#happy birthday Toby Stephens

[ninewheels]

Oh no, after years of cynicism about all the Complicated Bad Men of fiction who are unfortunately idolized by a misguided male audience, I've finally found one that I’m falling for.

Captain James Flint is a tormented, violent man who will sacrifice the lives of countless others in the name of his ambitious vision, whose noble qualities even are colored by the demons of his past trauma—

But he’s soooo cool, you guys...

[olincino]

SILVERFLINT

FLINT¨S BIRTHDY 

Silver decided to surprise Flint with some old Christmas lights. 

[avastyetwats]

Captain Charles Vane saving Captain James Flint.

Bonus:

[tobys-walrus-crew]

Happy 55th Birthday to our dear Captain!

[tiofrean]

Open your rum and champagne! It's our Captain's birthday!

Happy Birthday Toby! <3

[darsynia]

First Fic Lines

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written fewer than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Tagged by @rubickk7 💚. All of these are MCU but the last. My secret is revealed, btw. I start oneshots with dialogue to skip ahead in the word count... *hangs head*

Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (IronStrange) // If I tell you what happens, it won’t happen.

Tony has read those words on his skin over and over so often that he feels like they are indeed etched on his soul, not just his upper thigh. They’re the last words his soulmate will ever speak to him, and sure, he’s grateful they’re not the typical goodbye that seventy percent of the world bears on their bodies somewhere.

Bet Your Ass (Peter Quill/Reader) // “What is your problem, Quill? By the Gods!”

Happy Val (Steve Rogers/Reader) It’s all a little ‘While You Were Sleeping’ to you, this absurd crush you have on the handsome lawyer that periodically shows up at the coffee shop.

The Sacrifice Play (Stony) // “I figured it out.”

The sigh and slow turn Rogers makes to face him tells Tony everything about how close he is to losing his temper. “What have you figured out, Tony?”

Seems that Rogers doesn’t use his first name unless he’s angry, and it’s so close to Howard Stark’s approach to parenting that Tony ramps up even further.

“That witch sent you something that chaps your morals, didn’t she? And I know what it is.” 

Ephemera (Steve Rogers/Reader) // Your art is different now. Everyone’s is.

The project angers some people, but that’s not your problem. Everyone deals with the decimation their own way, and yours is particularly bare.

Build Me a Cocoon So I Can Crawl Inside Your Love (Tony Stark/gn!Reader) // Tony’s back from the specialist’s appointment he didn’t want to let you come along for, and he looks really discouraged.

Plus One (Tony Stark/Reader) // Attending Tony Stark’s 40+1 birthday bash is not what you’d been planning to do when you came to L.A.

Just Right (Steve Rogers/Reader) // You simply can’t believe this is happening.

Fifteen minutes ago, while you were going over proposed alterations to Sam Wilson’s Falcon suit, a person who looked exactly like Steve Rogers walked through the wall right beside you.

Animate Objects (Day Eight) (Stephen Strange/OC) // As one of the hundreds of workers who had moved to New York following the alien attack on the city, Amy Cairn had seen more than one absurd thing during those six months of clean-up. Enormous alien carapaces with oddly-glowing, indestructible armor plating? Sure. Literal Star-Wars-style pods that arced through the air until their connection to the mothership was severed? Okay.

Figures of Speech (Toby Ziegler/OC) // In the grand scheme of things, being in your mid-thirties and in love with a politician twice your age wasn’t the worst of life decisions, but it was close. Especially if you’d never actually met the guy.

No pressure tags (specifically trying to pick people with multiple fics to be kind, heh), but this is a GREAT way to advertise your fic: @ronearoundblindly @starryeyes2000 @peyton-warren @book-of-baba-fett @sobeautifullyobsessed and whoever else would like to participate!

[claudia1829things]

Ranking of "BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER" (2024) Episodes

Below is my ranking of the eight episodes from the 2024 ITV/Epix limited series, "BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER", the sequel to Julian Fellowes' 2020 limited series, "BELGRAVIA". Created and written by Helen Edmundson, the series starred Benjamin Wainwright, Harriet Slater and Toby Regbo:

RANKING OF "BELGRAVIA: THE NEXT CHAPTER" (2024) EPISODES

(1.07) "Episode 7" - When gossip surrounding Clara, Lady Trenchard and Dr. Stephen Ellerby reach Lord Fredrick Trenchard's ears, the married pair engage in a bitter quarrel. Which leads Clara to leave her husband. and Stephen in Belgravia. Inevitably, it will reach Frederick's ears. Frederick's business manager, Mr. Ross, discovers unsavory details about his employer's business partner, the Marquise d'Etagnac.

