#it’s very stede/ed so if you have recs! let me know!
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Izzy Hands little-known fic rec list
I've never made a fic rec list but as a connoisseur of the genre, I'd like to offer some fics that deserve far more recognition.
I've added tumblr urls when I can find them--if you know any i've missed, let me know!
bet you say that to all the boys - Blank_Letter_Distribution - 6.2k
Izzy's a werewolf who believes he's a ferocious creature who needs to be locked away every full moon. Roach discovers that this is not the case.
Rizzy. This fic was my introduction to werewolf izzy, and is the most tender rendition of it that i've read.
The EMP goes off with an understated pop followed by a brief and nearly-imperceptible whine, but the effect is instantaneous. The two security drones hit the ground, and so does Izzy.
Titanium Ribs and a Carbon Heart - Light_In_Shadows - 16.8k
Ed's boots ring out against the floor panels as he throws himself down the corridor at a dead sprint. Get up, he silently demands, as the poorly-recycled air burns in his lungs. Fucking get up! But Izzy remains an unmoving black shape crumpled on the grating.
Steddyhands. Amazingly well-researched fic about space pirates, featuring AI Izzy. I think about the last paragraph SO often.
Roach wakes up in Izzy's body, with all his chronic pain and the past injuries he usually hides. Izzy wakes up in Roach's body, and discovers memories written into his bones that even having his consciousness swapped out will not erase.
The Body Remembers - Bongbingbong - 3.5k
Rizzy. Bongbingbong has written a lot of my favorite Izzy fics, but this one is especially great. It's a short read, and I've come back to it many times.
Israel Hands Must Die - @doctors-star - 26.1k
Izzy Hands is not having a very good day. This is an understatement, and also a shame, as it will be the last one he ever has.
No ship. This has to be my favorite timeloop fic-- watching Izzy become progressively more hopeless, and yet, against all odds, trying again. Healthy dose of Izzy whump and sweet and genuine stizzy friendship.
After Ed, grieving and angry, banishes Izzy from the Revenge, there's only one thing Izzy can think of doing to earn his forgiveness. Unfortunately, it's going to involve spending a lot of time with Stede fuckin' Bonnet.
the humble as the proudest sail - @glitterarygetsit - 52.5k (in progress)
Steddyhands. A Hanahaki rendition that's so fun (hanahaki: fun? I know, just trust me). It's how I imagine the s2 stizzy training era will go (steddyhands & hanahaki are real To ME)
It’s Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry - CananPoilot - 2.8k
Stede and the crew learn more about Izzy’s late husband, Sam Bellamy.
(former) Bellhands. When I was deep in the bellhands trenches I would regularly read this and SOB. I'm a little bit scared to reread it for fear of sobbing, even now.
#izzy hands#ofmd#steddyhands#rizzy#fic recs#I felt like I needed to turn my current izzy hands feelings into something productive but wasn't really in the mood to write fic...#so here's other peoples' fic :)
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Happy [Fanfic] Friday!
Unfortunately I missed WIP Wednesday, mostly because this has not been the best writing week I've ever had. We've had unconscionably few days of sunlight in my area for the past several days, which always makes being productive in any capacity a real chore. It also makes negative thinking easier for me, and I didn't want to bring that kind of energy to my drafts because writing is something I have profound baggage around. I made very small amounts of progress on Chapter 3 (which is better than no progress), and my working draft has about 1900/<8000 words I'm trying to aim for. Now that the sun is back I'm hoping for work to pick up again though ☀️😎🤞
Anyway let's talk about recs!
Last week I got sucked right into Fast Car by smallestchurch, who you can always trust to put out bangers. But since there are only two chapters I decided to check out some other things to scratch that itch while we wait (patiently!) for the next update.
- All I Want for Christmas is... and A Little Bit of Love Goes a Long Long Way by @tresdem
Naturally I went looking for fics where Ed and Stede meet when they are much, much younger. And wouldn't you know it, one of my absolute favorite writers in the fandom has a newish series about them meeting around their college years, during a serendipitous snowing-in at a hotel. Stede needs music for a party where he plans to propose to Mary, Julliard student Ed gets tricked by Jack into showing up, and oh the delicious drama and tension that ensue!
The first fic has a bittersweet ending and the second fic, where they accidentally reunite a couple years later, still has one chapter to go. Much like Fast Car, it looks like this series will be following them through their adult lives as they try, with extremely mixed success, to find ways to be together and survive being apart. I can't wait to see what's next for them.
- Not Pickles by smallestchurch
Not surprisingly another great source for fics to scratch a smallestchurch itch is right there in her backlog. So I decided to catch up on some of her longer stuff that I hadn't read yet, and omg this has been a delight. I still have one chapter left but I'm kind of putting it off because like so many of the best stories, I know I'm gonna miss everyone (except Jack and Izzy lol) when I'm done.
That's all for now! Happy Friday and happy weekend! ☺️
#fanfic friday#fic writing#writing process#writing woes#fast car#made for you (series)#modern au#childhood friends au#ofmd fanfic#fic recs#from the firmament#ofmd#our flag means death#edward teach#stede bonnet#gentlebeard#blackbonnet
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250+ blackbonnet fic recs, part 1
friends, come forward to receive the fruits of my hyperfixation. under a read more to spare the uninterested a mile of post, and so i can update this as i continue to hyperfixate.
update: the hypefixation broke link limit! i’ve split this into two posts so it can continue growing.
contents of part one, below
s1 fix-its
multichapter canonverse
oneshot canonverse (smutty)
contents of part two
oneshot canonverse (smutless)
AUs
rpf
🍊 marks my favorites
s1 fix-its:
Hell or High Water by Mottlemoth 149k WIP E 🍊 🍊 🍊
For a year now, Stede Bonnet has pursued the legendary pirate Blackbeard across the sea. Desperate for a chance to put things right, Stede will stop at nothing to catch up with the Revenge and its new captain.
But who will he encounter on Ocracoke Island: the man he loves, or a monster?
Half agony, half hope by lyricl 34k E 🍊
The first letter appeared only a few weeks after Stede left him alone on that beach. Ed burnt the first, and the second, and the third. But they kept coming.
Or: how Edward Teach gained a pen pal, lost a first mate, reunited with an old friend, and learned something about seagulls.
the knife and the throat by darcylindbergh 35k WIP E 🍊
Blackbeard hadn’t been lying when he’d said he didn’t feel fear. Fear was about having something to lose, and Blackbeard always wins.
Aftercare by perkynurples 132k WIP E 🍊
In the aftermath of some life-altering decisions on both sides, Edward and Stede navigate reuniting, learning what it is that they really want and how to ask for it, as well as surviving in a world that is nowhere near ready to just let them rest. Or, finding their way back to each other is only the very beginning.
we were warnings by mia_ugly 13k E
Stede comes back.
Ed does too. It just takes a little longer.
on the bed of this blue ocean by kirkaut 9.6k T
Ed’s made up his mind: if he ever lays eyes on Stede fucking Bonnet again, he’s a dead man.
Ed’s had six months of Stedeless-ness, and six months of thinking about all the terrible things he’d do to him when they saw each other again.
Somehow, it never occurred to him to think that they’d never have the chance.
[Or: Ed hears about Stede's 'death' and promptly falls apart.]
Take Me With You (When You Go) by SleepsWithCoyotes 11k T
The guard posted on their barracks gives Ed a weird look as he sneaks back in that night, almost like he wants to bolt. It’s not entirely unexpected–though the rest of these idiots may think he’s tamed, this one has sound cause to think differently–but the back of his neck prickles a warning at that look of terror all the same.
There isn’t much he needs to collect, and he’d packed most of it up before leaving to acquire a dinghy. No sense being weighed down with obvious proof he means to escape. Stede’s bunk is already empty, of course, the man himself led off by the guard outside half an hour before, but this is Stede. Best if Ed checks for himself to be sure he didn’t leave behind anything important.
Like his stockings. And his shoes. And every fucking thing else save the piss-poor clothes the quartermaster gave him. What the entire fuck?
A Gentleman's Guide To Love And Piracy by laiqualaurelote 4.3k WIP T
Stede Bonnet's agenda for attending the International Piracy Convention: rebrand, make some industry contacts, steal back his ship without being murdered by the keynote speaker, a.k.a. the vengeful love of his life.
i won’t be falling on my knees to beg you by Hymn 8.8k E (+ sequel)
“You made your choice,” Edward insists. “You don’t get to unmake it, Stede. What’s done is done, don’t you know?”
“Ah. I learned that lesson rather recently, yes,” Stede says, very softly.
The expression on his face isn’t fair, Ed thinks. It hurts to look at, all soft and yearning and difficult to resist. The kind of look that makes him angry because of how it also makes him weak. Ed clears his throat, twitches again. Locks his knees tight and clamps his jaw shut, glaring at Stede. The ship keeps sinking beneath them.
“What I also learned,” Stede murmurs, shifting his weight forward. His empty hand comes up, palm open and reaching. “Is that I can be brave. I can be stubborn. I can fight for the life that I want so very, very badly, Edward Teach.”
Ed’s mouth dries. “Y-yeah? And what’s that?”
Stede smiles crookedly. “You.”
i’m yours, you know by ShowMeAHero 9k T
“I think I’ve fucked up,” Stede confesses.
“Yeah,” Lucius tells him, “but don’t take it too hard. I might’ve fucked up, too, if somebody dragged me out of bed to tell me I’d ruined their family, and my own, and destroyed the love of my life’s entire legacy, and then, like— blew their own whole fucking head off. Like, that— I get that, Cap’n. That makes sense.”
Stede nods, keeping his eyes forward. After a beat, he can’t maintain the calm, and he needs the human connection, turning back to look at Lucius. He actually spills over, then, eyes burning.
“Oh, you don’t have to do that,” Lucius comments, but Stede is already carefully standing up so he can bend and hug Lucius without capsizing their vessel.
heartless by Nanashi07 4.8k T 🍊
Izzy scoffs. “He just doesn’t learn, does he? Tell him Blackbeard has no use for apologies.”
“Yeah,” Edward says. “That’s true. I don’t. But also, unrelated to that other thing, what else did he say about me?”
Frenchie blinks. “Um. Nothing? The message came tied to a seagull’s leg so. You know. Not much real estate on those little papers. Can’t write a lot, can you?” He straightens suddenly. “Oh, I still have it!”
He fishes a crumpled, wind-dampened piece of paper from his pocket and drops it into Edward’s hand. When Edward unfurls it, he sees only a series of poorly-drawn images: The Revenge with a little triangle sail, a rope ladder and an arrow, a caricature of Stede looking like he’s crying.
“We really need to teach you guys how to read,” Edward notes.
i don’t know anything (but i know i miss you) by ShowMeAHero 7k
“What the hell’s happened to you?” Stede demands. It’s his voice, in his body, and he almost seems living, and it’s— It has to be the last thing Ed ever sees. He has to die with him burned on the insides of his eyelids.
Stede’s eyes are tracking over him, rising up to meet his eyes, locking with him. It feels so real. He can’t help the hysterical laugh that comes up and out of him, impossibly grateful for this last delusion.
Without hesitating, he lurches forward, grabbing Stede and yanking him into his arms. Stede makes a confused noise of protest, briefly, but it fades instantly and his arms come up, too, wrapping around Ed without hesitation. He doesn’t smell the same; instead, he’s all salt and sweat and sun, baked into his skin. Ed buries his face in his hair, fingers clawing at the impossibly real feel of him, the hallucination made solid in his arms.
“Thank fuck,” Ed says into his hair, voice breaking. “I didn’t want to die without seeing you one last time.”
a mile of clean sand by Dialects_and_Costumes 3.8k E
It's an accident when Stede finds Ed again.
remissionem by eldritchIdeologist 7.5k G
"Swear it." Ed's voice is a low gravel-growl, heavy with emotion. Stede swallows. Nods. "Swear it to me, Stede."
