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casmick-consequences · 7 months
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I think that my favorite part of the Lupete reunion scene is a part that doesn't get talked about often, or at all. When Pete kisses him and says "I love all of it" you can hear Lucius do the sweetest, tiniest little giggle at the same time.
Like, after all of the horrible hell things he's been through, he's sitting here with his ridiculous, adorable bald man who loves him fully and unconditionally even with all of his flaws, and probably for the first time in god knows how long, he feels safe and he just giggles.
i am so so so so normal about them
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beelzeballing · 6 months
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actually i dont think ive posted my thoughts on ofmd s2 overall here yet have i?
ok here goes: i think it had incredibly high highs, and at some parts i genuinely enjoyed it more than i did the first season, episode 6 being peak imo. however, it had equally abysmal lows with some glaring writing-, tone- and pacing issues that all came to a head in the finale.
i once read someone say that, if you ever feel like a finale ruined the whole story, maybe you should take another look at the story. there were most likely cracks and problems all along, and the finale did nothing besides dashing the hope that these would perhaps be addressed later. very rarely do genuinely well written stories go completely off the rails in the finale and ruin the whole thing.
i think this is applicable here in some ways, SPECIFICALLY in regards to edward. good god edward was a MESS this season, and it's so sad because i loved the starting point! the kraken era was absolutely terrifying and iconic as FUCK but... they shouldn't have leaned so hard into the drama and trauma of it all. don't get me wrong, i loved that it did. it's one of my favorite parts of the season and i'm so glad we got it. but if they wanted this arc to work with the overarching plot as they wrote it, they would've had to lighten up the tone here CONSIDERABLY. had they played the kraken era for comedy then sure! edward's bad youtuber apology would've been funny. his fast redemption would've been less jarring. the lack of consequences less disturbing. but as it stands in the show, this arc is too dark to function with the later episodes.
i feel like they wanted to have their cake and eat it too here. they wanted the gritty drama of ed coming off the hinges entirely but also didn't want to deal with the aftermath of such a heavy arc in their silly pirate romcom. be that due to time constraints and budget cuts or because they were simply unwilling to, doesn't really matter in the end. the result is the same either way: a very tonally messy season with some accidentally troubling implications regarding abuse.
and mentioning troubling implications regarding abuse; izzy. my poor, poor izzy... his arc was absolutely glorious. i liked izzy the second he showed up in s1 and i was absolutely EATING this season up in that regard. and i think in this case, they genuinely did fuck it all up in the finale with that one stupid choice:
choosing to kill izzy was the DUMBEST thing they couldve done here.
ive talked about this over and over and over again. ive reblogged so many meta posts. and still i am left absolutely flabbergasted by how stupid of a decision this was. the fridging, playing at the fallen woman trope, killing the beating heart of the season and the character who delivers what is essentially a thesis statement, killing off the character whose arc is about coming to terms with his disability, having him die in edward's arms, comforting him and apologizing after an entire season of finding community and love outside of edward, the absolutely godawful pacing of it all, the extremely easy and obvious solution of just having IZZY become the new captain of the revenge to mirror s1 and hammer home how much he has developed since then in one go... i could go on. and i have. it was a stupid writing decision, completely fucked the tone and pacing of the finale and took away attention and time from things that really would've deserved a better wrap up (lucius and black pete deserved better)
now. the whole prince ricky & zheng plot line... yeah that shit sucked ass, sorry. they bit off more than they could chew here. i honestly think those are the arc words of this season:
✨️ bit off more than they could chew ✨️
right off the bat: i think he was good as a concept. bringing in a foil for stede who just doesn't Get It as stede does could've made for very good comedy and drama (and to be fair there is some of that). but that shit got away from them extremely quickly. nothing about how he's implemented past his first episode works, and i think this is very specifically because he's mostly played as the comic relief in his debut episode. making this completely bumbling fool, who gets his nose hacked off on his first job, the main villain of your entire season is... definitely a choice. idk. he didn't work for me at all.
ok wow mentioning shit getting away from the writers. this definitely got away from me. this was supposed to be a short lil post. well. i guess tl;dr i loved this season but jesus christ there was a lot wrong with it. if you want to hear more thoughts. ask box is open. be my guest. i have more to say so even if you dont ask i might add more to this at some point but im tired and have work tmrw.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god too much to process I’m about to fucking cry I never cry at tv man THEY LEFT THEM IN AN INN 😭 PETE & LUCIUS GOT MARRIED. WHILE ED LOOKED AT STEDE. the whole crew—well not the whole crew. Izzy oh my god fuck man. They gave him the fucking thesis of the show. Our Flag Does Mean Fucking Death 🏳️‍🌈 our love for eachother and the community we’ve built will both outlive and tear down all of the walls that forced us to the margins
The fucking monkey’s paw got me man I was just thinking today about how my initial season 2 predictions ended with Izzy succumbing to his hubris and bitterness and dying for it I DIDNT KNOW. I DIDNT KNOW HOW HE’D TURN IT AROUND! Ah Fuck 😭 gonna try not to think about him at Calypso’s Birthday. He was so happy and at peace with himself. He finally had a real home and a community. He was a good first mate. He was part of the family. He died apologizing for making Ed feel like he couldn’t be loved and assuring him he was with his hand on his face saying ‘there he is’ but this time it’s Ed not Blackbeard 🥺 Rest In Peace darling Unicorn man I did not expect to end up loving you so much <3
but yeah pushing that gutwrenching tragedy aside for a second (wait nevermind actually because I just realized Izzy got shot in the right side aka the one which according to this show’s logic has all the important bits in it FUCK—) the entire crew is back on The Revenge PLUS Zheng and MOTHERFUCKIN SPANISH JACKIE!!!!!!! HOLY SHIT SPANISH JACKIE REGULAR CREW MEMBER POSSIBILITIES NEXT SEASON????? Fuck me even if our hard work doesn’t pan out (#renew as a crew) and we don’t get our third season I could live with this ending. Ed and Stede are happily retired fixing up an inn, they both know they love eachother, the rest of the crew is off together doing their pirate thing but still able to pop back and visit whenever. Though Ricky when they catch you Ricky you son of a bitch istg. Little weasel. Demeans Jackie, tries to wipe out an entire culture because they didn’t let him play pirate, assumes (of fucking course) that a white man is the real power behind Blackbeard’s glory not Ed’s tactical genius and martial skill. Murders Izzy putting a damper on an otherwise badass scene where everyone looks fucking incredible in their fancy matching coats.
