#sfbb2018

[finngualart]

Tell me we're dead and I'll love you even more

Drawings for @old-long-john‘s SFBB fic.

In the year 1725, or thereabouts, John Silver finds himself driven by a storm into an inconsequential little port town, barely a speck on any civilised map. Returned to the life of a drifter, tired and rough around the edges, he is resigned to waiting for the weather to pass before he can sail on again to the next town, and the next, and the next. That is until he overhears a conversation in the inn about a local fisherman, one Captain Barlow, and his tall tales of tempests and becalmings, devils and sharks, and Silver finds a new future opening up to him, haunted by the spectres of his past.

Read all of it on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14937761

[riisinaakka-draws]

ADAMANTINE FLAME

When the world was made of dark he swiped his thumb over the horizon and woke the sun. It wasn’t a primordial burn of light but the one that rose his lids for the first time.

Flint is a forest god called The Flame and Silver is part of the cult that worships him on the fringes of the underworld.

SilverFlint BigBang illustrations for @brassfannibal's fic Adamantine Flame.

[cuthalions]

slouches towards bethlehem to be born by @tomasortega It takes two weeks to get Flint off of Skeleton Island. Or rather, it takes two weeks for the island to let them go.

Flint feels hungry and thirsty, but mostly he’s tired, and he closes his eyes after a moment, sinking into the warmth of the blanket of fog surrounding him, following that path that coaxes him down, come, come, lay with us. You deserve to rest. Curious glowing eyes in the mist, luminous and green like fireflies.

He jerks awake, Silver calling his name. “ Get up ,” he says urgently, tugging at Flint’s shoulder.

“What?” he asks muzzily.

“It was taking you,” he says, watching Flint with wide, wary eyes. Flint yawns widely, just wanting to sleep again. “Stay awake, Captain.”

“Talk to me, then,” Flint mumbles. When he dies, or leaves, or whatever happens, he’ll miss Silver’s voice. 

[aquafolie]

Space Raiders of Nassau by @jadedbirch

“The space station Nassau is in open rebellion against the interplanetary Imperial Alliance. Captain James Flint is in deep shit for rearranging the face of a fellow raider captain. As punishment, Nassau's leaders assign an inside man to his crew, with a very convincing cover story (that they're married). Complicating things further is the fact that Flint's shifty new husband, John Silver, knows a lot more than he's telling about their secret mission. Their own survival as well as Nassau’s future depend on how successfully they can navigate the dangerous skies… and each other.” 

(SilverFlint Big Bang 2018)

[drunkdumbfucker]

MORE THAN ONE ODYSSEUS

“You taught me how to parry sword blows, and I taught you how to deflect questions.”

Quote taken from @mcicioni-blog‘s wonderful fic written for the Silverflint Big Bang 2018

Link to the Fic (Ao3)

[old-long-john]

Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver Characters: Captain Flint (Black Sails), John Silver Additional Tags: Reunion, Post-Series, mentions of silvermadi, mentions of Flinthamiltons, everything goes well until it doesn't, Some Angst with a Happy Ending, Treasure Island who?, conversations in the dark, unspoken truths, bed sharing, and the power of stoic philosophy, Flint wasn't reunited with Thomas, and Silver remains 'Problematic'

Summary:

In the year 1725, or thereabouts, John Silver finds himself driven by a storm into an inconsequential little port town, barely a speck on any civilised map. Returned to the life of a drifter, tired and rough around the edges, he is resigned to waiting for the weather to pass before he can sail on again to the next town, and the next, and the next. That is until he overhears a conversation in the inn about a local fisherman, one Captain Barlow, and his tall tales of tempests and becalmings, devils and sharks, and Silver finds a new future opening up to him, haunted by the spectres of his past.

Featuring art by Saskia @finngualart and a moodboard by Millie @madisilverflint. Thank you both! <3 

[krimsnkramsart]

“Shnookums” ;)

I had the honour to illustrate something for @jadedbirch´s amazing Black Sails space AU “Space Raiders of Nassau” for this year´s  SilverFlint Big Bang 💖💖💖

[brassfannibal]

Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver, Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton, Captain Flint/Thomas Hamilton/John Silver Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint (Black Sails), Thomas Hamilton, Miranda Barlow, Billy Bones, De Groot (Black Sails) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Norse/Greek/Egyptian Mythologies, mixture of myths, GreekGod!Flint, Dark, Developing Relationship, Happy Ending Summary:

When the world was made of dark he swiped his thumb over the horizon and woke the sun. It wasn't a primordial burn of light but the one that rose his lids for the first time.

--

Flint is a forest god called The Flame and Silver is part of the cult that worships him on the fringes of the underworld.

[finngualart]

I’ve not managed to do much art of late, so have an older piece that was intended for the sfbb but I didn’t finish. I was really happy with the sketch and the mood, but as soon as I started to refine things I felt the figures became stiff and boring and lifeless and the whole scene just lost its charm. I deleted the layer that contained my refined figures, and ended up with this. I still like it a lot, so I thought I’d share.

