will there be a big bang this year too? :)

there will be. we need to do some reorganizing behind the scenes but will hopefully have more info for everyone soon.

Thank You For Being A Friend

Title: Thank You For Being A Friend

Author: crystalmister

Artist: Silverbatwing

Beta reader: Glass_Onion

Characters: Stede Bonnet, The Swede, Lucius Spriggs, Jim Jimenez, Alma Bonnet, Mary Allamby Bonnet

Relationship(s): Stede & The Swede, Stede & Lucius, Stede & Jim, Stede & Mary

Rating: Teen

Additional Tags: Alternate universe, humor, friendship, marriage, divorce, impromptu home weddings

Warnings: None

Summary: After his divorce, Stede Bonnet moved to Miami alone, but he doesn't stay alone for long!

Wordcount: 15,569

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Oracle Blossom Cove

Title: Oracle Blossom Cove

Author: Marilee Tea 🫖

Artist: No art at this time

Beta readers: MusicallyFormentingChoas, WellSussed, & my beloved partner

Characters: Stede Bonnet, Ed Teach, Black Pete, Original Character, various canon characters

Relationships: Ed & Stede (middle school friendship)

Rating: T

Additional Tags: AU - Modern Setting; AU - Childhood Friends; AU - Middle School; POV Stede Bonnet; fluff; angst; fluff and angst; hurt/comfort; hopeful & happy ending; the multiverse is real and Buttons can see it

Warnings: There is an accidental near drowning scene that is described in some detail. (This story’s equivalent to Stede getting stabbed and hung by the Spanish.) Other warnings include: canon-typical references to domestic & child abuse; minor injuries not described in detail

Summary: It is a particularly sunny Friday when Stede stumbles upon Oracle Blossom Cove. In the middle of the park is a large ship crawling with children swinging branches like swords, yelling, and shouting. One boy stands out above the rest - he’s tall and lanky, confident, a curly mop of black hair bouncing as he shouts commands and swings his sword and runs and jumps and laughs. A girl shouts out, “Did you just kill another one of Jackie’s husbands? Uh uh, I’m coming for you, Ed!” Ed cackles, and it lights up his face. Ed. Stede feels an unexplainable pull toward this pirate boy Ed and can't keep himself from coming back to the park again and again to watch him. Their paths finally cross when Ed saves Stede’s life, and their soul connection cultivates a deep friendship where their unconditional love for each other serves as an anchor as they navigate the cruelties of the world around them. This is a story about the power of love and friendship that can carry us through darkness.

Word count: 44,296

Link to art masterpost: No art at this time

Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51789916/chapters/130934152

OFMD Big Bang 2023 | all the very best of us string ourselves up for love

Title: all the very best of us string ourselves up for love

Author: oopshidaisy

Artist: Cookiestraw

Beta reader: HiddenLacuna

Characters: Edward Teach; Stede Bonnet; Israel Hands

Relationship(s): Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands; Ed/Izzy; Ed/Stede; Stede/Izzy

Rating: Explicit

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates; Soulmate-Identifying Marks; Soul Bond; Pining; Angst with a Happy Ending

Warnings: edizzy-typical codependency and possessiveness

Summary: Stede, Ed, and Izzy manage to make a mess of being bound together by fate.

Word count: 21,283

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Green on the Vine

Author: CharlieDC

Artist: sweetpotato_70

Beta reader: @pluviophiliced :)

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), George Bonnet, Elizabeth Bonnet, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Wynona the Cow

Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Background George Bonnet/Elizabeth Bonnet

Rating:  Mature

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - 1990s, Alternate Universe - Farm/Ranch, Kansas, Alternate Universe - Teenagers, Summer Love, Young Love, First Kiss, Getting Together, Tooth-Rotting Fluff

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Summary: All the love on the Bonnet Family Farm left with the last breath of Elizabeth Bonnet. Stede thinks there’s still a heap left in the strawberry field she left behind. He finds it out for certain when, during the Summer of ‘96, the new farmhand comes to work with Stede’s dad. As Stede comes to learn, love grows in the most unexpected places.