He doesn't need to ask what it is.
"I swear, Ed," he says, quick-hushed between them, his hands finding their way to Ed's neck, silk against his jaw. Anchoring him there. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying. I'll stay. There is nothing I want more."
"Again." A press against his forehead, Stede's eyes screwing shut.
"I swear it. On anything you want me to, Ed, on my life, I swear it."
Silence in the brig. Ed and his breath coming heavy through his nose, Stede and his breath near-stopped, in waiting. In some desperate, debilitating hope, that he can grab onto this only thing he covets and hold onto it forever.
"...Okay," says Ed after an eternity, quiet as anything. “Okay.”
Message in a Marmalade Jar by stitchy 11k T
I don’t know who will find this, if anybody. Who would even understand it, as Captain Bonnet is long gone?
The crew of the Revenge find a message in a marmalade jar.
Our "Get-Along" Desert Island by Avelera 10k T
Stede and Ed "Blackbeard" Teach have been fighting ever since Stede got back to sea, which would be fine and not totally unexpected after the "breakup", except their fighting now involves full-blown naval battles and their respective crews are thoroughly sick of it.
Naturally, the only solution is to maroon the two of them on a desert island until they work it out or kill each other. Whichever comes first.
He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by AuntieClimactic 14.5k E
“Here we go again,” he heard Lucius scream over Izzy’s furious cursing.
50 Ways to Kill Your Lover by trinityofone 2.3k E
In his quest to get himself free, Ed begins a list of ways to do away with Stede:
1. Stabbing
2. Harder stabbing
It gets much worse, and then much better, from there.
only got one life by louciferish 4.6k T
Blackbeard pops the cork from the bottle with his thumb and takes a swig, letting the fire of the rum course through his chest, his veins, and keeps his eyes fixed on the horizon. The salt water breeze carries a hint of lavender.
C’mon, then, he thinks, smiling out at the sparkling sea. Chase me.
Stede writes love letters in smoke, blood, and wreckage. That's a language Blackbeard is fluent in, but that doesn't mean he's going to make it easy.
you should be so happy now by waveridden 7.6k T
In a way, Mary supposes she’s lucky that it only takes one day for the pirates to attack her ship.
(Blackbeard takes a hostage, Mary takes some risks, and Stede takes everyone by surprise.)
Important Bits by perkynurples 3.2k M
The first ship they raid, her crew see the amended flag, incorrectly identify it as a lookalike and thus let Blackbeard approach with little more than open curiosity - far too late do they see him standing on the deck, just him and the smoke and the roaring, hungry gleam of fire at his fingertips.
The second ship even goes so far as to fire at them first, some young upstart of a barely-pirate captain or other, and Blackbeard takes special pleasure in sinking that one, the Kraken unleashed, wood splintering and entire lives disappearing down the depths.
The news spread fairly fast after that.
Or, there's Blackbeard, and then there's the Kraken. There's very little in between.
Entirely Onboard by twoseas 4.8k T
Stede and his brigade of imbeciles row back to the Revenge. Ed doesn’t want to hear what Stede has to say. He doesn’t!
He does.
Featuring Ed and Stede as the pirate equivalent of the couple that loudly airs their personal business while one of them is on the ground floor and the other is at a second story window, the crew being The Crew, and dramatic reactions to earnest declarations.
i'll walk through walls into your heart by Hymn 3.8k T
“So like. Can I talk about emotions now, or are you still trying to do that repressed, macho man thing and act like leather and grease on your face is an actual coping mechanism?”
Ed flings his knife into the door of the auxiliary closet where Lucius hides.
cotton, silk, linen, velvet by captainbonny 5.4k M
It’s all gone.
Everything but the auxiliary wardrobe.
Two Graves by trinityofone 1.3k M (note: not really a fixit; features an angsty but beautiful ending)
Stede had once nurtured fantasies, not then fully understood, of dressing Ed again in his clothes.
things to never give the devil by Fahye 15k T 🍊
"Dark Fate?" says Stede, making sure to pronounce the capitals.
"Very effective for star-crossed lovers. And at a bargain price, if I do say so myself. A potent mixture of unspeakably rare ingredients, brewed under a new moon, which will drag you through the depths of your own soul in search of difficult truths, and leave the undeserving to drift forever in a dreamscape of torment and emotional agony!"
"What?" says Stede. "No! That sounds awful!"
fear not the weather by dotsayers 7.5k T
The moon shone through the tree canopy, a break in the clouds as rain continued to pour.
A footprint, rust-red against the earth, gleamed.
“Stede, mate,” he said, as he looked up and saw the line of prints disappearing into the trees. “What the absolute fuck.”
(A rainstorm stops Ed from leaving.)
Always and Forever by stereobone 9.8k E
"There's something you should know," Spanish Jackie says. "You're married."
Ed freezes.
"I beg your pardon," Stede says helpfully. "But I'm not your 19th husband."
"No, you idiots. You're married to each other."
habituation by chinxe 4k T
It takes Ed an embarrassingly long time to realise he's being romanced.
If you love someone by Yuu_chi 13.7k T 🍊
Edward's already lost him once. He won't make the same mistake again.
Blackbeard takes a prisoner. Or he would, if Stede would only act like one.
Magnolia by Fyre 5.2k E
Blackbeard crouched down in front of him, that stupid bright sunshine face still the fucking same, eyes wide and round, as if he had no idea of the monster in front of him. As if he had nothing to be fucking afraid of. Stupid fucking idiot. He brought up his knife, the tip of it pressing under the bastard’s chin, tipping his head up.
To Be Alone With You by Springandastorm 5.5k M
The first time Stede touches Ed again, he feels a bit like he’s been scalded. He has Stede pinned against the wooden railing of the ship, his knife to his throat, but Stede doesn’t look scared, just blinks at him with wide, apologetic eyes and says “I missed you.” Ed feels himself soften despite himself, the burning coals in his gaze shifting, almost going out, and that’s all it takes for Stede to smile, to lift a hand to his cheek. “There he is.” He says, an echo of Izzy’s words that cuts far deeper than it did when he said it.
Break down, it's alright by rowenablade 3.2k E
“Give me a reason not to carve your heart out,” Ed whispers.
And Stede can’t think of one.
He can think of plenty of reasons he doesn’t want his heart carved out, but how could he expect any of them to matter to Ed?
“Stede.” Ed’s voice breaks, dragging Stede’s eyes back up from where they’ve been staring at the floor in shame. “Please.”
There'll Be Nobody Home by soft_october 4.4k T
“Hey. You're Lucius, right?” The voice sighed.
“Someone else sound this charming?”
“Lucius, you’re dead.”
“Yeah. Yeah, I am dead. No thanks to you.”
“I pushed you off the boat.”
“Mmm - I was there. I know.”
“Was there any pain?”
Drunk and lonely and hiding in the auxiliary closet, Blackbeard has begun hearing voices. Well, a voice. He entertains it. Even tells it about some of the feelings he's been going through. What's the harm?
And after all, he's got no one else to talk to.
and let the souls wander by one_more_page 4.3k T
In the gold of the single candle Edward looked near divine.
Stede set to work. It was easier than thinking about what was happening. Because if he thought too much about what was happening his lungs were going to swell with that heat that had been building ever since he returned.
If he thought about it too much he would realize this was the closest he’d come to worship in ages.
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OR
Stede washes Ed’s hair.
Semaphore by komodobits 39k WIP E
Talking things through as a crew is easier said than done, and honest communication has never really been Stede’s strong suit. When it comes to Ed, he is willing to try.
False Dichotomies by BigTed 4.1k E
It’d be simple, wouldn’t it, to put everything he doesn’t like about Ed in a little box marked ‘Blackbeard’ and insist he throw it overboard like so many books?
shades of blue and gray by ThirtySixSaveFiles 1.7k T
Ed and Stede get locked in a closet. Twice.
be still my foolish heart, don’t ruin this on me by Hymn 3.3k T
“I should have run away with you,” Stede says once, the two of them up in the crow’s nest sharing breakfast.
haunt me, then by hyruling 28k E
He releases the ropes slowly, barely registering the burn as they slip through his fingers. Then, fallible as Orpheus, turns to meet his ghost.
Buttercup by mia_ugly 13.8k E 🍊
The thing is, when you’re Blackbeard you’ve got kind of a reputation to uphold. When you captain a ship, when you lead a crew, when people look up to you, tell stories, build a legend – parts of that legend are always more accurate than others.
And maybe you just let it slide, some of the things people say. Some of the things they assume. Maybe you swagger around and wear black leather and are a handsy bastard and let the stories tell themselves.
Maybe you don't want to talk about it.
night shift by foxtails 6.5k M
The man gripping on to Ed’s arm like a lifeline has wind matted hair, a rough jaw, and fingernails blackened with dirt. He’s no longer the same person Ed laid on a dock and waited an entire night for.
He doesn’t know whether to laugh, or cry.
or: Stede and his crew return to the Revenge. Ed isn't quite ready to deal with that.
all you left me was a pearl by JustStandingHere 32k WIP M 🍊
Stede takes in a deep breath and smiles. “Ed, I–” he says, but that’s as far as he gets before Ed’s pulling the gun out of its holster.
He aims, and Stede manages to yelp and duck just in the nick of time. The wood behind him splinters. “Fucking hell!” he yells, and springs back up into standing position. He takes a second to mourn the scarred wood before turning to Ed. “I know I cocked things up, but there’s no need to be dramatic!”
1717. The Golden Age of Piracy. Stede Bonnet sets about wooing the love of his life through any means necessary. Things do not go as planned.
All I Am Is Holding Breath by smallestchurch 7.3k E
“Edward. I didn’t leave because you kissed me. I came back because you kissed me. And I’m hoping you’ll do it again.”
stories we’ve heard, and others we tell ourselves by CrypticSymbol 14.8k T
“One calling card and you come running, is that it?” Izzy had asked, disgust oozing from his voice. Ed noted a hint of disappointment too. He just couldn’t help himself from doing so, it seemed. The renewed adoration that bled out of Izzy just months before had been cauterized.
And it had been more than one calling card, to be fair. Though there was no point in arguing semantics with Izzy Hands.
The previous mysterious parcels had been trinkets and gifts left waiting for him to find, like the least challenging treasure hunt in the history of piracy, but this last one was different.
or, Jeff the Accountant is invited to a masquerade ball, and sometimes it's easier to talk things through when you're Jeff and he's Godfrey Thornrose.
The Blackest Water, the Better Mirror by triedunture 13k E 🍊
Ed isn't sleeping well.
Or: an excuse to have many long naps in the (formerly) great cabin.
COLDBLOODED by Macremae 7.4k M 🍊
STEDE: What was that?
BEAT.
ED: What?
STEDE: Where did you just go?
ED: (less grounded) What?
STEDE: You just… went somewhere.
This is a love story. Just not the kind he's used to.
How Edward Got His Groove Back by MadHatter13 43k WIP M
‘Oh shit,’ says the ghost standing by the cabin’s desk, frantically shoving the food Blackbeard had let grow cold on the plate into his mouth. His voice is a bit muffled, because he’s chewing on a piece of slightly stale bread like a hamster.
He tries to say something like, ‘You’re supposed to be fucking dead,’ but all he can mumble out, inebriated as he is, is ‘Wzzsdghlkjd?’
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Or, Blackbeard dove head-first into the wrong genre. Let's see if Ed can't find his way back to Comedy.
Above Board by chaya 29k WIP E 🍊
The first time, they don't even have sex.
Stede has just come aboard with Oluwande and the others. Lucius pops out from somewhere, looking haggard but firm, and close behind him is Jim, so that's nearly everyone accounted for.
And peering around the bare light of the deck... the strangest thing to Stede is that Izzy doesn't seem to look once toward the captain's quarters. Neither do his two cronies. Somehow they know that in spite of the initial shouting and stern voices before peace was settled, the captain is not going to make a showing.