I can’t with Our Flag Means Death man. Despite budget cuts and less episodes they fucking did it again. I know I’ve said it before but I seriously cannot understate how much ofmd means to me. What a season, everything I’d hoped for and more from my favorite show <3
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heyimdove · 6 months
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Sorry. I am over posting, I know. But I’m thinking about GO and OFMD.
As fun as the romance dynamic is on OFMD, the biggest charm the show holds for me is the crew. I LOVED the fuckery episode. And Calypso’s birthday. I loved Stede and Pete being caged together and Wee John asking if Jim was a mermaid. I LOVED the crew all answering “talk it through as a crew” when Stede was nearly executed- like, I think that is genuinely my favorite part of the show. It warms my heart every time.
And I love Good Omens, but do I love the supporting cast, exactly? Well, depends. I love Muriel. I also love Hastur. And I like the rest fine enough. I don’t really understand why Maggie loves Nina, who is just kind of mean to her, but like, sure. But generally it doesn’t feel like anyone in the supporting cast really like each other (even the Them!). All this to say, Crowley and Azi are the reason I watch GO, no question, no contest. They are the reason GO is my favorite show.
Maybe it’s impossible for two beings who are all alone on their own side to be very close with anyone except the other, but I really hope S3 gives us supporting cast members to fall in love with the way I fell in love with Frenchie and Olu and Lucius, so on, so forth. I want their world to expand. Muriel is a fantastic start. I hope we build on it. I want the coziness of the crew listening to Pinocchio, but in Good Omens somehow.
It’s really late idk what I’m saying anymore
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tvshowspoilers · 6 months
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Soooo OFMD episode 6 thoughts…
I really haven’t processed the scene with Ed and Izzy enough yet to comment the way it deserves
I want to get that as a tattoo “poison into positivity” beautiful line
I love that like the art of fuckery there was a lot of humor until there was a tonal shift ( Stede killing Ned and Izzy battling Stede)
Hm, I really like Ed’s line that killing Ned isn’t worth the poison. Unfortunately he left it open for Stede to take the poison…
Still love that Taika brought his daughters!
I love the entire party scene and I adore that Stede worked it out by being Stede.
Aww the looks Ed and Stede share are so sweet
Honestly, a lot happened in this episode and I like that for how short it is. Kinda amazing
Love the sex marathon with Lucius and Pete…
I wonder if Stede planned to kill Ned or if it was a combination of guilt left over from Chauncey’s words mixed in with his protectiveness of Ed and the crew…Ed doesn’t seem to care at all?
Except for the guilt of letting Stede take the poison of killing him.
Tbh I like the role reversal between Ed and Stede in this episode.
Was part of the reason Stede killed Ned a test to see if it changed how Ed felt?
I want to know why Ed did that little shift after Ned said he likes Stede cause of his “amateur bumbling status”….is he like well true or is he like that’s gonna make him upset or is he thinking that’s not true cause he also does a little headshake (tho that might be to the pet statement) what? I want to knowwwww. I’m excited to see how fanfic authors write this scene!
Stede may have forgotten Jim’s words about killing someone takes a piece of you, huh
I think that the flashback scene of kid Stede was really well done and as some else said, shows that there’s cracks that Stede still has and isn’t as good as he shows. Also considering we have two episodes after 6, it was probably good that David didn’t go into full blown trauma territory or it would have been rushed. I’m one of those that wishes Stede’s trauma was addressed but the way things are playing out it’s better that it’s left to season 3
But Ed’s expression after Stede kills Ned actually kills me, thanks and then when he tries to comfort him
Gosh Izzy was so right to say wait
I can’t even begin to process that sex scene but they both consented and even though it was fast and a bad idea, they both continued it. I’ve got to watch it a few more times to get thoughts in order
Also fang is still my favorite character and I adore him “sore fingies” baby
I may not like this one as much as it’s season 1 counterpart but it’s a solid episode and I liked it
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izzyspussy · 1 year
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Media I loved last week!
[ID: part of a bullet journal page. along the left side are teal and yellow icons of a play button, a scene board, and an open book. in a matching color to the corresponding icon is written a song, a movie, and a story, each rated out of 10. end ID]
My favorite thing I listened to last week is It's Not Christmas Til Somebody Cries by Carly Rae Jepsen. I feel like most original pop Christmas songs since Mariah Carey's are trying to hard to be a hit and end up boring because of it. Not this one! It's fun, it's catchy, it's not formulaic. Subject matter wise it's more like a punk or alt-rock Christmas song lmfao. I docked it a point just because it is still just a Christmas song, but when compared exclusively to other Christmas songs it's a 10.
My favorite thing I watched last week is the Drawfee show on Youtube. I did watch a Christmas movie with my family, but it sucked lol. Drawfee is a drawing variety show with four very lovely hosts/artists. It's primarily bit drawings, but they also do timelapse episodes where they take more serious prompts as well. Highly recommended! 10/10
My favorite thing I read last week is the OFMD fanfic lavender, for luck by sweatervest. It's a Practical Magic inspired modern AU Sprigg/Hands, in which Pete has an occultism podcast and Lucius convinces him to do some interviews - first of which is Izzy. I really liked it, but I docked it a point because I felt the Ed/Izzy/Jack storyline was wrapped up in a bit of a rush and I think it would have been better done as Izzy telling Lucius about it after the fact rather than trying to make a whole scene of it. 9/10
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Incorrect Quotes Generator
I got my hands on an incorrect quotes generator last night and some of these are a delight
Stede: eating a cinnamon roll 
Ed: Cannibalism. 