Wordcount: 32,152

OFMD Big Bang 2023: I Just Need Some Air

that's right baybeyyy guess who did another big bang and managed to bag my cool friend doing the art <33

Title: I Just Need Some Air

Author: hoc_voluerunt / cuddlytogas

Artist: @tsunderejon / wellsussed

Beta reader: reneeissanc3

Characters: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, The Crew of the Revenge, Lucius Spriggs, Roach, Israel Hands, Wee John Feeney, Jim Jimenez, Oluwande Boodhari

Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Stede Bonnet & Crew of the Revenge, background Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs

Rating: T

Additional Tags: AU - Modern Setting, AU - Australia, Naarm/Melbourne, Social Anxiety, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, The Crew of the Revenge Loves Stede Bonnet, Crew of the Revenge as Family, Neurodivergent Stede Bonnet, Getting Together, Stede Bonnet Has Self-Esteem Issues, First Kiss

Warnings: anxiety, panic attacks

Summary:

Stede Bonnet's been having panic attacks for almost as long as he can remember, suffocated by pressure and expectation. For years, he and Mary had an understanding, necessary for every stuffy networking party and corporate gala: I just need some air. And Stede would find the nearest exit, while Mary distracted the Badmintons before they could figure out where he'd gone. When Stede finally takes his life back — divorces Mary, moves to Melbourne, starts his own event management business — things get better, but he's still no good at parties. He still needs some air, even at the very events he's brought to fruition.

Meanwhile, Edward Teach, renowned chef and owner of Blackbeard's Catering, is wondering why the newest bigwig in events still hasn't hired him.

Modern AU set in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia; a family found and a romance grown in the alleyways behind galleries and function rooms.

Wordcount: 25,874

Link to art:

Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51737674

Title: Roll for Charisma

Author: Finn at karatekid1018 (AO3), @actofgrace23 (Tumblr), dumbtalentdbtch (Twitter)

Artist: Angie at @doodleswithangie (Tumblr), doodles_angie (Twitter), doodleswithangie (Instagram)

Beta reader: ShowMeAHero (AO3)

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Oluwande Boodhari, Jim Jimenez, Frenchie, Roach, Black Pete, Fang, Ivan, Israel Hands, Buttons (mentioned)

Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez

Rating: M (Mature)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Dungeons & Dragons, Alternate Universe - Library, Librarian Stede, Dungeon Master Ed, Meet Cute, Fluff, Suggestive but not Explicit, Season 1 as a Dungeons and Dragons Campaign, Mutual Pining, Fake Dating if you squint

Warnings: None

Summary:

Stede, a librarian, and Ed, a Dungeon Master, both have a passion for a good story.

When a malfunctioning 3D printer brings them together after months of pining from afar, they just might be able to find a happy ending of their own, thanks to their DnD characters: Blackbeard and The Gentleman Pirate.

Wordcount: 17,601

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Kiss Me Thru The Phone

Title: Kiss Me Thru The Phone

Author: @n3v3r-l3ft | GrandRNathaniel

Artist: N/A

Beta reader: @zo1nkss

Characters: Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet

Relationship(s): Ed/Stede

Rating: E (Explicit)

Additional Tags: Modern AU, Sex Phone Operator Edward Teach, T4T, Trans Edward Teach, Trans Stede Bonnet, Phone Sex, Sexting, Author is trans, Edward Teach has AuDHD, Edward Teach Has Nipple Piercings, Autistic Stede Bonnet, demi Stede Bonnet, Switch4Switch, the badmintons strike again, Divorced Stede Bonnet, Typical Calico Jack warning, houseplant dad Stede Bonnet, Cat Dad Stede Bonnet, Strap-Ons

Warnings: Minor character death, depression, size difference kink ment, minor physical assault, workplace harassment, toxic relationship

Summary: Stede Bonnet has always been lonely, but opening an ad for a website meant for mingling with hot queers in his area just might change that.

