Laying on my bed kicking my feet humming to myself about Izzy and Ed, obsessed with their bond (which in this au is still very good) and their friendship.
Izzy and Ed spend nearly all of their time together, even though Izzy’s graduated and at mechanic school taking college classes on the side and Ed’s on her way to barely finishing high school. Izzy makes Ed go to her PT appointments and helps her build her empire. They’ve been friends since primary school and nothing could drag Izzy away.
Ed likes to fuck around when she’s high or drunk and Izzy used to love it, but hates that Ed needs to be doped up to love her back. So she deflects more often than not. And by god if Stede showing up didn’t blow the whole thing up
Obviously this is season One. Shaw doesn't deserve the character development Izzy got! He can have the death though. Take from Izzy give it to Shaw!
LOVE OFMD, and waiting for someone (not me, I have too many WIPs ha) to write an Cherik au bless. I agree Shaw doesn't deserve Izzy's character arc; I actually think he'd make a perfect 'Hornigold as a figment of Erik's imagination' coming back to haunt him!
(But then who would make a good Izzy? I don't know - maybe a Raven more closely resembling Original Trilogy Raven before they made her Charles' sister?)
[Image Description: Both panels are based from the HBOmax show, Our Flag Means Death.
In the first panel, Jeong Jeong resembles Edward Teach/Blackbeard via clothes and tattoos. Sitting in a tub and crying, he looks towards Piandao/Stede and says, in orange text, “I’m not a good person, Piandao. It’s why I don’t have any friends.”
In the second panel, Piandao resembles Stede Bonnet, dressed in a black cloak. Looking at Jeong Jeong/Ed off screen, he says in reassurance, in yellow text, “Hey…I’m your friend. End of ID.]
LGBTQ+ media AU for @avatar-pride-month and inspired by a post from @narrativelysignificantturtleduck !!
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
Characters: Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Roach (Our Flag Means Death)
Additional Tags: Stede Bonnet Needs a Hug, the real magic was the friends we made along the way, Eventual Smut, Summoning Circles, Do You Think They Speak Ecclesiastical Latin?, Alternate Universe - Magic, @ofmdjanuaury 2023
Summary:
“Oh, man. Did you… did you ask the sea for its gift while you were actually on the sea? …Mate.” The creature took a step toward Stede, then another, until Stede was backed up fully against the desk. “You didn’t read anything in the book but the spell, did you?”
“I - I don’t know what you’re talking about?” Stede squeaked, leaving dignity fully behind him. No wonder his apprentice had threatened so many times to leave him.
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In which Stede is not a very good sorcerer, and Ed is the sea demon whose summoning he didn't get quite right.
You know Stede would have a vlog. It would be as boring as a Gabbie Hanna or Shane Dawson vlog. Just him doing things. Grocery trips. Sailing lessons. Cooking. Lucius is the cameraman and editor, and his little snarky asides are the only reason people watch.
ofmd au where stede is a gleeful, motivated kindergardener while ed is an overworked, overall done office guy who always picks up his cranky, groggy nephew izzy up from the kindergarden where stede works. figure the rest out yourselves.
YO I’VE BEEN WRITING A MULTI-CHAPTER MONSTER OF A FIC FOR ABOUT THE LAST MONTH AND I KEEP FORGETTING TO POST IT HERE.
If you like fluff, PLENTY of smut, Izzy Hands getting the tar kicked out of him, and Edward Teach being a fancy soft boi, then HAVE I GOT A FIC FOR YOU.
So introducing (and yes, named after the song in Muppet Treasure Island)
Characters: The whole crew + Izzy, Fang, Ivan, Mary, Doug, Alma, Louis, and the looming specter of a very dead Chauncey Badminton
Summary: What if Stede HAD shown up at the dock after Chauncey blew himself to Kingdom Come?
Rating: Explicit
Tags (copied directly from AO3 so they might not make sense):
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Idiots in Love, Love Confessions, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Baggage, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Hand Jobs, Praise Kink, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY WITH ONE ANOTHER YOUR HONOR, Ed Teach: "Reformed" Slut Extraordinaire, Top Stede Bonnet, Service Top Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Bottom Blackbeard | Edward Teach, soft boys in love, There is talk of possible whump, stede bonnet fucks, Blow Jobs, First Time Blow Jobs, First Time Topping, Hair Braiding, Hair Brushing, the author is a no beta cretin, Tags May Change because I’m a being of chaos, Period-Typical Homophobia, Israel Hands Has Issues, Israel Hands is Bad at Feelings, Let Izzy Hands be a horrible feral little bastard man who doesn't get fixed by the end 2022, Eventual Happy Ending, I promise, Wish fulfillment slightly less angsty than canon gay pirates
Current Chapters and Word Count: 11/? chapters, 51855
I’ll post here as I update from now on! It’s been going pretty quickly! It’s by far the longest story I’ve ever written and I’m quite proud of it! I hope y’all will like it too.
Tags: Edward/ Stede, AU - Mythical Creatures, Falling In Love, 18th-century Expedition
Word Count: 58k
Summary:
It’s 1872, and anthropologist Stede Bonnet has spent decades trying to prove that mermaids exist. And he should know; he's only here because one saved his life as a child. Only he and Nigel Badminton know the truth of that encounter, and now new evidence has emerged, the lifelong rivals are locked in a scientific race around the world to find the long-lost location.
Nigel might have the full weight of the British Navy behind him, but Stede has several secret weapons of his own, including the guidance of world-renowned adventurer Edward Teach, who agrees to join their mysterious expedition as soon as he meets the intrepid captain.
Ed’s got secrets of his own that can’t stay beneath the surface forever. But as they voyage across the Atlantic seeking hard proof of wonders unknown, they’ll come to believe in each other most of all.
Comments:
There seems to be a bit of a mermaid trend happening here. Unintentional, I assure you; this story is very different from the last. Set in the wonderfully-crafted world of 18-century scientific expeditions, an exciting time of revolutionary discoveries in many fields! I loved that the crew all had specialty interests relating to the times (Jim truly shines in this fic).
Ed and Stede’s canon internal struggles are grafted well onto the characters here. While the situations are often dire, there is little strife between the two of them, so this story is a nice, low-angst read. The author seems very knowledgeable about the various topics brought up; it was especially enjoyable to see the art and photographs illustrating the discoveries in the story.
Excellent immersion, great detail, and quite the wild ride of an adventure!
P.S.: How could I forget the upside-down, other-dimensional Bermuda Triangle under-world! One of my favorite parts of the story, and such an awesome concept! I would read an entire fic based around this!
Re-listening to Wolf 359 podcast after reading In Favor With Their Stars (OMFD AU). Hera and Stede would get on like a house on fire. Eiffel and Ed agree on 99% of their pop culture but would disagree on one stupid thing and it immediately dissolves into a blood feud.