Stede: confused chewing noises
Stede: Ugh, there’s always that weak bitch in the group who isn’t down with murder. 
Stede: glares at Ed 
 Ed: Well, sorry I have morals!
Stede: makes Ed a cup of tea but puts salt in it 
Ed: sips tea 
Stede: 
Ed: finishes tea 
Stede: Didn't it taste bad? 
Ed: Yeah, but I didn't want to hurt your feelings so I drank it all. 
Stede, tearing up: Oh, okay.
Ed: Dom or sub? 
Stede: I guess Domino's, since I don't go to Subway that much. Don't see why you'd put them in the same category though.
Stede: Ed is restricted to decaf for the rest of this adventure.
Jim: Oh, here’s my award for the most rules broken! 
Oluwande: That’s not an award, it’s an angry letter from our boss. 
Jim, hanging it on their wall: Well, it has the word ‘most’ in it, so I’m calling it an award!
Oluwande: What’s the straightest thing you’ve ever done? 
Jim: sighs 
Jim: I killed a man.
Oluwande: Let’s watch Sharkboy and Lavagirl. 
Jim: Okay. 
Oluwande: And make out during the scary parts. 
Jim: Th- 
Jim: The scary parts. 
Jim: Of Sharkboy and Lavagirl.
While the Squad is in a battle 
Jim, trying to warn about the location of an enemy: To the left! 
Oluwande: Take it back now y'all!
Pete: Valentine’s day is just a consumerist holiday that holds no real value other than drive people insane buying heart shaped chocolates for their significant others and pos- 
Lucius: I wrote you a poem. 
Pete, already crying: You did?
Pete, grinning: I have a knife!
 Lucius: Put it down, Pete. 
Pete: Make me! sprints away
Pete: Hey Lucius?
 Lucius: Yeah? 
Pete: What's your favorite color of the alphabet? True or false?
 Lucius: 
Lucius: ...What.
Lucius: When I was young, I left a trail of broken hearts like a rockstar. I'm not proud of it. 
Pete: You're kind of proud of it. You work it into a lot of conversations.
Lucius: We’ll find another route, it’s not safe for amateur adventurers. 
Pete: That sounds like a challenge. 
Lucius: I have to stress, that is not a challenge. 
Pete: ...Is exactly what you say to dissuade the weak of heart from accepting the challenge. Well, challenge accepted! 
Lucius: There is no challenge!
Pete: The Ocean is a soup. 
Lucius: 
Lucius: Do elaborate.
 Pete: What are needed for something to be a soup? 
Lucius: Erm... Water, salt, some form of vegetation, and personally I prefer some meat in mine.  
Pete: Tilts head 
Lucius: The Ocean is a Soup. 
Pete: The Ocean is a Soup.
Pete, texting Lucius: sends a voice message
 Lucius, texting back: I’m a little busy, is it urgent? 
Pete: No, don’t worry, just listen later. 
later 
Lucius: presses play 
Pete's voice message: THERE’S A FIRE-
Frenchie: You have any sunscreen? 
Izzy: You can't get a sunburn from a bonfire— 
Frenchie: It's for my marshmallow ya dummy.
Frenchie: I think I should be allowed on ghost hunter tv shows. 
Izzy: I think that would be dangerous for the ghosts.
Izzy: You read my diary? 
 Frenchie: At first I did not know it was your diary. I thought it was a very sad handwritten book.
Izzy: Help! I’m drowning! 
Frenchie: Calm down. We’re only in six feet of water! 
Izzy: NOT ALL OF US ARE TALL!
Izzy: We just ate. Why are you making pancakes? 
 Frenchie: For the dogs. 
 Izzy: Why are you making pancakes for the dogs? Frenchie: They don't know how.
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fool-for-luv · 1 year
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OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH MASTERLIST
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All my OFMD fics on AO3, for my fellow pirate enjoyers.
acts of mending and mercy [COMPLETE]
Frenchie/Israel Hands
S2, pre-relationship, 4.5k
In a weird and somewhat sick and definitely twisted way, it makes sense that Frenchie’s act as first mate would be to betray his captain. 
Two acts of kindness, from one first mate to another. In which Frenchie and Izzy discover where their loyalties lie, and what they’re willing to do for the people they consider crew. 
i could find you, darling, in any life[COMPLETE]
Black Pete/ Lucius Spriggs
Soulmate AU, 50k
There’s a bit of love in death, and a bit of death in love. No wonder the two so often go hand-in-hand.
AKA the soulmate au that Pete and Lucius deserve. Very Lucius/Pete centric, featuring some fluff, some angst, an overly convoluted soulmate system, and happy endings all around. 
in the myre of who we were [COMPLETE]
Frenchie/Israel Hands
post S1, 159k
In which Frenchie unofficially usurps Izzy as first mate, and they both also fall in love a little bit. Featuring an entirely baffled and unwillingly charmed Izzy Hands, Frenchie playing the long game, Edward Teach Makes a Friend, Fang and Ivan My Beloveds, a suitably murderous Jim Jimenez, and a very spiteful and pissed off ghost in the walls. 
If music be the food of love (then darling, you’re a feast) [COMPLETE]
Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
 90s AU, 107k
Disgraced grunge musician Edward Teach, lead singer of Seattle-based band Blackbeard & the Krakens, discovers a new lease on life when he meets his obnoxiously loud next-door neighbor, aspiring playwright and Shakespeare enthusiast Stede Bonnet. Featuring lovestruck Ed, oblivious Stede, too many Shakespeare references, and our favorite wacky crew. 