Kiss With A Fist by suchgreatheights 16.9k E
Ed knows a fuckery when he hears about one. No death that ridiculous could have been a coincidence.
He leaves Stede a trail of breadcrumbs to get back to The Revenge. When Stede arrives back on board, Ed is surprised to find Stede has a bone to pick with him--and that Ed's got bones of his own to pick with Stede.
love does not compel, no, it converts me by lie_to_me 9.5k E (rape/noncon trigger warning)
Now, naked and intricately bound to the mast, he tries to ignore the way fear quickens his heartbeat. Clearly Ed is angry. This is a game, he tells himself, some kind of fuckery. He can still show Ed his remorse, explain his feelings and his cowardice, and Ed will, eventually, understand.
Ed is, after all, a kind man.
But the man he loves approaches him with a leer, and Stede sees only cruelty in his eyes.
--
Or: Stede goes to find Ed, but first he meets the Kraken. Eventually, he gets through to Ed and they reconcile.
weather the storm by one_more_page 10k E 🍊
Ed runs, Stede follows. Ed stabs Stede, Stede comes back. They duel, they fight, they talk, no matter the encounter Ed wakes the next day with Stede's ship just on the horizon.
He’s being haunted by Stede Bonnet.
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OR
Ed wakes up on the day Stede comes back over and over and over again.
multichapter canonverse:
Wayfaring by Justkeeptrekkin 34k E 🍊
The downside to being stuck on a desert island is that Stede's not awfully good at adapting. The upside is that he and Ed can finally have some peace and quiet– that is, if Ed ever wakes up from the gunshot wound in his stomach.
Stranded in the middle of who-knows-where, Stede learns the art of reflection and how to embrace the man who looks back.
domestic by Ark 33k E 🍊
Stede finds the house. When he comes back to their room at the inn, he won’t rest—won’t let Ed rest—until Ed’s seen it. His eyes are bright in that way that makes Ed’s guts feel scooped out with a spoon. So Ed hurries into his boots and goes with him.
The once-white paint is stripped by weather and wear, a portion of the roof is caved in, and the spokes of the wraparound porch are all gnawed through by animals.
Ed gazes up at the broken windows and the birds that have built nests there. At his side, Stede is waiting, rocking back and forth on his heels.
“It’s perfect,” says Ed.
to carry home inside me by ShowMeAHero 14k T 🍊
In the Last Year, 1718, the Seas Witnessed the Deaths of Two of the Worst Menaces to Sail. The Pirates Edward Teach, commonly Known as Blackbeard, and Stede Bonnet, also the Gentleman Pirate, once Captained Together before the ultimate Capture of Bonnet in October. By November, the dread Blackbeard was Killed in Battle; not a Month after, the Gentleman Pirate was Hanged for his Crimes at Charles Town. His Majesty the King ends this Curse of Piracy by Sending these Devils back to Hell.
Or not.
Blackheart by angelsunaware 36k WIP E
Blackbeard has decided it is time for him to take a wife, but he finds something else instead.
Chiaroscuro by MenaceAnon 19k WIP T
The Widow Mary Bonnet has a life, and Stede Bonnet isn't part of it. They agreed. There was a leopard and everything.
Then again, Stede has a talent for disrupting plans—for instance, by turning up on your doorstep in the dead of night with a bleeding pirate who turns out to be his beloved Ed.
kissing is what lovers do (and we're not lovers) by afterism 22k E
A vaguely canon-compliant friends-with-benefits scenario where they've been having sex since episode five but still don't kiss until episode nine, because they're both idiots who don't talk it through as a crew.
a very good bad thing by seularen 14k E
“Unhand him,” Stede said.
“Or what?”
“Good point. I can’t say ‘or bleed.’ You’re going to do that already.”
(prompt fill for the OFMD kink meme: "you know ‘Unhand me or bleed” knife!Stede? I want to see that guy coming to Ed’s rescue when he’s in peril. Bonus points if he takes bloody vengeance or needs to be talked down from it.”)
First, we steal a priest by Elisahni 15k WIP M
“I just want it to be said, by someone,” said Lucius, “that grave robbing is very 1500s.”
“We’re not digging one up,” said Ed, “I’m not that barbaric! We’ll want a live one. We’re going to steal a priest from a church.”
“Ed,” said Stede, scandalised. “That’s kidnapping!”
“I guess it is. Okay, we’re going on a treasure hunt to kidnap a priest. That’s the plan.”
though quaking, though crazy by ShowMeAHero 17k M
Stede knows from experience, from a sword piercing his side for far too long, how it feels when your skin starts trying to heal around a blade, when you know you’re going to have to tear it open again, when its only crime was just wanting to save you.
And maybe Stede isn’t some nightmare pirate, and maybe he’s not the vision that Blackbeard inspires, and maybe he’s not scary. Maybe he’s not made of smoke, with glowing eyes; maybe he’s not a hero, or a villain, or anyone but some poor shit who thinks he knows what he’s doing when nobody really ever knows.
But he knows two things: he knows that he will kill for Ed; and he knows that this man knows that, too.
Tomorrow, Certainly by Anonymous_Ostrich 11.5k WIP M
Stede opened the door with enough gusto that it struck the wall with an urgent thud. Ed - who was busy pilfering through the drawers and cabinets of a large cedar desk - glanced up in mild alarm, like he was expecting bad news. Stede sucked in a deep breath through his nose.
“Ed,” he began with all the authority and courage he could muster, “I’d like to do sex, ah, things, with - with you.” Perhaps that could have been a fair bit more eloquent, but alas.
the lovers, the dreamers, and me by ShowMeAHero 63k E
Stede spreads his hands in front of him, and Louis and Alma both grin up at him. “Do you remember the stories I used to tell you about those fearsome pirates who lived out at sea? And, remember how I told you I went on adventures with Blackbeard? Well—”
“Mom already told us you married Blackbeard,” Alma cuts him off, taking— Well, taking the wind right out of his sails, as it were.
“Alma,” Mary hisses at her. “Don’t interrupt y—”
“No, no, that’s fine, it’s— It’s fine, really,” Stede says. “I was— I was, admittedly, a little excited to tell you, but— That’s fine, honestly, we—”
“No, no, do it anyway,” Mary encourages him.
or: louis, alma, mary, and doug spend four days and three nights aboard the revenge, stede's families become one, and his entire heart combusts in the process.
Hello, My Old Heart by LadyKyrin 26k WIP M
In the span of a single second, or maybe even just a half-second, three things happened:
A gun went off.
Ed’s blade sliced deep into Chauncey’s throat.
And Stede screamed Ed’s name.
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Ed comes looking for Stede when he doesn't show up at the dock. When Chauncey shoots Ed, Stede has no choice but to take him to the one place where there's actually a chance they might not be immediately killed or captured: the house he once shared with Mary, Alma, and Louis.
Working Vacation by MenaceAnon 2.1k WIP T
Captain Richard Bryce is going to make a name for himself as a pirate.
His plan? Kidnap the Gentleman Pirate, and use him to get close enough to assassinate Blackbeard.
And so Richard and his crew steal the pretty beardless fellow wearing a fussy banyan straight out of Blackbeard’s bed.
(Ed has never been an honest-to-god damsel in distress before. He’s going to go ahead and consider this a vacation.)
Come Here, Dressed in Black Now by jessclare 13k E
“I never thought I’d end up being the woman in bed,” Stede says suddenly.
Stede has issues to work through.
An Even Trade by BewareTheIdes15 30k E 🍊
It’s “doesn’t mean a thing,” that gets Ed into trouble. Because, turns out, it means a fucking a lot.
Crossing the Meridian by stitchy 40k E
“Would you like me to pick you up anything special for the crossing?” Stede checks.
“Oh, I dunno. You know what I like,” Ed grins.
Me, it’s me, it’s me! Stede’s heart rejoices. He can’t go wrong with such wind beneath his wings.
“I’ll have to see if I can find a treat for when you get bored at sea,” he tells Ed. “Something to keep you occupied.”
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Quite simply, Stede and Ed "romance" their way across an ocean.
Stuff of Kings by wordaddiction 13k WIP M
“Your name. I thought you might tell me your name.”
Brown eyes flicker between Stede’s, and he thinks it might have worked, stall though it may be, until the man’s mouth curls.
“Nah. Think I like you this way. Something I know that you don’t - guess books aren't everything.” He smiles, truly smiles, and Stede might think him handsome if he weren’t pushing a knife to his throat. Well. Maybe even then.
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or: Ed boards the docked Revenge, expecting to find it empty and ready for raiding. It is decidedly not.
Shoals of Gold by blacksaltseas 15k E
And so, they lay above the moon-soaked sea and looked towards the heavens.
The time passed like honey, slow and sweet.
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Two co-captains navigate falling in love on the high seas. There’s not much else to do when the wind stops blowing.
Healing Trauma with the Power of Gay Love! by the_bedheaded_league (giantflyingskelesnurtle) 13k E
Stede doesn't like sex. At least, he thinks he doesn't, because he's never had sex with someone he's actually attracted to before. Ed very patiently teaches him that sex can actually be enjoyable. There is crying. Bon apetit.
he's never gonna make it by muadnait 32k WIP M
Stede would admit to reading a book or two about pirates, but no literature could have prepared him for an actual face to face encounter with said people.
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Stede Bonnet, wealthy landowner, held hostage by pirates.
Penetrative Gays by Fyre 13k E
“You’re coming with me.”
“What? Why?”
“Because I stabbed you!” Stede exclaimed, stooping to pull Ed’s arm more securely over his shoulder. “I can’t just… leave you. You have a hole through you!”
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The poor bastard was still pinned to the mast like a nail in a board and gave Ed a weak little wave, his face shiny and pale. “Lucius has gone to get someone to get me down,” he said, as if he didn’t have a fucking sword sticking out his chest.
keep us together by novaeangliae 63k WIP T 🍊
A young Stede's desire for adventure is fuelled when he meets Ed, a boy from the docks who appreciates Stede for his true nature. Only their upbringings come with a ceaseless pressure to conform, and the two must navigate growing up in different worlds. Even with the difficulties posed by their lifestyles, it still comes as a surprise when their paths cross again upon the deck of a Spanish warship.
They always find their way back to each other.
What Wound Did Ever Heal But By Degrees? by poading 15k M
The first time is quick. Ed has been thinking about it for weeks, kissing Stede Bonnet. It is the sort of thing he wants to do right. Though Stede’s never mentioned it in any of their lessons, Ed is certain there is a right way to go about kissing a gentleman. He must wait for the right time, the right place.
But when he finally does it, Ed doesn’t think at all. He is only instinct and hope tangled in a moment where breath is forgotten and the future seems possible.
OR: Five times Ed kisses Stede and one time Stede kisses Ed
oneshot canonverse (smutty):
Bit of a Clothes Horse by Aivelin, Fyre 9k E 🍊
Stede tossed down the invitation card on the couch. “On the contrary!” He scrambled to his feet. “You’re not wearing anything that beastly man owned. You deserve something far better, especially for your first time out. If we’re going to a party, you’re getting all the luxury you deserve.”
when you love it by mia_ugly 5.7k E
Stede’s being kissed before the door fully clicks shut behind him.
Close Quarters by FortinbrasFTW 4.2k E
“The fuck?” Ed manages, instantly getting his foot stuck in a nearby bucket.
“Sh-shh!” Stede pushes two fingers against his lips to shut him up.
Ed goes still and a bit cross-eyed, staring down at the hand on his mouth. Stede moves it away, with a mouthed “sorry!” focusing intently on the sounds outside the shed instead.