2. (1.05) "Episode 5" - Clara's fascination with Stephen's social circle leads her to make a daring choice, alarming her maid Davison. Frederick's younger brother, the Reverend James Trenchard, faces personal turmoil. And Frederick seeks involvement in the Marquise's new endeavor.

3. (1.06) "Episode 6" - Clara's older sister, Emily Dunn, questions her about a controversial painting she had posed for, fearing a potential scandal for their families. Meanwhile, Frederick proceeds with his investment in the Marquise's silver mine, but Ross starts to doubt her motives.

4. (1.03) "Episode 3" - The Trenchards travel to Maywood for the Duke of Rochester's birthday. Also, Clara conspires to repair Frederick and James' estranged relationship with disastrous results.

5. (1.08) "Episode 8" - In the finale, Frederick grieves over his estrangement from Clara. His butler Josiah Enright receives a letter that pushes Frederick to confront his past. Meanwhile, Clara and Davison adapt to life in the North, while the former suffers from homesickness.

6. (1.01) "Episode 1" - After a passionate courtship, Frederick and Clara marry. However, family secrets from Frederick's past, threaten the couple's newfound happiness.

7. (1.04) "Episode 4" - Reeling from James' surprise visit, Frederick immerses himself in work at the foundry. Meanwhile, Clara finds solace in a new circle of friends, introduced by Dr. Ellerby. A lonely James seek solace at a local steambath.

8. (1.02) "Episode 2" - Following an argument between Frederick and Clara, he attempts to renew their relationship by taking her to Glanville, the Trenchard family's country estate. There, Frederick reveals some of his childhood's trials. Meanwhile, the Dunns take in Nell, a suicidal woman, as their maid.

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

The video:

[shippingdragons]

In honour of Toby Stephens' birthday, here’s his filmography. 45 characters in a 30-year-career.

[dottiechan]

My birthday gift for the wonderful @sparkedupsilver: a makeover for Captain Flint!

[olincino]

TOBY’S THIGHS APPRECIATION SERIES

THIGHS IN SHORTS

[fine-eyes]

Toby Stephens

Happy Birthday to this beautiful and extremely talented cinnamon roll.

[tobys-walrus-crew]

Happy 53rd birthday to Rupert Penry Jones, who shared the screen with Toby Stephens in Black Sails and Cambridge Spies and starred in Toby’s short film In Vitro. 🥳🎉

[cooterburger]

tuning into lost in space and seeing toby stephens cured me of all my ailments on the spot

[luxwood-art]

Happy Birthday to my awesome incredible Captain, Toby Stephens ! 🎂 I wish you many more adventures on the see , in space, and on stage !! Yes on stage because I couldn’t see you last time and that's a shame because you’re so amazing ! 😃✨ So, much love to you and have a fantastic day 🥰💖🥳 . . . . @tobysnews #tobystephens #blacksails #captainflint #blacksailsfanart #treasureisland #raisetheblack #piratenation #pirateking #pirateart #piraterie #pirateslife #pirateships #rainbow🌈 #rainbowart #rainbowdrawing #rainbowartwork #rainbowaesthetic #rainbowartist #rainbowcolors #sepia #sepiadrawing #sepiaart #sepiatone #sepiastyle #artofhelpingartists (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccn16dYI9TJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[damn-behzinga]

Damn-Behzinga’s Masterlist

angst - 🌧️

fluff - ☀️

favourite - 👑

⚡ The Eboys ⚡

Will Lenney (Willne)

The Veteran - The reader surprises Will at a panel after fighting in another country for a year. (X Reader) ☀️

Kissing In The Rain - Will’s friends meet his girlfriend for the first time but the couple is to busy having an argument. (X Reader) ☀️

Pancakes, Anyone? - You make breakfast for everyone after a night out and Will realises how much he loves you. (X Reader) ☀️

