To Stede Bonnet. Complicated, hard-headed. Really quite irritating at times. And now free.

are you allowing your loved ones to pour into you? take stock of the past few months. how many times have you said “don’t worry about it” when you wished someone would worry, when’s the last time you said “i got it” when you didn’t really have it? there is no healing without help, and support circles exist around you but may have been shrouded in shadow due to living in this individualistic paradigm. honor yourself by accepting and inviting help when you need it.

The most powerful thing you can do right now is to be patient while things are unfolding for you.

really love how the women in ofmd are just as weird, gross, conniving, immature, emotional, stupid, complex, badass, toxic, and human as the men. literally the only missteps are no anne/mary kiss and forcibly shaving archie's pits.

Where It's Warmest

The collar stays on during intercourse.

Just Stede giving Ed some of the best, most loving kisses a man can give his catgirl innkeeper fisherman boyfriend .

(it's what he deserves).

There'll be an alternate uncropped version of this coming soon to @bizarrelittlemew fic Circus Nights 🍆💦

Have you looked at this beautiful angel yet today?

Almost 2 years since I’ve drawn this

I am not over (and probably never will be) these two parallels. And no one talks about it enough, so I had to draw it (forgot to post it, surprise) for my own sanity. Does it help? Absolutely not, not at all.

Let's talk about it for a bit, okay?

The first drawing is the scene from the end of the 4th episode of the 1st season, right after Ed's and Izzy's (first mate at the time) conversation about plans with Stede, the full crew of the Revenge, and the future. We can see Ed's expression and OH BOY. He is hiding under the mask of Blackbeard to survive. He is exhausted, bored, empty and so done being "The dreadful pyrate Blackbeard". He just wants to be Ed, who fancy fine fabrics and sweet and soft things. It's completely opposite to Izzy's expression, who is behind him and smiling, clearly delighted by Blackbeard's persona and his great plans. On top of it all, the song "The empty boat" by Caetano Veloso playing in the background (I love love love this song), and it fits so well with Ed's emotions.

The second drawing is the scene from the 1st episode of the 2nd season, right after Ed and Frenchie (now first mates) spoke about future plans. Ed let himself be soft and got hurt because of it. Now he's trying to be Blackbeard again, trying to fit in some "norms" of "manly man," trying to survive in a world where liking soft and being soft means dead, and he is failing miserably. He is everything he doesn't want to be. Also, even Stede's name is not mentioned, you know it's all about him. Ed is hurt, tired, and heartbroken. Ed is not the only one who see this. Basically, the whole crew can see how unstable he became after coming back to Blackbeard/ The Kraken persona. Frenchie´s expression shows it all. He stands behind him on his right side, the same spot where Izzy stands in S1. But his expression completely different from Izzy's - sad, afraid, unsure. Once again on top of the scene, the song "Pygmy Love Song" by Francis Bebey (one of my favourite songs from S2) perfectly shows all Ed's emotions.

I am so sorry for this long, boring post. I simply LOVE these two scenes and everything about them, and I needed to share my thoughts with you. I hope it makes sense and my grammar is not too bad.

Lazy innkeepers’ mornings 🏴‍☠️

If you have any fluff ideas, you can text me and I’ll try to sketch it! I need to practice and sometimes I don’t have any thoughts.

Taika Waititi as Edward “Blackbeard” Teach in Our Flag Means Death (2022-)

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🔹 There is no objective metric to decide if a story is portraying a negative topic the 'right' way.

🔹 Just because a piece of fiction doesn't explicitly condemn or portray an evil action in a bad light in the text doesn't mean the author thinks its good or is trying to persuade the audience that it is good.

🔹 Survivors of trauma will not always write fiction about their trauma in a way that seems 'right' or 'normal' to you.

🔹 Banning fiction because it portrays dark, taboo topics in a way you consider gross or disgusting is still censorship.

i actually really like that the wigs get longer throughout the seasons, it's so subtle but it does signify that months have passed. i want to kiss the costume makers for this

i hate that "that that" is grammatically correct. why is english the joke language

🎶 I was born to love you

With every single beat of my heart

Yes, I was born to take care of you

Every single day of my life 🎶

Struggled to find time to draw this week, but here’s some sleepy husbands ♥️

💕Shhhhh, let them snooze! 💕