Come build your home in me [COMPLETE]
Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez
Works (in order): Never Meet Your Heroes, Querencia, Pretty Good for a Dead Man, Reunited & it feels…ok
Blackbeard has done a lot of wrong in the months since Stede Bonnet's abrupt departure from Barbados- the most heinous wrong, of course, being the murder of Lucius Spriggs. When Stede Bonnet returns and reconciles with the man he loves, what happens to those Blackbeard has hurt the most? A four part series, beginning with Never Meet Your Heroes, exploring events following season one with a focus on the minor characters- specifically, Black Pete, Lucius, Oluwande, Jim, Frenchie, and Izzy.
forgive & forget [COMPLETE]
Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet 
44k
Following a brawl with Mary’s new paramour, Stede Bonnet is suffering from memory loss. Exiled from his family, nothing to his name, Stede takes to the sea, following a lifelong dream- and a scrap of red fabric that washes up on the beach. He doesn’t make it far before he’s captured by the dread pirate Blackbeard himself, who seems to hold the missing piece of the puzzle that Stede’s life has become.
Promises of a desperado [COMPLETE]
Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Frenchie/Israel Hands
Western AU, 133k
Notorious outlaw Edward Teach and his band of miscreants are taken in by kindly ranch owner Stede Bonnet and his misfit crew of semi-reformed criminals.
AKA the cowboy au no one asked for but I desperately want. Yeehaw.
Monstrous [COMPLETE]
Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
14k
Stede and Ed have very different definitions of the word monster, and both think they fit the definition. Some thoughts on these two co-captains following Act of Grace and exploring a potential reunion.
Do you see me now? What I am? 
Edward Teach/ Stede Bonnet, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs
4.5k
In which Lucius plays therapist to not one, but two emotionally repressed and pining pirates. Ed and Stede’s relationship pre and post the season one finale, through the lens of our favorite scribe and his relationship  with Black Pete.
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gnomebby-sideblog · 2 years
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saw a tiktok the other day about adding your own niche interests to fanfic and that spiraled into an idea for a ofmd modern day birdwatching au. i doubt i’ll ever get around to writing it but here is my general premise and character ideas!!
stede bonnet recently fell in love with birds and is trying to get into birdwatching as a hobby, so he signs up for a bird walk with ornithologist edward teach. here, he becomes even more infatuated with birds, and maybe becomes interested in someone else too, so it’s all too easy to sign up for another walk.
and of course, our beloved crew are also regulars of ed’s bird walks. birdwatching-related shenanigans ensue!
characters: 
stede: middle-aged recent divorcee and father of two, looking for something new in his life, saw a cool bird once and fell down the birding rabbit hole after researching it, bought a bunch of nice equipment but doesn’t know how to use it, thinks birds are cool and pretty, knows pretty much nothing else, but he wants to learn!! favorite bird: northern cardinal
ed: ornithologist and big name in the birding world, chair of his local audubon society in his free time, can tell you everything about every native bird in the area, expert at calls and identifying, but is losing the magic that got him to love birds, getting bored, starts up bird walks for the community to try to bring the love back. favorite bird: american crow
izzy: co-leads walks with ed but no one likes him nearly as much, has worked with ed for years, currently doing research with ed, they get along well and work fine together but in the same way a bickering old couple does, really trying to push ed to keep with research even as ed is falling out of passion, feels threatened by stede and everyone knows it but him, does a lot of the organizational parts of the walks and does not get credit for it, gets visibly annoyed whenever stede talks and is very happy to correct stede when he identifies a species incorrectly. favorite bird: great horned owl
lucius: local college student studying environmental science, knows a lot and is chill about it but is silently judging you because you mixed up a song sparrow and house sparrow, dutifully records every species he sees and how many on ebird because Science, stede is friendly with him and lucius is only mildly happy about it but lets him stick around him anyway, always makes sure to point out to stede what he sees, when he isn’t using his binoculars or recording a sighting he is holding hands with pete. favorite bird: yellow-rumped warbler
black pete: goes to walks for ed because he’s a big fan, has read all of ed’s books and mentions it a lot, claims to have studied under ed when he was an undergrad and ed was a professor but can’t really prove it, always stays near the front of the group, gets excited about the birds very easily and is very passionate about birding and lucius is the only one who can calm him down, always shows up in full outdoors gear whether necessary or not, lowkey gets annoyed when people misidentify things but is working on it. favorite bird: belted kingfisher
jim: always shows up with oluwande, quiet, stays in the back and makes quick remarks making fun of people under their breath, only really talks to oluwande, will not tell you what they see until after the fact when it has already flown away, crazy good photographer and can always get a clear shot of the birds, carries around a fancy expensive camera with a huge lens that is their pride and joy, has 50k followers on their bird photography instagram, still wears the big wide-brimmed hat it’s just one of those outdoorsy ones with the string that goes around the chin. favorite bird: green heron
oluwande: always shows up with jim, reluctant mom of the group, scolds you for not wearing bug spray but pulls some out of his bag for you to use anyway, always has a field guide in hand for reference, makes sure everyone is with the group and no one is lost, great bird walk conversationalist, softie at heart but knows how to push jim’s buttons (even though they don’t mind), big on bird twitter for his jokes and for always being the first to report on rare bird sightings in the area, also posts jim’s photography #supportiveboyfriend, always wearing signature orange baseball cap, crocs are his birding shoe of choice no matter the location. favorite bird: mourning dove
frenchie: believes the ivory-billed woodpecker is still out there and will tell you about the time he saw one, has been in local birding circles for years, knows his shit but is nonchalant about it, jots everything he sees down in a notebook and refuses to use ebird or anything similar because it “ruins the sanctity of birding” and he doesn’t trust Big Tech, scared of bugs, big on environmentalism. favorite bird: pileated woodpecker
