I love some of the little details we get about Ed and Stede's developing relationship in Season 1. Like the fact that the breakfast table is laid for two in "We Gull Way Back," but also how its laid for two. Ed has his chair that he goes for immediately. Stede's seat, that Jack takes, is right next to him, not at the other end of the table (where we see him sitting when he's at home with Mary and the kids).
It's this comfortable, domestic space, where they're as close and companionable as they can be, and it's implied that this is how they've been eating together for a while. It's how they're going to eat every morning at home.
Stede will sit down in an armchair very clearly meant for one person and Ed will sit in his lap. Stede could sit on a bench and Ed will sit in his lap. Stede could sit on a barstool and Ed will sit on his lap. Stede could be doing wall sits— ED STOP NO YOU’LL BOTH FALL TO THE GROUND!
shoutout to everyone with forget disorders (adhd, DID/osdd, ptsd/c-ptsd, asd, dementia/alzeheimers, schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, major depressive, chronically ill/phys disabled people with brain fog, people with long-Covid, natural memory degradation, and etc.)
I have to leave for a meeting, but here's a sneak peek of a fic I'll finish when I get back home: 👀
"I mean, Zaddy?" Stede laughed into the kiss, pulled back to leave a trail of little kisses along Ed's jaw. "What does that even mean?"
"It means..." Ed nipped at Stede's bottom lip, tucked his face into Stede's neck to lick at his pulse point. "It means you're hot as hell. And super fucking sexy. And I get wet just fucking thinking about you."
Then he was squeaking in surprise and delight, giggling in anticipation when Stede grabbed him by his waist and started pulling him towards a supply room.
"It also means," Ed said, reveling in Stede's growl as he pulled the door closed behind them, like he wanted Ed so much he could hardly stand it, "that you could call me your good boy. And fuck me. If you wanted."
"Don't worry, good boy," Stede whispered in his ear, sending a shiver up his spine. "I'm planning on it."
Video and transcript of Stede being called Zaddy 😁
Text of transcript below the cut
Take 1
Stede: I've had my fill of courting death for one day. Let's live, if possible. I mean, I just got back together with my boyfriend. Oh do you mind if I call you...?
Ed (Pantene flirtatious hair flip): Not at all, Zaddy.
Stede (surprised): Whew...yeah, I mean...I'm fairly sure we're not the only ones who want to live forever.
*Taika breaks first then Rhys. Rhys gives him a playful smack on the arm.*
Take 2
Stede: Let's live, if possible. I mean, I just got back together with my boyfriend. Oh do you mind if I call you...?
Ed (closes eyes and gives a big hair flip, hair gets stuck in beard): I love it...Zaddy.
Stede (confused): Zaddy? Any who...
*Taika immediately breaks and Rhys warns "well that's what I'm gonna say if you say Zaddy" and laughs. Taika lauging says, "I'm sorry! Okay. I'm sorry!"
Guys if I get hunted down and my legs broken broken for sharing these photos just know I did it for the gays but here are photos I took of the ‘you wear nice things well’ scene and the deleted Lucius opium scene (although even this is different than what Nathan Foad described in terms of what they filmed for this scene so-)
And then the opium scene:
Those are the only photos I snapped of the scripts themselves (they were on an iPad) but i may go back this summer and if I do (hopefully they have the season two scripts) I’ll take more photos if these ones don’t get my kneecaps stolen :)
EDIT: thank you all for the well wishes but I will be fine (hopefully) worst case scenario the copyright holders get mad and ask me to take it down/I get a legal threat or somethin like that. Either way I’ll probably be fine I’m just being dramatic for laughs (although everyone’s concern really does touch my heart so thank you all 💗)
remember in School of Rock where the black girl was afraid to say she wanted to be a singer because she was fat and didn’t want to get laughed at but Dewey was all “who gives a shit, I’m fat too and so is aretha franklin but we’re still valuable and we rock” and then the girl felt better without having to be told that beauty comes in all sizes or some other bullshit. thats the kind of body positivity I’m looking for. tell these babies that they’re worth a damn without tying it to any other arbitrary ideals