#C: Lucius Spriggs

[lesbianlucius]

The show is almost a year old and I've seen a lot of different ship names for this pairing. I just wanna see what fandom consensus is. Also leave your reason(s) why you gravitate to one in the tags!

[veeagainsttheday]

Thank you to @naranjapetrificada @epersonae @chaotic-neutral-knitter and @emi--rose for tagging me to post about my favorite fics I've written. I've loved reading what each of you had to write about your fics! I know we put so much of ourselves into these things and it's lovely to learn more about friends.

My favorite fics that I've written are my two fics retelling the two seasons of OFMD, the completed Don't Let Me Die with My Soul in the Air for season 1, and the in progress My Heart is Full of Love (I Have Nothing Else) for season 2. I just really, really love thinking about Ed's journey throughout the show. He's such a special character to me and I love thinking deeply about his motivations and inner world.

I also love the canon world of the show very, very much - it takes a special AU for me to read it, but I will read literally anything set in canon. In addition to the fics above, I have written several things filling in moments in canon and have two others in my WIPs. My fic going from Ed and Stede's kiss in 2x5 to Calypso's birthday in 2x6, The Kissing Game, is one that I particularly wish I could see acted out by Taika and Rhys :D. I feel like it hit the spirit of the show well and also captured the big emotions we see from both Ed and Stede during those episodes.

I have written quite a few AUs and each of them is special me for its own reason but I think that More of the Gravy Basket than the Grave is one of my best because a. it incorporated s2 very shortly after s2; b. I posted it every day leading up to Christmas which felt fun and on theme; and c. A Christmas Carol is so ripe for AUability and it was really fun to riff on that with the various "ghostly" characters. Honestly I could easily do another version of A Christmas Carol AU using completely different characters and this coming Christmas I just might.

Another fav of mine for stylistic reasons is my Gold Rush AU, The Legend of the Gentleman and the Outlaw, by Lucius Spriggs (La Leyenda del Hidalgo y El Bandido, translated by Jim Jimenez). I worked on this fic for months and it was extremely fun to play with the onion style from Cloud Atlas as well as write from the POV of nearly every character in s1, including two birds.

Finally, there's the fic I wrote with @petrichorca, Runaway Effects, which was my first collaboration and made me a wonderful friend. It's also the only one of my fics that anyone has ever made fanart for - the lovely @lizluzz made SUCH a beautiful painting for one of its scenes.

Tagging @petrichorca and @ghostalservice and @thetardigrape because I have not seen them do this yet!

[theyoungeragrippina]

💫 5 gentlebeard fic recs

to see if we have similar taste or find more to read, you can access 15 more recs here, or my current master recommendations list as an ao3 collection.

all the works on this particular post:

are longer-form (40k+)

have no steddyhands (simply not my thing)

are generally, all around brilliant (well-written, had me kicking my feet and giggling, laughing, or crying)

are complete!

enjoy <3 !!!

The Angriest Chicken In The Apothecary by @ignisentis

49k, explicit

"Stede's a lonely apothecary owner looking for love. Ed's a jaded potions master looking for his place in the world. This is how they find what they're looking for in each other."

so funny & creative & witty. i would actually die for stede's chicken familiar clemmy. clemmy stan club for life. i love her. this is SOOO good.

The Curse of Blackbeard's Sword by @dimplyowl

69k, explicit

"Stede is beside himself when he's hired to acquire and restore the infamous sword of Blackbeard, the scourge of the Caribbean and Stede's childhood obsession. He didn't expect that the sword would come with the ghost of Blackbeard attached, for Blackbeard to be so interested in him, nor for his simple offer to help Blackbeard's soul move on open the gates to a relationship right out of his deepest fantasies."

a super fun magical realism quest/romp/rom-com. also i LOVE witch frenchie and stede's cat and poor third-wheeling lucius.

Hold Fast by @cuddlytogas

304k, explicit (all the sex scenes except the last one are pretty easy to skip, but definitely still worth reading without it. pls feel free to message me if you want pointers on where to read around in the last bit and i can summarise/signpost for u!!)

