#izzy-fishy

[deoidesign]

Are you slowly going insane over your OWN ocs?

No, I've been infected by brainworms the entire time. Nothing slow about it.

But honestly, no... It's not really about my characters to me. I love my characters, of course, and I love telling stories, and I hope to keep making art of my characters every day until I die.

But it's not about them! They're not REALLY what I love, what I love is people! And I hope I can leave the world with a hundred different love letters so my readers can feel how much I love them for even one day longer than I am here.

My characters are a conduit through which I can give that to people. I want nothing more than to make someone feel a little more loved, a little more seen, and a little less alone. And my characters are the best way I know how to do that.

So for that, they're incredibly important to me... But they're not for me. They're for you!

So I hope you enjoy them

and I hope you can feel that I love you through them.

[reikiwie-art]

your art tastes like those really weird sugar cookies you find during the holidays at Walmart and are somehow unbelievably good yet made of 79 different chemicals that would make a dyslexic person explode trying to read their names.

sweetest compliment i could read sobs

[portraitofadyke]

Clicked on a fic that looked very interesting, first few lines in I find out apparently Ed can’t read and Izzy of all people has to read for him, immediately dropped the fic

[popfishjr]

Izzy Hands is my comfort character, I can't deny it anymore

[fahbee]

i'm nosy as fuck so if anyone has an info re whatever the hell is going on with the 'renew as a crew' people, i'd love to hear it!

this is the story i've cobbled together based on a lot of vague/subtweets and context clues, etc:

someone in the raac group was given the name of a Max employee (presumably someone with some kind of input into programming decisions, etc, but for all i know, this 'insider' was just some intern or something)

that raac person contacted (likely by phone) the Max employee in such a way (tone? quantity?) that it was deemed (by other raac peeps? or by the Max employee themself?) to be 'harassment.'

this caused some raac people (or maybe it was just people who found out about this on an ofmd discord? or maybe both) to insist on a change in raac leadership or at least to oust the person who misused the industry source

a leadership transition was going to happen, and then it just didn't? because raac leadership decided, nah, they don't want to step aside after all? but while this transition was being worked out and then later disregarded, the fandom was asking for guidance re who/how to tag etc, and raac was unable to respond because of this leadership struggle

a new twitter account - adopt our crew - was recently created to act as a hub of info for anyone wanting to help online engagement. they want to provide info like who to tag and what tags to use, tips on what to say in your posts, how often to comment, etc. they're not collecting money and the people behind the account want to remain anonymous.

i have seen some twitter accounts demanding that the adopt our crew people name themselves publicly in the name of "transparency" even though the allies of the raac industry source harasser have (allegedly?) taken to harassing the people who most vocally wanted a leadership change... presumably these are the same people who run the adopt our crew account - or who have an association / friendship with those people.

the accounts i saw asking that adopt our crew name themselves were all izzystans, according to their own twitter bios. and based on some of their other tweets i saw when i looked at their accounts, their general vibe is that they don't like the show anymore, don't want a third season, and wouldn't watch a third season if it ever comes to be. so... why are they so concerned with the "transparency" of a twitter fan account advocating for something they don't care about??

[threadsun]

im late but for ur soup. whos izzys favorite and least favorite teacher? - fishie

Oooooh her favourite is Sirris because she's constantly giggling and twirling her hair at him!! She thinks he's really cute and loves to help out at his shop!! She's bad at science :3c

Her least favourite is Winter. The two of them... do not get along. He thinks she's an unintelligent slut and she thinks he's a prudish old man. They're both right.

[5queerducksinatrenchcoat]

IZZY'S THEIR UNICORN! LUCIUS AND HIS CUNTY LIL BELL BOTTOMS! A SEAGULL! FRENCHIE'S GOT A PEANUT ALLERGY! FANG AND ED WENT TO CATCH FISHIES! IZZY AND STEDE WERE LITERALLY JUST HANGING OUT THE WHOLE TIME! PROPOSAL!!! IZZY JUST VIBING AND GETTING PRAISED!!! IZZY MADE LUCIUS A LIL WOODEN SHARK!!! IZZY ALREADY KNEW HOW TO WHITTLE AND HE DOES IT WELL!!!!

KEVIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

[forpiratereasons]

i know we know but i once again reiterate that watching s2 all the way through is such a great experience i love ofmd so much i love ed and stede and i love frenchie and i love jim and olu and archie and zheng and we need a good name for the polycule guys and i love auntie and i love izzy and wee john and i love black pete and lucius i love spanish jackie and how much swede loves her i love fang and his fishies i love roach and his propensity for putting things on his face directly i love the cunty red suit and the brown leather trousers i love hellcat maggie i love champers i love buttons turning into a bird i love anne and mary i love ed hiding under a blanket again i love the cat collar i love the soundtrack i love the merman sequence i love ed's wig i love family i love never too late to start new i love acceptance i love grace i love trust i love understanding i love the way ed says i love you like he can't stand to not say it anymore i love watching these deeply flawed people do their best in a world that does not want them to succeed and i love when they fail because then i can love when they learn and change and grow and i love it. i love all of it.

[cursed-coat-of-homosexuality]

I just love how everybody is panicking and screaming their lungs out. Izzy's giving a full chested wail of "KILL ME!!! KILL ME NOW!!!!", only for Ed to be like "hmmm 🤔 something smells fishy🤢😡". truly the most well built, soundproofed ship of all, it's the brazilian cherry wood if you ask me.

[smudgeandfrank]

Kitty Fang might look big and tough, but he is the BIGGEST LOVE BUG! 🤍🐈‍⬛🤍 He will CRUSH you with cuddles and loves his lil' toesies petted! 🤍🐈‍⬛🤍 He also loves to play with fishies and snuggle with Izzy and Ivan.

[lorstone]

I can’t believe the guy who shot Izzy and tortured the crew is the same little cutie that jumped into the sea shouting: “Cannon ball!” before catching some fishies with Fang.

The range of Taika Waititi…

[cataclysmic-cathexis]

episode 5 moments that live in my head rent free

This is a safe space ship

"The bar is on the floor"

Izzy, stealing Lucius' cigarette, taking a drag, blowing the smoke back into Lucius' face, calling him "twatty", then putting the cigarette back in Lucius' mouth

What the fuck is wrong with them I need to study them in a lab

"...but what did he say about me, specifically?"

*flirty* "Maybe I could teach you a new thing or two" SIR I'M SORRY WHAT

IZZY SLAPS STEDE'S ASS?????

Fang gonna catch some fishies

Stede asking the priest breathing his gasping last breaths if he wants a glass of water

"playing las maracas with the devil"

Jim is so hot in this episode

They're hot in every episode but this episode specifically

Why is Izzy just hanging out in a chair in Stede's room watching him twirl around, I am LOVING it

THE FLOWER

THE DOGGIE

Someone needs to post the complete sketchbook STAT

Love triangle is OUT, throuple is IN

Roach has invented peanut butter

Stede twirling and flipping his coat all over the ship, he is such a dramatic lil bitch and we love him so much for it

Izzy and Lucius again?? Flirting?? Making heart eyes at each other?? Izzy gives Lucius the little shark he's carved?? Calling him "twatty" as he walks away?? WHAT IS HAPPENING

"Don't listen to the devil suit, it wishes to deceive us"

Izzy crossing his wooden leg over his healthy leg and muttering "rude"

Archie miming stabbing the suit and Jim just looking at her like god she's so hot

The congratulatory post fight recap / compliments

Stede and Izzy's little moment <3 <3 <3 <3

Lucius proposing brb I have a TOOTHACHE this is so SWEET

THIS ENTIRE NEXT 5 MINUTES.

FANG'S REAL NAME IS KEVIN

[emporium]

Show Me Your Pets Please

No, the emporium wasn't hacked. It's still me and I wanted to bring some happiness to your dashboard. This is Izzi, she's my co-worker/shadow. She is usually under my desk asking politely demanding me to hold her. Can you see her little mad face? You can't get too close or she will lick you to death. When you see me publish a new product or reblog something on the emporium there is a 87% chance I'm holding her. You are probably thinking is this some clever marketing ploy. He's trying to trick us into buying something. Corporations don't have dogs.

