs #fuck stede not noticing ed's look is just fucking me the absolute fuck up #ed loves him SO BAD

[edwardbonnets]

@ofmdblog​​ 1k celebration: Day 2 - Favorite Dynamic

#ed constantly befuddling lucius

bonus:

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmdblog #ofmdedit #ofmdgifs #edward teach #lucius spriggs #taika waititi #nathan foad #userstede #agentplant #userkristi #my gifs #the return of my chaotic ass editing sjdhfks #this literally took me all night to make holy shit lmao #i just really love when they interact okay #what will season 2 be like when lucius is still alive and confronts ed #i expect lucius to really fucking rip into him sjdhfksjh #question is will lucius see ed again pre-stede-and-ed-reunion or post-stede-and-ed-reunion?????? #im gonna assume stede finds him though #imagine stedes reaction to lucius saying that ed was the one who tried to drown him :( #okay anyways hope this nonsense gifset is enjoyable lol

[adamnsey]

oh my god bro like it’s literally about the boy whose been told he’s soft his whole life trying his hardest to be tough and the boy whose been told he’s been tough his whole life trying his hardest to be soft and literally about them falling in love and bringing out the side of each other that they’ve always tried to be while also accepting the other as they are…. good GOD

#ed’s not even here yet i’m on ep 1 #this is just occurring to me as i’m watching stedes childhood flashback #i’m so fucked #ofmd #ofmd rewatch #our flag means death #abby babbles #mine

[laniidae-passerine]

Izzy moving from the thorn in Stede and Ed’s side to their relationship therapist. Told Ed to leave Stede alone after a traumatic event because he knew it wasn’t a smart idea and then later told Stede to leave the bar to avoid a fight which immediately broke out when Stede got upset and drunk. And he’s hot for these two idiots which is fine because he’s an idiot as well. Love them all <3

#steddyhands is about one person being a therapist who should have their license revoked #and the couple Going The Fuck Through It #and then they have sex about it. the therapist changes every week lol #they’re just so funny to me I doubt it’ll ever happen in canon but like love them sm in my head #our flag means death #ofmd #steddyhands #izzy hands #stede bonnet #edward teach

[srapsodia]

69 with Stede and Ed (hehehehe). I think. Ed threatening, "It's about time someone put you in your place." to a nervous Stede, and then in the next panel Stede is sitting on Ed's lap and they're both like :)) (cause that's his place u see)

69 (nice): One scaring the other

right where he belongs ❤

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd fanart #blackbonnet #gentlebeard #stede bonnet #edward teach #blackbeard #my art #it's very important to me that yall know stede isnt really scared of ed #just scared that he fucked their relationship for good

[bizarrelittlemew]

Our Flag Means Death 2x5 | Stede listening to Ed's fishing story 🥹

#ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd s2 spoilers #our flag means death #ofmdedit #ofmdsource #ofmd gifs #ida.stuff #ofmd 2x5 #they're both so fucking adorable here i can't take it #stede just being perfect boyfriend material adoring his man's silly story #help me #stede bonnet #edward teach

[p4nishers]

yeah that's uhh that's definitely something

#'david jenkins is a neil gaiman fan' U SHUT UP!!! IM SO FUCKING SCARED RIGHT NOW U SHUT UP?!!! #the difference in crowley's and ed's expression tho. one is in complete panic and agony and the other is just numb #says a lot if u ask me #something something the demon (or demon coded) character shots at the angel (coded) character who has complete trust in them #something something i dont even know what this means #good omens #good omens s2 #azicrow #crowley #aziraphale #ofmd #our flags mean death #gentlebeard #stede bonnet #edward teach