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candied-cae · 7 months

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I know some folks have been saying “Ed wanted to die in the same place he laid next to Stede-“ WRONG! HE WANTED TO DIE WHERE STEDE LAID NEXT TO HIM!!!

The place Auntie points out as being where his head was crushed by the cannon ball is the exact spot where Stede’s head had been during the arrest and that’s even more insane than the first option. (Anyway, I wanted to correct that assumption. It’s only a matter of like 2 feet, but I still find it an important detail, and figured a visual might help!)

#Cae Has Lots of Feelings About Our Flag Means Death #GUYS-#HE LAID DOWN IN ONE OF THE LAST PLACES STEDE WAS ON THE REVENGE #HE LET HIS BODY BREAKDOWN AND GIVE TO THE TIRE RIGHT ON THAT SPOT #HE WANTED TO DIE ON THE EXACT SPOT THAT STEDE LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID “You came back.”#I am screaming and crying and feeling every emotion humanly possible #I need us all to know that Edward Teach born on a beach wanted to spend his last moments in a place he remembers so fondly #Despite all the chaos of the British Invasion he smiled while he was arrested #Looking at Stede and waiting to see whatever happened as long as they saw it together #And now Stede's gone #But Edward will be too. Soon.#So he lays down - right there - to wait for it to come #Wearing Stede's Cravat #Soaking up whatever tangential connection to Stede Bonnet remains on his ship #I love him your honor #He is so babygirl #It's also a fun lil easter egg that Frenchie's in pretty much the same place in both shots too lol - but Ed's the crucial part #Our Flag Means Death #OFMD #Our Flag Means Death Season 2 Spoilers #Our Flag Means Death Spoilers #OFMD Spoilers #OFMDS2 #OFMD s2 spoilers #Stede Bonnet #The Gentleman Pirate #Edward Teach #Blackbeard #Gentlebeard #OFMD Meta

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tennant-davids · 2 years

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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH Commiserations on last-day-of-Pride-Month💔

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anarchistbitch · 6 months

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izzy putting on his hoof to go talk to stede knowing full well he and ed have been fucking all night:

#lets pretend this edit is good😊🗡️🗡️(half the shit i use to edit have now gone premium and im broke so)#stede bonnet #ed teach #blackbeard #izzy hands #israel hands #our flag means death #ofmd #m

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stedebonnets · 2 years

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Stede Bonnet + how much he loves books

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#Stede bonnet #Rhys darby #Our Flag means death #ofmdedit #useremly #usereena #userkristi #ofmdaily #ofmdgifs #dailyflicks #filmtvcentral #filmtv #perioddramaedit #mygifs #my stuff #poor stede all those books were so important and special for him i cry!!#books were like stede's best friends before he met ed and now they are gone forever 💔

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gothicwill · 6 months

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Where’s that fuckin tweet about killing off a character just as they’ve started to heal and/or find happiness bc it’s extremely relevant right now.

#the sadness is gone I’m just pissed now #Izzy hands #ofmd #blackbonnet #ofmd s2 spoilers #ofmd 2 #stede x blackbeard #izzy ofmd

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fist-amidst-the-hands · 1 year

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hi hi okay imagine. stede wants to brush out ed's hair the way izzy always does. maybe izzy is busy on deck taking note of damages after a raid. maybe they had an infestation and he's going over ration spoilage and inventory with roach. ed is tired and cranky and absentmindedly separating sections of curls and tugging them apart at the bottom where they get stuck together in knots. stede offers to help with the tangles, says he would love to give it a go and help ed relax

izzy walks in a few minutes later and immediately comes up and tells stede he's doing it all wrong but also gently takes the brush from him and shows him the right way - where to hold the hair, how to start at the bottom with little sections and work his way up, when to start with his fingers instead of the brush. neither of them can see it but ed is smiling so much his face might actually burst

#ofmd hc #steddyhands #izzy hands #edward teach #stede bonnet #listen. you really think stede knows how to do hair #no way did he have an intimate enough connection with mary to do this for her #and alma's hair looks fairly thin and straight so even if he did give the occasional brush before bedtime long curly hair is so different #especially out in the ocean air?? that is not a ten second process to undo let me tell you #yes I'm strongly in club izzy-did-jeff's-hair but even if he didn't then I think it would have been ed #stede simply doesn't have the experience and know-how - yet #izzy on the other hand. i like to think this is something of a ritual that they have #ed sitting back with his leg stretched out at the end of a long day and izzy behind him first working out the tangles slowly bit by bit #then once all the tangles are gone just brushing from the top of his scalp down the full length of his hair in long and gentle strokes #izzy would have him practically purring and when he's done ed would be ready to fall asleep right then and there #izzy nudging ed to get into bed because he might not care now but he'll care in the morning if sleeping here fucks up his knee or back #(because no one is more of an expert at taking care of ed than izzy)#maybe their ritual can change to involve izzy starting on each section and undoing the worst of the knots with his fingers #then stede following it up with brushing out each section #stede doing the post-tangle brushing until ed's hair is as soft as it can be while izzy lies next to ed with his head in ed's lap #bonus: ed now gets to run his hands through izzy's hair too can you imagine #ANYWAY i'm here for this very soft tender stizzy moment of izzy teaching stede to properly care for ed #just a little post

