#Beta Stede Bonnet

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Ed/Stede — ABO, Beta!Stede is shocked Alpha/Omega!Ed fancies him

Betas are seen as inferior and undesirable to Alphas and Omegas since they lack any of the special qualities the other two have nor are they able to sate heats/ruts fully. So cue Stede being absolutely bewildered when Ed takes a romantic interest in boring old Beta him when there are way more desirable Alphas/Omegas for him to be with.

Can be canon compliant or an AU.

Only DNW's are Stede finding out he's actually the opposite of what Ed is and referring to each others as Alpha/Beta/Omega like it's their name ("yes, Alpha" "show me what you want, Omega" etc.) I'm sorry I just find it cringe.

Fill: None

[bebagerie]

I envy the rose that you held in your teeth, love / fanart for an upcoming fic by krill_collins on twt

[youshouldseemeinadeerstalker]

(1/?)

[paradox-n-bedrock]

A Gentlebeard Playlist

Tracklist (and specific lyrics that make me think of these babes):

imagine - Ben Platt Your eyes give life a new meaning / It's like I found the north light / I never knew what I needed / Until I felt your hand holding mine

Remind Me - Emily King You remind me of something / Something that I used to feel myself /Something that I used to feel / Like a heartbeat racing / Like a new beginning

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak The world was on fire and no one could save me but you / Strange what desire will make foolish people do / I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you

On + Off - Maggie Rogers Take me through this wild time / Stay with me through all of time / I'm drenched in madness, dangled blue / Won't you, won't you? / Take me to that place where you always go

Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen One look at you and I can't disguise / I've got hungry eyes / I feel the magic between you and I / I wanna hold you so hear me out / I wanna show you what love's all about

Can't Help Falling In Love - Perfume Genius Like the river flows, Surely to the sea / Darling, so it goes / Some things are meant to be / Take my hand, take my whole life too

I'm Your Man - Mitski You believe me like a God / I destroy you like I am / I'm sorry I'm the one you love / No-one will ever love me like you again / So when you leave me, I should die

First Time - Hozier Remember once I told you 'bout / How before I heard it from your mouth / My name would always hit my ears / As such an awful sound

The Stranger - Melissa Ferrick So let me in now / I am ready to move / And here comes fear and resistance from you / And for once I am willing and now what i've got to wait?

I'll Be with You - Pawns or Kings Spend too much of my time alone / wondering about my friends back home / thinking if they are having more fun / without me

Thirsty Dog - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds I'm sorry about all your friends / I hope they'll speak to me again / I said before I'd pay for all the damages / I'm sorry it's just rotten luck / I'm sorry I've forgotten how to fuck / It's just that I think my heart / and soul are kind of famished

10,000 Emerald Pools - BØRNS I'll dive in deeper, deeper for you / Down to the bottom, 10,000 emerald pools / Under water / Time is standing still / You're the treasure

j's lullaby (darlin' i'd wait for you) - Delaney Bailey I'd give you the sun if you asked me / You could have all of the time / You could have the stars and the trees / When dividin' up the universe / You could have mine

To Bring You My Love - PJ Harvey I think my time is near / And I've traveled over / Dry earth and floods / Hell and high water / To bring you my love

Hold You in My Arms - Ray LaMontagne Weapons of war / Symptoms of madness / Don't let your eyes refuse to see / Don't let your ears refuse to hear / Or you ain't never going to shake / This sense of sadness

Grow as We Go - Ben Platt If to change is what you need / You can change right next to me / When you're high, I'll take the lows / You can ebb and I can flow / And we'll take it slow

First Light - Hozier One bright morning goes so easy / Darkness always finds you either way / It creeps into the corners as the moment fades / A voice your body jumps to calling out your name / But after this I'm never gonna be the same / And I am never going back again

[desastre-gay]

I guess I just lost my husband (I don't know where he went) Chapter 1: I got a a brand new attitude

Amongst the panic as the English board the revenge one crew member remains placid, mostly due to their all encompassing fear, hands raised as they are guided to kneel with the rest of the crew. All are panicky within their own right, however the meekest member is called forward first to be interrogated, guns pressed against their trembling skin to guide them into the captain’s cabin. 

With one last glance at their captain lovers, who stare back at them with love and concern of their own, they are pushed harshly into the room, forced down by their shoulders into an armchair in front of a desk.

An Englishman stands in front of them, hands resting on the desk - shoulder width apart - in an act of intimidation, brow furrowed at the trembling mess sitting in front of him, curled into themselves. 

“What’s your role on this ship? You’re certainly not a pirate.” The bald headed man sneers, getting even closer to their face, which pales considerably before they manage to answer.

“I’m only the cabin boy, sir.” The man’s face relaxes at this, a look of thought coming over him for a fleeting moment before the interrogation continues. 

A few more questions pass before they are allowed to leave - well, before they are escorted back out onto the deck, guided to sit between Lucius and black Pete.