Wordcount: 14 972

Link

Author: https://archiveofourown.org/users/DarkHorseAsh/pseuds/DarkHorseAsh Artist: https://twitter.com/oh_tangerines Beta reader: https://twitter.com/piratejamming Characters: Edward, Stede, Izzy Relationship(s): Edward/Stede/Izzy Rating: Mature Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Cuddling, Trans!Izzy Warnings: Mentions of past abuse Summary: Israel Hands is running. From his abusive ex, from his father, from himself. He stumbles into a cafe owned by Ed and Stede, who take one look at him and decide that he clearly needs help, If he can be brave enough to let them take care of him.

Wordcount: 11,840 Link to art masterpost: Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51793012

"The Angriest Chicken In The Apothecary"

Title: "The Angriest Chicken In The Apothecary" Author: Ignisentis Artist: Silverbatwing Beta reader: Dialects_and_Costumes and Oatmilktruther Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Rating: E Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Magic, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Animal Familiars, Slow Burn, Mistaken Identity, Canon-typical mentions of child abuse, Mild Angst, Mild Miscommunication, Depressed Ed, Stede Bonnet Needs A Hug, POV Stede Bonnet, POV Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Happy Ending, Fluff, Rimming, Oral Sex, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Brief Spanking, Top Stede Bonnet, Bottom Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Vers Stede Bonnet, Vers Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Author is Open to Hearing About Dead Batteries Warnings: None Summary:

“Come help me find an apothecary nearby,” Ed calls to Lamp, who’s still laying in front of the door. Ed pulls up the Conjure browser on his phone and searches for apothecaries in his area. There are a dozen or so results that pop up by the time Lamp has reluctantly left his post by the front door and flopped down next to Ed on the couch, pushing his head under Ed’s arm so he can look at the search results. One of them jumps out immediately: “Stede’s Stupendous Shop of Spellcasting Sundries,” Ed reads aloud. What the fuck is that name? It’s fascinating and hilarious. Ed needs to go there immediately. He looks up reviews for the shop, and they’re either 5 stars or 1 star, nothing in between. He checks one of the 1-star reviews — left by someone supposedly named Calico Jack, which is a weird name — and it starts with, “There’s this angry chicken, right,” and Ed stops reading there because that sounds like the coolest fucking thing he’s ever heard, and he wants to experience it for himself. ~ Stede's a lonely apothecary owner looking for love. Ed's a jaded potions master looking for his place in the world. This is how they find what they're looking for in each other.

Wordcount: 48,826 Link to art masterpost: Coming Soon! Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51766999/chapters/130874335

I am part of the OFMD BB '23 in collaboration with @cufeilidh

Our Flag Means Death Big Bang 2023

Title: Cool Runnings

Author: @batvreason

Artist: @cufeilidh

Beta reader: Anonymous

Characters: Stede & Ed

Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach / Stede Bonnet

Rating: E

Additional Tags: dog sledding AU, getting together, fluff, hurt/comfort, first kiss, first time

Warnings: none

Summary: Stede assembles a crew of huskies in an attempt to leave his old life behind and start over new and they join a sledding race/tour where they meet successful but bored dog sled legend and occasional author Ed Teach. Will the tour through the rough but magical snowy wilderness turn out to be a catalyst for something new and is Stede ready for the unexpected that comes with great adventure?

Wordcount: 23,285

Link to art masterpost: [coming soon]

Link to story:

If you like this story, Cei and I would be happy to hear from you via ao3 comment or here on tumblr!

Woman's Work

Title: Woman's Work Author: gwyllion | Archive of Our Own Beta reader: Gilli_ann | Archive of Our Own Characters: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard|Edward Teach Relationship(s): Blackbeard|Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Rating: Mature Additional Tags: Mpreg, crack, angst with a happy ending, pregnancy issues, missing scene, fix-it Warnings: None Summary: Stede has been cursed by a siren. Blackbeard is known for killing kids. After the events of S1 and before Oluwande picks up the spyglass, Stede desperately searches the sea trying to find Ed again. The difficulty of rowing the dinghy all day, high seas, and worry about leaving Ed on the dock weighs heavily on Stede. When he falls overboard and meets a siren, he pleads with her for assistance. The siren doesn’t take kindly to Stede. Without a moment for negotiation, she sets the wheels in motion to reunite Stede with Ed. Unbeknownst to Stede, there may be a steep price for her assistance. Upon discovery of this price, Stede leaves the Revenge with a couple trusted members of his crew. They travel to Barbados to seek Mary’s help. Suffering from the discomfort of pregnancy, Stede learns a lot about the facts of life and makes apologies for the neglectful way he treated Mary when she was expecting. He reunites with Ed in the Republic of Pirates, where he hopes one of Roach’s friends can offer a solution. But the siren intervenes yet again and sets Stede on a different path toward a future with his beloved Ed. Wordcount: 21,834 Link to story: Woman's Work

