#Liquid gold SMAU

[lauravian]

Ed probably: “STEDE, OH MY GOD DON’T MOVE HE’S PROTECTING YOU!!”

Art for the Liquid Gold SMAU by @perkynurples 💛

[gentlethempirate]

two (2) happy boys and one (1) annoyed kraken 😌

[osterozhna]

It’s just—easy. She understands my idiosyncrasies, finds them charming even. And she fills my life with fine things that are silly and sweet and make me go all giggly.

(@faeeebaeee & @perkynurples, thank you for the smaus. Clearly, we love them.)

[youshouldseemeinadeerstalker]

Live-blogging ‘Liquid Gold‘

(Go read the SMAU by @perkynurples​ on twitter or AO3!) I’m trying to keep it somewhat spoiler free

My unhinged screaming so far:

Ok i‘m staring liquid gold. Fuck it. Idk why i procrastinated starting it so long but I’m vibrating out of my skin I’m so excited!!! Ahhhh I can already tell it is so so so good (i have not ready anything of the story yet lol) I know it will be so soft and 300% the most important thing i will read in this fandom because EVERYTHING is so tailored towards my specific taste!

Great writing if Aftercare is anything to go by!

BEEKEEPERS! (So nostalgic about sherlock with that)

Ace Stede my beloved i will fucking cry oh my god!

Ed has a black cat and he is called “Kraken”

A SMAU! I love transmedia storytelling so much

Ok lets start this 300+ tweet thing!!!

Lmao. Lucius and the group chat just suspected Ed would “flip out” when he finds out there is another beekeeper around hahaha

The whole group chat is roasting lucius for being a “whore” because he is being nice to stede lmaooo

Well they only just met and i’m already all !!!!! Because they are so cute!!! Also Lucius is INTENTIONALLY MATCHMAKING!!

LMAOOO lucius is not even remotely subtle!!! But Stede has no fucking clue

“Lucius is a painter and paints tasteful nudes“ of course he does

Stede doesnt want those painted on his beehives 😩😂

Post 116. I hate gay people sfdkhjfd They are so fucking bad at flirting!!!! Gay disasters!!! Horrible ! Agsgdhjd

I am eating my hands Why do i have to stop now!!??? (real life got in the way) Stede is upset!! And Ed is so worried! And now stede agreed to come over to Eds place

Oh fuck it. Still 12 minutes. Gonna read some more MAKING BAD DECISIONS BUT I DONT CAREEEE

I M CALLING IT NOW! There are some hidden lesbians in this story! I can see it! Or i’m imagining things. But i can see it!

(Pause bc of real life)

Ok I’m back. And….. ANGST IN MY BEE KEEPER AU!!????

Omggg lucius saying he and stede “had the best queer talk of (his) life” !!!! Off screen. BUT ANYWAYYYY i am so !!!! Yessss they deserve it!!!!!!!!!! Stede deserves this

AHHHH i know whats about to happen!!! I just remembered people on my timeline freaking out about it ages ago when the update was posted Also my stomach just dropped because i realised MORE DRAMA ABOUT TO HAPPEN EH

Those bee boys eyyy. I’m just breeeezing past those posts now. I’m at 200 now. It has me by the fucking throat

they are so soft !!! LG stede and LG Ed. My god. They are like Ed and Stede from the show but 10 times gentler and softer. Just small town Ed and Stede WHO KEEP BEES!!!

(break because of annoying real life things) Time to descend into even more madness with my soft bee boys from all the fluff 😳

Just read the scene that Rysi illustrated and that I had read... and somehow its even better in the smau than in the comic??? Or rather they are adding to each other so well 😩

Like daddy jenkins said so well…. Those dude falling for each other like a ton of bricks

Omg wait

Are they going to kiss?????

Ahhh?????

OH MY FUCKING GOD

“Ok” - “You are not looking at the bees” - “No” - “Why?”

I am- I am just

Ladies and gentleman and the rest of the crowd…. *saying it directly into the mic* HE IS LOOKING AT HIM

(((con’d in reblogs!! because it got too long))) Please direct complaints at Meow @blakbonnet​. She said I should live blog this from here on out.