“What happened in there?” Lucius is the one to ask, arms held tightly around his midriff in what seems to be a nervous gesture.

“They basically interrogated me, asked about Stede a lot.” They answer, anxiously looking for said captain but unable to spot him.

“Where is he, by the way?” Lucius fidgets and looks down at the decking, black Pete piping up before he can sugar coat anything.

“I’m pretty sure they took him away for his own interrogation, he is sooo fucked.” 

“Not helping, babe.”

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There’s no trial, Stede signed a confession and that was good enough for the English army, good enough for them to sentence him to death by firing squad. The only slightly good news is that Edward has been spared, handed over to Izzy per his request. The cabin boy doesn’t know what or how to feel, of course they are devastated for Stede, yet relieved for Edward. 

They stand next to Ed, cursing Izzy Hands and everything he has done under their breath, absolutely delighted when they witness Edward surge forward to punch said man - sending him to the deck. However, once they notice the dangerous glint in his eyes they pull him backwards, hands grasping his arm in desperation as the English raise their rifles.

In a flash, he pulls them with him to stand protectively in front of Stede, shouting at the top of his lungs, “Act of Grace!” Soon he has the entire crew shouting it with him, Stede following as the cabin boy reaches up to pull off his blindfold, smiling gently at him.

The conversation becomes background noise to them as they indulge, swimming in his eyes as they gently cradle his face, tears lining their lower eyelashes. They snap back to the dire situation at hand when the rifles are raised once again, promptly taking a protective stance in front of the blond man, Ed moving back to do the same.

Just when Stede begs for them to re-apply the blindfold, Lucius stands and swiftly begins reading out a log entry from the crew’s very first robbery, Olu presenting the plant as evidence. It’s enough, and the admiral is forced to stand down as he becomes agitated. 

Edward, Stede, the cabin boy and a handful of English guards re-enter the captain’s cabin to go over the act of grace agreement, the cabin boy only following to discover what their lovers had agreed to.

One soldier explains it simply, also adding the clause that for the agreement to apply to Stede, Ed also had to sign. Izzy makes a comment, ignored by everyone as the salt and pepper haired man signs with an X. The three lovers are left alone for a moment, Stede requesting the privacy, causing Izzy to curse as he walks out of the cabin.

It’s quiet for a moment before the cabin boy speaks up, “So, you have to serve the King for ten years?” The words are framed as a question, although it’s really just a statement. “Can I come with you?” This question however is asked with a sense of urgency, causing both Ed and Stede’s faces to fall.

“I really wish you could, dearest, but army service is no place for you.” The blond haired pirate captain reaches for them, holding their face as they did for him mere moments ago.

“I don’t think I can live ten years without you.” Tears begin lining their eyes once again, allowed to fall only to be brushed away by Ed’s thumb, who uses his thumb to turn them towards him.

“We’ll find a way out soon, love, promise. We’ll be back before you even know it.” And if a tear falls from his own eye no one mentions it, as he presses a firm kiss to their forehead, Stede taking the time to do the same before they are taken aboard the English ship.

Both parties stand at the edge of the ships after tearful goodbyes, maintaining eye contact until they can no longer, only able to spot distant black dots. 

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It’s been a hard few days, Izzy taking over as captain clearly having a negative impact on the crew’s morale. It was only a matter of time before words of mutiny began spreading throughout the crew.

The crew of the revenge sway back and forth, gaining momentum with the shared weight of Izzy Hands between them, at the edge of the ship. Just on the final swing, someone calls for them to stop, causing them to turn and stare in awe at Edward Teach (born on a beach). One member of the crew in particular startles, dropping Izzy in the process, before gathering themselves and dashing to their lover.

“Ed!” He catches them, lifting them up in a crushing hug before pulling them into a searing kiss, pouring every emotion since they departed into it. 

“Oh, I missed you, love.” Placing them back onto the firm deck, he holds them by the shoulders, staring at them as if they would disappear if he blinked. The two lovers smile softly at each other, recommitting one another into their memories before the moment is interrupted.

“Where’s Stede?” It’s an innocent question, one that they should rightfully ask about their second lover, but it’s the hopeful look on their grinning face that kills Ed on the inside. His face falls, smile shrinking as he turns back to the frozen crew.

“Izzy, we’ll take tea in my room.” With that the cabin boy is whisked away to the captain’s cabin, building a pillow fort with the fearsome pirate legend at his request. As they both lay there, cabin boy resting upon Ed’s chest in the dim candlelight, they ask about their second lover’s whereabouts once more.

“He didn’t want to come back.” He breaks, tears freely falling down his cheeks as he presses his lips to their temple. “I waited for him, but he never came.” The cabin boy’s face is crestfallen, brow furrowing in thought and despair before lifting their chin to gaze at Edward. 