"Stede Bonnet is free at last, and on his way back to his love. As "Captain Thomas Edwards", he'll learn a lot about sailing and emotional availability, and perhaps even make a name for himself as the man either brave or foolish enough to hunt the legendary Blackbeard. But rumour has it that Blackbeard may be the opposite of welcoming, if and when he ever catches up..."

this is so long and so well characterised that it felt like an alternate canon continuation to the show. every time i came back to it it was like sinking into a warm and comfortable and familiar bed <3 so easy and emotional and incredible and SO well written.

Liquid Gold by @perkynurples

79k, mature

"Stede Bonnet, recently divorced, returns to the town he once knew with a plan. He's got the house, he's got the bees, and he's going to be(e) happy if it's the last thing he does. (Stede is, as it turns out, a bit miserable no matter how hard he tries.) Ed Teach has been keeping all of his various demos at bay more or less successfully for years now. He's known as THE beekeeper in town, always meticulous, always gentle, never too bothered with rules, expectations, or protective gear for that matter. (Ed is also, no matter how hard he tries, a bit bored at this point.)"

ed and stede are so well characterised, heaps of cat and bee and flower rep, fantastic sassy and nosy lucius. just a fun and funky and good time! (also contains my personal no. one favourite piece of fanart ever).

To Stede, This Morning by keriiiocabinet

71k, mature (nothing sexually explicit!)

"In July of 2003, music journalist Lucius Spriggs travels to Valle Crucis, North Carolina to secure the interview of a lifetime: a candid, one-on-one conversation with with the elusive country music legend Edward Teach. He expects the basics - talking to the infamous Man in Black about what the industry was like at his prime, the potential to unlock an exclusive confession or two, if he was lucky. But the story Lucius gets from Ed starts in the spring of 1963, when Ed Teach met Stede Bonnet. A story of chances taken, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, nudie suits, and an unconditional love spanning across forty years."

this is one of THE best pieces of fiction i've ever read, but also i am genuinely weeping. it is 9:30 on a thursday morning and tears are streaming down my face. unbelievably bittersweet.

let me know if there's any works you've loved or written that i've missed!

[chocolatepot]

For the salty ask list

good omens and/or ofmd for any of these plz >:-]

3, 5, 15, 16, 21, 26

Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?

Generally not so much for the opinion, but for a) repeatedly stating it b) aggressively and especially for c) implying that I'm stupid for not sharing it (not necessarily me personally, but if they talk about everyone who doesn't share it and I don't share it ... well ...). At a certain point I tend to go, "Right! This person is making me feel bad," and unfollow.

Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

I think I answered this one before and I think I said no, but technically fandom can make me go from "not really my thing" to "fuck this ship".

Unpopular opinion about the manga/show?

I thought s2 of Good Omens was deeply flawed. I can still watch it and enjoy the character moments (Michael Sheen and David Tennant do so much to improve it), but there's a lot wrong with it and if I think about it too long it really bothers me. 😬 I don't think any of the theories about body switching or Aziraphale faking the Metatron out etc are going to be borne out in s3.

If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

For SURE I would nix the Nazi zombies entirely, and I'd rework the Edinburgh minisode so as to not have Aziraphale sanctimoniously wrecking that poor girl's life. Oh, I'd also make it so Elspeth doesn't sell Wee Morag's body to be dissected and use the money to (try to) kill herself, that bothered me a lot.

What are your thoughts on crack ships?

Love them! I feel like people don't do them as much as they used to.

Most shippable character?

Lucius Spriggs. You can put him with just about anyone and I'll buy it!

list of questions

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To Stede, This Morning

by keriiiocabinet

In July of 2003, music journalist Lucius Spriggs travels to Valle Crucis, North Carolina to secure the interview of a lifetime: a candid, one-on-one conversation with with the elusive country music legend Edward Teach. He expects the basics - talking to the infamous Man in Black about what the industry was like at his prime, the potential to unlock an exclusive confession or two, if he was lucky. But the story Lucius gets from Ed starts in the summer of 1963, when Ed Teach met Stede Bonnet. A story of chances taken, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, nudie suits, and an unconditional love spanning across forty years.