[theloversthedreamersandme82]

@perkynurples more liquid gold merch 🥰

[sweet-bazzle-bean]

I’ve grown so spoiled with SMAU’s on Twitter. Almost everyday one of them will be updated when I wake up which is already a treat. But before I let myself read new posts, I get out of bed and make a perfect little cup of coffee in my yellow mug, then I get back in bed and sip my coffee and read the three or four SMAU posts and then work on my fics. It’s a cozy routine. 

[sleepyseaslug]

for the Liquid Gold smau, i love these bee keepers sm!!! 

[queers-ahoy]

ket's 2023 favorite fanfiction reads!

here ye here ye! come one come all to hear about my Favorite Fics of 2023! A surprising number of these aren't even complete, but isn't that just how the cookie crumbles sometimes. I highly recommend all of these, completed or not! Most are Gentlebeard, but the last two are little wildcards! Fics that had their word count marked with an asterisk are incomplete.

Once Upon a Summer in San Francisco by samwise | E | 209k*

A charming and thrilling AU set in San Francisco in 1978. Ed, a career drug dealer, meets Stede during a music festival after getting drugged by his office co-workers. They become intertwined in a relationship that puts both of them in new territory. I think my favorite part of this fic is all of the music and fashion references, as well as how all the crew members (and others!) are woven into the story. All the side relationships are adorable, and Stede and Mary have an ADORABLE friendship that I can't get enough of.

2. In Favor With Their Stars by @mxmollusca | M | ~62k

This fic was my introduction to sci-fi AUs in this fandom! It's a gripping story that follows Ed, an engineer who finds himself awoken early from cryostasis on an "interplanetary research vessel" travelling to Jupiter's moon, Europa. Ed soon discovers that the ship's artificial intelligence, STE/DE, is likely sentient. Chaos and love ensues as they spend several months together, flying through the void. This story is uniquely multi-media, told through prose, code, poetry, audio transcripts, and even music!

3. Famine and Feast by zemph147 (@gaypiratebrainrot) | E | ~19k

This fic is a HILARIOUS and fascinating modern AU where Ed is the owner and head chef of his fine dining restaurant, Blackbeard. He finds himself full of renewed passion for his craft after tasting the menu of The Revenge, a new food truck owned by one Stede Bonnet. As someone who works in a kitchen and LOVES any media about food, this fic really indulged me. The description of every dish had my mouth watering!

4. Kalahari Down by @oatmilktruther | E | 31k*

Kalahari Down is a wild and stylized fic, written from Ed's pov as a 19 year old rancher working in Montana on Bonnet Ranch. When Stede returns home from boarding school, the two boys find themselves whipped up into a Brokeback Mountain-esque romance. However, canon-typical miscommunications make their journey a rocky one. This fic is INSANE in the way that it's written, and absolutely must be read in a southern accent (or at least, that's how I have to read it in my head :3). The series is smartly inspired by the eponymous album by Orville Peck, Bronco. Each chapter takes the name of a song written by him, and the vibes certainly shine through. It's hard to say since it's yet to be completed, but it's certainly lining up to be one of my favorite ofmd fics of all time.

5. Fine Wires by Nospaceforjack, ThePirateRoo | E | ~114k

Set in London, 1887, this fic follows the meeting of Blackbeard, the infamous burglar, and The Gentleman Thief, new to a life of crime. The two men are quickly charmed by each other, but their relationship becomes caught in the clutches of the law chasing them as well as Stede's need to prove himself. This story is charming in aesthetic, originally an AMAU, and is told through collages of images, letters, composed ambient music, as well as prose. The setting really comes to life with the mixture of multimedia content along with amazing description.

6. Liquid Gold by @perkynurples | M | ~79k

This is another modern AU that was originally an SMAU! Stede returns to his family's summer home in following his divorce from Mary in an attempt to reconnect with himself. He takes to beekeeping, a hobby his mother enjoyed in his youth, and it soon connects him to resident beekeeper, Edward Teach. They become swept into a honey sweet relationship where they uncover more mysteries than they ever expected to. This fic is ADORABLE as much as it is captivating, and as a beekeeper myself, this fic holds a special place in my heart <3

7. not pickles by smallestchurch | E | ~83k

Yay another modern AU! This one is an Ed pov, and really focuses on Ed's progression through his mental health struggles and such. Ed and Stede live in the same apartment building, and Ed finds himself pulled into Stede's adorable family, whether he likes it or not (he does). There's plenty of adorable Alma/Louis content in this one, and Ed is no surprise GREAT with kids. It's heartwarming, gut-wrenching, and tear-jerking all in one! Total triple threat.

