#our flag means hobbit

[ibenology]

I just keep adding to this and it’s slowly going from a meme to something I might have to talk to my therapist about

#nimona #ballister boldheart #ballister blackheart #tma #the magnus archives #jon sims #the archivist #ofmd #our flag means death #ed teach #blackbeard #the hobbit #thorin oakenshield #encanto #bruno madrigal #transmasc #genderfluid #gotta be one of my favorite genders #just the most specific kin lists of all time #this #I want exactly this one

[once-and-future-fandoms]

i completely forgot that most people don't find new shows by scrolling tumblr and seeing someone being obsessed with a character/show/ship and going "yeah i'm going to invest hours into my this show so i can be obsessed with it too"

#fandom #supernatural #the hobbit #destiel #bagginshield #ofmd #our flag means death #gentlebeard #good omens #ineffable partners #ineffable husbands #bbc sherlock #johnlock #bbc m #bbc merlin #merthur #this is how i got introduced to all these fandoms #i mean i watched the hobbit years ago but the bagginshield brainrot came from this site #ao3 #tumblr

[pockyandsoda]

yo we as a society need a term for the specific aesthetic that characters like aziraphale and stede and bilbo etc have, y'know the whole cosy-almost-cottagecore-kinda-light-academia-but-also-regency-and-dandy-esque-maybe-even-some-fantasy-light-and-warm-and-neautral-color-tones-and-simple-comforts-etc thing, because whatever it is has an unimaginable hold on me

#good omens #our flag means death #the hobbit #lord of the rings #ofmd #lotr #aziraphale #stede bonnet #bilbo baggins

[starbaby-7]

The terrifying ordeal of seeing one of your fandoms or celebrities trending is like oh my god. what happened? what did they do? wait are we renewed? wait are we canceled? wait did someone drop lore? wait is this good or bad? do I need to run for cover? Only to find out it’s like a meme shitpost format

#our flag means death #wwdits #supernatural #doctor who #Sherlock #Merlin #lord of the rings #the hobbit #Bagginshield #Destiel #OFMD #Ed teach #Stede #save OFMD #good omens #Michael sheen #David Tennant #Rhys Darby #vico ortiz #good omens 2 #Hannibal #nbc hannibal #Hannigram #merthur

[idontcarecarebear]

Sad silly bearded men with their stupid little husbands who are their only source of joy.

#our flag means death #stede bonnet #stede bonnet x edward teach #edward teach #ofmd #blackbeard #blackbonnet #what we do in the shadows #nandor the relentless #guillermo de la cruz #guillermo x nandor #nandermo #good omens #aziraphale x crowley #crowley #Aziraphale #ineffable husbands #the hobbit an unexpected journey #the hobbit battle of the five armies #the hobbit #the hobbit desolation of smaug #bilbo baggins #thorin x bilbo #thorin oakenshield #silly little gay people #couples therapy all of them

[verkomy]

The Hobbit but made by David Jenkins

#that would be chaos #david jenkins #our flag means death #ofmd #the hobbit #lotr #tolkien #text

[avelera]

I saw a really cute post the other day imagining scenes where Ed protects Stede. It was sweet and funny and heartfelt and for some reason landed all wrong with me.

Then I figured out why: I don’t think Ed has ever protected Stede. It’s actually kind of a big plot point in the show. Even when he should have. But when Stede protects Ed is when Ed fell in love.

It’s a bit of a nuance and I’m too tired to quite remember all the ways I’m probably wrong but… Ed often rescues Stede. But he doesn’t protect him. He doesn’t prevent him or try to prevent him from doing things that would harm him.

I think that was another reason the post nagged at me. Because the funny examples were around Stede’s failures at piracy. But Ed, unlike everyone on the show, including the viewers!, doesn’t see Stede as a failure. It’s almost weird how much he doesn’t. It’s endearing too. It’s why the romance works.

Ed thinks Stede is unorthodox. New to the game. A bit rough around the edges. But all those skills come with time and practice. Ed is bored of skilled, practiced pirates. He wants flare. He wants daring. He wants a person who does it their own way. The rest will come. But you can’t teach creativity. Ed doesn’t give a shit about a perfectly skilled pirate, that’s boring as fuck. He wants to see a creative one.

To go back to protectiveness… Ed doesn’t protect Stede because he doesn’t see Stede as incompetent. He doesn’t prevent Stede from doing things before the fact. But sometimes after the fact like on the Spanish ship or against the English, he’ll come in after Stede fucked up and chooses to join him in facing the danger and consequences.

In comedy terms, Ed is very “yes, and…!” with Stede. Whereas protectiveness implies a certain amount of ending the bit before Ed can see the crazy places it’s going.

By contrast, Stede is protective of Ed and when he’s protective, Ed melts. Stede tries to prevent Ed from being hurt by the nobles and corrects his errors and very publicly destroys them on Ed’s behalf. Ed fell or fell harder in love right there. But Ed never tried to prevent Stede’s run in with the Spanish.

