#c: darby

[fashionsfromhistory]

Guest at the Beaux Arts Ball by James C. Darby

1958

Chicago History Museum (ICHi-062219)

[antimattercontainment]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Transformers: Prime

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Major Character Death

Relationships: Arcee & Bulkhead & Bumblebee & Ratchet, Arcee & Jack Darby, Bulkhead & Miko Nakadai, Bumblebee & Rafael "Raf" Esquivel, Rafael "Raf" Esquivel & Ratchet

Characters: Bumblebee (Transformers), Bulkhead (Transformers), Arcee (Transformers), Ratchet (Transformers), Miko Nakadai, Jack Darby, Rafael "Raf" Esquivel

Additional Tags: Bittersweet, Grief/Mourning, The Speed of Light, haunting the narrative, The humans died a very long time ago of natural causes, Major Character Death warning is just in case, Hurt/Comfort, The tragic difference between human and cybertronian lifespans, Post-Season/Series 03, Not Canon Compliant with Predacons Rising (Prime Movie), okay so the humans aren't TECHNICALLY in this story but god damn do they haunt it

Series: Part 1 of Messages in Bottles

Summary:

Cybertron is many, many lightyears away from Earth, but light is still the fastest thing in the universe, and cybertronians live for a very, very long time.

Or: The human children missed their Autobot guardians. They sent messages to Cybertron as they grew up, sending them through the cosmos at the speed of light. A long, long time after Jack, Miko, and Rafael have grown old and died, their guardians start receiving those messages.

Title from "Saturn" by Sleeping at Last

[outer-andromeda]

It’s rough, but it’s going good!

Darby sure does love hiding ✨😂🥲

He’ll probably laugh and give himself away 😂

**INHUMAN NOISES OF JOY**

[lyxchee-art]

I like you *headcanons your villains and gives them even cooler design*

-Since like Sykes is originally English in the novel, i headcanon him he has a British ancestry

-Medusa is plus sized

-I think McLeach speaks english in a normal accent bc his first language was Indonesian and doesn't know any english until he grew up

-Medusa often speaks French a bit

-McLeach is skilled at repairing weapons

-Sykes has some scars on his face (not bc his dogs did it)

-McLeach is Intersex and goes by any pronouns, but he mainly goes by he/him

[spiderscribe]

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Transformers: Prime, Transformers - All Media Types

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Jack Darby & Optimus Prime

Characters: Optimus Prime, Jack Darby, Miko Nakadai, Arcee (Transformers), Rafael "Raf" Esquivel, Bumblebee (Transformers), Bulkhead (Transformers)

Additional Tags: Team Prime (Transformers: Prime), Crack Treated Seriously, Humor, Car Accidents, (offscreen and minor but. just in case), Canon Compliant, Light Angst, Bickering, Found Family

Summary:

In which Jack continuously tries (and fails) to pass his driving test, and the Autobots try to help. If only they weren’t much better at fighting a war than teaching a human how to drive.

I was inspired by this tumblr post and wrote a thing ^^

[kirwell]

jacky boi doodle at 4 am ,,

I almost didn't watch tfp cus the first time jack came into frame i was dying,, lmao the humans just ain't look right,, but jack haunted me with his dead eyes

somehow he's my favorite character he's so emo,,

[gorybomb]

(looks at my fic ideas list) well can i still write hob gangbanging darby. would that be okay

[hang-on-lil-tomato]

King Rhys Darby!

[fashionsfromhistory]

Guest at the Beaux Arts Ball by James C. Darby

1958

Chicago History Museum (ICHi-062209)

[saltpepperbeard]

💛🌻💛 And it was all yellow 💛🌻💛 For our sunshine, our starlight, our marigold, @stedesearring. Happy birthday, beloved! You are such a sweetheart, and such a beacon of positivity in the fandom. You're a lighthouse, really, shining bright and true always. From screaming about certain scenes and taking Severe Damage Together, to fighting and shunning the cold weather, to being haunted over Yale LMAO, I cherish you and our interactions so very much. Happy birthday once again, love you so much, and hope you have a wonderful day! 💛

[averyhollow]

That Man’s Amazing Journey: How That Man Can Win While Still Being The Worst

Y’all notice how Stede Bonnet (*mimes spitting on the ground in disgust at the very mention of his name*) and Pennywise have never been seen in the same place at the same time? Something to think about.

Be Forewarned

This deals with a line reportedly in the OFMD S2 trailer.

If you don’t do criticism/disdain/negative opinions towards or about characters, please let the above (totally accurate, I’m just saying) observation, the fact I refer to Stede as That Man, and my blog being sponsored by Humanity Against Stede Bonnet, set the tone for what’s to follow.

I haven’t actually seen the trailer

and have no intention of watching it, but by no means does my general disinterest mean I’m over my specific hatred of That Man and Gentlebeard. Finding out That Man refers to Ed (could be someone else I guess, but I choose to believe it’s Ed) as “shipmate” instead of “co-captain” means I can dream That Man is not calling himself a captain anymore or being indulged by his put-upon crew.

Intro

It is my belief That Man must be removed from captaincy - never again to ascend to said position - for his own good (which I don’t care about), the good of all around him, and the sake of basic piratical decency. That man saying he and Ed are shipmates instead of claiming to be co-captains is a sign of growth and self-reflection on his part, as it signifies he’s accepted that he’s no longer the captain, never should have been, and that he needs to apply some elbow grease and see himself as a pirate and not a patriarch.