roach: big into hunting, started going to walks to get better at finding birds to shoot but ends up liking birding more, always has a big hunting knife on his waistband and whips it out anytime he hears a twig snap, makes baked goods for the group and brings them for an after-bird-walk snack, knows a lot about hawks and other birds of prey. favorite bird: turkey vulture
wee john: will hold back low hanging tree branches for you so you don’t get whacked in the head, primary bird interest is ducks, not as interested in songbirds and other smaller species but comes along anyway because he loves a nice walk, generally quiet but is quick with witty remarks, calls all birds he sees no matter what species “tiny baby” or “little lad” or some other term of endearment. favorite bird: wood duck
buttons: almost weirdly knowledgeable and overly passionate about shorebirds, can always find a gull even if they’re somewhere where there should not be a gull, when the walk is near the ocean one particular gull he calls “karl” will find him and sit on his head and no one knows how he does it, never carries binoculars but can always still see and identify the birds perfectly, shows up to walks with nothing but himself but is perfectly fine anyway and is probably one of the best birders in the group. favorite bird: red-billed gull
the swede: beginner but very enthusiastic, not good at birding but absolutely loves birding, can’t remember species names for shit but is great at finding birds and pointing them out, no one likes him but everybody loves him, great at mimicking calls and really wants to show you. favorite bird: common grackle
fang: part of ed and izzy’s research team, besties with ivan, loves birds and birdwatching so much and can’t get enough, loves animals in general, points out other wildlife seen on walks like squirrels and such, always brings bird seed and can get birds to eat out of his hand somehow, you want to walk with him he’s great company, will start crying if he sees something cute. favorite bird: black-capped chickadee
ivan: part of ed and izzy’s research team, besties with fang, lowkey hates izzy but is along for the ride, definitely too experienced to be there but is enjoying himself anyway, has the best birding tips, definitely not afraid to go off path to follow a bird he hears. favorite bird: red-winged blackbird
in conclusion i love birds and i love the silly gay pirates and i had way too much fun thinking this up.
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epersonae · 2 years
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for the ofmd thing.... 4, 7, 10, 15, 16
What’s your favorite inanimate object?
RED SILK RED SILK RED SILK
Who had the best response to being interviewed by Chauncey?
I answered this before and I think I said Frenchie claiming not to speak English, but Black Pete saying he didn't know there was piracy happening makes me laugh every time.
What the fuck is Izzy’s problem? Is it/should it be fixable?
I mean, it's toxic masculinity, right? Combined with UST? I feel like this show has such a way that I can imagine that they'll figure it out. As a fic author, this is part of why he's constantly spinning in my head like a goddamn fucking rotisserie chicken: I don't know what to do with him. I don't think there's an easy way out, and I'm not at all sure I'm smart or thoughtful enough to find it on my own. (I'm toying with a kind of out there idea, we'll see if it goes anywhere.) I hesitate to say that it's completely unfixable (my fellow fans of The Adventure Zone may be put somewhat in mind of John the Hunger here) but it's a hell of a puzzle, both as a symbol of larger society and for this guy in particular.
What’s your number one wish for season 2 (besides happening at all or couples being reunited)?
This is kind of abstract, but I want to see some kind of symbolic something something that unites some of the symbolism that already exists, that comes to stand for Ed and Stede together. I want this because I want a tattoo but neither the lighthouse nor the kraken quite calls to me, and I have this weird hunch that there will be a synthesis, and THAT is going to be what I want permanently on my body.
That, and Jermaine Clement as a flirty pirate, and/or Beard Stede. But in generally I trust the team to do amazing things. (OBVIOUSLY Lucius has to be alive, that doesn't even count.)
What’s your favorite gag/joke?
I just watched it, so I'd probably say something different a different time, but "M'NOSES!" is objectively fucking hilarious. Also, every reaction to the cat flag.
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deadthingposting · 1 year
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Ofmd rewatch ep 6 the art of fuckery
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I know that there is some profound and interesting takes about this episode and any interpretation I could ever have would be probably already said in better words by someone else
That being said
The thing of Ed being the kraken or rather creating it to himself as the monster that killed his father to not feel guilt despite how much his dad was a monster it's really one of the most beautiful plots n the show
His panic attack the actual self hate the way that he says he has no friend the facade of strength and being heartless while craving humanity he asks why stede has a bird guy but made fang put his dog out it's such a duality of his performative strength and violence developed for survival vs actual wish for a softer gentler world he craves to live in
I fucking love him
And I kinda understand Izzy's behavior here going back to violence as a protection if the world stops fearing Blackbeard how well they can truly do for themselves, but also I feel like most of his behavior it is purely a misplaced or misunderstood jealousy (romantic of platonic it is jealousy) and a fear of being left behind
That being said the duel it's one of my favorite scenes as we can truly see Izzy getting erratic out of anger to the point of actually allowing himself to be distracted and eventually losing
I saw a post once saying why people include Ivan on the whole "revenge found family ™" because he isn't really into the whole getting included compared to fang at least and I may say I disagree with this, like there are some scenes showing him being as fed up with Izzy's bs and interacting with the others in the background and also I want him to be part of the found family god damnit.
Lucius finger plot it's disgusting but hilarious and the pay off with the first Lucius/Pete kiss it's lovely
Now some questions:
How many people from Blackbeard's crew are onboard? Cause In the fuckery demonstration there's a lot of shit going on, it's just fang Ivan those two nameless guys I love and Ed?
I'm concerned about the reason of the fuckery, did they just terrified some guys for nothing?
Does wee John counts as a catboy? and if yes can I sexualize him as such?