Nail Polish - You and Will have a pamper night (X Reader) 👑☀️

Moving In - Will and Gee get a new neighbour and Will happens to find her very cute. (X Reader) ☀️

Get Better - Will helps you through a bad day of depression. (X Reader)🌧️

A Little Bit More - Will and Reader recite their vows at their wedding. (X Reader)☀️

Tough Guy - Will and Reader are complete opposites but somehow have a strong bond. (X Reader)☀️

Will’s Friend Otis - Will gets a dog to help with some problems he’s having, Will can’t find his confidence to talk to his friends. (Centric) 👑🌧️

Toxic - Part Two of WFO, a look through social media as Will deals with his mental health 🌧️

Hometown - Part Three of WFO, Will goes home to take care of himself but re-lives the worst memories possible 🌧️

Will Comes Home - Part Four of WFO, Will comes home and tries to do a Livestream. Stephen doesn’t let it happen for obvious reasons. 🌧️

Taking A Leap - You are scared of love, Will isn’t (X Reader) 🌧️

Deserving - You get fired from your job and Will comforts you (X Reader)🌧️☀️

Alex Elmslie (ImAllexx)

First Kiss - You have your first kiss with Alex after he lists the things he loves about you. (X Reader ☀️)

Hurt Me Once -   Alex knows what his partner has been getting up to (X Reader)

James Marriott

Enough - Reader is content with the relationship they have with James, they decide to go public. (X Reader) 👑☀️

You Walked In And My Heart Went Boom - Reader and James have a heart to heart at 3am (X Reader)☀️

Grow As We Go - Reader thinks they need to break up with James in order to figure themselves out. Part of the Ben Platt Writing Challenge (X Reader)🌧️☀️

George (Memeulous)

Protective - George gets protective when Reader gets assaulted, he decides to do something about it. (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

Temporary Love - George doesn’t want this to be a one-time thing… Part of the Ben Platt Writing Challenge (X Reader) 👑🌧️☀️

✨ SIDEMEN ✨

Ethan Payne (Behzinga)

Baby Behzinga Meets Her Uncles - The Sidemen meet your month old daughter (X Reader) 👑☀️

“Dad, Can’t you hear me?” - Ethan opens up about his dad, the sidemen don’t realise how truly scary it is. (Centric)🌧️

Hush Hush - You are JJ’s best friend, he warned his friends not to date you, Ethan doesn’t listen. (X Reader)☀️🌧️

After Meeting A Little Early - You and Ethan have a son at the age of seventeen. the sidemen love him to pieces. (X Reader)☀️

Happy Hours - Ethan talks about you and your son on the Happy Hour podcast. Part 2 of AMALE (X Reader)☀️

Hooked - after a little too much drinking after JJ V Logan Paul, you and Ethan hook up (X Reader) ☀️

Doubt - Ethan has his doubts about being a father but you easily soothe him. (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

Top - Ethan sees you wearing his top and he decides to tell you something. (X Reader) ☀️

Losing The War Against Himself - Ethan is losing the war against his depression but other soldiers are going to fight beside him and help him win. (Cenric) 🌧️

Falling On The Battle Field - Ethan tries to take his own life, the sidemen try to cope (Centric) Part Two of LTWAH 🌧️

I Can’t Wait For Forever - The Sidemen film your’s and Ethan’s weddings, here are the fan favourite bits (X Reader)☀️

Secrets Always Come To Surface - Ethan’s secret gets revealed when someone appears out of the blue. (Centric)🌧️

Together In Isolation - Ethan loves to spend time with you in quarantine (X Reader)☀️

A Painful Memory - The Sidemen Roast is all fun and games until someone jokes about Ethan’s friend who passed away. (X Reader)🌧️

Fitting In - Ethan introduces you to his  friends, you get a bit insecure because you’re a bit bigger then other girls (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

To Be Free Again - Ethan gets into a car accident and has to learn to walk again. There are moments where he wanted to give up but he quickly had his friends help him feel better again. These are some of those moments. (centric)🌧️

Dumb Ass Love - If Ethan had to chose between men being horrid to you or a bloody nose, he would chose the latter. (X Reader) ☀️