I don't really have a good answer for you. I have no new products to mention nor any coupon codes to give. I just wanted Izzi to be famous and I thought I'd abuse my power to make it happen.

Now, can I see your pets? Puppies, Kitties, Fishies, Bunnies, Birdies, I want to see them all.

[amuseoffyre]

I don't know about you guys, but I am having a Time of It

Me: look at all the bird symbolism all through the episodes! Also me: OMG look at all the myffic beastie metaphors and the symbols tied up within them and around them! Kraken! Mermaid! Unicorn! Phoenix! Also also me: OMFG I CAN'T BELIEVE THE FISHIE ALLEGORIES TOO! AND THE SHARKS! AND TRIPLE LAYERS OF THEM DEPENDING WHO USES THEM AND HOW THEY RELATE TO OTHER PEOPLE! Also also also me: THEY USED THE FRIGGING TOUR OF THE SHIP MUSIC FROM 1x04 FOR IZZY GIVING STEDE A TOUR OF PIRATE SKILLS!!!!! REPRESENTING A MUSICAL AND TONAL SHIFT IN DYNAMIC AND IZZY INVITING STEDE INTO HIS WORLD LIKE STEDE INVITED ED! Also also also also me: SYMBOLIC USE OF RUBENS AND CARAVAGGIO PAINTINGS THAT APPEAR BRIEFLY IN SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS AND REFLECT THE CURRENT TENSIONS OF THE NARRATIVE!!!!!!!!! Also also also also also me: i need to write another fic right this instant because if i don't get this out of my head i will scream

[tvxqmylove]

OFMD spoiler: List of fan favorite moments that made a come back in the new season

I have been cheering every time something I liked was referenced again this season, like a love-letter to fandom. So I made a list to remember. (These are until end of S2 episode 5)

We talk it through, as a crew.

You wear fine things well.

Erotic stabbing.

You absolute ffffucking twat.

Wooden puppet demon that thirsts for life. (Do the voices!)

Stede: That's what I always say, don't I say that? (gets shut down)

Roach: I made you a sandwich. (gets thrown in someone's face)

Fang: s1: Fingies s2: Fishies

Frenchie s1: Bottle it up? s2: Lock in a box

Stede (s1: gets stabbed s2: gets headbutted): Did you mean to do that?

Edward role-playing s1: Restaurant owner s2: Inn owner

Please add anything I forgot!

Update1:

Frenchie using knives between his fingers (cats have knives in their feet)

Cat flag

Stede calling Ed a "nut" for getting himself damaged

Ed hating on nature (kicking around)

Stede & Ed leaving a dinner party after triggering people to set it on fire

Update2:

Jeff (the accountant, the inn owner)

I'm (Jim) / You're (Stede) not a fucking mermaid!

s1: only retirement for pirates is death. s2: Edward retired.

Lucius is given whittled pieces (s1 finger by B. Pete, s2 shark by Izzy)

Nose Jar

Doggy heaven

Red handkerchief (Ed: This old thing?) Red shirt (Stede: This new thing?)

[wearfinethingsalltoowell]

Now that s2 is partially out and we have new characters & characterizations, cym as ofmd characters!

OH FUN

@blakbonnet is Archie she knows why.

@jellybeanium124–Izzy in episodes 4 and 5. Just doing little tasks

@batsarebetterthanpeople—still Lucius but also Anne Bonny because they both like Calico Jack for reasons unknowable

@stedesearring—Olu getting special treatment on the Red Flag because he’s just so cute

@edsbacktattoo—Stede refusing to admit Ed’s ever done anything wrong

@chuplayswithfire—Zheng. “These men are so stupid. However I will keep them because they’re fun”

@gentlebeard—Frenchie chomping his cake and loving life

@stedebonnit—Merstede

@meanmisscharles—Auntie exposing the crew for killing Ed

@ourflagmeansgayrights—Spanish Jackie, especially when she called the Swede an absolute unit

@starship21zedna9–Episode 4 Jim.

@bizarrelittlemew—Fang being cute and saying “fishies”

@figmentof—Lucius’ fun little middle finger gesture

@dickfuckk—Ed shooting off Izzy’s leg

@saltpepperbeard—Ed babygirling all over the place in episode 5 in his probation onesie