Words: 2713, Chapters: 2/12, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Alma Bonnet, Louis Bonnet, Israel Hands, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Fang (Our Flag Means Death), The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Benjamin Hornigold

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach & Lucius Spriggs, Mary Allamby Bonnet/Doug, Mary Allamby Bonnet & Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny/Mary Read, Black Pete/Fang/Lucius Spriggs, Israel Hands/"Calico" Jack Rackham

Additional Tags: Drinking, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, The vintage country music au none of you asked for but you're getting anyway!, The thought process was 'What if Ed Teach.... was Johnny Cash' so here we are, Hospitalization, Infidelity, Canon-Typical patricide, Time Skips, The author's very strong feelings about adirondack chairs, Country music references ahoy!, Fanart, I cannot promise this will always align with canon I'm sorry, pls don't @ me I am just here to vibe and info dump about my interests, This is baby's first fic so pls be gentle dskfjhdskjf

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/43637280

[indestructiblelittlefuckers]

[indepedent RP blog for Edward Teach aka Black.beard (primary) and Is.rael "Izzy" Hands (secondary) and / Stede Bonnet and Lucius Spriggs (tertiary) , from Our Fl.ag Means D.eath. not spoiler free Private - Mutuals only. // personals DNI S2 finale heavily canon divergent (read this) // masterlist of opens here, as long as we are mutuals, you can respond at any time, from the moment we are mutuals!

Very crossover friendly, always up for plotting. if we are mutuals, you are free to send me asks any time, which you are free to continue!

written & loved by sofia, 30+. established 8 October, 2023.

CARRD (rules & about, please give it a read, thank you! any questions you have about my portrayals or the characters in general, my inbox is opwn)

exploration in: self-destruction, loyalty to a fault, toxic relationships, self-hatred, ambition, feeling unlovable, light in the darkness, loss of identity, love not being enough, living with bipolar disorder in the 18th century, and so much more

even though these characters are from a mostly comedy show and light threads are welcome, please keep in mind that there are some heavy themes that follow these two, that are present on the show and I will explore. so trigger warnings for: s*icide ideation, bipolar disorder, c-ptsd, murder, mutilation, toxic and abusive relationships)]

[little-cereal-draws]

How Stede's rowboat is going to look vs how I want it to look

[stedes-incredible-library]

Hello!! Wonderful work your doing here -- id like some of your favorite Lucious/black pete fics please, bonus points for reunion scenes

Thank you! There are many that include Black Pete and Lucius Spriggs as a side story to Ed & Stede's reunion, but we've tried to find ones that are mostly concerning just Black Pete and Lucius.

…but you’re not really there by Aspen Adams273 [G], [4,383 words]

Edward is the one to push him overboard. The Kraken is the one he hides from, in the walls of the ship. Blackbeard is the one stranded between the two.

Having spent weeks hiding in the walls of the ship, Lucius can forgive none of them.

It’s In His Kiss by avengeful-bunny (brodeurbunny30) [T], [1,128 words]

Lucius comes to on the Revenge with Black Pete by his side who has a love confession to make.

True Stories by Anonymous [E], [2,095 words]

"Listen Pete, you don't need to make up stories to impress me."

Pete looked up, trying to make himself look innocent. It was an impossible task even with his baby blue eyes. "It's all true! I'm a very tough pirate."

"I already know you're a big, tough pirate," Lucius said, slouching against the wall. "I just like it better when you're honest with me."

this not not your grave, get out by morian [M], [10,0073 words]

Lucius survives. For better or for worse. 

(Mind the tags here.) If followers have other recommendations, please let us know.

~Mod C

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The Three (Plus Two) C's

by WaffleBatter

Lucius cleared his voice. "There are really just three simple things you need to know. The three C's so to speak."

Or Stede wants to make love to Ed, and asks Lucius for advice.

