#everyone dismisses Stede cause he’s awkward

[philippeauguste]

I love how Stede was never afraid of Ed. He never really saw him as Blackbeard. Stede knows that Blackbeard is just the persona, the disguise that Edward wears.

Stede met him thinking Ed was just a nice guy from Blackbeard’s crew and they hit it off from the start. I mean, he shows him his secret auxiliary wardrobe after 5min knowing him, they have that instant mutual connection.

Ed was already fascinated by Stede without actually talking to him, while Stede was just meeting some guy he liked. Kind of a reversal of the way everyone else reacts to them.

They are each other’s I like everything about you