Overall this episode made me cry fell disgust think about that Front bottoms song -father and laugh about Izzy's bad not good constantly getting worse months
Rating 🐙🐙🐙🐙🐙 five kraken metaphors for your own violence so you don't have to face your own fears
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the-writer-nerd-ro · 1 year
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My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
Everyone talks about Jim tryna murder Blackbeard but what about Black Pete? I want Black Pete to find out his boyfriend was thrown off the ship and for him to go absolutely feral
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#4
The crew of The Revenge has their own version of the Buzzfeed "Am I Gay" Quiz but it's just kissing Lucius on the mouth
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#3
There are only three 4 Town songs but I'll be thinking about them for the rest of my life
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#2
One of my favorite parts about Turning Red is how it shows how you can be your true self in front of your friends. Sometimes we have to hide important parts of ourselves in front of our parents and other family members, but good friendships can bring out the parts of us that we'd otherwise try to hide
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My #1 post of 2022
It makes sense that Domee Shi would write a movie about a strained relationship between a parent and a child if you watch her Pixar short Bao, which is about a strained relationship between a parent and a child.
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The One Where the Crew of the Revenge Adopt an Old Man
by likeaslasherfilm
The title explains it all. This is a nonsense piece I wrote to fulfill the reverse trope: accidental old person acquisition and I fell in love with the dialog so enjoy or don't do whatever you want.
Words: 1059, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 4 of Reverse Trope Bingo
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: Gen
Characters: Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Israel Hands, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Frenchie (Our Flag Means Death), Jim Jimenez, Oluwadamilola "Dami" Oluransi, Lucius Spriggs
Additional Tags: this is nonsense, Stede can't swim and I don't care what you think about it, the dialog is my favorite
source https://archiveofourown.org/works/39935625
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otsanda · 2 years
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ofmd s1 and character arcs
So a couple days ago I made a twitter thread about the character arcs in ofmd and I’m actually pretty pleased with it, so I’m going to restate the gist of it here:
I think one of my favorite things about ofmd that I haven’t really seen discussed is the amount of development SO MANY characters get through the course of only 10 episodes. The show is extremely character-driven, so it’s not surprising that the characters have so much depth, but beyond that, this speaks to an incredible amount of cohesion between the cast and crew (this is supported in the cinematography and the costuming and probably more), writers, actors, producers, as well as a lot of careful planning from them as a whole creative team. They did something incredible! Nearly every character has specific, concrete, organic narrative growth and that is mind blowing to me! I’ll give some examples.
The one I’ve seen discussed the most is, of course, how Stede and Edward themselves progress towards one another. Stede becomes bolder, more confident, and more competent. Ed let’s himself feel emotions he had previously hidden and to share his thoughts and vulnerabilities. The incredible amount of nuance! They grow to understand one another and help each other be better, more authentic versions of themselves. And then at the end of the season, they are both broken down to the most vulnerable state we have seen either of them in.
In Ep10, they retreat in opposite directions. Edward puts on a harsher version of Blackbeard & hides the new, raw parts of himself away. Stede realizes he couldn’t go back to his old life if he wanted to: he has changed too much. They are both forced to reconcile with this new paradigm and rebuild themselves: Stede with a new sense of self-confidence in his newly chosen life and Edward once again donning a role that has brought him some amount of peace in the past, but now he finds he no longer fits into his Blackbeard role in the same way. He has also changed too much.
One example of Stede becoming more competent is his progression from “Watch my buttons!” in Ep1 to stepping over the ship’s railing easily in Ep7. Not a big deal on its own, but we see him steadily improving in other ways, too: better communication with the crew, learning more about sailing and piracy, using better fighting techniques.
And he’s not the only one! We see Oluwande take on more responsibility and leadership, gaining confidence in himself and in his value as a potential romantic partner with Jim. His caring nature is seen as a strength and the crew appreciates and values his brand of masculinity.
Jim goes from being almost completely closed-off, even to Oluwande, to letting the crew into their head a bit. They have been trained to use violence as the solution to all kinds of problems (and, to be fair, they are VERY good at it), but we see them exercising restraint and working with the rest of the crew towards more nuanced goals.
In Ep1 Pete demonstrates some brash, defensive posturing to seem more tough (he wants the others to see him as a real pirate), but as the series progresses he allows his soft side to come through. He’s affectionate, thoughtful & loving towards not just Lucius but to ALL of them. He trusts and respects the system they have built together on the Revenge.
Lucius is a fantastic character we see a lot as comedic relief, but he steadily becomes more competent in a different way than Stede or the others. We see him grow and find his own place on the ship, interacting with the crew to support their unique emotional needs. He sees his own value as a part of the crew and becomes protective of their emotional well-being.
We don’t see the Swede as much as many of the others, but he also becomes steadily more confident in himself. He explores his emotions through conversations and in his singing. We also see him building a charming rapport with multiple members of the crew in the background.
Roach seems less prone to impulsive violence and more comfortable in his role, supporting the crew in his own way as the chef and resident medical expert (aside from Lucius’s almost-surgery, he also advises them on scurvy in Ep7). The crew members trust him and he is respected for his expertise. He, too, fits in as an integral part of the team.
Buttons becomes... more himself. He was already a very competent sailor, shown to be eccentric from the beginning, but the crew grows to appreciate him more for his oddities. They stand up for him, mourn with him at the loss of Karl and don’t bat an eye at his... wardrobe choices. He keeps them all on track, in his way.
We didn’t get to see as much of Wee John in the second half of the season, but I think of him as sort of the barometer for the temperature of the crew as a whole. He says what the rest of them are thinking! He was the one to say their first raid was a disgrace, he called out the lack of a flag, and he answered Stede’s question about talking it through... and all of that was in Ep1! He starts as a bit of a loner, but we see him become more emotionally open (even by the end of Ep1 when he talks about Pinocchio pulling it off). By the end, he cohabits thoughtfully with Frenchie, negotiating his own needs and listening to Frenchie’s as well. He is kind & thoughtful towards the crew members, stands up for Stede in Ep9 & is even stands up to Izzy in Ep10.
I love Frenchie. He seems more relaxed than many others initially, but he also gives off an air of world-weariness (rocky and flat and rocky and flat). He makes silly mistakes, but he is also very smart, showing that formal education isn’t synonymous with intelligence or worth. We see multiple examples of how Frenchie is extremely perceptive, able to think & act quickly. He is somewhat cynical at the beginning, more than familiar with the corruption of the upper class and with human nature, but it seems to be that changes as we progress. He seems lighter. Maybe he is starting to trust those around him. Maybe he sees some good in the world after all...