8. the knife and the throat by darcylindbergh (@forpiratereasons) | E | ~35k*

This is a post-s1 canon fix-it fic that is just SWARMING with all kinds of delicious angst. After Stede fights to reunite with Ed, he finds that healing their relationship won't be nearly as easy as the gut wound he's given when he tries. This fic alternates pov, but I'm especially entranced by the way Ed is written in particular. This fic hasn't been updated in a while, but the author told me that they hope to complete it eventually! Finished or not, it's a great read.

9. if i was pure, you know i would by bitethehands | E | ~2k

Dead Dove: Do Not Eat! This fic is a delicious body horror one-shot where Izzy is immortal and Kraken era Blackbeard finds that *fascinating.* It's gruesome and horrifying and so well-written.

10. bend over, doll (it's all a game) by Sweveris | E | ~91k

Modern AU with a sick twist! Edward is the leader of a crime ring and married to Stede Bonnet. Ed is quick to discover that his husband is less than faithful, but decides to play along for a while, just to see where it goes. Everyone in this fic is TERRIBLE and it's AMAZING. I usually hate fics with Calico Jack in them, but somehow this one coaxed me into reading full chapters from his pov. There's also some really yummy Stizzy content that simmers throughout.

//And that's that! I have plenty of honorable mentions that I'll probably add soon, especially if people want more recommendations! Happy New Year, and here's to many lovely fics in 2024!

[woorphic]

nct recs

i do not own any of the listed works. all credits go to the original poster.

i’ll update this post as i read.

(m) - mature // (s) - suggestive

last updated 16 nov 2022

just to preface: i do not enjoy reading smaus. works i recommend are (usually) long oneshots with quality writing.

YUTA

｡° glossed over by @gyukult (m) II 18.2k

yuta x fem reader

childhood friends to lovers, best friend's brother, college au

times in your life where you thought nakamoto yuta was just your best friend’s older brother, a guy you had a little childish crush on. but little did you know, there was more than what meets the eye.

｡° 5 minutes by @doiefy (s) || 26.7k

yuta x reader

angst, sci-fi, dystopia

The year is 2463. Seoul is an infinitely-expanding metropolis, the centre of modern infrastructure and development. An undisputed powerhouse in technological advancements, Seoul promotes diversity, inviting people of all backgrounds, cultivating rare talents and providing them with the space to flourish. You live amidst it all, sheltered comfortably by the prestige and wealth of your family, sheltered from the darkness that thrives in the deep underbelly of the city. That is, until Yuta pulls the ground from your feet and shows you what lies beneath the capital’s smooth pavements, crystalline glass and liquid gold. Uncovering secrets, wandering off with him where you know you shouldn’t—you’ll pay for it dearly.

DOYOUNG

｡° before i go by @yutaholic (m) II 19.8k

prince!doyoung x fem reader

arranged marriage, fluff, angst

The day has come for you to marry Doyoung and life as a princess is not what you expected. Your new husband is distant and there is trouble stirring within the monarchy. Now more than ever, you are determined to kindle a romance with the prince, but you soon learn that your marriage will be put to the test in ways you could never have imagined.

｡° marriage of inconvenience by @lucaswithnoshirt (s) || 22.5k

writer!doyoung x reader

victorian, arranged marriage, strangers to lovers, fluff

you had thought love was easy: find a man you like and who likes you, marry him, then spend the rest of your lives together. except it never really is that easy, not when things go wrong.

SICHENG

｡° and stupidly, us. by @choerrypuffs (s) || 5.5k

vigilante!sicheng x nurse!reader

your boring, routine life takes a turn when you find a man bleeding to death by your apartment.