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saltpepperbeard · 6 months

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i consider myself to be extremely stede coded, but now rhys came to me in my dream last night and i no longer know what to believe ✌️😔

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dizzybevvie · 6 months

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NO because Izzy shouldn't have died purely because hes PART OF THE SHIP. HES THE NEW UNICORN

#LIKE THE WHOLE POINT IS HE ISNT AN AUTHORITY FIGURE EBUT HES A UNIQUE AND INHERENT PART OF THE CREW. UGH #its so frustrating #its just like. none of his accomplishments feel meaningful anymore #him being the new unicorn him singing at calypsos birthday his conversation with Stede him telling Lucius to move on. none of it matters no #a character whos arc was partially about learning to accept help should be able to die old recieving help.#and yeah ! some deaths are tragic and thats the point #But izzys death was so rushed that again. its not MEANINGFUL.#dont fight me on this i dont have the energy /lh #most of the issues i have with the finale are fine cus i know they can be solved in s3 but Izzy is just dead forever now. hes just gone.#UGHHHHHHHH so disappointing #ofmd spoilers #ofmd #our flag means death #izzy hands #izzy ofmd

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funforahermit · 2 months

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#just some thoughts #that might not be what people want or need to hear right now #but i need to say them and who reads this anyway #i'm sad that the show is officially over in spite of all the efforts to turn it around #of course i am #i love the story and the characters so much #but personally i find easy consolation in looking forward to whatever else rhys will do in the future #stede might be gone but rhys is not and everything he learned is not #i will see him act again and i'm so excited about that #so that's the good part of my thoughts #the bad part of my thoughts is fear tho #i fear that max is being a bitter little shit to us on purpose #because we dared to push back #we made it a Big Thing and made them look bad and now they're hellbent on making sure we get nothing #that's what it feels like #maybe other streamers wanted to take over but they made it impossible in one way or another #and then the headline about them targeting fanartists #idk the timing is suspicious idk #and maybe they even have the power to make sure we never get a dvd just to fuck us over #i don't know how these things work but i am afraid #and that's everything off my chest kthanksbye

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marsixm · 6 months

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big spoiler cw for the finale- i understand why a lot of people didnt feel like it made sense for how ed was acting during izzy’s death scene, like it didn’t feel earned or whatever bc they’d been at odds w each other since last season, but for me, and understand i’m not saying my personal experience making it make sense for me is trying to give undue writing cred or whatever, but i had a very difficult relationship with my very transphobic/bigoted mother. she made my life a nightmare a lot of the time. but i had to care for her in death. i had to watch her die for months. it was a waking nightmare, and it had a profound effect on me. it was complicated. it made my relationship to my memory of her very complicated. (and even if it hadnt been a months long ordeal i was caught in the middle of i’d probably still feel similarly) and that’s how ed dealing with izzy’s death feels to me. just like him having to kill his father, it was the right thing to do, but it still left him with difficult emotions. when ed says “you’re the only family i’ve got left” to izzy, after all the bullshit they put each other through, i get it.

#death cw #ofmd spoilers #also so i dont make multiple spoilery posts #i do also get why it feels weird to have him die after all that growth #but everyone grew and changed all season #and someone going away doesnt change that- ie look at buttons. he’s gone but it’s not negative #and like izzy didn’t necessarily *want* to die #but him dying a pirate’s death. on the ship. with the crew. injured in a scheme against the english. it was a better way for him to go #than being killed by ed while he was at his lowest #bc he’s right blackbeard was ed AND him. so blackbeard cant kill izzy. and izzy cant kill ed. bc ultimately neither of them would kill #*themselves.#also i liked the set up of him telling the prince that speech. saying it doesnt matter if we live or die. because piracy will live forever #it means when the prince shoots him it doesnt feel like a victory for the prince. he doesnt get to win that easily #also the prince character is fascinating as a foil for stede bc stede was also betrayed and injured by pirates #and even went home #but when he went back to normal life he told stories about how great pirates are. not try to kill them all #anyway thats my little thought for right now #and like i say im not giving undue writing cred but also id be surprised if this wasnt an experience ppl making the show- at least someone-#wasnt considering when they wrote this. like they have an established complex history that a couple months of fighting isnt gonna erase