In the alley, hurried steps and shouting voices rush past; they catch fragments of: “Where the fuck did they go then?” or “Keep looking!” and even “The short one looks like a bloody birthday cake, how do you lose that—”
in the emerald green by darcylindbergh 3k E 🍊
And Stede likes Ed, here and now, with the fresh smell of the wind and the salt in his hair, stripped down to nothing but an emerald green banyan and the ink in his skin, climbing back into the bed.
we've only just begun by ShowMeAHero 22k E
“Happy anniversary,” Ed tells him. He’s got a smile, but he still seems nervous, and Stede absolutely cannot have that.
and let your hair hang down by Ark 3.1k E
Stede exhales, warm breath stirring Ed's hair. "Again?"
"Stede," says Ed, "I'd sit on your cock all day for a chair and captain the ship like that if the option was available."
in the dark and blue by focusfixated 3.7k E
“What’s this?” Ed says, and tilts the mug towards his eyeline. He’s been doing a good job, so far, of looking everywhere except at Stede.
“Tea in its natural state,” Stede says. “You don’t have to drink it. I didn’t really ask you here for tea.”
Ed hunches like a child, but his hair and stubble is grey as a silverfish. He sounds as bitter as the tea when he says, “What did you really ask me here for, then?”
Or: After Stede comes back to Edward, they both look for forgiveness, and relief.
so good for him by leaveanote 3.7k E
Ed still isn’t used to being vulnerable. But Stede’s praise unlocks a part of him he didn’t know he had.
And fuck, it feels good.
Starcharts by triedunture 8.7k E 🍊
“Do you think I could help in some way?” he asks.
Ed glances at him. “Like how?”
“I don’t know. You seemed to enjoy our little gag of trading places that one time.” Stede shrugs a shoulder. He’s wearing his pink satin waistcoat and matching breeches, no overcoat—too fucking humid tonight. Ed can see the shape of his arm through the thin linen of his shirt. “What if you pretend you’re the one who isn’t in charge, and I can pretend I’m the one who is. That would be fun, wouldn’t it?”
Under your skin, over the moon by por_queeee 7.7k E
“You’ve never been anything but–perfectly considerate, my love,” Stede manages weakly, staring straight up at the ceiling, flexing a hand in Ed’s hair. Ed can be impatient in bed, erratic, firm and greedy in his touches, but he’s always asked Stede from the first– Is this ok? Like this? Is it good? Am I hurting you?
“You’ve never hurt me, or…” His cheeks pinken slightly, “Well, beyond what I imagine is the normal amount of soreness the day after, of course, but…”
Ed grunts, and scrapes his teeth over the bone of Stede’s jaw in a way that makes him gasp and brings him right back to himself. Ed seems to freeze at the noise, fingers digging shakily into Stede’s hip. “But what if I wanted to?”
the taste of you by jaskiers 5k E
The first time they fall into bed together doesn’t go quite the way Stede had imagined it would.
Rough Winds Do Shake by HeckinaHandbasket 4.1k E
He returned with the book, tapping it on Ed’s leg as he reclaimed his seat in the chair. “I’ve always been rather partial to a sonnet, myself. Though they’ve often left me feeling somewhat melancholy.”
They’d often left him filled with longing, left him feeling empty, and strange, as if he were missing something vital to the human experience. He loved them, still. Pain was the price of beauty, after all.
Stede glanced up at Ed, smiling at the effortlessly lovely picture he made, backlit by a dozen candles. “Although, I wonder, now, if it might be different.”
Ed shifted on the arm of the chair, throwing his own arm over Stede’s shoulders to peer at the book. “Different, how?”
Without thinking, Stede bumped his forehead against Ed’s shoulder, joyful honesty bubbling out of him like seafoam. “Well, with you, of course. Everything is different with you.”
A deep, thoughtful line appeared between Ed’s brows as he examined Stede’s face. “Is it?”
Dance Me to the End of Love by stereobone 3.7k E
“I should teach you the waltz,” Stede says. “After all, if you’re going to know the ways of the aristocracy, you should at least have that under your cap.”
“The waltz?” Ed says. “Like a…like fucking dancing?”
“Exactly like fucking dancing,” Stede says.
a laughing matter by mxwicked (SpacemanSpiff7) 6.4k E 🍊
Stede’s never laughed during sex before. Hell, he’s barely even smiled. So when Edward can’t stop giggling during their first time, he’s not really sure what to think.
good game by captainbonny 3.4k E 🍊
in which Ed is (probably canonically!!) sleeping on Stede’s couch, and late night sleepover antics ensue.
Still Waters by Phoenix_Soar 5.4k E
Did people kiss like this? This often? Oh of course they must, not everyone shared his own stilted experiences with intimacy...
Canon-divergent ending to Episode 9 — in which Stede discovers just how touch-starved he's been, while Ed takes full advantage of his first chance to be gentle with someone.
The Biblical Sense by Fyre 2.5k E
“Wh-what’s this?” Stede managed in a strangled croak.
Ed’s eyes creased around the edges. Smiling. One could always tell by them, even if his beard and moustache and everything else hid his mouth. “I know you’re a bit new to the whole… seaman thing,” he said with that rumble of amusement in his voice, “but I thought even you’d recognise a come on when you saw one.”
every morning the world by treescape 1.1k E
“Now there’s nothing to put the marmalade on,” Stede sighs. He stares morosely at the jar that Ed’s holding in one hand, and then lifts his gaze to Ed’s face.
Ed raises both eyebrows in response. “Oh, well, I wouldn’t go that far,” he protests, hefting the jar thoughtfully for a moment. The movement makes Stede’s favourite robe shift a little where it drapes over Ed’s shoulders, revealing another inch of chest.
Or, breakfast in bed doesn't go exactly as planned, but that's okay.
Trick by Desdemon 4.2k E
Stede teaches Ed how to play piquet.
peccadilloes by Badgerette 2.1k T
”Then, what kind of passions do you enjoy in private? Don’t tell me there’s some erotic scribblings hidden in that insane collection of kindling?”
A beat, within which Stede takes a sip of his remaining port.
”You’ve got some fucking raunchy books up there, haven’t you?”
I will own my lover's heart and soul by songlin 2.7k T
Edward Teach considers himself a connoisseur of captors. Without a doubt, Stede Bonnet is his favorite.
spattered colours of ecstatic light by thesoulundone 2.8k E
It's Stede's turn to stare incredulously at him. Ed notices, somewhere in the back of his brain, that he refrains from being smug about it. "You mean you don't-"
"Of course not," Ed breaks in, awkward. "It's - immoral."
"You're a pirate," Stede says, pointed.
"Yeah, but that's different," Ed says, surly.
Silk Touch by NaroMoreau 2.5k E
After a pillaging, Stede finds Ed wearing a dress and shows him exactly how much he appreciates the sight.
Practice Makes Perfect by cracktheglasses (cormallen) 4.3k E
“Lucius said I could practice on a banana, only we haven’t got any on board,” Stede says, and the words take a moment to coalesce into meaning. Ed blinks, shakes his head — a banana, for fuck’s sake, he’s jealous of a banana, get it together, old man — reaches over, and plucks the book from Stede’s grasp.
“Relax. Forget — practice. Forget the book. I’ll talk you through it. When have I ever taught you badly?”
built for luxury by emmett 9.2k E
"Congrats," Ed says, once Stede lowers the mirror. "You've just successfully tied up your first person like a proper pirate. Didn't even take you that long."
"Yes, well," Stede says, blushing a little at the praise and moving to start untying the ropes, "I had an awfully good teacher. Very patient with me."
In which Ed shows Stede the ropes, if you know what I mean.
For a Scoundrel is a Wanted Man by stitchy 4.1k E 🍊
“Well!” Stede smiles and sets down his glass for now, so he can give Ed’s cheek an appreciative rub. “It’s nice to be nice, isn’t it?���
Ed rolls his eyes, but leans into the contact. “Yeah, but don't tell anyone I said so.” He covers Stede’s hand with his own, fingering the lace upon it. “I do have a reputation.”
“I won’t, I won’t! If you don’t tell anyone what a scoundrel I can be,” Stede chuckles.
“You, a scoundrel?” Ed smirks. “You'll have to remind me why, Stede. You haven’t done anything bastardly all day.“
Evening Light by entanglednow 1.9k M
In which there is a commotion, a rousing speech, and a full length nightgown.
Yes, And by triedunture 4.2k E
“And who are we tonight, my darling?” Stede asks once he gets Ed up against the sturdy wall of the auxiliary closet.
“Reckon you’re quite the fearsome pirate,” Ed says into the kiss, “and I’m a fancy lord of fuck-all who’s at your mercy.”
“Oooh, I do like that one.”
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Ed and Stede try to stick to the script but they keep getting distracted.
You kissed me just to kiss me, not to make me cry by makesometime 3.7k E
“Ed?”
He’s getting distracted. It’s probably a defence or something, against worrying that he’s laying himself bare to someone who might just go and fuck it all up again and leave him, more heartbroken than before.
“Yeah.” He smiles. “I’m here.”
'Cause if I love you (then I love you too much) by rowenablade 2.3k E
They’ve been sleeping together for three weeks, and Stede is hopelessly smitten with everything Ed does. He loves the way Ed sighs when he kicks his boots off and the way he can peel an orange with one hand and the way his hair gets in Stede’s mouth about a third of the time when they’re kissing. He’s amazed he hasn’t run the ship aground again, so hard it is to tear his eyes away from this wonder of a man.
the hung man by LogicalBookThief 4.9k M
"This is fucking Blackbeard we’re talking about, man. Maker of widows. Scourge of the seven seas." For not the first time, Black Pete regards him like an idiot. "What did you expect he'd be packing in his pants?"
we came untarnished by propinquitous 5.7k E
Edward finds that clothing can still leave you feeling naked.
The Dread Pirate Bonnet Shows No Mercy (Lord Jeff Doesn't Want Any, Thanks) by Dracothelizard 8k E
Ed throws the book on the floor in front of Stede. “What if I want to be ravished for a change? Ever think of that?”
Stede stares up at him, mouth open, then closes it, then he frowns in thought.
“That’s what I thought,” Ed mutters, shoulders sagging as he drops into one of the chairs.
Despite knowing the man behind the reputation, Stede still wants Blackbeard. Everyone does.
“I’m a pirate captain,” Stede says, picking the book from the floor and brushing some dirt from the cover.
“And?”
Stede smiles at him, cheeks still flushed. “I think that means I’m allowed to ravish you.”
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by zemph147 4.7k E
Set after some vaguely-defined season two events where Stede proves his love to Ed, and they return together to The Revenge to finally get some time alone.
I just want them to be together, and in love, and having truly spectacular sex, so here we go.
Tonight, Tonight by samwise 8.2k E
Ed wakes Stede in the middle of the night, and Stede comes to the door in a translucent robe. Ed.exe has stopped working.
all of me is a prayer in perfect piety by princesapollobollo 5.1k E
"I've never really—" Stede pants, leaning back a bit from where Ed is pressing kisses to his mouth, hot and dazzling. "Well, I have, but not—"
"With a man?" Ed asks, looking up at him, and there's no judgment or mocking in his eyes, only a faint curiosity underneath all the intensity.
"With someone I was in love with," Stede says, curling a hand over Ed's cheek.
“Oh,” Ed says, even now still looking like Stede is showing him the wonders of the world every time he says that word. “Well, in that case I don’t have that much experience either.”
this kind of love has to be a verb by illimerence 2.9k E
More than anything else, Ed can’t understand why Stede came back.
A Pirate's Reputation by chamyl 4.9k E
After getting back together, Stede and Ed are having a perfectly lovely time co-captaining their ship and becoming more and more intimate. Until the day Stede discovers that, against all his assumptions, Ed has never had sex before, and begins to wonder why.
grand pianos clash together by audenrain 4.3k E
“And you aim to correct that, do you? You’re going to show me the ropes?” Stede says. It’s a funny thing, the atmosphere aboard a pirate ship. In many ways it’s done exactly what years of bullying and abuse never could: taught him to stand up for himself a little better, given him some rudimentary skill with a sword, and most importantly, given him a taste of how it feels to rise to a challenge. He feels that static charge in the air, now, for all that Ed’s body language is relaxed.