Here’s the bit of @old-long-john‘s excellent writing that inspired this piece:

“Perhaps the wind was loud in Flint’s ears, or perhaps he was just half deaf from a lifetime of cannon fire, but Silver managed to get alarmingly close before he finally looked up. Flint had always been such an open book to him, and he was relieved to find that that much had not changed. A thousand expressions crossed his face in the space of a second, and Silver saw them all. Flint’s eyes were wide and beneath the span of freckles that dusted his skin he had turned very pale. His hands stilled on the fish he had been in the process of gutting, and Silver thought he saw a tremor there. Or perhaps it was closer to a twitch, his fingers tightening convulsively around the handle of the small blade in his hand. It ought to have been frightening. Once upon a time it might have been, but too much had passed between them for Silver to be frightened of him now. Flint’s breathing quickened, as it always had when he was caught unawares, and his still-broad chest seemed to strain at the buttons of his coat.

“Hello, Captain. Long time no see,” Silver said finally.

Flint said nothing in return, frozen in place and staring. Silver took the chance to drink in the sight of him. His hair was longer than Silver had ever seen it, almost brushing his shoulders, and though shot through with more than a little grey, the red hadn’t left it altogether. His short beard was the same, and far neater than the wilderness Silver was sporting. His eyes however were unchanged, and there was a sense of unsettling deja vu when he looked into them. He’s still handsome, his brain supplied unhelpfully.” (read all of it)

[queermccoy]

Art for @lurkerdelima ’s really fab black sails big bang fic set my soul on fire!! https://archiveofourown.org/works/14859509

[twofrontteethstillcrooked]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint (Black Sails) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Mutual Pining, Angst and Humor Summary:

"If there's anything I can help you with, or if you'd like to order flowers for an upcoming occasion--"

"All right, honestly?" Handsomely disgruntled customer looked Silver dead in the eye and said, "I'm looking for a gift that says, 'You are making a dreadful mistake. Call me when you've figured out what a fucking hash of things you've made.'" He spoke the way some people chewed tinfoil.

Silver felt two things: lust like a plague of locusts, and the words 'uh-oh' waft through his brain.

_____ 11:21p. Updated with the links to the awesome illustrations by @caesarsbuddy and the awesome graphics by @jolinarofmalkshur!

[lordnochybaty]

Yesterday evening I came back from a short vacation trip with my mum and look what I have found in the mailbox! :D It’s even cooler in rl than the teasing pictures were suggesting!

@silverflintdaily thanks again for a great challenge and awesome gifts <3

[vowel-in-thug]

trouble is my business (12916 words) by vowelinthug Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver Additional Tags: Slow Dancing, Car Sex Series: Part 3 of BLACK SAILS NOIR Summary:

The brim of his hat digs into Silver’s ear for a quick second before Silver takes it off and drops it on the floor, too. Then his arms come up around him. “Hey, daddy, is that your revolver in your trousers or are you just happy to see me?”

“It’s my Pocket Hammerless.”

Silver tsks. “I know a fellow who came back from Verdun like that,” he says. “War is hell.”

--

Flint manages to keep his business open for a whole four hours before it all goes to shit. Part 3, with actual plot, of the NOIR au

[aquafolie]

there were some questions regarding Miranda’s hair [x]

[jadedbirch]

Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver, Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint (Black Sails), Miranda Barlow, Madi (Black Sails), Billy Bones, Hal Gates, Eleanor Guthrie, Max (Black Sails) Additional Tags: Arranged Marriage, IN SPACE!, Alternate Universe - Space, Featuring the Maxanor, past Silver/Madi, everyone has a thigh holster, Explicit Sexual Content, Vague references to past trauma, Canon-Typical Violence, Gratuitous overkill of sci-fi tropes, TW: Gross™ and ridiculous pet names, TW: repeated mention of weaponized earsies

A SilverFlint Big Bang Fic with art by @aquafolie and @krimsnkrams <3

Summary:

The space station Nassau is in open rebellion against the interplanetary Imperial Alliance. Captain James Flint is in deep shit for rearranging the face of a fellow raider captain. As punishment, Nassau's leaders assign an inside man to his crew, with a very convincing cover story (that they're married). Complicating things further is the fact that Flint's shifty new husband, John Silver, knows a lot more than he's telling about their secret mission. Their own survival as well as Nassau’s future depend on how successfully they can navigate the dangerous skies… and each other.

“What exactly does that mean?” Gates stepped up, moving Billy out of the way to size Silver up himself.

“We got hitched,” Silver explained. “You know, married. Wedded bliss. Does your ship have a honeymoon suite, babe?” he asked, turning towards Flint.

“It’s true,” Flint concurred rather morosely. “He’s my husband. I am not without human foibles.”

“Foibles,” Gates repeated, his eyes seeming to traverse the galaxy having crawled out of their orbs. “Does Miranda know?”

“I will have a word with Miranda.”

“You do have all the best words,” Silver purred right into Flint’s ear while batting his eyelashes.

[mcicioni-blog]

Chapters: 6/6 Fandom: Black Sails Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver Characters: Captain Flint, John Silver, one OC - Character Additional Tags: Canon-Compliant, Not TI-compliant, A few animals killed (for food, not sport) Summary:

Reunion fic, about two years after 4.10. Quite a lot of talking and a little of the following: fishing, sex, hunting, bathtubs, Jewish surnames, books, stories, and Terra Australis.