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leupagus · 2 years

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Tentatively calling this "Letter of Marque"

Gus: ...you know what AU I want, is the one where Chauncy finds Ed, not Stede

Etben: …tell me more

Gus: and Chauncy gives a version of that speech to Ed, who obviously shoots his head off in response, but the speech still gets to him

Etben: Oh deffo

Gus: because Chancy (Chauncy? Chaucey? whatever, the twin) tells him it's obvious Ed wants Stede, but he's not worthy

Etben: Well and also that Ed is a shadow of his former self and who would even want THIS Ed anyway? At least Blackbeard had SOMETHING going for him

Gus: Yes exactly

Gus: So ED leaves and goes back to like - his mom or something

Gus: like can't go back to the boat, can't go back to Stede

Gus: sadly does not have a Mary, unless you count Izzy which I don't

Gus: but he sails back to England or wherever

Etben: Oh noooooo buddy

Gus: (I'm curious about that actually because his mom worked for an estate, presumably in England, but she and their family lived close enough to a port and in their own shitty house)

Gus: (unless maybe the fabric scene is after Ed killed his dad and his mom had to go into service?)

Gus: (anyway DETAILS)

Gus: I don't think I'd want his mom to be like, dead or anything

Etben: Nah

Etben: She remarried, maybe? She’s doing fine

Gus: like maybe she's even happy

Gus: omg what if Ed has little brothers and sisters

Gus: and is like WHAT ARE THESE

Etben: Omg I would SCREAM

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"There's a man asking after you at the market, mum," Tommy reported from somewhere behind the large bag of flour he was holding as. "Help?" he added as he banged into the table for the third time.

Rachel guided him to the slightly lower bench to the side, and he put it down with a thump. "Good Lord, Tommy, I'm not baking for the whole town."

"You're baking for your first grandchild, and Henrie will throw an absolute strop if you don't make the thing with the—" Tommy made the criss-cross shape of the fairy buns that her three youngest had loved when they were children. "Besides, the midwife says it's to be sometime in the next week, so we'd best get to it," added Tommy, clapping his lightly-floured hands together. "Come along, you layabouts!"

"Enough of your sass," said Caleb from the other table, where he'd been working out the evening's loaves for the past hour. "What's this man who's asking for your mother?"

"No need to be jealous, my love," Rachel said, enjoying the huff of her husband's shoulders as he kept his grin facing the sourdough.

"I assumed it was one of the ribbon-sellers pressing for settlment of a bill, Missus Smythe," Caleb shot back, but when she leaned over to swat him, he gathered her into his arms, pressing a kiss to her cheek.

"Ugh, get a room," Tommy moaned just as the bell above the shop door jangled.

"We have one," Caleb reminded him, and Rachel kept herself from giggling like a lass fifty years younger as Tommy stomped out into the front of the shop, his voice muffled by the curtain at the door as he spoke to whoever had come in.

"Hold on, I want to know what handsome man is asking about me at the market," Rachel protested, making a show of struggling against Caleb's hold. "Perhaps it's my Prince Charming."

"He's a bit late for his rendez-vous, you'll have to admit," Caleb said, giving her another kiss.

Rachel was about to murmur about how Caleb was as charming as any man she'd ever wanted — ever dreamed of, even though he'd been late too — and had rescued her better than any prince to boot. But she was thwarted by her youngest son, this time, making an unexpected appearance from the front of the shop and looking quite smart in his new frock coat.

"Tommy said you two were canoodling back here," Rich said accusingly, his hand darting out to grab a muffin before his mother could stop him. "Awful. Mr. Rhodes says one should always maintain a professional atmosphere at one's place of business."

"Mr. Rhodes is your master, Apprentice Smythe, not ours," Rachel reminded him as she broke free of Caleb's hold to snatch the half-muffin Rich hadn't already eaten out of his hand. "Speaking of which, what might you be doing here and not—"

"He sent me on an errand to get more ink at the market," Rich protested, holding up a bottle as evidence. "And while I was there, I overheard a man asking for a Mrs. Smythe, so I thought I'd tell you."

"This fellow is going to find Henrie next, bed-bound though she is, before he finds you," Caleb muttered; she didn't have to look back to hear the smile in his face.

"Hush," Rachel scolded, and held the muffin out of reach when her son made a grab for it. "And what else did this man say?"