“He just left you?” And if that alone doesn’t crush Ed’s heart, the way their voice cracks halfway through pummels it into dust. He brings a trembling hand up to swipe their hair out of their face, smoothing it down as he presses a firm kiss to their temple.

“He left us . I waited from dusk to dawn for that man, with no sign of him. After the sun began to rise I had to leave, otherwise the English would’ve caught me.” They lay together for a while, Izzy eventually bringing the tea that was asked for, placing it just inside of the fort to avoid entering it himself. 

Edward sends for Lucius, asking for the scribe to write his song lyrics down. The cabin boy tiredly contributes, adding the occasional word or phrase of their own. Lucius, taking his role as unofficial therapist seriously, offers advice and his own words of comfort to the despairing lovers - highlighting the fact that the both of them still have one another. 

One moment later, Ed is performing his lyrics for the crew, soul pouring out for them all to see with the cabin boy sitting next to him. The words are met with thunderous applause, plenty of compliments passing around - the word ‘visceral’ being said far too many times. 

Feeling their adrenaline dissipate, the cabin boy bids farewell to the salt and pepper haired man as they slip away back to the captain’s cabin in order to get some rest - sleeping without their lovers caused some difficulty. They instantly fall to a deep sleep once they settle into the bed beside the window, soft snores echoing off of the wooden walls. 

They are soon awoken, the sound of voices rousing them as they turn from facing the window to face the two men. Izzy stands at a distance from Edward, seething as he holds a book from Stede’s library.

“I should’ve let the English kill you. This, whatever it is that you’ve become, it’s a fate worse than death.” He grits out, not noticing they have awoken, freely speaking his mind.

“Well, I am still Blackbeard so-” Ed is cut off as the shorter man rips a page out of the book, scrunching it as he shoves it into the captain’s face. 

“No. This… This is Blackbeard. Not some namby-pamby in a silk gown, pining for his boyfriend.” In an instant, Ed has him by the throat, face coated in anger as he pins him to the bookcase. The shorter man steals a glance at the bed, noting the awake state of the cabin boy - laying still with a look of panic and fear.

“Choose your next words wisely, dog.” The glare set upon him would make any other man keel over, perhaps piss themself, but Izzy merely steels his panic and lifts one hand up to cup Blackbeard’s neck.

“There he is.” He is swiftly pushed away, Ed releasing him and backing away in the same motion, Izzy smirking to himself before continuing with a hoarse voice.

“Blackbeard is my captain. I serve Blackbeard. Not Edward. Edward better watch his fuckin’ step.” With each word he leans closer into the man, teeth grit and eyes set into an icy glare of his own. He waits a few seconds before moving away, leaving the cabin in a huff with his shoulders squared. 

“Dear, are you alright?” Edward’s trance is broken by the cabin boy’s voice, laced with sleep yet still concerned for him. 

“I’m fine. Scoot over, love.” They do as he says, shifting closer to the window and lifting the blanket to invite him in. Once laying in the bed, he pulls them down to lie on his chest, arms wrapping around their waist, staring out through the window with an indiscernible look in his eyes. 

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In the dead of the night he slips out of the cabin unnoticed, leaving his lover to sleep the night away til dawn, and stands at the railing of the ship gazing out at the sea. Lucius soon joins him, making his presence known by the creaking of the door opening and closing behind him. 

“Oh there you are, we’ve been looking for you everywhere.” A relieved smile grows on his face whilst Ed’s face only hardens, glare coming back to life with the new company.

Only the waves know where he is now.

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It’s well into the morning when the cabin boy awakes, beams of sunlight blinding them momentarily before they raise their arm to block the rays. As they adjust to their surroundings they stand, arms reaching up to stretch out their back before falling back down to scratch at their lower stomach. 

Then they notice the bare shelves around them, no trace of the books or various trinkets which once decorated the space. Confusion strikes as they make their way out of the cabin, stepping into the harsh sun and stumbling upon first mate Hands. 

The man’s usual scowl is gone, replaced with a self satisfied smirk, at least until he registers their presence in front of him. 

“Was no one keeping fuckin’ watch? Useless fucking twats, back into the captain’s cabin with you.” Shooing them away, he turns in an unusually nervous nature, searching for the elusive Blackbeard. 

“What? I only want to see the crew-” They’re unable to get another word out before the short man grasps their shoulders, turning them swiftly and guiding them back to the door they just closed behind them. 

It’s only when he turns to leave that the cabin boy notices a significant limp, trailing their gaze down to his foot to find stark red seeping through some bandages sticking out of the top of his boot. They go to call out to him, stopping themselves at the slam of the cabin door, the faint click of a lock following.

Left to their own devices, with no books to read or trinkets to mess with, they simply sit upon an armchair - trying at least ten different positions before finding a comfortable one. Time passes slowly, and eventually they grow bored of their spiralling thoughts. What was happening? Why were they locked in the cabin? Why couldn’t they spot any crew members on deck? Where’s Ed? 