Title:

Author: https://archiveofourown.org/users/NymsShadow

Artist: https://x.com/sweetpotato_70?s=21&t=nL4r3JOssjP32S7cip2ZTA

Beta reader: https://x.com/_a_perfect_day_?s=21&t=nL4r3JOssjP32S7cip2ZTA

https://x.com/notannebonny?s=21&t=nL4r3JOssjP32S7cip2ZTA

Characters: Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet

Relationship(s): Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet

Rating: E

Additional Tags: Apocalypse, Post-Apocalypse, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombies, lightning-fast burn, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, dudes being sluts, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Facials, Marking, Begging, Daddy Kink, Daddy Issues, tw coconut oil, look post-apocalyptic logistics are hard when you’re trying to get some dick, we did our best, Zombie Soup, zombie clowns, Weapons including guns knives and daggers, oh yeah a little choking too, dudes (and I cannot emphasize this enough) being sluts, Bathing/Washing, Hair Braiding, tw brushing curly hair, Seattle, light Seattle slander, probably a good time to mention the cannibals?, it’s apocalypse sex what do they have to lose, mention of past injuries, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Competent Stede Bonnet, Zaddy Bonnet, Ed’s just a little baby leave him alone, Zombies as plot devices, the crew is there but just cameos at the end, character death but it happened a long time ago, Soft Dom Stede Bonnet, and Ed is such a slut for it, Calico Jack jumpscare, Jack/Stede casual entanglement (sorry), Contains Custom Art, Collaboration, The art is phenomenal

Warnings: Violence

Summary: Ed Teach has survived five years of the zombie apocalypse only to die of thirst here at the end of all things…

Or, so he thinks.

A kind (and very hot) stranger offers assistance, and then a little more.

Wordcount: 50,655

Link to art masterpost: coming soon!

OFMD Big Bang 2023

Title: The Game Continues After Checkmate

Author: TheCreakingShip

Artist: stark_nakedness

Beta reader: queenclio

Characters: Ed Teach, Stede Bonnet, Izzy Hands

Relationship(s): Ed/Stede, Stede/Izzy, Ed/Izzy

Rating: Mature

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Science Fiction, Murder Mystery, Androids, Comedy, Mild Gore, Android, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Alternate Universe - Artificial Intelligence, Benjamin Hornigold, Mary Allamby Bonnet, Doug (Our Flag Means Death), Edward Bonnet | Stede Bonnet's Father

Warnings: mild gore (damage to droids), brief mention of Izzy being sexually propositioned by courier clients

Summary: Ed is a bioengineer for HGCorp, designing droids with a shady reputation. He’s recently promoted and bored out of his mind—until a droid blows up in the dead of night. Why are the droids dying? Why is it happening now? And why does he have to work with Stede?

Wordcount: 18,226 (three chapters)

Art: [LINK]

Story: [LINK]

Our Flag Means Death Big Bang Posting

THE ENVY OF ANGELS

Art by CuriosityRocks https://www.tumblr.com/theartistcuriosityrocks

Beta-read by Wasabi_Poptart

Characters: Edward Teach, Israel Hands, Stede Bonnet

Relationships: Established Ed/Izzy and Ed/Stede, developing Stede/Izzy leading to eventual Ed/Izzy/Stede

Rating: Mature

Summary: Stede has returned, and he and Ed are enjoying all the bliss of their new-found desire. Izzy loves Edward enough to give up everything for his happiness, even if it means leaving him and all they have built over years as sworn partners in matelotage. But if a ship can have two captains, surely Edward can have two loves? Or what is piracy for?

