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naranjapetrificada · 2 months

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Time for another Fanfic Friday!

Let's get the obligatory self-promo out of the way: Monday night, just before bedtime, I finally posted Chapter 2 of my bizarre little gay pirates arranged marriage ancient-world-inspired AU From the Firmament. I get if you don't trust WIPs, or don't think it's for you, and I'll be the first to tell you it's unusual. But if you find your curiosity piqued at all, maybe you should give it a whirl? If being in the OFMD fandom has taught me anything, it's that even things that are certifiably Not Your Thing can surprise the hell out of you.

Onto the recs (including one that absolutely wasn't My Thing and a non-OFMD rec)! Here's what I've been reading lately:

1) Of the AUs that should be "definitely Not My Thing", Wanna Fly Away is probably the least My Thing I've encountered. It absolutely, positively should not be something I'd ever consider reading, no matter how much I trust @petrichorca not to lead me astray. Monsterfucking? Nope, absolutely not for me, but blessings upon all who enjoy it. And Animorphs? I mean really, Animorphs???

So anyway I'm on Chapter 9 now, although I'll admit to having skimmed the final chapter many moons ago out of curiosity. I do that sometimes because I'm generally spoiler agnostic and sometimes I need to know ahead of time if a certain story will leave me existentially devastated. Jury's still out tbh! Crucially though, even after skimming the last chapter, I didn't start reading. What actually got me to read the fic proper was this separate one-shot that looked at Stede's character before leaving his life behind. That reminded me in a lot of ways of this pre-canon fic I've long appreciated, and that sealed the deal.

2) Next, for something ENTIRELY in the canon universe, I've been following the gentle, meditative innkeepers-era fic The Waters Around You by eimeo (not sure if they're on tumblr) and it's made for really rewarding reading. There's still plenty of work our boys need to do, but for once they actually have time to do it!

3) I've also been trying to catch up on my OMG THEY'RE ✨BOYFRIENDS✨ fics and one I heartily recommend is Tenderly the Light by the one and only @darcylindbergh, which perfectly captures that effervescent feeling you know they both had during the boyfriends scene while also not forgetting that they have to go out there and escape the British while also just being so full of LIFE. Pitch perfect.

4) Next up is the recently reposted Powder Blue by @scarrletmoon. It's a modern AU which I missed the first time around because I wasn't in the fandom yet (if such a time ever existed). Heed the tags going in, but if you're like me and heard so much about it after it got taken down, you'll absolutely want to check it out now. In particular, I love how like, grounded I feel inside Ed as a character, and how the in-world power dynamics replicate for a reader how Stede's specific brand of inscrutability would have felt to Canon Ed, who doesn't have the benefit of knowing how Stede feels. There's that little bit of distance there that just makes everything a bit more...more, I guess.

5) Lastly, for those of us anxiously awaiting the latest update to @moonyinpisces's phenomenal GO fix-it How Do We Turn On The Light (brb refreshing my email again), I want to recommend Talk to Me of Things to Come by Atsuki, which visits Crowley and Aziraphale on New Years Eve, 1988. It's flirty and sweet (although I definitely would not call it "fluff") and has some S-tier Aziraphale pining if you're into that. Not even sure how I found it tbh but I must have been throwing GO fics at the void where Chapter 16 of HDWTOTL waits to melt our collective minds.

Happy Friday, and happy reading!

#fanfic friday #fic recs #from the firmament #wanna fly away #the waters around you #tenderly the light #powder blue #hdwtotl #talk to me of things to come #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd fics #good omens #good omens fics

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neine · 2 years

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OFMD TAG

<3 @blakbonnet

Tagging... @rockandrolldisgrace @malasusanka @blackbeardskneebrace @silk-and-oranges feel free to ignore, it was supposed to be 5 blogs but I literally don't know any other

Your Name: Adam

How many sugars: I usually don't add sugar to my tea but I do add 2 spoons to my coffee.

Character(s) you relate to most: That's a hard one but I'll say Stede, the one by the end of season 1

OTP? - Blackbonnet, I suppose

NOTP? - Hm I guess I don't really mind any? I do exclude any Izzy pairings on ao3 but if the art is good what ahould I do? Ignore it? It's beautiful!!! I need to tell my friends and family about this BDSM art of him

If you were a pirate captain, what would you call your ship? - Probably Aphrodite or something, because she would be the most beautiful lady on the seas. And I do have a weird fixation with names that start with A.

What position would you have on a pirate ship (bosun, captain, powder monkey, master gunner, surgeon, etc.) - I get the worst sea sicknesses I would pass out in about 9 hours of constant throw ups...... Captain.

Favorite OFMD Fics or Art - Fanfic I guess #gentlebeard is trending! by regional_catastrophe - I'm waiting for the next chapter. I really like how it feels more original, because most of the post s1 fanfics are just something we already know rehashed in multiple ways, but this one is not scared to step aside from endless parallels. And I love the Drummond bit.

teeth marks by morian (it's a second part, first one is cool too but violent at times) - I love the idea of Ed being very emotional, almost like a baby. And the scene where they fight "They scrap like children, slapping and clawing at clothes, at skin." reminded me of the scene from The Boy where Boy is trying to beat Alemein. It takes it's time, even though they are literally stuck in one place together it's just so good.

I consume so much fanart that it's impossible for me to pick one... All of them are so beautiful........ I like the ones where they're stabbing each other.

Biggest wish for Season 2? - I want Ed to cry. And I want Stede to use the name Thomas. Or Edwards. Or both. Major Stede The Gentleman Pirate Bonnet alias Thomas alias Edwards my beloved.

Favorite Quote: "Hanging on, by a thread. Hanging on. Shouldn't let go. If I let go, all will fall. Down to the bone now. Fingers bleeding. Can't let go. Nothing makes sense. Hang on. Hang on. Hang on..."

Favorite Minor Character: I really like Fang.... Izzy, Olu, Jim, Lucius... Everyone

Favorite episode: Episode 10, Wherever You Go, There You Are

Has OFMD caused you to reevaluate your gender? - No, not really. I don't think I understand the question but it did make me feel good for being who I am.

Favorite Cast/Creator Quote or Interview: "So in a weird way, Stede’s feeling love — like a more mature version of love than he’s ever felt, and Blackbeard’s feeling a more profound, mature version of rejection. Because he’s never put himself out there like this, and it’s deranging him because he’s a highly emotional person."

Do cats have knives in their feet? - Mine surely does.

Song that Makes you think of Stede Bonnet: Wait a Minute! By Willow and I'm far away by MØ

Song that makes you think of Ed: Revenge by XXXTentacion, Dark Red by Steve Lacy

Song that makes you think of Izzy: The Chain.

#chain #shit post #ofmd

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