JUNGWOO

｡° pincushion by @jungwooisms (m) II 20k

tailor!jungwoo x fem!bookbinder!reader

historical, fluff, angst, unrequited love

a quiet life shaken up by a new face that appears in the tailor shop down the street. little did you know on your first meeting how lovely and bittersweet your love for him would become.

｡° strawberry flavored basorexia by @multihoe-net (m) || 7.6k

jungwoo x fem reader

friends to lovers, smut, college au

you’ve been feeling some kind of way towards your friend, who’s always been insanely gorgeous in your eyes… but fuck, those lips look so nice, and you just want to kiss him until they’re red and swollen.

MARK

｡° sunday kind of love by @smileysuh (m) II 35.7k

fratboy!mark x fem reader

fluff, college au, slow burn

Mark is fine with having a crush on the girl in the library. He’s fine watching her from afar. And he’s fine with never speaking a word to the girl who he spends many nights chasing in his dreams. But fate, and a few nosey frat brothers, think Mark would be much better if he was forced to talk to the cute girl from the library that he can’t seem to get out of his head. 

｡° skinship - kisses by @honeym4rk II 4.2k

mark x reader

fluff

in a relationship where your boyfriend finds physical affection rather awkward, you’d best believe it would’ve taken some time for him to warm up to the idea of skinship- skin to skin, a hand on his, cheeks crashing together as close as possible. but the patience comes at a good cost- mark has several ways to close the distance between you.

｡° missing person by @kyufessions || 7.1k

mark x gn!reader

thriller

warning: mentions of knives, blood and physical violence

you’ve been happily dating your boyfriend, mark lee, for the past two years. but what happens when all of a sudden your best friend sends you a missing persons article and your boyfriend is listed as missing for the past three years?

XIAOJUN

｡° cherry-flavored kisses by @deardejun || 2k

xiaojun x reader

fluff, short college au

HENDERY

｡° mine for the summer by @the32ndbeat (s) || 26.7k

hendery x fem reader 

time travel!au, angst, fluff, fantasy

what would you do if you are given a chance to revisit the summer that changed everything? to relive your youth, rekindle old friendships and perhaps… resurrect the one that got away?

HAECHAN

｡° my words, your thoughts by sundaysundaes (m) II 36k

haechan x fem reader

soulmate au, college au, fluff, slow burn

As an introvert, you are familiar with the silence. Drowning yourself deep in your thoughts has been a habit you’ve become addicted to. Your life begins to change, however, ever since the day you turned twenty. Suddenly, there’s this song that’s stuck in your head, and no matter how much you yearn to hear your thoughts or be comforted by the silence, it keeps on playing. You only get to find the answer to your problem when a young, cute barista hands you a cup of coffee one day, with that song’s lyrics written on the side. And you realize that you’re not the only one who’s been hearing voices in your head.

｡° if i lose my mind by @slightlymore (m) || 14.5k

dream sorter haechan x dreamer fem reader

fantasy/tim burton-esque, romance, smut, angst, fluff

you’ve never cared much for your dreams. they were always confusing nonsense you forgot in the morning. this until you started to have the same dream again and again and again: a lobby, pleasant elevator music in the background, many golden doors, a handsome young man welcoming you and asking where you wanted to go that night. his name was haechan and apparently you weren’t supposed to know that, let alone fall in love with him.

｡° better than gold by @cherryeoniis || 16.4k

nobleman!haechan x fem!reader

historical, fluff, angst, childhood friends to lovers, forbidden love

His family comes from old money, and you’re nouveau-riche. Unfortunately for them, Haechan’s never been one to listen very well, especially when his parents tell him to stop fraternizing with you. Because for all the flamboyant dancing and endless alcohol at his parties, nothing makes Haechan dizzier than your smile.

RENJUN

｡° the new cupid by @lunena (s) II 8.6k

renjun x fem reader

fluff, college au

Just when you begin to think cupid forgot about you once again, you suddenly meet Renjun, who’s been thinking the same exact thing. After your paths collide under abrupt circumstances during your friends Valentine’s Day party, you seem to hit it off amidst conversation and cocktails. This new friendship appears to be blossoming fast however, and you look to confide in your friend in search of some guidance through this new bond. What you haven’t realized is that Cupid has been working hard under your nose the entire time.