Word count: 19,816

#OFMDBigBang

OFMD Big Bang 2023

Title: A Price for the Past (Old Loves Die Hard, Old Lies Die Harder)

Author: Conjurewithlies (AO3) Conjurewithlie (Twitter)

Artist: TheQueenHasNoLife (AO3) QueenHasNoLife (Twitter)

Beta reader: Clare (no fandom presence but still volunteered to beta this for me, to my eternal thanks)

Characters: Izzy Hands, Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Benjamin Hornigold (background crew and a couple of other minor appearances)

Relationship(s): Izzy/Ed, Ed/Stede, Izzy/Ed/Stede, Izzy/Hornigold, background relationships

Rating: Explicit

Additional Tags: angst with a happy ending, idiots in love, soul eating, vampires, supernatural elements, alternate universe, old gods, unreliable narrator, broken relationship, hopeful ending, canon divergence

Warnings: mentions of past rape (no actual rape in story), torture, blood and violence slightly above canon-typical, minor character death (permanent)(none of the cast), major character death (temporary), dissociation

Summary: Now that Edward no longer wants him, Izzy exists for one thing – to get revenge on Hornigold for a millennia of agony and a lifetime of servitude prior. He thought Edward wanted the Vampire Lord’s death too, though the Kraken was never clear about why, but now he’s met Bonnet he’s talking about retirement and the promise that bound them seems about as important as Izzy himself has become.

Diverging from the duel in S1 Ep6 with an eternity of bloody history between Izzy, Ed and Hornigold; ranging from the decks of the Revenge to the streets of the Republic of Pirates to the site of Izzy’s worst nightmares. Will Izzy get his revenge or will Hornigold be victorious? Will Izzy lose Edward to boredom and Bonnet (who won’t take the hint and fuck off back where he belongs) or will they be able to reconnect like he wishes? Will Izzy admit his reluctant respect for Bonnet? Will Bonnet survive not only sailing with the most feared pirates in the known world but being caught up in a feud between soul eaters, vampires and old gods?

And what the fuck is up with the dreams Izzy keeps having of mortal!him and Hornigold?!

(A Soul Reaver/Legacy of Kain inspired AU)

Wordcount: 53,026 Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51737383/chapters/130795804

OFMD Big Bang 2023: "La Jayaera"

Title: La Jayaera Author: ladymixerlot Artist: Parker G Beta reader: My wonderful friend Meghann, who is not part of the fandom but is likewise obsessed with Fast & Furious. Much love to her. Characters: Oluwande Boodhari, Jim Jimenez Relationship(s): Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Minor or Background Relationship(s) Rating: Teen and Up Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fast and the Furious Fusionthe Fast and Furious AU no one asked forBackground RelationshipsMinor Black Pete/Lucius SpriggsMinor Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede BonnetMinor Wee John Feeney/FrenchieQueerplatonic Wee John Feeney/FrenchieNicky JimenezOluwande Boodhari as Brian O'ConnerJim Jimenez as Dominic Torretofollows the beats of the first fast and furious movieyes there will be a sequel because i have a problem Warnings: None Summary: Oluwande Boodhari left the life of street racing behind at 17 when he moved from London to the US. Now he’s in his mid-twenties, living in LA as a newly minted Private Investigator and partner at Revenge Investigations, and hardly even thinks about his misspent youth. Until, that is, local bar owner and rumored gang leader, Jackie “Spanish Jackie” Jones, walks into Revenge and hires him to find proof that renowned street racer Jim Jimenez killed her husband. Oluwande once again finds himself immersed in a life he thought he’d left behind as he navigates getting close to La Jayaera, the Jimenez family’s garage/racers. And the closer he gets, the more he has to remind himself that this is a job, and one funded by a gang he does not want to cross, no matter how well he fits in with La Jayaera or how much he can’t stop thinking about Jim when he goes home at night. Wordcount: 33,320

Link to art masterpost: Coming! Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51710863/chapters/130727716