Rich harumphed. "He said he knew you from a long time ago, back when you were Mrs. Teach—"

"Mrs. Teach?" Rachel said, her blood going hot and cold all at once. She reached out blindly behind her; Caleb caught her hand and let her squeeze. It probably hurt, but he said nothing as he held on.

Rich, with all the tact he'd ever had, seized his opportunity and the muffin. "Yeah," he said, a bit muffled as he stuffed it into his face. "Wanted to know if you were still alive, where you were, if you were well, that sort of thing."

"What — what did he look like?" Rachel could scarcely breathe for fear, or hope. Or both.

"See for yourself," Rich shrugged, turning to call behind him. "Sir? Mister — I'm sorry, I never did catch your name—"

"Edward," said Rachel's eldest son, stepping through the curtain as Rachel felt her knees turn to water. "My name's Edward."

#I love the idea of both Ed *and* Stede being so susceptible to suggestion—like they're both trying SO HARD #to believe in themselves #but they're both so bad at it #and I do think that if things had gone a little bit differently it would be Ed now having to go chase down Stede #who is feeling some WAYS about Ed abandoning him #even though Ed did it for what he thought were the right reasons #I also really love the idea that instead of the Kraken #we get the Gentleman Pirate as his own kind of monster #like—what does Stede look like with the brakes off #I bet you he's fucking scary as shit #pirate geezers in love #ofmd fic #ficcage of interest #I really do need to finish ONE of these

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keciga05 · 8 months

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#I just had to draw this as a celebration of the photos we got #stede bonnet #This sketch isn't related to any of the photos i just thought the ref i used was so funny #I've head a headache for 3 days now so everything is funny to me rn cause I've gone fully insane #Also yippee qe now have Anne Bonny in OFMD Woooooo #i want to see stede in glasses again

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irate-iguana · 6 months

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For the record, I actually really enjoyed the OFMD finale. Yes I have notes, and yes my posts are mostly focusing on That One Thing, but I thought it was a fantastic episode overall! Also begging people to remember that this is not the end of the show — there are loose ends and unaddressed issues for a reason!

#i’ve been seeing a lot of critiques about stede leaving piracy for ed. their storyline isn’t resolved. we still have a season to go‚ folks #(also i’d argue that 2.07 disillusioned him somewhat. he realized that his romanticization of piracy is just that — a romanticization)#and regarding izzy’s death: i’m not convinced he’s gone from the show #basically‚ let’s wait and see where they take things from here #(neil gaiman quote unintentional)#the episode had some fantastic emotional beats. i’m absolutely obsessed with zheng and auntie now‚ btw #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #original post

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indestructiblelittlefuckers · 6 months

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(Good morning I am still 🥹🥹🥹 over Izzy anxiously coming out (!) with his make up and his singing and the entire crew loved it and danced and it was all so intimate and sweet and ughhh —)

#ramblings #okay yeah if they killed him now it would be very awful #like yeah this character is finally accepting himself and #got out of a toxic relationship got amputated #has the potenial to rebuild a different relationship with Ed #and the entire crew #and Stede!#and now he is gone?#nope

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trespasssweetlyurged · 2 years

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when you get an idea for the next scene in your fic but you’re driving to work and can’t write it down yet but you also have ADHD so your short-term memory isn’t great so you’re sitting there just repeating the same three sentences over and over in your head so you don’t forget

#this is about my steddy hands izzy redemption fic #also throwing the idea in the tags so i dont forget bc im #im dumb #izzy ‘that wasn’t a naval ship. that wasn’t anyone you had a grudge against. that was a small group of merchants.’#ed starting off cold and scary but then getting angry and lashing out #‘i was too soft for you with stede. im too much for you now. what do you FUCKING want from me israel?! ‘#another idea: lucius (in the walls) seeing izzy getting ready to leave and demanding to come with him bc #‘if youre getting out of here i sure as hell am’#izzy to jim ‘id like to request you dont kill edward while im gone’#jim: it wouldn’t be edward anymore that im killing #okay done time to work

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two-silly-geese · 1 year

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Ep 10 Stede Bonnet before his post murder heart to heart with Mary would definitely listen to Jemilla’s Lament from Firebringer while crying himself to sleep and you can’t change my mind

#this has been on my mind since I first listened this song after watching our flag #so a very long time #and you can’t expect me to keep my shit idea to myself a moment longer #also the song fit so well for him in this moment #like his sad but he truly believe him leaving was for the best #and that Ed will be better of without him #like when Jemilla said #I bet now that I’m gone they will thrive #they’re both gay and sad in that moment #ofmd #starkid #our flag means death #stede bonnet #firebringer #starkid productions #I know this is kinda niche because who in the ofmd fandom knows Starkid #not a lot of people I assume #Spotify

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