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john-silvers · 10 months

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If we were able to take Nassau, if we are able to expose the illusion that England is not inevitable, if we are able to incite a revolt that spreads across the New World...then yeah, I imagine people are gonna notice.

#blacksailsedit #blacksailssource #jamesflintedit #madiedit #black sails #james flint #madi #type: gif #s4 #dynamic: flint madi #by me

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kuzuyamii · 4 months

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so i did this chart

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kvetchinglyneurotic · 7 months

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We all talk about the Miranda/Silver parallels, but I just rewatched 3x08 and it occurs to me that in the later seasons, there's kind of an Anne/Silver parallel as well: they're wildly different in terms of personality, but both their identities exist as an extension of another person — Anne says that when she tells someone her name, the first thing they say is Jack's; and by mid-season 3, the same is true of Long John Silver with Flint — and both are invested in Flint's war out of loyalty to the person/people they care about rather than its actual aims (Anne wants to free Jack but doesn't care about retrieving the chest of Spanish gold; Silver ends the war to keep Madi and possibly Flint, depending on your interpretation of the ending, alive). The difference is that Anne's loyalty to Jack is ultimately requited, whereas Madi and Flint both love Silver, but no amount of love is more important to them than their war.

#black sails #black sails spoilers #john silver #anne bonny #james flint #jack rackham #madi scott #do people usually distinguish between ofmd and bs versions of the characters in the tags when there's overlap? lmk if i should be doing tha #jack and anne's relationship makes me insane (positive)#it's legitimately probably one of my favourite dynamics on tv #i think it's the loyalty they have to each other and the confidence they both have in that loyalty #like the second anne hands over the gold after realizing the british aren't going to hand over jack you know she has a plan #and everyone who knows them in-universe immediately knows it too #anne bonny is my feral pirate child and i love her very much

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deanmarywinchester · 4 months

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re prev post i just think silvermadiflint has many fun possibilities other than the “canon girlfriend tells her man that he’s allowed to sleep with his homoerotic foil” thing. especially ripe for possibilities because of the period where flint is obsessed with madi and she doesn’t like him. and because whooo knows how silvermadi ever managed to get together when madi was pretty sheltered (in a particular way of course but like as the queen’s daughter I don’t see her doing a lot of casual dating) and silver was Like That

#my posts #black sails tag #im guilty of this! I didn’t understand silvermadi when I wrote my long fic but at least I was obsessed with the madi flint dynamic

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zevranunderstander · 2 years

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i respect that both characters are too complex to really justify this in the show, but i think silver and flint should have made out at least once

#black sails #myposts #like. i know they don't actually rrust each other first one way around and then the other. but.#literally no one would have complained if they would have gone at it once. no tenderness or whatever harry styles said #also this show already has two three people dynamics where they are all lowkey dating #so. im saying. flint/madi/silver is RIGHT THERE

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katiefratie · 2 years

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I was to busy yelling at my friends on discord to tell her but Black Sails is a really good show

#had to stop for a couple days at season 4 ep 3 #but man what a show #character relationships or dynamics of all timr #flint and silver headinhands #silver and billy headinhands #flint and billy headinhands #silver and madi headinhands #jack and anne and max headinhands #just all of them and all their various combinations

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cursemewithyourkiss · 7 months

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#i was thinking only yesterday how many different insane dynamics he has like???#i wonder if we'll have a miranda sweep #black sails #my post #my polls

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dykementality · 1 year

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forgive me if you're not interested, but I'd actually love to hear more of your thoughts on the maroon arc, what you thought was/wasn't done well. would u like to share?

hii i didnt see this. im gonna apologize right away bc this is not gonna be organized i have talked soooo much today already and im tired lol.

