I noticed a detail in the kiss scene that I need to talk about before I combust
Okay, so, I was scrolling through the Our Flag Means Death tag and saw this pair of gifs by @eddie-redcliffe.
Towards the end of the second one, you can see Ed begin to pull back from what is a very chaste kiss. This is when the shot cuts to the over the shoulder of Stede and his hand moves into Ed's hair, holding him in place and turning the kiss more passionate.
Ed's posture becomes more tense before he reaches up and pushes Stede away gently, asking him if they can go slow.
Stede literally did the middle-aged-gay-man-discovers-he-really-likes-intimacy-after-kissing-another-man thing we've been speculating and joking about for a year and a half! Sweet touch-starved baby boy was given the tiniest bit of physical contact and he grabbed hold of it as hard as he could to keep it from going away again.
And Ed calling their hand-holding "perfect" is just so wonderful and reassuring. Almost like he realized that Stede needed some sort of touch to ground him, something to keep reminding him that they're together and working towards more even if Ed isn't ready to go all the way yet. He meets Stede in the middle, finds a place where they're both comfortable and makes it clear that that kind of touch is welcome. Stede needed reassurance that he wasn't being pushed away and Ed gave it to him perfectly and I just-
(all gifs provided by @eddie-redcliffe thank you so much!)
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Imagine Shanks bullying you about your dating life.
Shanks: wait, so why don't you date?
You: because I am unfortunately attracted to men, and most men are either stupid, useless, creepy, or evil.
Shanks: True... No one has ever asked you out on a date, have they?
You: ... No
Shanks: *snickers*
Benn: that explains quite a lot
You: what's that supposed to mean?
Benn: well, you've always seemed a little innocent and naive about romance.
You: *feels very self-conscious, and doesn't know how to respond*
The crew: *snickering because they think you're cute*
You: *retreats to your quarters because you feel like you're being made fun of*
Shanks: oh come on, we were just playing around.
Benn: leave em, they need to develop a tough skin if they're going to make it as a pirate.
Later, during dinner
Shanks: *goes to your room with a plate of food, when he notices you didn't show up* Hey, you in there? *Knocks on your door.*
You: Yes, what do you want?
Shanks: I brought you dinner, can I come in.
You: *grumbles* yeah
Shanks: *enters and gives you the food,* did... did we really hurt your feelings?
You: You guys found a sore spot and picked at it. So yes, you guys hurt my feelings.
Shanks: Would you feel better if I took you out on a date?
You: I don't want your pity.
Shanks: It's not pity... I just don't know how to make this better.
You: I want revenge.
Shanks: What?
You: I. Want. Revenge.
Shanks: and how do you plan on getting that?
You: I don't know yet.
Shanks: *doesn't know how to respond*... Well, good luck with that, and feel free to join us when you're done sulking. And just so you know, we'll be playing gin rummy and drinking until we get bored, or we need to go to bed.*Leaves*
You: *glaring at the door with your mouth agape.*
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