YANGYANG

｡° sleepless cinderella by @starlightkun (s) || 12.9k

racer!yangyang x journalist!reader

fluff

in which you get a lot more out of this interview than you’d planned for

[lauravian]

Some sketches from my Twitter for the Liquid Gold SMAU by @perkynurples <3

[gentlethempirate]

just realized i never posted my liquid gold fanart on here so there it is!! props to @perkynurples for providing the fluff we so terribly need 💛🍯✨🐝

[bumbles-wolfe]

Another doodle inspired by @perkynurples liquid gold smau over on Twitter (:

[youshouldseemeinadeerstalker]

AUs

Teach by @lucelafonde​ The rockstar AU. You have heard of it probably. Ed is a famous rockstar. It’s a texting fic. They meet on grindr. They don’t know how they look and who they are but they fall in love and flirt via texting and phone calls. It’s so good. Words: 89k  |  Rated E

Liquid Gold by @perkynurples​ SMAU - Social Media beekeeper AU in a small US town. There’s a farmers markets, old family history and damaged middle aged men finding love for the first time. The bee boys are everything to me. It’s so soft and feels like home. Words: 58k+  |  WIP  |  Rated M

Magical realism

Celestial Bodies by @skrifores​ Reincarnation and soulmates. In the end love is all there is. It’s very poetic.  Words: 3k  |  Rated E

Split by angelsunaware (@entertainingangels​) Through some hexing from Buttons Edward is split into two - his heart and his soul - to help him deal with his heartbreak and Stede’s return. The sweetest clone fic you will ever read. Words: 7k  |  Rated E  

short and ❤️‘d

Co-Captain Duties by Fyre (@amuseoffyre​) Taking care of each other. Intimate hair washing. Words: 3k  |  Rated E 

Choreography by threerings ( @three--rings​​) Dom Stede, sub Ed. There is something about this that’s really sweet and caring. Works: 2  |  Words: 4k  |  Rated E 

The Importance of Being Edward by MrsNoggin (@katnoggin​) I have a thing for men crying. Emotional reunion fic. Words: 6k  |  Rated E

separating salt from water by morian (@nonagethimus​) Homoerotic shark hunting and a becalming. Before episode 9 and 10. Words: 6k  |  Rated M  

Dead Men Tell No Tales by @forest-sprites​          Stede catches Ed masturbating - as the author said “This is soft nice feelings porn” Words: 5k  |  Rated E  

[other OFMD fic recs: 1]

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

Noticed there's bit similarities fics between OFMD and Black Sails for my OTP (silverflint and gentlebeard), I'd recommend my favorite one!

If you like hot sex, angsty and fluff relationship with happy ending:

L/S - I Will Stand Here With You by @starrose17

blue as cut sapphires and shining like gold by suchgreatheights

If you like long fic, filled with angst, hurt/comfort and sex:

Be My End by @brassfannibal

Hell or High Water by MottleMoth

If you like sci-fiction, angst, happy ending:

the way home by princesskay

In Favor with Their Stars by @mxmollusca (final chapter will be out on Monday!)

If you like fluff, established relationship, smut and angst:

st. augustine is that way & orange you glad by @vowel-in-thug

wine country by rosedawn

Can I Steal You? A Bachelorette smau by beabonnet29 (twitter

Liquid Gold by perkynuples (twitter)

Have fun reading, I will keep update for the next one while I need finish catching up all Silverflint ;)

[ramsaybaggins]

I know twitter isn't the best format for reading, but the SMAU Liquid Gold just finished up and it's WONDERFUL. I've been reading it since the beginning and it's just a beautiful story full of love. Highly recommend it 💖

[sistine-barfbaglia]

Hi! So this is ChristineTartag from Twitter. I might be known for archiving fanart for Our Flag Means Death SMAU for Piña Coladas, Liquid Gold, and blue as cut sapphires and shining like gold.

I made an account in case Twitter fails. I have saved a lot of the fanart on those threads but the artists are not tagged. I am trying to locate them. Currently trying to find my moots from Twt. ❤️