We don’t get as much time with Ivan and Fang, but we still see them become more fully fleshed-out characters. They could easily have been generic muscle, but they both demonstrate kindness and a growing affinity for the original crew of the Revenge. Discontent with Izzy’s leadership in Ep9, by the end they have really bonded with a lot of the crew.
And Spanish Jackie grows in an interesting way: she starts out as a comedic antagonist and first goes in a darker direction with the plot against Stede, but then ends up helping Jim refocus on what’s important to them instead of blind revenge. Fascinating for a relatively small side character!
Mary grows from being resentful and frustrated with her situation and her husband’s role in her life into a complex person with independent wants and needs. One of my favorite scenes is between Mary and Stede in Ep10 when they are finally seeing each other fully and communicating in a healthy way!
Even the English hostages have a little character arc! They got to see Stede be a decent person from the inside of the ship. He treated them with dignity as hostages (when he remembered) and they got to witness his leadership style where he took input from the crew and redirected them respectfully when needed. And then in Ep9, when it came to the Act of Grace, they were very cautiously on his side. They did their duty with just a little more leniency than was necessarily warranted. The crew fielded a ridiculously flimsy defense (he stole a plant? Good enough for us!) and yet they declared it settled.
And then there’s our favorite love-to-hate-him character, Izzy. Israel Hands clearly has depth, but it’s hard to parse exactly what’s going on with him. Everyone else is moving towards a more open, kind and collaborative version of themselves but Izzy digs in his heels. Instead of forging his own path and becoming his own person, he becomes obsessed with holding onto the past. He ties himself to Blackbeard’s fate (notably NOT Edward’s, but Blackbeard’s). Izzy sees the changes in Edward as being dishonest to the Blackbeard he’s always served. He even says it’s a fate worse than death. One of the biggest changes we see from Izzy is his waxing & waning trust of Ed as a person. He wants to trust him in his role as Blackbeard, but he’s obviously struggling to do so. We see him use the name Edward at the beginning, before either of them were separating the two. And then Izzy transitions to using Blackbeard whenever he can. Maybe to remind everyone who Ed is supposed to be. Unfortunately, Ed himself feeds into this mess by not only keeping Izzy around, but asking him for help and expressing how much he is still needed. And maybe Izzy takes that to mean he needs to help save Ed from himself.
There was only one instance I can think of where a character felt like they regressed narratively for a joke (Stede) and I’m half convinced that will come back in the future and turn out to be relevant again. This was in Ep7 when Stede blames Roach for the mismanagement of citrus, which felt like a step backwards in terms of team building and how Stede has been good at taking ownership of his mistakes, but I think it might also speak to a larger issue regarding Stede’s self confidence, his potential sensitivity about food, and his own body image, which other people have already discussed in quite a lot of detail.
All told, I appreciate this show SO MUCH for giving us so much depth in just 10 episodes. Just imagine what they could do with 10 or 20 more.
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WIP Meme
Okay, so hear me out, but I’m gonna start by giving a big thank you to @doubleappled​ for this one. You said you were tagging anyone who hadn’t gotten around to doing this yet, and I happen to be one of those, so I took that message to heart. Haha! I’d secretly been wanting someone to tag me in this for awhile, but it hadn’t happened yet, and I finally decided fuck it, I’m just gonna do it myself. I’ve not written in months because of this weird illness I’ve been dealing with, and I’ve been wanting to go through my WIP to kind of...try to get myself back into it? So here goes.
The Rules: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous.
Now here’s another thing. I don’t have a single WIP folder. I have MANY, all split up into different categories. So I’m gonna list them as such.
Harry Potter
(Untitled Broship 01) and (02) - some dumb Draco & Pansy ideas I had like three years ago
(Untitled Krumwood) - What it says on the tin. I think I was gonna do this for some comment kink type fest awhile ago and just....never....did???
Pride - back when I used to be obsessed with Oliver/Draco. x’D I was planning on incorporating some Ginsy as well. Basically, I’d gotten super inspired by a picture similar to this one (can’t find the original now), and fell in love with idea of them hooking up at a wizarding pride parade, covered in rainbow paint/chalk/whatever.
Harry Potter > Requests
Jersey - So you all know, I name any request type WIP docs after the requester. Just a way to help me remember. Anyway, this is for my Draise fake dating fic The Wedding Date, which I’d originally started writing..........a year and a half ago..........for the amazing Jersey’s (aka @kevinsnowday​) bday in 2017. I managed to post chapter one on her bday just fine, and then......never.....got around.....to the rest........Sorry, boo. ^^’ I really, really want to get back to this one eventually.
Harry Potter > Requests > Gay!Draco Challenge > Round 2
kreeblimsabs - Another really old one I want to get back to, my god.....I got this request a fucking year ago this very week, I think........This was from, as the folder names say, round two of my Gay!Draco Challenge. kreeblimsabs (who I’m not sure if they’re still on Tumblr, it won’t let me tag them for some reason) requested I write them a Dron drabble inspired by my favorite Disney song. Well, I’m gonna tell you all now...my favorite Disney song happens to be Hellfire from Hunchback of Notre Dame. So yeah. Haha! The ONLY reason I haven’t written this yet is because that’s such a dark and iconic song, that I wanted to do it when the mood really struck me, which unfortunately hasn’t happened yet. Hopefully someday!