Their saviour from their own questions comes in the form of a leather clad Blackbeard, face set in stone and painted in dark charcoal around his eyes and mouth. Seeing his partner waiting for him makes his eyes soften for a moment, hardening once he sees them wearing the shirt Stede had let them ‘borrow’. 

They feel the urge to stand and greet the man, moving their legs from the crossed position they were in to stand, only to be stopped as he comes closer. Placing a hand upon their chest, he guides them to be sitting once again, lifting the same hand to cup their nape. He fiddles with the stray hairs there. 

“I know where I went wrong with Stede now.” The first words spoken between the two only confuse the cabin boy further, more questions popping up with none being answered. Their brow furrows, only to be smoothed out by Ed’s thumb as he uses his other hand to cradle the side of their face. 

“What do you mean, Ed?” He chuckles, low and dark, at the question. Using both hands, he reaches to hold them by the chin, forcing them to maintain eye contact.

“I should never have given him the chance to say no, to leave me - leave us .” His grip tightens, and they panic for a moment before relaxing into the touch, more to comfort Edward than themselves. 

“I’ve learnt my lesson, I won’t make the same mistake twice.” Determination flares in his dark eyes, staring intently at his remaining partner, a fierce possessiveness and protectiveness growing within him. 

“These are your living quarters now. You’re not a cabin boy anymore either, your only job is to stay in here, where I can keep you safe.” Where I know you can’t leave me. He doesn’t allow time for any of the information to sink in, willing himself to sit behind the desk as Fang comes into the room and closes the curtains.

“Oh, and love, it’s Blackbeard in front of the crew. Not Ed.” The cabin boy can only stare at their lover in shock and confusion, none of the words processing completely with his abrupt change of character. 

There’s no time left to question anything as Jim is brought into the room, made to stand in front of the desk. They take a quick glance to the cabin boy, sitting near the other side of the room, with a disorientated look on their downturned face. 

So deep within their own racing thoughts, they fail to comprehend the conversation between the pirate captain and Jim, snapping out of it at the dull thunk of Jim’s body hitting the floor. In a flash they’re across the room, kneeling at Jim’s side and pressing their fingers to their neck. The steady pulse is a relief, causing them to sit back on their haunches with a soft sigh. In the next breath they’re looking at Blackbeard.

“What was that for?!” They don’t receive a response, only Edward calling out a sharp, “Next!” Frenchie shuffles in, seeming to be in high spirits which instantly deflate at the room’s atmosphere. He stares down at Jim and the cabin boy, Jim unconscious and the cabin boy kneeling at their side. 

“Hey, Iz said you wanted to… see me.” The cabin boy is delighted to see him unharmed, being one of their closer friends from the crew, and if it weren’t for Jim laying across their lap they would leap across the small space to embrace the man. 

“Yes… I heard you can sew.” The gun which he had been idly polishing is raised now, pointed directly at Frenchie, who raises his arms in turn.

“Yep. Sew like the wind.” A nervous chuckle escapes him as he glances between the two threatening men, keeping both Jim and the cabin boy in the corner of his eye, even as loud cackling starts from the two men. 

“Get him to work, Fang.” With the dismissal, both Fang and Frenchie leave the same way they came, Frenchie casting one last concerned glance to the two people on the floor. With a slam the door closes behind them and the cabin boy gently lifts Jim from their lap to stand, moving to the front of the desk.

“What the fuck was that about? Where’s the rest of the crew? Why did you do that to Jim? Answer me!” Edward’s gaze flickers from his gun up to his partner, eyes distant and cold as he assesses them. Rather than answering he stands from the chair, coming around to the front of the desk and grasps them by the shoulder. 

Pushing open the door to the cabin, he pulls them along to the railing along the side of the ship. At first they don’t know what they’re supposed to be looking at, but then they see it - the crew of the revenge, marooned on a small island. 

Dread fills them as the crew frantically wave, hoping to be saved by the ones that purposefully left them there. An even colder feeling drops into their stomach when they are unable to spot one member in particular.

“Where’s Lucius?” A hand resting on their nape is all the answer they need, as it directs their field of view to the crashing waves of the sea. Bile fills their throat, tears bubbling up and breath hitching at the implication. 

“Everything’s going as planned, captain.” Of course it’s Izzy Hands who interrupts, standing just behind his captain with his arms folded behind his back. “Jim is secure in the brig and Frenchie has finished the flag.”

“The brig? Why are they in the brig?” At the question Edward tightens his grasp on their nape whilst Izzy remains silent.

“Take them back to my cabin, Iz.” With the command to his first mate he walks away, leaving the cabin boy with the easily angered man. He sneers down at them, grabbing them by the wrist and pushing them in front of him, taking a familiar route back to the captain’s cabin.

[xoxoemynn]

It’s the eve of a new millennium and potentially a tech-pocalypse, and Stede Bonnet is stuck at the office until midnight with only his Neopet for company. That is, until IT consultant Ed Teach starts checking in, and suddenly the new year is looking a lot more promising.