for starters what i think was done best is flint and madis dynamic. its incredibly well played both as individual characters and as representatives of pirates and maroons in relation to empire. their chemistry is crazy and their dialogues are extremely didactic. i also find that flint not immediately viewing the maroons as natural allies but as tools to reach his own purposes and later deconstructing that after getting involved with them aggregates to his ongoing theme of progressive radicalization which i think is also a highlight of the maroon arc in the way it makes it explicit for good that his political stance has done a 360 and is now entirely discordant from the one he had as a lieutenant in every aspect that matters. freeing and partnering with the maroons is expected after that and i dont think theres anything special on that regard. then the shitty parts are essentially everything else. especially steinberg admitting he stalled to really explore the topic of slavery due to not being in his element as a white guy but still not putting black people on the team to do it. this reflects very obviously in the show and makes the entire arc feel rushed and reticent besides leaving a billion loose threads and missing opportunities to appropriately explore character dynamics that couldve been way more interesting (such as silver/julius/flint & madi/eme & madi/eleanor & eleanor/scott) and really engage confidently in the impact that flint and the pirates having canonically sold slaves would have had in their relationship. speaking of julius i also very much felt like it was a tragedy to hinder his presence and had they started it earlier or extended it longer his perspective on war vs. protecting his community as opposed to madi’s for example would have been probably my favorite part of the arc. i know the version in my head of it is. all in all its a vital arc for the story and everyone slayed really hard with with they had i just wish the creators hadnt shied away from all the implications of it. if i had the energy to go look for some posts for u i would bc my mutuals have definitely also discussed this before but alas. thanks for asking anyways feel free to add ur own thoughts or question mine further

#correio

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blacksailsgf · 7 months

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once again thinking of jonathan e. steinberg in that podcast saying something about how the iliad is a story about glory-seeking vs. homecoming & that he likes to clarify characters & their dynamics through that lens. are they achilles or odysseus? in black sails, flint tells us pretty early on that all he wanted was to walk away from this life at sea but then he had to wage a war with him at the helm in order to get there & in the vulnerable moment when he is still achilles, silver, with this newfound love with madi, had to prioritize the desire for homegoing. & so silver unknowingly locks himself out of the house, forever unable to come home

#black sails #& i'm trying to turn the idea in my mind whether or not it's also glory-seeking in its own twisted way that billy created LJS #sorry for never getting over anything in my life. whatever

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blacksails-rarepairs · 2 months

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black sails rarepair week 2024: the week in review

a brief overview of the fics and art posted for rarepair week! there's a delightful array of work here--modern AUs and canonverse, comfort reads and belligerent sexual tension, repression and introspection, gen and queerplatonic and romantic and unrequited affections.

the event is now closed, but the fics & art posted as part of it can be read and appreciated at any time! comments, kudos, reblogs, etc. are highly encouraged!

huge thanks & all my gratitude to everyone who participated--it has been my honor to serve as your host <3

now: the rarepairs!

an introduction by Benja

rated T. Flint & Gates.

fascinating portrayal of Flint's early days as Flint in Nassau, from Gates's POV, with super sharp dialogue

The creation of Captain Flint, from Gates' perspective.

this is what you do at parties (right?) by sunset_waltz (@thenobleprincess)

rated T. Abigail Ashe/Idelle.

new college student Abigail meets-extremely-cute with local bartender Idelle. (nb: sunset_waltz's fics listed here are all set in the same modern & very queer/trans AU!)

Abigail is new in town, and Idelle is too pretty.

let me get this straight by ElectricKettle

rated M. Flint/Gates.

i'm nominating this fic for most apt use of the ao3 tag "Belligerent Sexual Tension" SERIOUSLY oooooough

Hal Gates is a man of moderation. He is not prone to impulse or hotheadedness. So why is it that this all goes out the window when it comes to a man named Flint?

i think it's magic (and i hope you'll agree) by sunset_waltz (@thenobleprincess)

rated T. Miranda Barlow/Madi.

meet!! cute!!! SO much chemistry

Miranda is Abigail's mom. Madi is her teacher.

a love lost or false by @van1lla-v1lla1n

rated T. Billy Bones/Charles Vane.

Jack Rackham reminiscing on the golden days and spinning tall tales about the love life of his buddy Charles Vane (rip).

I met Jack Rackham at a tavern once, long after the golden age of our kind, and he spun me a tale of a love lost or false, I knew not which, and I know not still to this day.

unspoken words (are preferred) by sunset_waltz (@thenobleprincess)

rated M. Bonny/Rackham/Vane but super multiship!

another installment in the author's rarepair-centric modern au, with so many fascinating poly character dynamics

Charles fucks up, and apologizing is hard.

post-XXVII by @kairennart

Flint/Vane art!!!!!! SUCH beautiful colors, amazing lovely expressions, have i mentioned that i'm in love with Flint's freckles BECAUSE. just go look at it <333

by the way (i forgive you) by sunset_waltz (@thenobleprincess)

rated M. Flint/Madi, Flint/Madi/Silver.