His Own Good

Dude’s captaincy was bought and even if OFMD portrays (so far) the pirates in the show’s universe as less than egalitarian, democratic, and inclined towards talking things through as a crew; it still has created a world where captaincy is earned. He can’t truly claim to respect Ed, Ed’s world, and Ed’s accomplishments, if he continues running around calling himself a pirate captain.

That Man expecting to be welcomed back as captain, let alone actually being allowed to resume captaincy, would be a continuation of him having bought his captaincy in the first place. He should be happy to accept that the position was taken from him and apologize for having ever held it by use of economic coercion. That Man is accustomed to living by exploitation of others. Time for him to put some sweat on his brow and give working to meet his base material needs a go.

He embarked on a life of piracy where he intended to menace the poor and downtrodden for fun because exploiting them in the conventional way wasn’t enough for him, and then left every cent of his unearned wealth to his equally vampiric family. The least he can do is acknowledge that he was an utter fool and proper ass to appoint himself captain, and that he can never be with Ed if he’s holding onto any of the trappings of privilege and power he left behind.

The Good Of All Around Him

The crew doesn’t need him or to cater to his whims. That Man was only running the ship because he was running them checks, and he not only can’t do that but didn’t take enough money to give them one last bonus. They’ve selected a captain in the proper way of pirates - something That Man doesn’t know a damn thing about - and they selected him for damn good reasons.

That Man rolled in knowing nothing about piracy and decided he was going to set about “fixing” the culture based on his own assumptions of its problems. The crew deserves better and have chosen better.

And the fishers. What of the fishers? Do they not deserve to fish in peace? Do they not deserve to have one of the few pieces of ornamentation they have safe from a man who would steal it from them at gunpoint, even though that man could afford a thousand such plants and pots should he want? They were probably fishing to supplement their meager diet because they barely make ends meet due to the exploitation of That Man. They’re probably literally on the verge of starvation now because they’re too traumatized to go back out fishing.

Let the fishers fish and let That Man have several fucking seats, but only after he’s done with a day’s work. Matter of fact, make him make his own damn seat. He can use the wood from the broken sitz bath he had the crew sharing while he had a whole ass porcelain monstrosity for his own use.

The Sake Of Piratical Decency

There’s no universe (I’ve checked), where That Man can change for the better (and his better will still be The Worst) and end the show as a pirate captain. With the exception of perhaps a 20 year time jump where he leads a crew of pirates new to both piracy and sailing in general.

But That Man earning captaincy over any of the crew as it stands? Nope. That Man earning a captaincy of another crew without work and experience? Nope. And should That Man do the bare minimum of learning about piracy and sailing, he should then realize the true extent of his ignorance and hubris, and never again dare to put himself forward as a captain. At least not anytime soon.

The Show Must Go On

I accept that the show is a romcom and therefore certain things must happen and that it has no real world-building or sense beyond what happens to get Ed and That Man together, and what happens to get Ed and That Man to a place where they can be whole enough in themselves to be wholly together.

As such, certain inherently fucked up things about That Man (that the show didn’t have to do, but chose to and chose to quite flippantly and clumsily imo, but that’s neither here nor there) must be handwaved and ignored, but I don’t think the ridiculousness of him buying a captaincy is one of those things.

Co-captains might be fun to say (for some people) as a cute ship name and reminder of when Ed and That Man first acknowledged their affinity for each other and desire to share a life and future in any form; but the version of That Man who first proposed co-captaincy is not the version that I think can ever truly be family with the crew, or a partner to Ed.

[reverentwormpriest]

everyday I remember the stede bonnet hip pops . my wellbeing relys on knowing if this was improvised or if stede bonnet being a zest fest in his cunty little coat was an active part of the script

[corancoranthemagicalman]

Whenever I see you in my notes I have to say your username aloud in the voice

I'm so glad to be of service.

[lyxchee-art]

McLeach?

[plusfortesensemble]

¹³⁾ using as gentle a touch as possible to clean them off and feeling your heart break each time they still suppress a pained whimper Benedict - Darby

@storyofwhoiam

As Benedict dabs at each of their wounds, Darby's almost glad most of their wounds are internal as they don't have to be cleaned and tended to. The rough fabric of the cloth in Benedict's hand scratching against the wounds that have decided to fester and leak have them flinching away and nearly crying out as they hold back tears that so desperately want to spill over. These aren't even the worst ones and they already have her nearly breaking down.

There's a particularly deep one at the edge of her crotch that Benedict had interrupted before the boys could do what they truly wanted. Despite Benedict's interruption though, it seems to have decided to become worse on its own with all attempts to heal it unsuccessful. It's only been a few days, perhaps it will suddenly decide to take to the treatment. The thought is near euphoric. They don't think they can take much more of this.

When Benedict's finally done with all of the smaller wounds, Darby knows what's to come and they find themself fighting it. They shake their head frantically. "No, no, no. Please, no. Please!" Their eyes are wide, quickly beginning to shed the tears they'd been holding back, and they're pulling away from Benedict despite having nowhere to go in the bath and being unable to truly move with their broken ribs, arm, and the rest of their bruised limbs.

[allthinky]

Stede's drunken, "...which is her right." is one of the best lines, and best deliveries, all season.

Great episode!