Written for AU-gust Day 7: Y2K, although I did also manage to sneak in a nod to the phone operator prompt as well 👀

It's 12K of Ed x Stede 90s nostalgia. If you're looking for some lighthearted, silly romance featuring Down Bad Stede Bonnet, this is the fic for you.

Many thanks to @monksofthescrew for the beta!

[eliasyourlocalcryptid]

super long ofmd rant :0

thoughts of our flag means death bc i love this show so much this is going to be a pseudo-summary of the show (first 4 episodes) + my thoughts of the characters and plot (i made this while explaining the show to my friend so it's a pretty watered down summary) fair warning did not proof read this at all this was just my late night rambles while watching the show

EPISODE 1!!!! okay so at the beginning of the series stede bonnet is introduced to us as a cowardly,naive man with a flair for the dramatics.he doesn't fully comprehend what it means to be a pirate and he seems to have romanticized the thought of being a pirate.As a result he jumped into pirate-hood without prior knowledge of what it really entails.in the pilot stede avoids a mutiny by getting the ship excited by the idea of raiding a big ship.in this episode its also revealed that stede has always been considered 'soft' or 'weak' by the people around him,including his father.Anyways the ship they end up 'raiding' turns out to be an english (i think) vessel that reverse raids (not really stealing just boarding their ship) that holds a captain that grew up with stede.turns out the captain is a childhood bully of stede that reminisces on the bullying of stede as just light hearted pranks(i.e. the captain straps stede to a row bow and throws rocks at him).the english board his ship and the captain (nigel badminton,i believe is his name) has tea with stede and his crew.by the end stede gets fed up with badminton's attitude and badminton joins stede in his study.while trying to 'stun' badminton stede manages to knock him out with a paperweight but his(badminton's) body falls on his own sword.stede freaks out,his crew takes control of the soldiers badminton brought on board on the ship.Olu and jim convince stede to take credit for the accidental kill so he can look like a fierce captain in from of the rest of his crew. also revealed in the episode that stede left his mundane life with his wife (it was an arranged marriage) and kids for a life of piracy.

EPISODE 2!!! crew's doing a little storytime swapping tale at night but turns out no one is steering the ship to they run ashore.with the boat stuck on shore they relax on the island while stede tries to find a way to get the ship back to water.its revealed that stede has hallucinations (possibly his conscience) of badminton,since he killed him,badminton's/the hallucination of him sort of haunts/taunts him.not to much happens in this episode,olu and some of the other crew find a tribe native to the island,they interact with the crew blah blah blah,its revealed that jim is actually a woman(?) that's disguised as a man to hide from a lady named spanish jackie cause they killed her husband.lucius find jim trying to was up in the ocean being the only other crewmate to know about jim's secret (aside from olu,jim's best friend) also stede loses the captive english soldiers and they're found to be captured by other pirates on the island (later explained to be part of blackbeard's crew) and OMG IT'S CON O'NEILL god i love con sm anyways stede bluffs that his crew is surrounding izzy,fang,and ivan (those three being from blackbeard's crew) and stede manages to get the captives back while pissing off izzy.anyways they get olu to convince the natives to help stede and his crew to get their ship off land and back into the sea! also by the end of the episode stede reconciles with his guilt for accidentally killing nigel and his hallucinations of the taunting deceased nigel stop

EPISODE 3!!! okay so stede decides to sell the captive englishman to someone on the republic of pirates (i think thats that the place is called) and also stede finds lucius in the ship (at the end of ep 2 jim locked him in a chest so he could better hide his secret) jim lets lucius out and they set to the republic of pirates.this place is also where spanish jackie recides(the person that jim killed the husband of). stede goes around the isle trying to find someone to sell the englishman to.it's shown that stede doesn't know how to interact with real pirates and that he's too polite about mostly everything.jim,olu,stede,and lucius go into a bar owned by spanish jackie,stede reveals himself in a grand entrance that he's the 'gentleman pirate'.given his theatrical entrance he's received with less than enthusiastic reception. olu was forced to talk to spanish jackie while jim watches it unfold.spanish jackie invites jim to join the conversation,flirting with him during the conversation.turns out jim is just there to retrieve their dagger that was still in the corpse of spanish jackie's ex husband.jim goes in the back room of the bar and finds the corpse but before they can get the dagger jackie finds them and flirts with them some more.jim manages to escape,around the same time stede knocks over jackie's nose jar,a jar full of noses from jackie's past enemies.jackie lets stede and the others go after the barkeep (who happens to be one of jackies husbands) explains that blackbeard has interest in talking to stede.stede also sees izzy there who vauguely says that his captian (blackbeard) wants to have a word with him but stede doesnt want to associate with izzy orr his captain,not knowing that izzy is part of thee blackbeard's crew.anyways stede and co leave the bar but are approached by the barkeep that was at jackies pub,saying that he knows who they can sell the englishman to.he brings them to a ship where all of stedes crew board it with stede and it turns out to be a spanish ship.stede gets stabbed,his crew is captured and at the end of the episode stede is saved by a mysterious figure before he blacks out okay so ep ending explanation,jackies husband tricked them to going on the spanish ship,jackie was messing with jim,she knew who jim was the entire time. also if it wasn't clear the mysterious figure at the end of the ep was blackbeard

