#C: Lucius Spriggs

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Lucius/Izzy, Lucius & Ed — Edward gets Jealous/possessive of Izzy, Lucius isn't taking that shit

Sort of combining two common fic tropes I'm seeing in this fandom. There are lovely fics where Lucius helps Izzy get over Ed, whether its unrequited feelings or an old relationship gone bad, and Lucius shows him he deserves good treatment, is worth noticing, etc. And there are also some very fun fics where outsiders show interest in Izzy and Edward gets hyper-possessive and jealous "no he's mine" despite being with Stede and not actively with Izzy. (And don't get me wrong here, I absolutely adore those fics.)

But I think a combo of the two would be really fascinating. Lucius and Izzy are together, and Lucius has helped Izzy get over his feelings for Ed/ his need for Ed's approval and validation.

But then Ed notices their relationship (maybe Izzy stops wearing the ring, starts wearing Lucius's neck tie thingy, maybe they're flirting on deck, whatever) and Ed gets all jealous, possessive, and loses his mind about how Izzy is his. And Lucius is not tolerating that shit after watching how Edward ignored Izzy, and also how Lucius is big on the healthy polyamory and not owning your partners. If Ed wanted to be with Izzy too and fix that relationship, that would be one thing, but that's not how Ed's reacting, he's trying to interfere with Lucius/Izzy without even talking to Izzy about it. And that will not fly.

How this ends I leave to filler, if Ed eventually learns or if Izzy and Lucius work through it together and Izzy doesn't want to be with Ed anymore, or not at the price of losing Lucius.

Do not want Ed to successfully split them up, but Ed/Izzy(/Stede) and Lucius/Izzy could be an end to this.

Again I adore the possessive Ed/Izzy fics, I just think this would be an interesting angle to explore on that too.

Fill: None

#C: Edward Teach | Blackbeard #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #C: Lucius Spriggs #P: Edward Teach | Blackbeard x Israel “Izzy” Hands #P: Israel “Izzy” Hands x Lucius Spriggs #T: Jealousy #T: Protectiveness #K: Possessiveness #Fill: None

[lesbianlucius]

The show is almost a year old and I've seen a lot of different ship names for this pairing. I just wanna see what fandom consensus is. Also leave your reason(s) why you gravitate to one in the tags!

#our flag means death #ofmd #lucius spriggs #lucpete #lupete #pirate babes #lucius/pete #personally im biased C is my answer cus it feels the most balanced and it sound nice in my head :3

[theyoungeragrippina]

💫 5 gentlebeard fic recs

to see if we have similar taste or find more to read, you can access 15 more recs here, or my current master recommendations list as an ao3 collection.

all the works on this particular post:

are longer-form (40k+)

have no steddyhands (simply not my thing)

are generally, all around brilliant (well-written, had me kicking my feet and giggling, laughing, or crying)

are complete!

enjoy <3 !!!

The Angriest Chicken In The Apothecary by @ignisentis

49k, explicit

"Stede's a lonely apothecary owner looking for love. Ed's a jaded potions master looking for his place in the world. This is how they find what they're looking for in each other."

so funny & creative & witty. i would actually die for stede's chicken familiar clemmy. clemmy stan club for life. i love her. this is SOOO good.

The Curse of Blackbeard's Sword by @dimplyowl

69k, explicit

"Stede is beside himself when he's hired to acquire and restore the infamous sword of Blackbeard, the scourge of the Caribbean and Stede's childhood obsession. He didn't expect that the sword would come with the ghost of Blackbeard attached, for Blackbeard to be so interested in him, nor for his simple offer to help Blackbeard's soul move on open the gates to a relationship right out of his deepest fantasies."

a super fun magical realism quest/romp/rom-com. also i LOVE witch frenchie and stede's cat and poor third-wheeling lucius.

Hold Fast by @cuddlytogas

304k, explicit (all the sex scenes except the last one are pretty easy to skip, but definitely still worth reading without it. pls feel free to message me if you want pointers on where to read around in the last bit and i can summarise/signpost for u!!)

"Stede Bonnet is free at last, and on his way back to his love. As "Captain Thomas Edwards", he'll learn a lot about sailing and emotional availability, and perhaps even make a name for himself as the man either brave or foolish enough to hunt the legendary Blackbeard. But rumour has it that Blackbeard may be the opposite of welcoming, if and when he ever catches up..."

this is so long and so well characterised that it felt like an alternate canon continuation to the show. every time i came back to it it was like sinking into a warm and comfortable and familiar bed <3 so easy and emotional and incredible and SO well written.