(modern au) Silver disappears, and Flint and Madi find each other as they grieve in his absence. & as if that weren't an amazing enough premise: BONUS OT3 AT THE END

After John Silver vanishes, Madi and Flint are left to their own devices--until he comes back.

under the stars and the sky by Veridissima (@thestagthatlovedthewolf)

rated T. Miranda Barlow & John Silver.

a very quiet and comforting middle-of-the-night Miranda-Silver interaction, with background Miranda/Flint/Hamilton/Madi/Silver. super compelling miranda-silver queerplatonic relationship

Miranda hears Silver walking past her bedroom door, and she can't help but follow him outside.

the unnoticed bulge by BilliesBud

rated M. Billy Bones/Charles Vane.

my wife's first fanfiction :''''''') a very tongue-in-cheek portrayal of a deeply repressed Charles Vane confused about why he's thirsting after Billy Bones

Billy living rent-free in Charles' head.

five times Howell was too blind to see what is right in front of him + the one time he wasn't by tahiri_veila (@twopointsinspace)

rated E. De Groot/Dr. Howell + unrequited Howell/Flint.

absolutely masterful portrayal of Howell's unrequited affection for Flint shifting to a requited friends-to-lovers situation with De Groot. (with bonus background silverflint)

"Welcome aboard." De Groot lowers his voice to a near-whisper. "Don't mind the captain's disgruntled mood. He may be a capricious bastard, but he's damn good at his job. The best, I'd say. You get used to his ways."

pourparler by @van1lla-v1lla1n

rated T. Max/Marion Guthrie.

i'll be honest this was mainly me thirsting after Harriet Walter. but don't you want to know what all those meetings between Max and Marion Guthrie were like! this is that.

Max meets with Marion Guthrie for initial negotiations.

joy, and music, and peace by Benja

unrated. Eme/Madi.

ough be still my heart this one is SO sleepy-sweet--literally sleepy like Madi and Eme have a cozy little rest together, a lovely moment of safety and security.

A moment of rest.

#bsrpw24 #black sails #black sails fanfic #long post

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john-silvers · 9 months

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BLACK SAILS, XXXIV

#blacksailsedit #blacksailssource #johnsilveredit #silverflintedit #silvermadiedit #black sails #john silver #silverflint #silvermadi #type: gif #s4 #character: john silver #dynamic: flint silver #dynamic: madi silver #by me

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k-s-morgan · 3 months

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ooh so exciting to hear you like black sails too! if you ever had fic recs and wanted to share, i’d love to know which ones you liked ☺️ i just adore the dynamics in that show, especially between Flint and Silver

This whole show is a masterpiece, and knowing how it was made just made me feel even more impressed. I've only seen such a unique, meticulous, loving approach in Hannibal before. The characters, their development, the music, the plot, everything held me captive for all 38 episodes.

I also really enjoyed the evolving bond between Flint and Silver. It was fascinating to see how Silver slowly fell under Flint's dark charisma, craving his respect, and how Flint began to respect and value him above everyone else.

However, when it comes to ships (and fics), my heart belongs to Flint/Thomas. That's just the kind of obsessive, destructive love that I'm drawn to. While they barely share any screen time together and Thomas spends the biggest part of the show presumed dead, Flint's love for him basically makes him the main character. Thomas is like a ghost, a memory that keeps powering Flint, palpable in his every decision, his shifted world-view, his intensifying darkness and desperation. I liked Thomas from what we saw of him, but it’s Flint obsession and devotion to him that made me love him — Thomas’ value, his personality is disclosed in every effort Flint invests into creating the world that Thomas wanted to create. We get to know Thomas through Flint’s love for him — this love defines him, and it’s so unusual and interesting that I ended up enjoying it tremendously.

I know that Flint/Silver is more popular among the fans, but I'm glad that Flint got his reunion with Thomas in the show because I think that was the best possible ending for him. I can see him being able to fall in love with Silver eventually, some more years later, but I feel like Thomas would forever remain his truest love, the ideal that no one else can possibly come close to, and Silver deserves to be number 1 in the heart of his partner. So Flint/Thomas and Silver/Madi as the end-game made me immensely happy.

#personal #black sails #james flint #thomas hamilton #john silver #flinthamilton

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crepuscularqueens · 1 year

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#black sails #by we never saw i mean they don't get significant screen time & interaction together #this list is me basically being like. i think miranda should have talked to everyone.#keeping this poll simple. the less words the less likely i will muddle my own point.