Ed is smiling, a little, behind the crystal edge of his glass. “I don’t think we should get ropes involved on your first time round,” he says.
As You Like It by kindofwriter 2.7k E
Stede asks Ed what he likes, and Ed realises he's never really thought about it before. However he does find out Stede has thought about it A LOT.
tell me i'm what your hands were made for by apocryphalia 2.9k E
Ed is still wearing Stede’s cravat.
Sometimes, when they’re in bed, he peels back the leather surrounding it but leaves that little piece of silk in its place, a reminder of how far they've already come in their few short weeks together. Sometimes, he watches the black cloth sway against tan skin, against the scars darkening its surface and the faded ink beneath, in time with the rhythm of their bodies. Other times, he tosses it aside, the better to worship that skin.
This time, Stede has another idea.
Rum and Linen by scarrletmoon 5.5k E
Usually when Ed gets drunk, he crashes on the couch. This time, he doesn't.
be known in its aching by foxtails 4.6k E
Stede manages to be everywhere at once; his mouth pressed to the bird on Ed’s shoulder, his toes tracing the tattoo curving up his calf muscle, his fingers wrapped loosely around Ed’s wrist.
“I should quite like you immortalised in a portrait,” Stede murmurs against his skin. “Not Blackbeard, not the Dread Pyrate. You, Edward. Every inch of you, laid out beautifully like this.”
or: Edward Teach deserves nice things. Thankfully, that's where Stede comes in.
all that ever mattered was you by anthonyjcrowiey 2k E
Sometimes sex goes wrong, but that doesn't mean it has to be bad.
AKA: the one where Ed and Stede are getting old and they are absolutely feeling their age.
Sneak by whiskywrites 2k E
“Your helmsman is taking orders from a goddamn seagull, Stede,” Ed said. “And we are at his birdy mercy.”
you don't need to wonder by spelling__bee 4.6k E 🍊
It’s the only time he’s ever taken orders in his adult life, because with Stede they don’t feel like control or threats - they feel like love. He can always say no. Stede would stop the moment he asks. But knowing that, and asking for it anyway, settling in where he can trust Stede to call the shots for both of them? Well. Ed can’t think too much about it because he’ll get all misty and shit, but it’s strong stuff.
all day long (on the chaise longue) by attheborder 3.5k E
Adventures in interior design.
Cabin Pressure by entanglednow 6.3k E 🍊
Contrary to Stede's insistence there was not enough space for two in the bed, not unless they wanted to get very close indeed.
Fancy by Aivelin, Fyre 7k E 🍊
When a Spanish prize yields a treasure trove of exquisite clothing, Stede can't resist the urge to indulge Ed's fondness for a fine fabric.
Of night and light and the half light by leupagus 2.1k M
What if for Reasons, they need someone to pretend to be a woman, and so the obvious choice is Stede (look, Jim just isn't very convincing) (Stede played the heroine three years running in the school play, of course he knows his way around a skirt) And Ed is very interested in this look. Very interested.
only the light moves by ThirtySixSaveFiles 2.3k E
Stede and Ed, and the slow morning after. Stede still has some things to say, and he’ll keep saying them until Ed can hear him.
Waiting on the Lightning by smallestchurch 8k E
They're co-captains now, sure, that's great and good, but... why is it making Stede so nervous?
this is a home we just don't have a door by newtkelly 7k E
“I just don’t get why Lucius would even propose such a thing.” He finishes tugging his nightgown over his head and sighs, slipping under the covers to join a nearly naked Ed. “I mean, it’s not as if I’m wedding some virginal bride who would blush at the mere contemplation of sharing a bed with a fellow!”
“Hey,” Ed says, feigning offense as he shuffles into Stede’s embrace, propping his head against Stede’s left shoulder. “Are you saying I’m easy, mate?”
june hymn by ripeteeth 3.1k E
“Tell me about this one,” he says. What he means is, where did it hurt?
Breakfast by scarrletmoon 2.6k E
A typical quiet morning between co-captains aboard The Revenge turns into a much spicier breakfast.
quand il me prend dans ses bras, qu’il me parle tout bas (je vois la vie en rose) by SilkAndLeather (SexyCoinkiDicks) 7.2k E
Ed appreciates his new morning routine, as well as Stede's more intimate finery.
Tender, playful Ed/Stede morning sex PWP. Works as a stand-alone but might have a follow-up.
Unhand Me or Bleed by scarrletmoon 4.2k E
Stede Bonnet has an “unhand me or bleed” moment and Ed can't not fuck him.
i'm coming for you, babe (i'm nearly at your pace) by kirkaut 4.7k E
Ed has been trying to be good.
He can’t necessarily say the same of Stede.
(Or: an exercise in self restraint, and the art of giving in)
Renewal by katonline 3.4k E
The fire is blazing cheerfully in the fancy as fuck fireplace in their cabin. It’s a ridiculous folly, it shouldn’t be there, but it is and it’s wonderful. It’s wet and dreary outside and it’s cozy and snug and perfect in here. The cabin is like a friend. The rain is indifferent, blind to their happiness. That’s - whatsit, fuck - ah. Right. That’s pathetic fallacy.
Stede taught him about pathetic fallacy.
Damn the Dark by Serendipity_Stupidity 15k E 🍊
“Feels good,” Ed told him, breathless. “Bliss - love, surrender, all of it - feels so good. Don’t you want to feel that?”
For a moment, all Stede could see was the red flesh of apples, the flickering tongue of a snake, the dark cloven hooves of the Devil. Between his legs, Ed looked like sin itself, with his stormy curls and soft mouth.
Gripping the edge, Stede’s hands trembled.
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Stede and Ed share a bath and work through Stede's inhibitions about being intimate.
World Enough and Time by MayGlenn 6.9k E
Five times Stede and Edward try to have sex and are comically interrupted, and the one time they successfully bone.
rather exquisite by leaveanote 4.4k E
Stede fucks him exactly once and Ed feels fucking wild with it the next day. So desperate to have him again he can barely think, and as nervous and excited as the moments after the first time they'd kissed.
And, given how that wound up going, all the more anxious about losing him.
My Saddle's Waiting by Dracothelizard 5.2k E
He regretfully covers Bonnet with the sheets, drawing them up to his waist. “I am gonna do my best to keep you alive,” he promises, brushing some hair away from Bonnet’s face. “Because once you’re healed up, I am gonna ride you like a pony.”
Bonnet whimpers. “I should be a lighthouse.”
“Yeah,” Ed says, “bet people can see your dick from miles away once we get it hard.” He stands up to find a comfortable chair to sit in so he can keep an eye on Bonnet during the night.
He’s not gonna let the man die before getting that massive dick inside of him.
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In which Ed catches sight of Stede's cock after saving him from the Spanish and dragging him back to the Revenge, and embarks on an important mission.
Like a Needle to Skin It Leaves a Mark by greatbriton 6.3k E
“Oh! Or we find a nearby port and the whole crew gets matching tattoos, like this one!” Stede says and, without a thought to his actions, runs a finger against a part of Ed’s lower arm where a tattoo of an anchor slotted between stars and crosses resides. Ed's skin is cooler than Stede would imagine, if he imagines such a thing. “It could be a team building exercise! What do you thi--”
Stede finally looks up to see Ed’s eyes focused intently on where Stede’s finger lies against his arm. Stede pulls his hand away as if burned. He’s overstepped. Clumsy and entirely indelicate of him, he mentally chastises himself.
Weird by Skrifores 5.6k E
In which Ed muses on all the things which are just fucking weird about being on the Revenge, especially the cute, strange, lunatic captain.
make sure you bind me (hand and foot) by Hymn 6.3k E
Finally, he looks at Edward.
Stede’s pupils are blown, eyes all dark and hungry. He licks his upper lip nervously. Ed can see the frantic pop of his pulse; can see the clench and flex of his jaw, like he’s struggling. But not in a bad way. No, not in a bad way at all, Edward decides, watching as Stede tugs a little more on the ropes. How his breath stutters, then leaves him in a shuddery exhale.
“Hm. That’s not a bad look on you, Stede,” Edward murmurs.
“I admit,” Stede gulps. “I was not prepared for being so- so affected by this.”
Ed grins, showing all his teeth. “Good.”
The Finer Things by BewareTheIdes15 5.9k E
“Listen, yeah,” Ed says, obviating the entire statement by taking an overlarge slug of his drink. The pink dart of his tongue that follows after is almost hidden by the shadow of his mustache.
“I’ve been thinking. How would you feel about, uh,” the sound of the leather of his glove grating against his trousers seems loud in the quiet as he traces the length of his thigh up to his hip, restless fingers tap-tapping away again against the steel of a fastening. “Lending a hand?”
In which Ed has no chill, Stede has no idea how this happened, and everyone needs to get their shit together.
we're finding new forms by Hymn 6.1k E
“Yeah,” Ed agrees, leaning in, breathing deep. “Yeah, you’re good. You’re fine.”
“Mm,” is Stede’s smiling response, and then between one moment and the next Ed is being kissed again. His shaking hands are in Stede’s hair, gripping at his ear, the side of his neck, trying to hold on to the shape of him while Ed himself feels like he’s falling apart. Heat and tongues and the slick, indecent slide of them take over. Breaths funneling into one another.
Against Ed’s gasping mouth, Stede murmurs, “My dear. You’re shaking,” before sucking in Ed’s bottom lip.
Groaning, Ed doesn’t try to fight it—the tide of panic, of love, of fear that lingers. He hadn’t expected that part, to be honest. All his life and Ed had shown fear the middle finger every time it came knocking. He’s had to, hasn’t he? But then wham, love stomps him to the ground, sets up a home inside his chest, and Ed hasn’t known peace since.
Stede’s fingers trying their damnedest to wiggle under his leather, squeezing at Ed’s ass sure as shit isn’t helping keep him sane.
Harbor by derryday 3.7k E
Ed had spent most of his formative years on ships. By the time he met Stede, the legendary Blackbeard had sea legs for days.
Wooden decks and billowing sails had become almost an extension of his body. He remained sure-footed even when timber strained and creaked. Moving with the push and pull of the sea became as natural to him as breathing.
A ship could heave and buck like an unruly horse as sheets of rain lashed the sails and thunder cracked overhead, and Ed would just shift his weight with the swaying deck, almost smiling at the sea's antics.
The touch of Stede's broad hands, the warm firm press of his thigh against Ed's groin—that storm made even him falter.
Lovers and Madmen by ElapsedSpiral 4.4k E
Ed said "nah, all good" but what he meant was, god as his witness, he was going to marry the [expletive] out of Stede Bonnet.
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My take on a marriage fic, featuring Stede almost getting cockblocked by his own lack of self-esteem, Ed going full Bridezilla and the poor crew having to deal with them both.
Your Feedback Is Important to Us by ElapsedSpiral 4.1k E
Stede starts holding open cabin hours to allow the crew to air their grievances. It goes about as well as you’d expect.
AKA my “Stede is going to go off like a horny volcano when he finally gets laid” fic.
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Featuring Stede’s cursed yet sexy moustache, Swede lore and Lucius being altogether too good at his job(s).
Co-Captain Duties by Fyre 3.5k E
He tugged at the hem, chewing on his lip. Subtle didn’t seem to be getting the message across, so maybe it was time for something a bit more direct. Yeah, they’d changed in front of each other before, but that was changing and they’d hardly been paying that much attention. Or he hadn’t, anyway, not with gorgeous silk in his hands.
Fuck’s sake, they were co-captains now, weren’t they?
continue to part two
#ofmd#blackbonnet#gentlebeard#ofmd fic rec#mine#forcing myself to go ahead and publish this instead of delaying it another week to keep reading my marked for laters lol
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OMFD fic recs
Hi all! It's another fic rec posts!
