#izzies thoughts

[mistydeyes]

izzie’s midday updates

GUYS WTF WAS MW3…i finished the gameplay and controversial opinion but ur girl did not enjoy✨

[strawberrydykke]

yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

[beatricenius]

La vie en rose 🌹

[5ftboy]

"...I appreciate that you're trying to be on my side." "I am on your side."

BONUS REACTIONS:

[acianoh]

Small ofmd collection <3

[artsyhamster]

Calypso knows how to throw a party

[thinkingaboutbones]

SCREAMING love this for tula

[ulgapodatkowa]

you know what I find interesting about stede's fight with zheng in the bar? it mirrors the fight stede had with izzy in the first season. in the way that stede is standing in izzy's place, he harbours the same feelings.

before the fight we see izzy approach stede and try to console him. he's saying that he understands how stede feels after ed left again, he says that he knows that ed is a complicated man. they sure as hell cope with their 'ed situations' differently but on the fundamental level it's the same type of being brokenhearted.

and then zheng does the same thing that stede did to izzy: she takes his crew, family. and stede reacts in the same way, he challenges her to a duel.

during the fight we see that the camera pans to izzy a few times and we see his thoughts. that it's a bad idea, that it's futile. but we are also left with a notion that this is what has to happen - stede has to lose in order to realize where he's been wrong and accept it later on. izzy knows that and despite the fact that he could step in he doesn't. but he stays at stede's side when the crew sides with zheng. he fucking stays.

[pagesofkenna]

I haven't seen anyone post this yet and it was my favorite bit about the latest Stoatal Recall

[maybeonedayillfindout]

haven’t seen anyone point this out yet but is frenchie leaning against izzy’s fucking leg here?? i’m going to throw up they’re FRIENDS

[daftmooncretin]

you may be entitled to emotional compensation

[mistydeyes]

izzie’s late night thoughts part 10 maybe?

ahhh hi everyone! long time no see :) just wanted to give you some updates!

first! pharmacy school has drained me immensely like frrrrr this week i have four exams and a patient counseling so requests are coming out gradually - i promise you tho if it’s in my inbox, i will get to it eventually!!

second, thank you for all the love and suggestions for my eclipse!series :) there’s a few amazing ideas in my inbox so i’ll be sure to get to them sometime soon! you guys are seriously the best and all the comments make my day

THERES 2000 of you!! that’s absolutely insane to me as it feel like just yesterday i was doing my 1k celebration! something fun is coming soon so look out for that :)

but i hope you’re all doing well! again, you’re always more than welcome to message me or fill my inbox if you want to chat <3 stay hydrated and hope you have an amazing day💌

[kilucore]

izzy refusing to shoot ed is izzy finally accepting him. ed thinks the one person he can trust to follow his orders, blackbeards orders, is izzy. so when ed puts the gun in izzys hand, izzy has a choice to make between blackbeard and ed, and he chooses ed. he chooses ed by refusing to kill him because he loves him, something ed refuses to accept.

and then izzy metaphorically kills the old version of himself that would have pulled the trigger. that scene is a rebirth for izzy.

[mobydyke]

maybe if I keep telling the story, it will never have to end. that way I can keep you alive. If the story lasts forever, so will you. yes, you die in the end. yes I am the only one who remembers. yes I am the only one who knows. But if I never say it aloud, maybe you won't die. maybe this time orpheus won't turn around. maybe peter won't deny him. maybe when I reach the end, you will have had time to come up with a clever solution and escape. maybe this time we survive it together. and the next time, you can tell this story with me. maybe everyone survives and we don't have to tell the story at all. maybe they don't. if I never finish, I'll never have to know. let me speak for a little bit longer. let me live in a world that you are also in for just a moment more. sometimes your memory feels like a noose. I'm sorry. I'm not ready for you to die

[avastyetwats]

Izzy Hands and his fascination/love for candles.

[bookshelfdreams]

That is certainly - a statement.

What about Jim, who both metaphorically and literally discovers a path for themself beyond what they were raised to be? What about Pete, who learns to overcome his toxic masculinity, his posturing and self-importance? What about Ed, whose entire story is about deconstructing the performance that is expected of him?

What about, oh, idk, our main fucking character Stede Bonnet, whose arc starts with him literally breaking out from the hetero marriage he was forced into despite never fitting in? Who tries (and initially fails) to build a community where he can be himself? Whose entire story is about discovering his own queerness! He starts out not even able to put a finger on WHY his marriage made him feel so suffocated, and then journeys through s1 until he reaches the emotional climax - "His name is Ed"!

Contrast that with Izzy, who has to be dragged into a supportive community kicking and screaming. Who rejects care and compassion, even at his worst, who has to be forced to accept help. He receives the leg and calls the crew a homophobic slur for it, ffs. Only after that, only when people refuse to let him push them away, is he able to poke his nose into something approaching positive human connections. And that's a powerful narrative, sure, in it's own way; but it's hardly the Ultimate Queer Experience, and it's definitely not the "only queer arc".

And Izzy never lets go of the old ways. He never abandons the Blackbeard-era pirate lifestyle for something more positive, not fully. And that's okay, because ultimately, his arc isn't even about himself.

It's about Ed.

Ed keeps repeating toxic relationship patterns, and Izzy is a part of that. He's linked (on purpose, and I wish it had been done more explicitly) to Ed's father; because Izzy represents the poison that was instilled in Ed from a young age, and that has become so entrenched in his system that he can't imagine a life without it. He keeps Izzy around despite being hurt by him because Izzy is predictable, and in that, is safe, even though he hurts Ed; at least it's a hurt Ed is familiar with and can rely on.

When Izzy slowly changes it's to show that Ed is growing beyond the little voice in his head telling him to reject softness, that he can never be loved, that We're just not these kinds of people. If Izzy can evolve from someone spitting boyfriend at Ed like it's a slur to someone congratulating him on getting laid by that same person, Ed can overcome his inner demons telling him the same thing.

That's the point of Izzy's arc. And this is why he has to die, because Ed can never be truly free as long as Izzy is around. So Izzy goes, quietly, peacefully, and releases Ed of the poison; apologizes to him, tells him I was so wrong, and I am so sorry, because that's what Ed needs to hear to move forward.

And that's such a kind, positive way to end the story of Izzy Hands.