Words: 6053, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Lucius Spriggs

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet

Additional Tags: Sex, First Time, Frottage, Consent, Communication, Fluff and Smut, Idiots in Love, Fluff and Humor

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/42511884

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He's completely devoted to books

by rimbaudofficial

Lucius Spriggs works at Stede Bonnet's bookshop. The bright spot in his week is Izzy Hands, a regular customer. Izzy finally asks to give Lucius his number, and things escalate alarmingly quickly from there.

Featuring a newly engaged Stede and Ed, strong trans solidarity between Izzy and Jim, Izzy's cat Agatha Christie, a past in crime for nearly everyone, and Lucius gagging to get married.

Title from the Keeley and Sherrard translation of C. P. Cavafy's "He had come there to read."

Words: 2688, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M, Multi

Characters: Israel Hands, Lucius Spriggs, Jim Jimenez, Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach

Relationships: Israel Hands/Lucius Spriggs, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez

Additional Tags: Trans Israel Hands, Trans, Author is an Israel Hands Apologist, Alternate Universe - Hackers, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Bookstore, Wedding Planning, Past Relationship(s), be gay do crime

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/47838385

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Hitting the High C's

by bewareofitalics

“And I,” said Stede, tossing his hair in his most dashing manner, “will be playing the lead. Unless, of course, the absolutely perfect person…” His voice trailed off as the door opened and the absolutely perfect person walked in.

High school drama star Edward Teach is ready to give up on acting, until he meets a transfer student doing something new: a musical.

Words: 2848, Chapters: 1/4, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Lucius Spriggs, Mary Allamby Bonnet, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Jim Jimenez, Oluwande Boodhari, Israel Hands, Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death)

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Minor or Background Relationship(s)

Additional Tags: Minor Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Minor Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Minor Mary Allamby Bonnet/Doug (Our Flag Means Death), Past Blackbeard | Edward Teach/"Calico" Jack Rackham, Past Mary Allamby Bonnet/Evelyn Higgins, Alternate Universe - High School, Alternate Universe - 2000s, Implied/Referenced Abuse, because Ed and Stede's dads are still terrible (but not dwelt on), Mutual Pining, Humor, Fluff, Theatre, Musicals, like SO many musicals, but mostly The Fantasticks

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/46090291

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Izzy and Stede wear their Get Along Shirt and other Short Stories

by Bedalk05

Join the crew of The Revenge in an ongoing fic for reader prompts and/or mini plot bunnies I come up with that may not fit into a fully fleshed out fic but which I decided to write anyway b/c why not?

Read on for such stories as "Izzy and Stede wear their Get Along Shirt" and "Jim Contemplates the Merits of Stabbing their Crewmates."

*These stories take place in the universe of "No Strings on Me" but for the most part can stand alone*

Words: 1251, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 8 of No Strings on Me

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari, Jim Jimenez, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Lucius Spriggs, Fang (Our Flag Means Death), Ivan (Our Flag Means Death), Israel Hands, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Original Trans Character(s), Original Cat Character(s)

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Fang/Ivan (Our Flag Means Death), Israel Hands/Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie/Original Trans Character

Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Fluff, Humor, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Found Family, Established Relationship, No Plot/Plotless, Crew as Family, Implied Sexual Content

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/45206284

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Your Life, Your Art

by TeaCub90

'Aaaaah, me hearties! We here at Out To C(on) UK are more delighted than a pirate with a pegleg to announce two more guests for this year’s big summer event: Edward Teach, known to audiences nowadays as Captain Kraken, titular character of the HBO/BBC series of the same name and Stede Bonnet, the beloved author of the original Kraken novels on which the show is based. Fans will be able to purchase photos and autographs and even attend a talk between our favourite shipshape guests, who will be appearing at the convention both Saturday and Sunday.'

 A convention, and family.