A non-exhaustive selection of favorites -- this fandom is so fucking talented it blows me away. Thank you to everyone out there writing/drawing/creating such an incredible wealth of gorgeous material, I want to shout about it all the time and if I have loved your work and failed to tell you, I hope you'll forgive me.
I've broken the following down by theme/category - all gentlebeard-centric, mostly E-rated long fics because that's how it is.
Hell or High Water
There's one fic in this category and it's Hell or High Water (@mottlemoth, 250K+, WIP, E). I know you're already reading it but if you've somehow just emerged from a year-long coma and this is your first contact with the internet since your miraculous recovery, then please let me introduce you to Hell or High Water. This fic is a world unto itself - unreal l how many lines from this beast I think about on a regular basis.
AUs
⬥In Favor with Their Stars by @mxmollusca -- 27K+ (WIP), M
Spectacular sci-fi where Ed is an engineer on a spaceship and STE/DE is the ship's AI. Poignant and tender and laden with moments that will take your breath away.
⬥Done Deal by Skrifores -- 38K+ (WIP), E
Ed is a glassblower and Stede is an unhappily married "straight" man who starts coming to the hot shop to watch him work; their relationship in this one is so organic and perfectly written. Already can't wait for the re-read.
⬥Once Upon a Summer in San Francisco by samwise -- 150K+ (WIP), E
Like HOHW, you're probably already reading this one, but if not then you should be! Every word of hype is deserved; this fic is so joyful and healing and tender, with a perfectly-in-character ensemble crew and the sweetest friends-to-lovers slow burn I've ever read.
⬥different this time by @tedwelton -- 65K, E
Adorably awkward single-dad Stede hires heartwarmingly perfect nanny Ed to help with the kids, and it's as funny and sweet and satisfying as a great rom-com.
⬥i'll be your treasure by offsammich -- 48K, M
Metal dectorists AU! An unusual take on "Ed is the master of a world Stede has always dreamed of exploring," which is fuckin' metal detecting, that's right. Very fun and heartwarming.
⬥turn on the light by @smallestchurch -- 43.8K, E
New-bookstore-owner Stede and the hot guy who runs the bar next door. Digs into some of the thorniness of Stede's marriage/sexuality crisis, which leads to mounting UST and a searingly hot, planets-colliding payoff.
Canon Universe
⬥Haunt You Down by fluorescentgrey -- 13K, E
This fic breaks my heart but I just can't stop coming back to it - Ed goes to a molly house to try to get Stede out of his system. Guess who is also there, trying to process things? Achingly hot and angsty, with some excellent OCs to boot.
⬥Stealing Romance by Skrifores -- 13K, E
Delightfully funny and sweet fake-boyfriends trope and jealous misunderstandings when Stede's ex shows up and Ed helps Stede avoid him.
⬥Cabin Pressure by entanglednow -- 6K, E
Flaming hot "consequences of 'platonic' friends sleeping in the same bed" one-shot.
⬥Wayfaring by @justkeeptrekkin -- 35K, E
Another deserved fandom classic, Ed and Stede marooned together on an island, a gorgeous slow unfolding of the beautiful life they build together.
⬥If You Were Mine to Keep by Pamplemousse (@mysterybees) -- 75K+ (WIP), E
Incredibly sweet, romantic forced marriage story where Ed is made to marry an aristocrat and Stede agrees to be the one to marry him. Instant chemistry and a powerful friendship that slowly blossoms into more. Pure loveliness.
Fun Sex
My all-time favorite genre: zany sexual chemistry and adventures in sex positivity. "Erotic friendship," maybe? Whatever you call it, it's the best. Started compiling recs for this section and realized I had multiple fics for every author, so I'm going to recommend authors instead!
❖afterism (@onlylostphysics) -- creator of the exquisite, paradigm-shifting "kissing is what lovers do" series, an S1 canon-parallel in which Ed and Stede become friends with benefits from day one. Pure perfection, every installment is hot and beautiful as a standalone or in series but I particularly love elegant and restrained (Ed orchestrates his own ravishment under the guise of teaching Stede how to handle a hostage), and all dressed up (fingering and playful orgasm denial and Ed being head over heels in love, just mind-meltingly hot and romantic).
❖alsaurus (@ofmd-alsaurus) -- another who can do no wrong in my book. Every fic is so sweet and sexy and uniquely hilarious; I'm particularly partial to Good Habits (Stede has an unusual way of getting off, Ed likes to watch) and There's No Accounting for Taste (Ed tries to set a sexy trap and things go off the rails).
❖Jimsnose (alivamae) -- snappy and hot and always deliciously unpredictable, I love everything they've written but especially The Theater of Fear (Stede helps Ed cope with the guilt of nearly killing him through the healing magic of roleplay)(seriously though this fic is so delightful I just got pulled into another re-read) and Golden Teachers (Ed introduces Stede to magic mushrooms)(I am a sucker for low-stakes recreational drug use in fics and this one is exquisite, now with searingly-hot sequel Penis Envy).
❖heartroots (@bonesofyourheart) -- another master of the hot/funny/sweet/endearing/hot again genre blending, especially Aphrodisiac (Stede struggles with finishing too quickly and tries a magic potion to help him last longer) and If You're Too Shy, Then Let Me (Stede gets an "accidental" front-row seat to Ed's alone time).
House Specials
Finally, a few of my own fics I'm especially proud of - check them out if you like!
⬥Touching Your Goodness -- E, 14K
Ed and Stede are back together but not yet Back Together when two strangers come into the mix and make them both jealous - mutual pining and comedic misunderstandings with bonus POTC (Sparrow/Norrington) crossover.
⬥Skeleton Season -- 8K, E
Smut and fluff after Stede gets cursed by some famously haunted treasure. Just in time for the Halloween season!
⬥The Healing Kind -- 22K, E
Post-S1 reunion where Ed is depressed and self-destructive, and Izzy teams up with Lucius and Mary to get him back together with Stede: angst to hurt/comfort to fluff to smut.
⬥Such as They May Be -- 6K, E
A lighthearted "Stede catches up with the Revenge" fix-it where Ed can't help loving Stede's newfound confidence.
Happy reading!
🏴☠️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
#ofmd#ofmd fic#our flag means death#ofmd fanfic#blackbonnet#gentlebeard#krakhouse#ofmd fic rec#fic rec#favorites
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Izzy Hands Fic Recs (Nov 7-30th)
My favorite of the Izzy fics that I read between Nov 7-30th 2023. See other recs here.
all the very best of us string ourselves up for love by oopshidaisy (Ed/Stede/Izzy)
What they don’t tell you about meeting your soulmate is that it feels like getting whacked over the head with a shovel.
the pieces still make the same picture by givemebaretrees (Ed/Stede/Izzy)
There was something… odd about Izzy. He didn’t look ill. That was, possibly, the problem. He wasn’t flushed, his hair wasn’t out of place...
step into the light by ShowMeAHero (Stede/Izzy)
"you would do that for me?"
A Sweeter Sort of Melody by Hideous_Sun_Demon (Izzy/Frenchie)
Frenchie doesn't have his lute anymore. Other people notice. Izzy wishes he could forget.
Safe Hands by Mottlemoth (Izzy/Frenchie)
Blackbeard was always the two of them - Edward Teach and Israel Hands, two halves of a legendary whole. Now Izzy wants Edward to be free and move on, and it feels like only death can sever those ties for good. When a stray bullet from Prince Ricky provides the solution, Izzy seizes his chance to bring Blackbeard to an end for good. But why die for real when there's so much left to live for?
Let Me Be Your Eyes (A Hand to Your Darkness) by ryry_peaches (Izzy/Lucius, Izzy/Wee John)
Izzy can't imagine he's making quite the pretty picture he was four hours ago; he knows half of his makeup is gone, because it's on John's dress, and he can't imagine the disarray his hair must be in. His shirt is ninety percent unbuttoned, and while he's not ashamed of his body, he holds no illusions that it's particularly impressive, either...
#kaelleid post#izzy hands#fic rec#ofmd#ofmd izzy#israel hands#it's still november 2023 right? *coughs*#december will come out too.... sometime.....#i start putting them in drafts at the start of the month and then sometimes get lazy and have to search through my 800 tabs#to find the ones i want to rec and i just am too busy/lazy to do that
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Hi hi, first of all, omg I love The Knife and The Throat, I just subscribed and I'm eagerly awaiting the next chapter! I was also wondering if you might have a rec list of Ed/Stede fics? I tried searching your Tumblr to see if you might already but of course Tumblr is a broken site so it wasn't super helpful, lol. I've been perusing AO3 but people are posting so much so frequently it's hard to keep up. Thanks in advance!!
HELLO and thank you so much you're very sweet! i'm sorry it took me so long to answer this but i DO have some recs let me see
the love of a pet, by captainbonnet. modern AU, they meet in a vet's office.
was it you that said (how long?), by waywarder. ed sees mirages. (spoiler: it's not a mirage).
Clueless, by mnwood. the crew knows something ed and stede don't.
Comfort Me with Oranges, by throughanaquarium. justice of roach's 40-orange cake.
Starcharts, by triedunture. ed and stede fall into a new way of being together.
A Night At Blackbeard's Bar & Grill, by soft_october. modern au, blackbeard owns the bar & grill.
we were warnings, by mia_ugly. post-s1 fix it. ed and stede find each other, and then have to make their way back toe ach other.
and now for two fics i'm subscribed to!
your name like a boat, by mia_ugly and soft_october. soulmate au, where their marks don't match. ongoing!
domestic, by ark. they retire. ongoing!
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“Morning, boss– I finally got a response from Mrs Fuck-Face, you know the one with the ridiculously ‘80s perm? Yeah, so she clearly has some information on Mr Henson’s land dispute case, but I think some super light blackmail might– wait. Oh my god. Who are you texting? WAIT.” Lucius stands in the middle of Stede’s office. He’s holding a hand up at him as if he’s demanding Stede to stop talking, when he hasn’t managed to say anything at all. “Wait. Stop. Oh my god. Is it someone off Grindr? Did you finally have a good date? What’s his name? Is he tall? Older or younger? Fuck it, just tell me everything–”
The clipboard in Lucius’ hands is thrown to the floor in one flamboyant fling (and a loud clatter). He occupies the chair in front of Stede’s desk. Hands on knees like a schoolboy, he waits.
Stede hesitates, holding his phone over his second morning coffee. He’s halfway through texting Ed instead of addressing his growing email inbox. “Um. Which question would you like me to address first? That was a lot to process.”
Lucius has a very unsettling way of glaring at Stede that reminds him of those ‘mean girls’ who’d laugh at him from the back row of the classroom. [...] “What? Just– OK, so, let’s start with the basics, shall we? Yeah?”
“Alright. Shoot.”
“OK. Let’s establish first: are you talking to a guy?”
Ooh. That makes Stede’s tummy go all funny. In a nice way. “Yes.”
“Holy fuck, look. You’re already blushing.”
“Stop that right now– you’re a trainee and I’m a partner. You know I could fire your arse in a second!”
“I mean. Will you, though?”
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Our Flag Means Death Fic Recs 3
Here are some of my favorite fics I've read. Go read and give these creators some love! Other recs
love's not an answer till it ends up all loose by givemebaretrees (Steddyhands)
Ed eating Izzy out for the first time with some love confessions thrown in as well. Stede's supervising.
Soft! They love each other! This one is really lovely.
His Name Is Izzy by lostmagician (Stede/Izzy)
"Post Season 1. Blackbeard gets into contact with Stede, and Izzy is tasked with a simple mission: pick up the man from an inn on Cat Island and return him to the Revenge. But what he finds upon arrival, is a sickly pale Stede, who can barely walk, much less stand. This is how four days of caretaking forever changes their relationship."