Liquid Gold by @perkynurples

79k, mature

"Stede Bonnet, recently divorced, returns to the town he once knew with a plan. He's got the house, he's got the bees, and he's going to be(e) happy if it's the last thing he does. (Stede is, as it turns out, a bit miserable no matter how hard he tries.) Ed Teach has been keeping all of his various demos at bay more or less successfully for years now. He's known as THE beekeeper in town, always meticulous, always gentle, never too bothered with rules, expectations, or protective gear for that matter. (Ed is also, no matter how hard he tries, a bit bored at this point.)"

ed and stede are so well characterised, heaps of cat and bee and flower rep, fantastic sassy and nosy lucius. just a fun and funky and good time! (also contains my personal no. one favourite piece of fanart ever).

To Stede, This Morning by keriiiocabinet

71k, mature (nothing sexually explicit!)

"In July of 2003, music journalist Lucius Spriggs travels to Valle Crucis, North Carolina to secure the interview of a lifetime: a candid, one-on-one conversation with with the elusive country music legend Edward Teach. He expects the basics - talking to the infamous Man in Black about what the industry was like at his prime, the potential to unlock an exclusive confession or two, if he was lucky. But the story Lucius gets from Ed starts in the spring of 1963, when Ed Teach met Stede Bonnet. A story of chances taken, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, nudie suits, and an unconditional love spanning across forty years."

this is one of THE best pieces of fiction i've ever read, but also i am genuinely weeping. it is 9:30 on a thursday morning and tears are streaming down my face. unbelievably bittersweet.

let me know if there's any works you've loved or written that i've missed!

#please send me more to read ur nice lil replies and comments make me so pleased #i've been reading a bit slower since the last list sorry #i will probably do some recs between 20-40k for the next list so hmu if u have any you think deserve this coveted place #applying for rental apartments is an agonising and time consuming process #our flag means death #ofmd #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #blackbonnet fanfic #blackbonnet fic recs #gentlebeard fic recs #gentlebeard fanfic

[chocolatepot]

For the salty ask list

good omens and/or ofmd for any of these plz >:-]

3, 5, 15, 16, 21, 26

Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?

Generally not so much for the opinion, but for a) repeatedly stating it b) aggressively and especially for c) implying that I'm stupid for not sharing it (not necessarily me personally, but if they talk about everyone who doesn't share it and I don't share it ... well ...). At a certain point I tend to go, "Right! This person is making me feel bad," and unfollow.

Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

I think I answered this one before and I think I said no, but technically fandom can make me go from "not really my thing" to "fuck this ship".

Unpopular opinion about the manga/show?

I thought s2 of Good Omens was deeply flawed. I can still watch it and enjoy the character moments (Michael Sheen and David Tennant do so much to improve it), but there's a lot wrong with it and if I think about it too long it really bothers me. 😬 I don't think any of the theories about body switching or Aziraphale faking the Metatron out etc are going to be borne out in s3.

If you could change anything in the show, what would you change?

For SURE I would nix the Nazi zombies entirely, and I'd rework the Edinburgh minisode so as to not have Aziraphale sanctimoniously wrecking that poor girl's life. Oh, I'd also make it so Elspeth doesn't sell Wee Morag's body to be dissected and use the money to (try to) kill herself, that bothered me a lot.

What are your thoughts on crack ships?

Love them! I feel like people don't do them as much as they used to.

Most shippable character?

Lucius Spriggs. You can put him with just about anyone and I'll buy it!

list of questions

#good omens #ofmd #ask meme

[stedes-incredible-library]

Hello!! Wonderful work your doing here -- id like some of your favorite Lucious/black pete fics please, bonus points for reunion scenes

Thank you! There are many that include Black Pete and Lucius Spriggs as a side story to Ed & Stede's reunion, but we've tried to find ones that are mostly concerning just Black Pete and Lucius.

…but you’re not really there by Aspen Adams273 [G], [4,383 words]

Edward is the one to push him overboard. The Kraken is the one he hides from, in the walls of the ship. Blackbeard is the one stranded between the two.

Having spent weeks hiding in the walls of the ship, Lucius can forgive none of them.

It’s In His Kiss by avengeful-bunny (brodeurbunny30) [T], [1,128 words]

Lucius comes to on the Revenge with Black Pete by his side who has a love confession to make.

True Stories by Anonymous [E], [2,095 words]

"Listen Pete, you don't need to make up stories to impress me."

Pete looked up, trying to make himself look innocent. It was an impossible task even with his baby blue eyes. "It's all true! I'm a very tough pirate."