EPISODE 4!!! god this episode is so character driven so it gives me a lot of room to rant about the writing in this show's 1st season the opening scene is a flashback of stede's arranged marriage,in reality stede is ill and recovering from his stab wound.blackbeard has overtaken stede's ship,intrigued with him,he's also brought along izzy,fang,and ivan to the ship.blackbeard has been taking care of stede and had been making his crew fix his ship since the spanish partially messed it up n all.edward (blackbeard) has taken an interest in stede and his eccentricities,being bored with his life of constant pillaging and mutilating others. when stede wakes up ed doesn't tell him that he's blackbeard.they chat a bit and stede shows ed some of his hidden rooms in his ship,containing fancy frilly clothes.edward is amused by all of stede's knick knacks and while they're in the secret room they hear izzy calling out for blackbeard.in that moment ed reveals himself to stede as blackbeard and after a moment of shock stede continues on with his golly self,showing more of the ship to ed.its mentioned earlier in the episode that there seem to be ships in the distance and it only comes into play when the crew freak out because they realize it's a navy vessel.its revealed that blackbeard knew it all along an had been steering the ship in an area with thick fog to hide to ship from the navy.his plan almost works but the plan required it to be a certain day so the navy ship wouldn't steer in their direction and ed was off by one day.stede helps ed with a plan last minute,realizing ship aren't supposed to drift near lighthouses due to the rocks near lighthouse cliffs.they swing a bright lantern around and make lighthouse noises to imitate a lighthouse and drive the other ship away.it surprisingly works and they celebrate their survival. okay that was like a really quick summary,it doesn't do the episode justice so little details i missed -

-jim discussed their identity with the crew,the crew is confused on whether or not jim's a woman and jim just tells them to call them jim. (subtle canon queerness well written and not horribly shoved in thank god)

-ed is displeased with his current life as the infamous blackbeard,sick of the myth-ization of his pirate persona.the fact that he's so dreaded that even the sight of his ship's flag gets men to jump out of their own boats,the fact he doesn't even have to try anymore and that he is stuck with the same old routine makes him sick.stede introduces something refreshing and new to his life with all his gentle nature and theatrics.ed was told by izzy to kill stede many times throughout the episode but ed doesn't ge through with it,becoming interested with stede and wanting to see more of him.

-the whole ed not killing stede thing pisses off izzy a lot,izzy dislikes the idea of edward becoming 'soft'.he's always idolized the thought of ed as a powerful pirate.

not even halfway through the series yet lord

[thetimetravellercat]

Chapter 3 of my Stizzy, Izzy-centric fic is finally up o/

Things are happening! There is some angst, some comfort and we meet Jim, Olu and Buttons 👀

If you've got no idea what I'm talking about, check out my other post about chapter 1

[auntygrumpycow]

It's not unusual for the captains to not show themselves until later in the day these days. No one bats an eye until it's supper time and they still haven't shown their faces. It takes until tea time before someone mentions it to Izzy.

He doesn't bother knocking, just lets himself into the captain's cabin and instantly regrets it. His trousers grow tight, and the urge to find the origin of the sweet, sticky sent and stick his prick in it takes over his mind.

He isn't sure how he manages to get out again, but somehow Izzy finds himself on deck digging his fingers into the railing gulping down fresh, salty air.

"Well?" Lucius prods, apparently not for the first time.

"The fucking twats are in heat!" Izzy forces out between gulps of sea air, trying to forget the stink of two horny, frustrated omegas.

They are burned onto his retina, twined around each other in the messy nest that Bonnet's bed has become, hands between each other's thighs unable to find release without an alpha to help them along...

"FUCK!" He allows himself before turning to the scribe, "tell Roach to prepare several flasks of water and easy-to-digest food, cut up small. Take it to them, watch each of them drink at least one flask, fuck knows how long they've been at it already!"

He needs to check the charts, and see if there is an island with a safe harbor nearby they can hide in until at least one of the captains has enough brain cells to rub together to make a decision.

Except the charts are in the captain's quarters.

"Why don't you do it?" Lucius says idiot beta that he is. Followed by "oooooh" when Izzy glares at him.

"Get me the charts while you're at it!" Izzy snaps.

Fucking Bonnet, fucking Blackbeard!

[epersonae]

“question”

here's a line from the next chapter of Hungry for love, ready to drown:

Cutting right to the heart of it, the question of whether Ed’s coming back, and he can’t look at them again, Ed and Jack on the beach.