Soft! Tender! Caretaker Izzy! Ed is there too. Really beautiful.
anything worth this feeling by ShowMeAHero @andillwriteyouatragedy (Ed/Stede)
Ed and Stede have to leave early from an award show because pregnant Stede is feeling sick. Their son Ariel is there as well.
Y'all. Y'all. This is my favorite ofmd author. Everything they write is so good. I've recommended them before and I'll do it again. I got an ao3 email earlier today (I'm writing this on the 30th) for a new fic of theirs and got so fucking excited. Everything about this fic is so sweet! They're famous! They go on the red carpet!
the shape of haunt by unlovedhands (NICHOLI) (Ed/Lucius)
Lucius sketches Ed in the pillow fort. We all know what that means.
Sad but sweet. It's rare that I get to read fics with this pairing and I'm really glad I found this.
Lead You Straight to Me by sweatervest @gentleranium (Izzy/Lucius)
While on shore for vacation, Izzy helps Lucius overcome his fear of the sea.
"Izzy didn’t let him drown before. He won’t now." Some classic hurt/comfort. The teensiest bit of getting together. Soft!!!! Tender while also being very in character.
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nerdy's OFMD fanfic recs
I was going to send some fic recs to a pal, but then realized my list was super long, so I thought I'd write a list instead. All are Our Flag Means Death, and most Jim/Oluwande centric. I very rarely read anything that's not Jim centric in OFMD fanfic, so this list is heavily biased towards them as a character, be warned. I'm sticking it under the cut, but the categories are:
Top Ten (Twelve, actually, but who's counting)
Other SFW
NSFW - mainly smut, a few that are not pure smut but still NSFW
Reccing my own fics (aka stuff I wrote, because I'm not above that XD)
If you'd rather scroll ao3, most are also bookmarked by me here!
I've only tagged folks I know here on tumblr, (and only once in the list, because effort) please feel free to let me know if you recognize authors on here tho and I'll give them a tag! (Or if you're on here but I forgot your on tumblr pls lemme know jsksjks)
Top Ten (Twelve, but who's counting)
Listen most of these are written by my pals but I stand by the fact that my pals are amazing writers.
suck the rot right out of my bloodstream by @nevershootamockingbird – Jim, Frenchie, and Lucius, on the Kraken’s ship. Sad and yet so much hope. One of my all time faves. 7K.
some say it's a blessing by @swallowtailed – God. This fic. Literally made me have to lay down on my couch like a fainting lady in the 1800s at a certain point. Jim/Olu, soulmates who feel each other’s pain AU. 11K
what you take with you (what you leave behind) by @lovewithagirl – Jim/Ed, modern au, the world is ending. Listen. I love this fic with my whole heart, it gives me so many feels. 2K.
Leda House and the Kraken 'Verse by @dragonmuse – The Drag Queen AU, feat transfem Ed. Really lovely series, and very long – a lot of the parts can be read as standalones up to a certain point. Feat. ace Frenchie and Wee John. The Jim/Olu focused one (they're in more than one, but there's one that's focused primarily on Jim's story) is a regular re-read for me. Different parts have different word counts, the whole thing + au's of the au is around 930K.
how the west was won and where it got us (a.k.a. the revenge ranch) by @yerbamansa – long series, starts very Jim/Olu focused and brings in the rest of the crew. Modern AU where Jim and Oluwande meet, and eventually make their way to a ranch Stede runs in the American west. I adore this series with my whole heart. Beautiful soft vibes, more focused on characters than plot. The whole thing is 137K.
drink of the feeling of quiet again by @alfalfairy – absolutely stunning Jim character study – focused on ‘Jim returns home to help Nana as she gets older’. Lots of healing of the relationship and trauma etc. (Alfalfairy has a few others that make it on the list, but this one sits in my heart) Long oneshot, 35K.
make your peace with weariness and let it be by anirondack – jim character study, focused on Catholicism and trauma from their childhood to post-canon. Absolutely stunning. A fic that I actually read in almost one go, which rarely happens for me, because I couldn't put it down. Second person POV. 19K
Transformative Work by mia_ugly, pinehutch – Frenchie/Olu, Frenchie/Jim, Jim/Olu. One of my fav OFMD fics hands down. Frenchie POV, really beautifully done. Heed the tags. 40K, smut in later chapters.
Oluwande/Jim collection by MintPepper – a series of their jim/olu stuff – all are fantastic. Some are smut, some not.
orange & teal by owlinaminor – Jim/Oluwande focused series, some NSFW, some not. Absolutely stunning series.
Trouble Me Always: Being A True Chronicle of the Early Deeds of Oluwande Boodhari, Outlaw Shipwright by zmayhem – longer fic, Oluwande’s backstory to meeting Jim and joining the crew. I absolutely adore this one. Finished multi chapter. 30K.
that unwanted animal by @yourlocal-charlatan - Jim/Olu, Jim focused – goes through some canon, as well as before canon events – I really love this one, it’s so fantastic. Multi chaptered, unfinished. 16K.
Safe For Work
my heart could break for a one-legged seagull (that’s bad luck) by thingswithteeth – Frenchie centric, post-ep 10, very good from what I remember. 10K ish,
March Into The Sea by cranialaccessory - post-episode 10, Jim on Ed’s ship, or “5 times Jim tries to kill Ed”. Fun, sad, but not too sad. 5.5K
May There Be No Sadness of Farewell by hopeless_eccentric – Jim gets top surgery. 1.5K
Disruptors by yerbamansa – SMAU focused on Stede and Ed in the tech industry. I adore this one!! 21K, completed.
Till Human Voices Wake Us, And We Drown by alfalfairy – short series focused on mermaid Jim (with fangs, and claws, and a thirst for blood) – I adore it. 8K total.
bitter like whiskey, sweet like wine by alfalfairy – Jim/Olu centric, from their meeting pre-canon through canon. Ongoing longfic, currently unfinished but semi-regular posting. One of my fav series. 72K
to be more than this devil inside of me by alfalfairy – Ed and Izzy adopt a 18 year old Jim before they meet Olu. Young pirate Jim. Great series. Ongoing, updating semi-regularly. 40K.
All Ships Sail by UnscrupulousArtist – 5 times Frenchie and Lucius almost happened (and one it did) – cute, loved this one. Lots of mentions of sex, none on screen from what I recall. 6K.
set my body free by eldrai – another ‘Jim gets top surgery’ au, lotsa gender and dysphoria vibes. 1.5K
Spindrift by Acephalous – “Jim contemplates family, memory, and their duty to the dead.” 2K.
in the deep end by rabbitinrain – jim isn’t a mermaid, but oluwande is. Short and sweet. 3K.
Vodka x Orange by AtlantisRises – modern au, jim and olu working at jackie’s bar. Unfinished, hasn’t been updated in a while. 4 chapters so far. 5K.
the art of gift giving by Nanashi07 - jim and ed friendship, as they both try and figure out how to be partners to olu and stede respectively 7K.
come build your home in me by Fool_for_love - long series, split between ‘during the kraken era’ and ‘post kraken era healing’ – each fic has a chapter with different viewpoints – pete, olu, izzy, jim, Frenchie, and Lucius I think? Very trauma and recovery focused.
so nice to have you back where you belong by SweetPollyOliver – lil Frenchie and wee john focused oneshot – “frenchie finds wee john’s doll after the crew is marooned and keeps it safe.” 1.2K
you should be so happy now by waveridden – Mary Bonnet gets taken captive on the Kraken’s ship. Fantastic fic, very Mary and Ed focused if I recall correctly. ~8K
not a mermaid by awenswords – Jim focused, gender feels a plenty. One chapter out of 3 written, not updated in a while. 2K.
the sea and you swim to meet me by stanzas – Jim and Olu centric Daemon au. One of my absolute faves, it’s a stunning little fic. 2K.
hoist up the thing, batten down the whatsit by SunsetOfDoom – Daemon AU – this bit is Jim focused, part of a longer series featuring the whole crew.
just the two of us by @jesperr-fahey – Jim + Frenchie friendship all alone aboard the Revenge post S2.
Friendship (Derogatory) by peaktotheocean – Black Pete whittles Jim a packer. Great little fic. 1K.
i'll be a friend and a fuck-up and everything by iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid – Jim Ed friendship, they set out to kill Blackbeard and it doesn’t go as planned. 6K.
and if my body is a temple (then this ruin is a mess) by sakutsu – Trans Lucius fic. 1K.
cut through my frozen heart (watch the blood spill, fresh and clean) by your_local_charlatan – little jim and olu centric h/c – jim’s hands hurt when it gets cold. Olu fixes it. Lovely little fic. 1.5K.
To Skin a Catfish by peaktotheocean – Frenchie focused, Jim is a cat. And also a witch. 3.5K
Not Safe For Work (Mainly smut)
pull me from the earth by MintPepper – Jim asks Lucius to draw them naked. Very lovely body positive stuff. M, not E, but still goes under NSFW. 4K.
Revenge Becomes Us by Anonymous – Jim centric character study. Absolutely fantastic. Contains some NSFW stuff. 10K
Ven Conmigo by DarkwingDukat (pushingcrazies) – jim/olu, facesitting.
Like Real People Do by Gwendolyn (storiesofchaos) – jim/olu, first time, 2.5k
Tengo una Obsesión by Anonymous – jim/olu, 2.1K
please don't call, i need another hour by exastris_scientia – jim/olu, modern au smut, lovely little oneshot. 2K
Living in Sin Situation (Complimentary) by SpaceJackalope – Jim/Olu, pegging. 3K.
I Think We're Alone Now by Ptolemia – Jim/Olu, 6K.
The More the Merrier by SweetPollyOliver – Wee John/Olu/Frenchie – 1.5K
Mermaids Singing, Each to Each by SpaceJackalope – Jim/Olu beachfucking, with a side of Lucius watching. Sweet little smut fic, great vibes. 1.5K
When Your Depths Resound by Bassarid – Jim/Olu, hammock sex. Great vibes. 1.5K
Oral Fixation by izzyxhands for suchgreatheights – modern au, Stede/Ed, trans leather daddy dom Ed. Very hot. 5K.
My Own Fic recs (aka ones I wrote, because I’m not above that)
to build a home by @lovewithagirl, @nevershootamockingbird, and myself – a series of oneshots in a shared modern AU where everyone is poly, and everyone is in love. Soft vibes, very family focused. Ed/Jim, Jim/Olu, and Ed/Stede are the main pairings (with lots of others thrown in)
and we will build a home from the wreckage – cowboy au, Jim/Olu centric, injured outlaw Jim gets taken in by farmer Olu. 22K ish, unfinished (updates slower than molasses in January)
Ask Me Anything: A TealOranges SMAU by me and @yerbamansa, can also be read at @askmeanythingofmd – modern jim/olu SMAU I’m co-writing, focused on Jim/Olu falling in love while figuring out how to kill alfeo de la vaca. Unfinished, updates on tumblr weekly (ish), on ao3 every few months.
i like to call myself wound (but i will answer to knife) by tragicallynerdy – series of Jim-centric h/c or whump oneshots. Fics in the collection vary from 1K-15K ish.
full of flowers and heart shaped boxes by tragicallynerdy – Jim/Olu, modern au where they go on their first date after months of being together. Comedy focused. 10K
There's a few smut ones on my ao3 account too, if that's your interest. Feel free to find them XD
Enjoy!
Tagging @frrenchie who was interested in some recs! Sorry there's so many XD
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hi :) what are your favourite ofmd fanfics? i need recs
OH BOOOOY HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU HAVE
Okay, I am being careful here and only recommending completed fics – I do have some that are ongoing but I hesitate to rec anything that isn't finished. I'm also not giving all my bookmarked fics, just some of them, otherwise we'd be here all day. For all of these, I am going to stress that you should mind the tags for these fics because my tastes tend to run violent.