"I already know you're a big, tough pirate," Lucius said, slouching against the wall. "I just like it better when you're honest with me."

this not not your grave, get out by morian [M], [10,0073 words]

Lucius survives. For better or for worse. 

(Mind the tags here.) If followers have other recommendations, please let us know.

~Mod C

#ofmd #black pete #lucius spriggs #fic rec #our flag means death #black pete x lucius

[our-flag-means-death-ao3feed]

To Stede, This Morning

by keriiiocabinet

In July of 2003, music journalist Lucius Spriggs travels to Valle Crucis, North Carolina to secure the interview of a lifetime: a candid, one-on-one conversation with with the elusive country music legend Edward Teach. He expects the basics - talking to the infamous Man in Black about what the industry was like at his prime, the potential to unlock an exclusive confession or two, if he was lucky. But the story Lucius gets from Ed starts in the summer of 1963, when Ed Teach met Stede Bonnet. A story of chances taken, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, nudie suits, and an unconditional love spanning across forty years.

Words: 2713, Chapters: 2/12, Language: English

Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Alma Bonnet, Louis Bonnet, Israel Hands, "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Fang (Our Flag Means Death), The Swede (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Wee John Feeney, Roach (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Benjamin Hornigold

Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach & Lucius Spriggs, Mary Allamby Bonnet/Doug, Mary Allamby Bonnet & Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny/Mary Read, Black Pete/Fang/Lucius Spriggs, Israel Hands/"Calico" Jack Rackham

Additional Tags: Drinking, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, The vintage country music au none of you asked for but you're getting anyway!, The thought process was 'What if Ed Teach.... was Johnny Cash' so here we are, Hospitalization, Infidelity, Canon-Typical patricide, Time Skips, The author's very strong feelings about adirondack chairs, Country music references ahoy!, Fanart, I cannot promise this will always align with canon I'm sorry, pls don't @ me I am just here to vibe and info dump about my interests, This is baby's first fic so pls be gentle dskfjhdskjf

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/43637280

#Our flag means death #ofmd

[indestructiblelittlefuckers]

[indepedent RP blog for Edward Teach aka Black.beard (primary) and Is.rael "Izzy" Hands (secondary) and / Stede Bonnet and Lucius Spriggs (tertiary) , from Our Fl.ag Means D.eath. not spoiler free Private - Mutuals only. // personals DNI S2 finale heavily canon divergent (read this) // masterlist of opens here, as long as we are mutuals, you can respond at any time, from the moment we are mutuals!

Very crossover friendly, always up for plotting. if we are mutuals, you are free to send me asks any time, which you are free to continue!

written & loved by sofia, 30+. established 8 October, 2023.

CARRD (rules & about, please give it a read, thank you! any questions you have about my portrayals or the characters in general, my inbox is opwn)

exploration in: self-destruction, loyalty to a fault, toxic relationships, self-hatred, ambition, feeling unlovable, light in the darkness, loss of identity, love not being enough, living with bipolar disorder in the 18th century, and so much more

even though these characters are from a mostly comedy show and light threads are welcome, please keep in mind that there are some heavy themes that follow these two, that are present on the show and I will explore. so trigger warnings for: s*icide ideation, bipolar disorder, c-ptsd, murder, mutilation, toxic and abusive relationships)]

#new pinned post

[little-cereal-draws]

How Stede's rowboat is going to look vs how I want it to look

#this is basically me just saying how far can i push the joke lol #too far is the answer #roach is flirting with spanish jackie #he's going to be husband number 21 (or 19 now ig) #did i revive calico jack for this joke? yes #it's basically stede going around picking up everyone looking for ed #inspired by the two guys on a scooter studio c sketch #art #drawing #fanart #digital fanart #ofmd #our flag means death #our flag means death fan art #stede bonnet #lucius spriggs #oluwande boodhari #black pete #wee john feeney #roach ofmd #spanish jackie #calico jack #buttons ofmd #the swede ofmd #ofmd season 2 #my art #not pictured: mary (who hates the ocean) #doug #and nana the revenge nun

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Roach & (Izzy and/or Lucius) — Keeping Ed away from his patient to protect them

Post reunion, either Izzy or Lucius (or both) goes to Roach for treatment of kraken related injuries/complications. Toe infection, pneumonia, something along those lines.

Roach prevents Ed from getting near the patient while they're in his care, still upset about the abandoned island thing and also considering him still an active threat to his patient(s).

This really hurts ed. He tries to prove he can be better, earn back trust.

(Prefer somewhat happy resolution. But do want all the angsty feels beforehand.)