*

Words: 7800, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Alma Bonnet, Jim Jimenez, Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death)

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Alma Bonnet & Stede Bonnet, Alma Bonnet & Stede Bonnet & Edward Teach

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Actors, Family, Found Family, Teenage Alma Bonnet, Protective Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Father-Daughter Relationship, Author Stede, Actor Ed, Past Drug Addiction, past trauma, Conventions, Established Relationship, Secret Relationship, Romance, Harassment

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/45160162

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Our Flag Means Terror

by MxJopsonFan

In which a selection of Cold Boys get the queer-friendly, warm climate happy ending they deserve. The only catch is that they need to join a certain pirate crew. If the crew of the Revenge will have them, that is.

For Terror Bingo prompt "there's no way through"

Words: 2398, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: The Terror (TV 2018), Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Francis Crozier, James Fitzjames (1813-c.1848), Harry D. S. Goodsir, Thomas Jopson, Thomas Blanky, Edward Little (1811-c.1848), John Bridgens, Henry "Harry" Peglar, Neptune (The Terror), Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Jim Jimenez, Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Oluwande Boodhari

Relationships: Francis Crozier/James Fitzjames, Thomas Jopson/Edward Little, John Bridgens/Henry "Harry" Peglar, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Wee John Feeney/Frenchie

Additional Tags: Fluff, Crack Treated Seriously, In the words of John Bridgens 'this is a comedy'

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/44863261

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[PODFIC] To Stede, This Morning

by LoopyDangerFrog

In July of 2003, music journalist Lucius Spriggs travels to Valle Crucis, North Carolina to secure the interview of a lifetime: a candid, one-on-one conversation with the elusive country music legend Edward Teach. He expects the basics - talking to the infamous Man in Black about what the industry was like at his prime, the potential to unlock an exclusive confession or two, if he was lucky. But the story Lucius gets from Ed starts in the spring of 1963, when Ed Teach met Stede Bonnet. A story of chances taken, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, nudie suits, and an unconditional love spanning across forty years.

Words: 89, Chapters: 3/12, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Alma Bonnet, Louis Bonnet, Israel Hands, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Fang (Our Flag Means Death), The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Benjamin Hornigold, Edward Bonnet | Stede Bonnet's Father

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach & Lucius Spriggs, Mary Allamby Bonnet/Doug, Mary Allamby Bonnet & Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny/Mary Read, Black Pete/Fang/Lucius Spriggs, Israel Hands/"Calico" Jack Rackham

Additional Tags: Drinking, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, The vintage country music au none of you asked for but you're getting anyway!, The thought process was 'What if Ed Teach.... was Johnny Cash' so here we are, Hospitalization, Infidelity, Canon-Typical patricide, Time Skips, The author's very strong feelings about adirondack chairs, Country music references ahoy!, Fanart, I cannot promise this will always align with canon I'm sorry, pls don't @ me I am just here to vibe and info dump about my interests, This is baby's first fic so pls be gentle dskfjhdskjf, Jenkinsian levels of historical accuracy, Calico Jack isn't an antagonist he's just annoying and real into Izzy Hands, Brief mentions of domestic abuse, mild violence, Alternate Universe, Podfic, Podfic & Podficced Works

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/44834134

[stedes-incredible-library]

I was wondering if you knew of any praise kink fics where someone other than Ed or Izzy is the one being praised? Maybe Stede or another member of the crew?

This was tough. There are loads of Ed and Izzy, but everyone else is rather hard to find.

A Good Fuckery (buggery) Takes Ages to develop - Rumors by notADWarrick [E], [2,983 words]

Mary gets invited to a fancy Parisian ball, and needs protection. Who, in her life, I wonder, knows the most about hand to hand combat? In which I put Ed in a dress and make him swordfight. Also Stede is a soft top with a praise kink, and Ed gets to teach him how to both fuck and take charge in the bedroom. Set about 3 weeks to a month after reuniting and making up, the boys are learning new things about each other and falling in love all over again. Soft and fluffy with very light dom/sub tones.

What Happens in the Rations Room by Anonymous [E], [7,750 words]

Jim Jimenez, Lucius Spriggs, Oluwande Boodhari are in the rations room.

~Mod C