Unclear - Ethan’s addicted to heroin, the boys have to find a way to help him (Centric)🌧️

Best Couple On YouTube - You and Ethan take part in Simon’s Best Couple On YouTube series. (X Reader) ☀️

Unconventional Family - Ethan meets his half sister for the first time and he decides she should meet his family, the sidemen.(OC & Ethan Centric)☀️

Heart Pains - Ethan has a lot of things that he wanted to do before he hit thirty, having a heart attack and almost dying was not one of them. (Centric) 🌧

Harry Lewis (Wroetoshaw)

Tranquil - You and Harry are soft when others aren’t around. (X Reader)☀️

livestream - harry watches your livestream and realises you’re not okay (X Reader)🌧️☀️

What He Thinks - Not What He Is - Harry finished filming with the weight gained video and he feels terrible about himself so you have to teach him otherwise (X Reader)🌧️☀️

Moment To Moment - This is Harry’s story of his relationship with an abusive woman. (Centric) 👑🌧️

Flustered - Harry gets flustered when a pretty girl comes in for a speed dating video (X Reader)☀️

Medication - Harry suffers from bipolar disorder and has medication, it’s awkward when his friends find out. (Centric)🌧️

Surprise - Harry thinks the biggest surprise of the day was the boys forgetting his birthday, little does he know. (Centric)🌧️☀️

Waltzing - You teach the Sidemen to waltz, Harry gets partnered up with you (X Reader)☀️

Date Night In Isolation - The activities you and Harry get up to in quarantine. (X Reader)☀️

Unexpected But Adorable - You and Harry are famous Youtubers, no one expects your relationship (X Reader)☀️

Nightmares - You have vivid nightmares, thankfully, Harry knows what to do. (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

Cuddle Time - Harry wants to cuddle, the boys happily oblige. (Centric)   ☀️  

Taken Over - Harry has a seizure after a shoot, the guys help him. (Centric) 🌧️

JJ Olatunji (KSI)

Helpless - You perform your first show as Eliza Schylur for the music Hamilton and JJ supports you. (X Reader) ☀️

Jealous, Babe? - You watch Jaackmaate, JJ is jealous (X Reader) ☀️

Caring - JJ takes care of you whilst your sick (X Reader) ☀️

Not To Blame - You go to a party with all your friends, the night takes a twisted turn and JJ tries to understand it. (X Reader/platonic or romantic) 🌧️

Josh Bradley (Zerkaa)

Not Your Anxiety - The Sidemen don’t know how to handle Josh’s panic attack, luckily Freya is the best. (centric) 🌧️

Hard Worker Shouldn’t Over Work - Josh tends to overwork himself but luckily has amazing friends surrounding him. (centric)🌧️☀️

Mine - You love Josh. Josh loves you. If only love were that simple. (X Reader) 🌧

Vik Barn (Vikkstar123)

Not Just Banter - Sometimes, Sidemen banter goes too far and Vik needs comforting (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

Meeting On Minecraft - You and Vik met online playing Minecraft and now you meet in real life (X Reader) ☀️

Tobi Brown (tbjzl)

Small Comments - You and Tobi promised each other that you wouldn’t go public, so why was the comment left in the video? (X Reader)  🌧️☀️

Falling - You and Tobi were on the lowdown, but what is he doing with that other girl? (X Reader)🌧️

Simon Minter (Miniminter)

Antics - You and Simon have a fun night out and have to get your drunken selves home (X Reader) ☀️

Simon In The Bathroom - Simon gets ditched by his one friend at a party, now he’s alone in the bathroom (Centic) 🌧️

THE GROUP

Acceptance - You come out to the sidemen as a bisexual (Sidemen & Non-specified reader)

🔥 + FRIENDS 🔥

Stephen Lawson (StephenTries)

Brother’s Best Friend - You are Will’s twin sister and Stephen might be developing an itsy bitsy, small crush on you. (X Reader) ☀️

Callum McGinley (Callux)

The Most Confident - Cal meets Harry’s old school friend, he likes her immediately but is she too cool for him? (X Reader) 🌧️☀️

Talia Mar

Strawberries + Cigarettes- Talia reveals her relationship with the reader through her music video for her song Strawberries + Cigarettes (X Reader) ☀️