STEDDYHANDS - Stede/Ed/Izzy
A Pirate Triptych by ewelinakl: Hands down my favorite fic in this fandom, of all time, a fucking SAGA that's intricately plotted and emotional and SO WELL WRITTEN, FUCK.
Luck of the Devil by @itsclydebitches: A fic that was written in response to a prompt of mine on the kink meme (which was "we need more near-drowning whump this is a disgrace") and absolutely knocked it out of the fucking park. Actually, while we're at it, let's just say "anything of Clyde's is a fucking banger" and leave it at that.
Above All Else by kaelleid - Another fic for a prompt of mine (which was "have Izzy sacrifice himself, maybe an 'I'm Spartacus' thing?"), this one also fucking excellent.
x marks the spot by @second-hand-heaven: The fic that got me invested in this ship in the first place (it's Nova's fault that I am this unhinged) plus another fic that's more a prequel.
couldn't good be good enough? by RarePairFairy: This is the one fic I absolutely refuse to spoil because it took my breath away the first time and is still fucking sweet.
revolting displays of intimacy by givemebaretrees: This is another author where just everything they write is a fucking delight, but this one in particular is my favorite.
a little backup (in case the scene gets nasty) by oopshidaisy: They have a bunch of other fantastic work, but I like this one because it's self-contained and somehow both really romantic and tragic and fucking hilarious.
gimme gimme gimme (a man after midnight) by vvorm: Unhinged Stede meets fucked up masochistic Izzy and it's AMAZING.
wine-dark seas by Juniperly: Come for the Steddyhands, stay for Izzy getting in a very cathartic bar fight with Calico Jack.
BLACKBONNET - Stede/Ed
i don't know anything (but i know i miss you) by @andillwriteyouatragedy: Made me cry actual literal tears, even during rereads, and that is extremely rare for a fic. They're also just an excellent author and everything they post is brilliant, but I'm gonna give a second shout-out to through quaking, through crazy because 1) unhinged Stede gives me life and 2) it somehow manages to have the OT3 without actually having it.
O happy living things by tiptory: I think this might be the first fic I ever read in this fandom, period, but even if it's not, it's really, really good. Love me that anxiety shit.
OTHER SHIPS
sacrament that should be taken kneeling by holograms: It's Stede/Lucius, and I'd go so far as to call it aro-allo in that they spend a lot of time developing the friendship between Stede and Lucius and then they have non-romantic sex and it's fascinating.
i'd talk with the devil but i wouldn't know what to say by anirondack: Ed/Izzy, but the main draw of it for me is the whole developing-Blackbeard-the-myth as backstory. It's AMAZING.
...yeah. I have a lot. And this isn't even all of them.
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I feel like What We Do in the Shadows or Good Omens would be better recommendations for Our Flag Means Death fans. Re The Terror there's a lot of subtext but there's nothing explicitly gay to my understanding.
I don't care for Good Omens personally (I get why other people do, and it's def a better rec than the other things lmao) but What We Do in the Shadows, definitely. Very similar sense of humor. A similar approach to queerness onscreen (ie not constant self-denial and suffering lol), and obviously both have a connection to Taika and Rhys.
I didn't dislike The Terror, it was just very slow and I struggle with a lot of slow things (whatever gives Tobias Menzies work though, I adore him). But yeah, I never heard of anything explicitly gay in The Terror?
For me, there's nothing wrong with subtextual queer content, and obviously there is a very long literary and cinematic history of queer coding--it was once all you could do. However, as a consumer, I think that in new content I don't want shit I have to squint and read into. If that is ALL I CAN GET, which with some projects it is, then that's not on the creator--it's obviously on the bigger powers that be, and I'm aware of that.
But let's be real, there are creatives who do very purposefully want to live in the in-between of baiting fans and keeping audiences who won't pick up on the coding (what's the word again? Hmm...). And so, with the vast majority of new content... I wanna see it explicitly done. That doesn't mean I have to see explicit love scenes or whatever, I just don't want ambiguity as to whether or not these two characters like each, whether this one character is gay, etc.
And that was something OFMD gave, you know? There was NO QUESTION. I got into that show midway through the first season airing because of Ed/Stede gifs I saw, and I was like "oh wow that looks WAY more textual than I expected???" But even then I didn't expect a kiss, I didn't expect feelings, I didn't expect it to be confirmed through Calico Jack that Ed slept with men, I didn't expect Stede to realize he was gay--all of these things I didn't expect at all. (I mean, I also didn't expect explicitly NB Jim because I had no idea based off the gifs that Jim existed, and though I don't love their arc in s2, Jim did offer really amazing rep for people in my life I dearly love, that they can't easily get basically anywhere else.) I think that's what will be hard to chase. Not IMPOSSIBLE, but tough, because even when there are explicit, canonically queer characters and arcs on TV, they're often couched in suffering.
... Or rather, the popular ones are. And the really, really popular ones often leave it ambiguous.
I think I'm especially off it at this point because I don't watch as much TV as I once did, and I do read so many romance novels, many of which do feature queer characters who are explicitly queer and have amazing HEAs (albeit after some angst!). That's become more of my standard, and I have less patience for TV
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Hi lovely! Thanks for the wonderful work ♡ I would like to read some fics where Stede thinks he doesn't like physical contacts (or that he isn't good at it) because of his past experiences with Mary but his surprise to find out sex with someone he really loves (Ed) can be amazing. Thanks for the recs!
You could try these...
Vanilla by kookaburrito [E], [2,490 words]
It seems like everyone on the Revenge fucks, and has much more experience than Stede. Now that he and Ed are together, Stede feels anxious. What if Ed finds sex with him boring? Thankfully, Ed is quick to convince Stede otherwise.
spread your legs love by transtoshi [E], [6,000 words]
stede has never really had sex with anyone besides mary, and is very, very anxious about his lack of experience. ed does his very best to prove to him that really doesn't matter
Better with you by MuppetClownGuy [E], [1,941 words]
“Can I ask you a question, mate?”
Stede looked at Ed, his heart starting to pound faster.
“You don’t have to answer, but I’m curious. Can you tell me what kind of experience you had in bed, y’know, with your wife?”
Stede’s face suddenly became so red, he thought he might explode.
“…are you asking about the sex life I had in my arranged marriage…?”
(Stede Bonnet thought he didn’t like sex, turns out he’s just gay)
What it is supposed to be like by Kininjaknitter [T], [1,411 words]
Ed and Stede navigate what level of physical intimacy is right for each of them after a lifetime of not getting it right.
Token of Courtship by kipli [E], [6,855 words]
“Stede, listen to me very carefully.” Lucius’ voice was firm. Stede stalled in his frantic thoughts. “You need to relax and enjoy this moment without worrying about what you’re wearing.”
“But-”
“He. Will. Not. Care.” Lucius leaned in closer. “He’s been working on this all afternoon and god help you if you’re too busy apologizing for your clothes to let him do as he’s planned.”
Don't you know that I am right here? by RoughWinds [M], [3,255 words]
The crew can't keep their hands (or lips) off of each other, and Stede doesn't understand why.
Until he does.
Playing Pirate by NichePastiche, wisteria_lodge [E], [7,079 words]
Stede thinks he hears a ghost in the auxiliary wardrobe and, like a good pirate captain, goes to investigate. It turns out to be Ed - which only raises more questions.
A Lesson in "Sword" Fighting by NichePastiche, wisteria_lodge [E], [7,184 words]
Stede overhears the crew playing Marry, Fuck, Kill. And now he's got some questions for Ed.
~ Mod C
#ofmd#our flag means death#fic rec#our flag means death fanfic#inexperienced stede#Stede Bonnet thought he didn’t like sex#turns out he’s just gay#stede bonnet#edward teach#blackbeard
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OFMD Party Drabble #4
Prompt: Sea Shanties (“Leave Her, Johnny”)
The problem with living with someone—in the close quarters of a ship, no less—was that you either let them grow on you like lichen, sticky and gross, but also kind of beautiful too, until one day the thought of suffering alongside anyone else was tantamount to sacrilege...
…or you simply killed them before the first month was out.
Izzy, unfortunately, was still breathing.
Lucius considered whether it was really too late to anchor the asshole when Izzy concluded whatever offense he’d been laying at the Swede’s feet, turning to press a hand briefly against his forehead, mouth growing taunt and eyes slipping shut. That was it. That was the real problem here. Because if Lucius had been just a little less observant... but no. He was an artist, after all. He couldn’t help his own talent, or when inspiration struck, how he was all but built for noticing every minute detail so that he could later commit them to paper. Still, it would have been nice to be able to turn that off for Israel Fucking Hands.
“This is the price of perfection,” Lucius sighed.
“What was that, babe?”
“I said you’re perfect,” and Lucius dropped a quick kiss onto Pete’s head, enjoying the giggle it produced. “Need to talk to Dizzy for a sec. Hang tight.”
“You know it.”
Really, it wasn’t a far walk from one side of the deck to the other and yet in the span of that time Lucius had cataloged a whole host of pathetic observations. Like how Izzy had already sweated through his layers and had a wobble in his step that spoke of dehydration, accommodated for with angry stomping. The way his hair was starting to come out of its stupid pomade—too busy lately, little time to himself—and his boots, usually obsessively clean, still had the mud from the island visit two days ago. As Lucius approached, he noticed how, even though he wouldn’t give into another wince, Izzy was squinting at the sun and all but trembling at the noise around him.
A headache, then. Or a migraine. Heatstroke. Hell, it could be starvation for all Lucius ever saw the man eat. For anyone else he would have passed over some fresh water, a snack, and pushed the poor sod towards the nearest horizontal surface, maybe even with a pre-nap gift if he thought they’d be up for it. Izzy, the difficult bastard, wouldn’t accept any of that. Lucius still wasn’t sure if he even deserved the offer.
He grinned. Not that it wouldn’t be fun to try. Very fun.
But he was being patient today. Kindhearted. A fucking saint. The savior of The Revenge because if he succeeded in cooling Izzy’s heels the whole ship would be in his debt—and Lucius had plenty of other fun ways of cashing that in.
So instead of attempting any inevitable failures, Lucius simply reached into his pocket and pulled out a journal.
“Here,” he said.
It was smaller than the one he used for Stede—very much so—because Lucius kept it on his person at all times. It wasn’t a diary, exactly... more of a space to vent. Lucius wasn’t a man with much of a filter, but even he knew better than to say every stray, sudden, ultimately inconsequential thought that popped into his head. So, he wrote them here. All about Stede’s annoying habits. The way Roach snored. The fact that he’d been asking Ed to build better lighting down to the rec room and it was still a creepy walk each night. He recorded all the little inconveniences of the ship, his frustrations, others’ annoyances—and even a few fantasies about what to do about it all.
The whole project was rather cathartic. If anything was going to make their idiot first mate feel better—anything other than what he actually needed, anyway—it would be a vindictive dive into what someone else thought of this insane voyage.
Lucius loved it. Of course he did, but he wasn’t blind.
“Two rules,” he said, wiggling the journal. “One, you don’t repeat anything you read here on pain of me verbally demeaning you in front of the whole ship—you know I can do it, Jizzy—and two, you don’t seek revenge for what I’ve written about you, got it?”
“About me?” Izzy spluttered, half offended, mostly confused by whatever this strange offering was. There was no need to explain himself. Either Izzy would get something out of the experience, or he’d toss the journal overboard. That was fine. Lucius could always get another one.
Or he’d try to undercut Lucius by breaking the first rule and telling others what he found, in which case he would get one hell of a shock about what he and Pete laughed over at night.
Regardless, Lucius had done his duty. He’d really gone above and beyond today.
“Glad to help,” he said, blowing Izzy a kiss. Lucius left him standing there sweating, swaying, clutching the journal like he wasn’t sure if it was a lifeline or a threat. He’d decide for himself soon enough.
Until then, Lucius was happy to settle down with Pete and watch the show.
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might’ve uh. might’ve started a ofmd playlist :)
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