Ed’s a bit selfish, a bit blind to how to take care of others. Part of it’s the life he led. It’s part of why he’s so fascinated by Stede and his brand of piracy. He doesn’t want to stop the craziness before it begins. He really only steps in if death itself, something that might end Strede’s craziness, gets close but even then. He doesn’t protect Stede against Izzy. He lets those consequences play out. He can’t bear to look but he doesn’t stop it.

I think there’s more nuance and a lot of scenes I’m sure I’m forgetting where Ed is more protective but my overall sense is that this is actually an interesting nuance between them. Stede acted out of protectiveness when he left Ed on that beach. Ed didn’t go looking for Stede. He didn’t and doesn’t try to protect him. Unlike everyone else, Ed always assumes Stede’s choices are deliberate and competently made.

#ofmd #our flag means death #Ed teach #Stede bonnet #I saw the same thing with Bilbo and Thorin in the Hobbit fandom and it made me crazy

[blakbonnet]

Fic Recs For Getting Over Writers' Block:

To me, the only way to get over the writing horrors™️ is to read some good fucking prose. Even if the summary of these fics doesn't appeal to you, I'd suggest reading them purely for their tactile prose that somehow gets the brain working again.

General Block Breakers:

Magpie by yellowmustard

Skirts and Barbells by @petrichorca

Malleability by jazzxdaffy

The Nest That Hope Builds by @red-sky-in-mourning

Grounded by @forpiratereasons

So Long Seabird by @adamarks

Find Your Stede Voice:

Adventures of a Leggy Blonde by @palavapeite

Find Your Ed Voice:

You Belong in that Home by and by by @alchemistc

Stealing Romance by skrifores

#actually this list is mostly for myself ngl #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd fic rec #maybe I should add this to my master rec list but also I'm lazy today #meow speaks #I'd also recommend making a list like this for yourself :)) especially if you're writing a longer fic #I have very few under ofmd because for fics I kinda only hangout in the sandman and hobbit side of ao3 #there's only one for Stede cause it's foolproof to me

[veryfuckingconfusedbro]

#sherlock #bbc sherlock #johnlock #aralas #legolas and aragorn #lord of the rings #samfro #sam and frodo #our flag means death #ofmd s2 #ofmd #blackbonnet #jim and olu #the hobbit #bagginshield

[micronopher]

BAGGINSHEILDERS

Whoever wanted to see these two together in The Hobbit (like me)...

...will more likely go mad over these guys falling in love in the popular pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death...

These two are an actual show-couple. No queerbaiting, no hopeful shipping, it's official! It's a literal dream come true where you see your fics become a reality. Problem is, Bilbo and Thorin got their trilogy (tragic as it was), but these two never got their's, falling short of just one last installment. Maybe contribute to having their story told in full? Every little bit helps...

Thank you for your time.

#our flag means death #ofmd #bagginshield #the hobbit #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #bilbo #thorin #lotr #lord of the rings

[the-sewerrats]

These spot the difference games are getting really hard

#the hobbit #our flag means death #ofmd #thorin x bilbo #bagginshield #bilbo baggins #thorin oakenshield #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #blackbeard x stede #stede bonnet #blackbeard #the hobbit and lord of the rings are the same sometimes i swear

[otmudohau-blog]

I think I just like it when a formidable, but soft inside and tired of his burden, a bearded guy suddenly meets a curly-haired gentleman who makes him happy with his cute stupid trinkets and the same cute, stupid words

#bagginshield #the hobbit #bilbo x thorin #our flag means death #blackbonnet #ed x stede

[thehappyfeminist-22]

I have no idea what corner of my brain this idea crawled out of, but it won't leave me alone, so here it is.

A modern AU where Ed and Stede go to a Halloween party or maybe they're both hard-core Hobbit fans and they go to a convention, but either way, they cosplay as Thorin and Bilbo.

I mean, hear me out...

#ofmd #our flag means death #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ed teach #stede bonnet #ed x stede #ofmd modern au #the hobbit #thorn oakenshield #bilbo baggins

[planetbiomes]

The four horsemen of the apocalypse

Middle aged queer relationship edition

#OFMD #our flag means gay #our flag means death #good omemes #good omens #WWDITS #wwdits s4 #what we do in the shadows memes #what we do in the shadows #the hobbit #LOTR #lotr memes #nandermo #ineffable husbands #thilbo #bagginsheild #blackbonnet #happygaymonthcauseyouknowyougaynstuff #be who you are for your pride

[jeypawlik]

Stuff I Finished 2022

A long post but I wanted to get these all in! Here's my books and shows I finished last year. I tried my best to draw up a doodle as soon as I finished something. It was a big year for books.

#fanart #long post #discworld #dracula #isekai izakaya nobu #laid back camp #lord of the rings #lotr #lupin iii #ofmd #our flag means death #ranking of kings #rokuhoudou yotshiro biyori #stuff I finished #terry pratchett #the goblin emperor #the hobbit #trigun #we rent tsukumogami #witness for the dead

[fantasyinallforms]

The faces of fear

For what is fear compared to impending loss?

#the hobbit #our flag means death #good omens #bagginshield #thilbo #ineffable husbands #blackbonnet #bilbo baggins #black beard #Crowley #anthony j crowley