[Send me a word, if it’s in my wip document I’ll answer your ask with the sentence that it appears in]

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Ed/Izzy, Ed/Stede/Izzy — ABO, Miscarriage, Trauma, Stede Wants Ed + Izzy to Adopt His Kids

Stede (either A!Stede or B!Stede) is in an established, but still relatively new, relationship with A!Ed and O!Izzy. Both Ed and Izzy know that Stede has two children with Mary and don't have a problem with it... until they do. One day, Stede suggests that Ed and Izzy could adopt Alma and Louis. Ed is... reluctant, at first, but soon enough, is actually rather excited by the idea. Izzy, on the other hand, is adamantly against it.

As it turns out, Ed and Izzy had almost had a pup of their own. Izzy had gotten pregnant--twice. The first time he miscarried shortly after he told Ed about the baby. The second time he miscarried, Ed had already carved out a room to be the nursery, bought toys, assembled a crib, etc. The second miscarriage was so severe, Izzy was no longer able to get pregnant.

For Ed, the thought of adopting Alma and Louis is cathartic. For Izzy, it's incredibly triggering.

Fill: None

[totouchthcstars]

@apotelesma-rp || Stede for anyone

.｡.:*☆ Ending up in another strange place after walking through one of those portals was one thing. But being dragged right into a fightclub after stumblingout of it.... well, that certainly was nothing the former aristocrat turned pirate turned tailor would have dreamed of.

"I am not going to do another round," He insisted, shaking his head stubbornly. "Like, I got dragged here, and I am for sure not going to get paid, so - why should I want to continue?" Like, all Stede really wanted, at this point, was to get out of this hellhole and get back to... well, maybe Sydney, at least, if he would have the choice.

[zorak-show]

The Flight Attendant

A modern AU loosely based on The Flight Attendant show on HBO

Rating is Mature for now, but may change down the line

Summary:

Stede Bonnet, a divorced, slightly depressed flight attendant hooks up with a handsome passenger he met aboard his flight to Beijing. When he wakes up to a grisly murder scene, his once boring life is thrown into a whirlwind of crime, mystery, and seduction beyond his wildest dreams and nightmares.

This fic includes themes of murder, alcohol abuse, sex, violence, mystery, humor, and probably other things I’m forgetting at them moment. Read responsibly!

I’ll try to update consistently, but no promises. Literally no one asked for this fic, so I’m just out here writing shit that probably only myself and a handful of others will enjoy.

Read on AO3

comments, kudos, reblogs, and likes always appreciated ✨

[angeegoosey]

Gullible

Summary: huoh-huoh-huoh, huoh-hhonk-hhhhhuohk. Huok-huok-huhok huok huok, huok-ok-oh-huok hhh onk

(https://archiveofourown.org/works/46642462/chapters/117464623)

[soupbtch]

Red Skies at Night

63k words / explicit / complete

"Edward Teach was miserable in cruises. Then he met Stede Bonnet."

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this is a modern cruise ship AU. slow burn, idiots to idiot lovers, lots of silly costumes and theme nights. ultimately, this is a story about finding and accepting love despite and regardless of a lifetime of insecurities.

big, massive, heartfelt THANK YOU to @sleepystede and @spirker for the betas.

all 11 chapters are up on ao3 now 🫶

[steddie-my-love]

You’re Our Kid

Dads!Blackbonnet x Daughter!Reader

Cw: Angst, (light) Canon Typical Violence, Harsh self image, not being beta read

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Izzy Hands was pissed off. Granted, Izzy Hands is always pissed about everything but today was unlike anything the crew of the revenge had seen so far.

In these past few months he had watched Blackbeard, the most feared pirate in the world change before his very eyes. He was cheerful, having people call him ed and falling for Stede Bonnet. It wasn’t right.

Pirates weren't supposed to have attachments. The only thing you could trust was that they were always plotting against each other. Always ready to stab each other in the back or the side. But now ed had a kid and the whole world was upside down.

“Izzy” you called running onto the deck to greet the man “Sorry i’m late, i was helping frenchie with making dinner and I lost track of time. Are you ready for sword practice?”

He looked you up and down with cold eyes. Despite the hours of work you were still happy, still smiling, still the thing that had turned the most feared captain on the seven seas soft.

You had to go.

“Okay kid. We’re going to start with dueling technique” he rasped, drawing his scabbard from his waist and cleaning off the blade. “You’re going to have to face down all sorts and it’s your job to find your way out of it without help.”

You nodded dutifully, listening as the grizzled man eyed you up and down like a cat eyeing a mouse.

“The key is to catch your target off guard,” he continued “never expect a fair fight and never expect backup. In this life you only have yourself to rely on.”

In a sharp movement, Izzy swung his sword, cutting your wrist as your sword spun out of your hand. You glimpsed to the side to see where it had fallen but in the second you had looked away it was already too late.