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frodo-of-the-nine-fingers · 7 months

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the way that flint (and miranda when she's still alive) is constantly trying to replicate the oringinal flint/thomas/miranda dynamic is just so wild. Like miranda tries to transpose thomas onto pastor lambrick, doesn't work. flint tries to transpose thomas on to eleanor, doesn't work. Miranda dies, flint tries to substitute silver for her (doesn't work) then tries to substitute silver for thomas (really doesn't work). Then they meet madi and she fills the role of thomas pretty well but silver does not fit the role of miranda (still) and flint, maybe most importantly, no longer fits the role of james mcgraw so like!!! it was never going to work, this is the closes he got and STILL it's never enough. anyways, triangles real

#black sails #james flint #john silver #🔺️#triangles man #idk what to tell ya #black sails meta #ish???#triangle rant meta #more like it #you could even squeeze gates and vane in here too #oh broken triangle we're really in it now

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zevranunderstander · 4 months

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one of the most underrated dynamics in black sails is flint & madi. like. you would expect that a character like madi would create a rift in the flint / silver dynamic because she would side with her boyfriend, and be the infamous "woman who gets in the way of the gay ship" character, who would change silver's opinion into opposing flint. but. her and flint have an entire ideology in common and silver opposes them and THAT'S what making the rift between flint and silver deeper. they're just both angry and driven by revenge and deeply respect each other and silver thinks their ideology will be the death of madi and resents flint for it. it's truly insane

#myposts #also that silver just cannot relate to their cause and would prefer assimilation #while both of them know that they couldn't assimilate into normal society because society doesnt WANT people like them #crazyyyyy i am telling you #black sails

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etoilesombre · 6 months

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20 questions for fic writers

Thanks for the tag @hms-tardimpala <3

I have noooo idea who has done this already, so tagging @lichfucker @frau-kali @tiofrean @lupismaris @verdanthoney no pressure, also anybody else who wants to

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 18

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 257,419

3. What fandoms do you write for? 95% Black Sails. I have one story for Fetch Phillips Archives, one for the tv show of The Exorcist, and I've committed to one for A Charm of Magpies (book series)

4. What are your top five fics by kudos? long as amber of ember glows, to pull me from myself again, The Salt and the Sea, Another Way, Such Terrible Hungers

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? Absolutely! I love talking about these guys, my writing, fandom in general, anything, and if somebody takes the time to comment i want them to know its appreciated. that said i DO either miss some sometimes or just get overwhelmed with life but it is always my intention.

6. What's the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? Uhhh for all the angst IN the stories i'm actually secretly a softie i usually leave things pretty good. but. ok if we're doing story not series, then its definitely A Composite Unity

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Princes of the New World, the end there is PURE wish fulfillment in a way I had never done before and likely never will again. Wanna see Silver be a pretty princess and then get fucked so good it breaks canon? Also Kittenfic if you want something that is actually not smut for once. Yes it has actual kittens. It is sad and sweet and i think reasonably plausible in canon, but. It was written for a ficfest prompt "betsy has kittens and silver adopts them on maroon island.'

8. Do you get hate on fics? Not yet.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? OH BOY DO I lol. I'm not gonna say this is what I'm here for, but, sex is definitely one of my main lenses for exploring character dynamics and psychology. 'What kind' has varied a lot.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written? Not yet, though I've done some concepting. I got pretty far into planning a Hannibal/Black Sails crossover with a friend (set in Black Sails canon era) and that concept still haunts me.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen? No

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? No

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? No

14. What's your all-time favorite ship? Lol. You mean, the whole reason I ever started writing at all? Yeah, Silverflint. I'm Still Processing.

15. What's the WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Uhh ot3 swimming

16. What are your writing strengths? Making fic feel true to canon. Dialogue, character exploration through sex.

17. What are your writing weaknesses? Showing things in summary rather than getting into every damn detail. Heavily plotted fic, fic that covers a long period of time. At least, these are things I don't do intuitively and have not yet pushed myself to do? Also imagery, my writing is pretty functional.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic? Absolutely fine, but do it well. Which to me means, if it is not a language you speak fluently, google translate is not enough, ask a native speaker to review it. Also, needs to be there for a reason. There's gonna be some Spanish in longfic once I finally get back to it.

19. First fandom you wrote for? Black Sails.

20. Favorite fic you've ever written? Oh god I really don't know if I can pick. Honestly it might be By Faith of My Body, the one where pining!Flint and Madi have highly fraught conversations about books. But that's what I'm working on now and its possible 'favorite' is just 'whatever's in front of my face.'

#ask game #my writing #fanfic

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