Fill: Devotion's Edge [Roach/Izzy]

#C: Roach #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #C: Lucius Spriggs #P: General | No Pairing #T: Injury #T: Protectiveness #T: Israel “Izzy” Hands' Toe #Fill: Complete #Israel “Izzy” Hands x Roach Fills

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Ed/Stede — Very loose Shape of Water AU

Ed is a sea creature or maybe an alien trapped in a government facility where he is being experimented on/tortured. Stede finds him, lets him out, and hides him in his bathtub until he starts getting sick and they have to run away to the ocean together.

Bonus options: - Stede turns out to also be some kind of fish person. - Lucius and Oluwande are also there, maybe Roach or someone is the scientist? - Badminton is the military guy, Izzy is Strickland. - But Stede's friends don't die in the end like Eliza's. They steal a boat and go with them.

Fill: None

#C: Edward Teach | Blackbeard #C: Stede Bonnet #C: Lucius Spriggs #C: Oluwande Boodhari #C: Chauncey Badminton #P: Edward Teach | Blackbeard x Stede Bonnet #AU: Supernatural Creatures #AU: The Shape of Water #T: Saving Someone #T: Sea Monsters #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Fang/Lucius/Pete/Izzy — Modern AU, Fluff, Mall Santa And His Elves

Fang signs up to be the Santa Claus at his local mall every year because he has the time and likes making kids happy. Lucius is one of Fang's helper elves this year as part of his community service for getting caught pickpocketing. Pete is one of Fang's helper elves because he showed up as moral support for Lucius. Izzy is one of Fang's helper elves because he lost a bet with Fang. Somehow this leads to all four of them ending up in a polycule.

Fill: None

#C: Fang #C: Lucius Spriggs #C: Black Pete #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #P: Israel “Izzy” Hands x Black Pete #P: Israel “Izzy” Hands x Lucius Spriggs #P: Israel “Izzy” Hands x Fang #P: Lucius Spriggs x Black Pete #P: Lucius Spriggs x Fang #P: Black Pete x Fang #AU: Modern Day #T: Christmas #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Lucius, Izzy/Anybody — Kind of like "It's A Wonderful Life" but crackier

Lucius jokingly wishes he could see what it would be like if Izzy carried himself like he was cute. Something with power hears him and grants his wish. Lucius finds himself transported to an alternate universe, seeing what kind of changes would be wrought on the world if from a young age Israel Hands had decided to start carrying himself like he was cute. It's weirder than Lucius expected, also kind of terrifying.

Fill: None

#C: Lucius Spriggs #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #P: Israel “Izzy” Hands x Any #T: Crack Fic #T: Interdimensional Travel #T: Magic #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Gen/pre-Steddyhands — Confined bonding

Post reunion Ed is tired of all the bitching, so he ties them both up, and throws them in a confined space. Lucius has been instructed every 20 minutes to introduce a new ice breaker. Izzy and Stede will get their revenge.

Fill: None

#C: Edward Teach | Blackbeard #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #C: Stede Bonnet #C: Lucius Spriggs #P: General | No Pairing #P: Edward Teach | Blackbeard x Stede Bonnet x Israel “Izzy” Hands #T: Forced To Work Together #T: Israel “Izzy” Hands and Stede Bonnet Try To Get Along #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Lucius — Save the light (Lucius whump)

In Latin, Lucius means light. This is fitting for him as he cares for everyones feelings and is a respected member of the crew despite not being a typical pirate. Someone notices this one day and kidnaps him (you decide the reason). Now it's up to the crew of the Revenge to save their light before it's too late!

Fill: None

#C: Lucius Spriggs #C: Revenge Crew #P: General | No Pairing #T: Taken Hostage | Captured #T: Rescue #T: Hurt Comfort #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Gen — Secret book club

Izzy, Jim, Lucious, and Frenchie have a secret book club that started during the kraken era. This is the story of how Stede tries to woo the club to let him join.

Fill: None

#C: Stede Bonnet #C: Israel “Izzy” Hands #C: Jim Jimenez #C: Lucius Spriggs #C: Frenchie #P: General | No Pairing #T: Bonding Over Something #Fill: None

[ourflagmeansdeath-kinkmeme]

Black Pete/Lucius — Speech impediment, affirmations

Saw the head canon that Black Pete always calls Lucius "Babe" because he's embarrassed about having trouble saying "Lucius" with his lisp/speech impediment.

Would love something with Lucius figuring this out and giving Pete lots of reassurance, affirmations, love etc.

Fill: None

#C: Black Pete #C: Lucius Spriggs #P: Lucius Spriggs x Black Pete #T: Fluff #T: Realizations #Fill: None