You fell to the deck, head slamming against the wood hull. The world spun as you looked up, the sun stinging your eyes as you blearily looked at the world. Any mercy that Izzy had shown before had fallen away and as you stared up at what he really was; he was a killer.

Your sword was too far away. “Ste-” you started to call, desperate for some, any kind of help but were cut off as the the sharp point of izzy’s sword began to dig into your neck.

“Oh no you don’t” Izzy sneered “you don’t get to call for their help every time you’re stuck. Do you really think that they care for you? That they see you as anything but a nuisance? You are a passing fancy, and once they get bored of you, they’ll cast you off just like everything else.”

Izzy raised his arms again, scabbard in hand. This time the blow was meant to be deadly. You raised your hands to your face, waiting for the cut of the blade.

“IZZY” a booming voice called from behind the man. Izzy turned his gaze to see Ed running at him full speed, eyes practically glowing with rage as he disarmed his first mate and tackled him to the ground.

As the men fought, you could feel stede hoist you up to your feet. “Its okay my dear, you’re safe now. We’ve got you” he said gently.

The world seemed to sway as the blonde lifted you up. Closing your eyes, you let your head fall against his chest. Everything seemed to hurt and the world was fading further and further away from you.

“My dear i need you to stay awake” Stede said, tenderly stroking your jaw until your eyes opened again. His eyes seemed wilder than you had ever seen before, usual silky timber thick with anxiety. “What did he do darling? What happened?”

You blinked your eyes blearily, your pupils moving in and out of focus. “Me n’ Izzy were training. Said i made you two soft and that I had to go. Next thing I knew I was knocked to the ground.”

Stede’s heart had never broken more than in that moment. You looked so broken, and could not seem to stop shaking beside your best efforts.

“You son of a bitch” Ed snarled, finally pinning Izzy to the ground “what the fuck did you think you were doing? You could have killed her!”

Izzy’s face hardened “I’m doing what has to be done. What you don’t have the courage to do.”

If Ed hadn’t been mad before, he was furious now. He saw your crumpled form clinging onto stede to stay up, the fear in your eyes as you watched ed’s wrath come forward in unholy waves.

“You’re lucky I didn't kill you right here, right now.” Ed spoke, voice dangerously low, his face pushing into Izzy's “If you ever so much as think about hurting my daughter I won't stop at the toes next time.”

Ed pushed himself off, signaling to two of the crew to secure the first mate. “Lock him up in the brig. Bastard needs some time to rot”

It was just as he said this that your legs finally gave out, the world fading to inky black as you faded down into oblivion in the care of two leatherbound arms.

—

The gentle rocking of the boat stirred you from your sleep, your eyes opening to the dim captain’s quarters. Gingerly, you began to raise your head up off of the couch but tendrils of white hot pain reached up your neck.

“Don’t move darling” Stede cooed, pushing your hair back out of your face. “Ed’s gone to fetch some broth and a towel for you. Just relax”

Your head swam, a million questions floating through but one seemed to break through.

“Where’s Izzy?” you asked, your voice tightening suddenly.

Stede’s brows furrowed in confusion “Well, the boys threw him in the brig but i figure Ed wants to throw him in to the bottom of the ocean”

“You should let him out. He was only trying to protect Ed, I wasn't on my mark. I’ll be ready next time.” you spoke, fingers twisting into the fine blanket draped over you.

“He tried to kill you y/n. That man is not walking free any time soon”

“He was right, Stede!” you said, voice cracking as tears began to fill your eyes.

“Right about what little sparrow?” Ed’s voice called from the door.

Silent tears began to stream down your face, the weight of izzy’s words seeming to suddenly flatten you.

“Izzy said i was a bad influence on you. That my being here softened you and that you were better off without me. That you would move on just like everyone else does” you said barely above a whisper, unable to say it any louder before the tears overtook you.

When you looked to the side you expected two sullen faces in stark agreement, but as you looked to the men they had wet eyes taking in everything you had just said.

Ed was the first to break the silence, clearing his throat as it had tightened up. “Is it okay if i touch you y/n?” he asked gently.

You nodded, unable to speak without devolving into a stream of tears. Ed picked up your legs to sit on the couch, slipping them back over him as he took his position on the couch. Stede stayed at your side on the floor, watching you.

“Izzy may have known what i wanted when i was a young man” Ed started, choosing his words carefully as he traced patterns onto your calves “but he hasn’t understood me for a long time. This ship, Stede, You- that’s all I want now.”

You nodded your head slowly “So am i-”

Ed gave out a short laugh “Are you my kid? I’d say in all ways except biologically, yes.”

“And you’re also my kid” Stede interjected, brown eyes darting between the two of you “and as long as me and ed are alive your home is right here with us.”

“Good, that’s exactly where i want to be” you said.

And as the ship sailed on, taking you to unknown places and adventures you knew that there was nothing that would tear the three of you apart.