Harry Potter > A Weasel and His Ferret (my Dron exclusive folder ‘cause I’m obsessed, get it? Haha! x’DDD)
(Unnamed Dron 01), (02), (03), and (04) - some random little snippets I always keep around, either to throw into another fic at some point, or to build up into their own
An Unconventional Marriage - GUYS, listen! LISTEN. I have been wanting to write this idea for YEEEAAARRRSSSS. YEARS I TELL YOU!! I think I was still in fucking college when I came up with this, and I’ve never been able to work it out. This is my idea for a Drastoria fake marriage type deal, where they’re the bestest of best friends who decide they’re gonna play the game both their families want by marrying each other, but they’re gonna stay just friends...while fucking whoever they hell they want on the down low. Obviously culminating in Dron on the Draco side of it. I want it. I need it. I CRAVE IT. I hope I actually do it someday.
Because Blaise Zabini Is An Asshole - inspired by this Tumblr post
Chocolate and Sass - A quick little oneshot idea of them meeting as little little kids, no prejudice between them, sharing a chocolate frog. Cut to them fucking, drunk on chocolate liquor as adults. Yeah. I know. But I thought it’d be fun.
I Want To Warm Her Heart - Inspired by one of my favorite White Stripes songs, I Want to be the Boy to Warm your Mother’s Heart, which has always made me think of Dron. Ron’s experiences with a very...icy (*cough*homophobic*cough*) Narcissa over the course of his relationship with Draco.
Like Fathers, Like Sons - A mid hook up Ron and Draco (post divorce, no infidelity here) walking in on a mid hook up Scorpius and Hugo.
Support - Oh my god, you guys, this one is annnnnciiiieeennnttt. I’m pretty sure I started writing it directly after my very first fic posted to AO3, like holy shit. The title is a redemption for me on a fic I wrote at 15 (which still exists on FFN, and also just so happened to be a Dron as well, but please don’t bother looking it up, haha). Lucius was assassinated in Azkaban post-war, and there’s a death threat out on Draco. Auror!Ron is assigned as his body guard during the weeks surrounding the investigation and his father’s funeral.
The Measure Of It All - a crack fic about Ron’s huge cock
TLC - Equally as ancient. Draco’s a masseuse. Ron goes to get a massage, surprised to discover who it’s with. Smut ensues. Enough said.
What Happens In Muggle London - sequel to my fic What Happens In The Forbidden Forest, in which eighth year sneaking out to go clubbing in - you guessed it - Muggle London fuckery ensues
A Match Made In Hogwarts - a multi chapter post-war matchmaker will-they-won’t-they
A Very Fine Line - the second thing I ever posted to AO3, and will probably never finish
Keeping The Faith - That time I really wanted to do a wizarding version of Jones Town.......Don’t look at me........
One Week - I remember nothing of this other than that they were going to be Auror partners, and it was going to be a challenge to myself to see how many cliches I could fit into one fic. Haha.
Switching Sides - What if Draco ended up defecting and becoming a part of the Camping Extravaganza of Deathly Hallows.........Yuuuuup.
Wishful Thinking - Can you believe I’d at one time planned on adding three more chapters to this fic? Yeah, me neither...
19 Days
(Untitled ChengYi) - Yeah, I don’t know either.
It’s Exactly What You Think - sequel to my fic It’s Not What You Think, in which I’d intended for some actual Tianshan to happen
Who I’ve Been Waiting For - I’m so out of the loop with writing for this fandom these days, I don’t fucking know...All I remember is this is supposed to be when they’re adults and Jian Yi returns. Zhengxi’s been hooking up with He Tian in the meantime. They were gonna turn into a poly thing at some point. I don’t fucking know, you guys.
Batman
(Untitled Jaydick) - What it says on the tin. Post Arkham Knight angst, reuniting, and smut.
JTHM (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac)
You Make Me Sick -  Yooouuuuu guuuuyyyyysssssss!! You have no idea how badly I want to write thiiiiiisssssssss!!!! WHERE MY DISCIPLINE AT, LIKE GODDAMN. The title is a play on the Devi spin off comic, I Feel Sick. (I hope you JTHM fans out there got that, ‘cause I’m super proud of it, haha.) IF I EVER FUCKING WRITE IT, this is gonna be a Nny/Squee, but....not really. ;) Basically, the idea is that Squee kind of....discovered his sexuality? Because of Nny??? And grew into a very gay, very pain centric, confused young adult with a major crush on his old next door neighbor. Has had numerous torrid love affairs because of this that never ever ended well. It’ll start with him seeing Nny for the first time again in, like, twenty years and going into a spiral over it.
South Park
The Walking Conformists - GUUUYYYYSSSSS. Sorry to keep “guys”ing you, haha, but this. THIIIIISSSSSSSSSS. If i ever buckle down and WRITE THIS BITCH, I swear it’ll be my holy fucking grail. At least to me. CuRed. Goth kids. Road trips. Zombies. What more could you want?! I’m happy to discuss privately with any one of you who’s interested, because it’s way too much to put here, and this post is long enough as it is.
What We’ve Got - sequel to my fic What We Can’t Have
(Rockstar!Michael) - What it says on the tin. CuRed, obviously.
(Untitled Religious Boys) - Bradley/Gary Harrison. Sexual discovery. Yaaassss.
Everybody Knows - CuRed where everybody thinks they’re already dating, and of course I mean everybody knows they’re meant for each other but Michael and Pete ;)
Nobody Needs To Know - Another old as fuck WIP inspired by the SADDEST SONG IN THE WORLD from the musical The Last Five Years. If you know anything about that musical and this song, you can guess what this fic would be about. Michael cheating on Pete with Firkle. Adults all! No chan here, bitches, you know me, c’mon.
The First Step - CuRed. Holding hands on the school bus. Will be the purest thing I’ve ever written if I ever finish it. It’s a drabble, and I swear to you it’s, like, two paragraphs from being done, and I’ve just never gotten down to it.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT, I have a lot of WIP...Don’t have anything in my Fests/Challenges folders at the moment, because it’s, uh, been awhile, heh heh.
I’m gonna tag my love, @violetbehaviour​, because I think we’re the only two left who haven’t been tagged for this. xD But if any of you reading this are like me, and haven’t been tagged yet but really really want to be, please consider this me tagging you!
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