Stede insists Ed, as co-captain, share the captain's bed. Sweetness and intimacy, but not smut. ---- Check out my ongoing (frequently updated) take on season 2: A Pirate's Life For Us: https://www.wattpad.com/1211268638-a-pirate%27s-life-for-us-our-flag-means-death-season

"Well, that's that, then. I know he's your friend, Ed, but he was a toxic influence on the crew. And on you as well," Stede declared. Something about those words stung Ed just a little. He wasn't not-not himself with Jack. It was just that being around him seemed to bring out the part of him that enjoyed giving and receiving pain. Cut your finger and you'll forget about your chronic headache, if only for a little while. But slowly, Stede was showing him that a moment of warmth and connection could be just as distracting. ------ This story begins assuming Calico Jack left the Revenge, Ed stayed, and Jack didn't betray the crew to the English. How would the slow burn of Ed and Stede's relationship have carried on? How long would it take for them to realize their feelings for each other in the absence of life-changing events? Plot-light, especially compared to my hypothetical S2 fic, A Pirate's Life for Us. The main driver of plot is Ed and Stede's accidental flirtation and growing intimacy.

Ed is trapped on his ship with Izzy Hands and a new crew of murderous pirates who will kill him at the first sign of weakness. Meanwhile, Stede has returned and realized his terrible mistake. With no ship and no money, he goes to Spanish Jackie for help. Jackie puts him in touch with an infamous pirate who has her own reasons for seeking out Blackbeard. But Stede isn't about to let a small thing like an entire ocean and no ship stop him from making amends with Ed before it's too late. (This story started out as a vignette of Ed in the bath, but then I realized it would be a good start for my own version of Season 2. Bonbon is played by Tessa Thompson, because let's be honest: she'd make a badass pirate and she's friends with Taika, so it feels very plausible that she'd show up in this world.) --- As always, comments deeply appreciated. It keeps me motivated to keep writing, and I love to hear from people!

Stede and Ed spend a moment alone while the crew enjoys shore leave. They talk of odysseys. ---- Follow me for more OFMD fic. I don't see myself stopping anytime soon! The Captains' Bed, (StedexEd): https://www.wattpad.com/story/306594912-the-captains%27-bed-our-flag-means-death-edxstede OR check out my ongoing (frequently updated) take on season 2: A Pirate's Life For Us: https://www.wattpad.com/1211268638-a-pirate%27s-life-for-us-our-flag-means-death-season

A year and a half after Stede and Ed reconcile, they make time to visit Mary and the children on a secluded beach. --- Just a sweet little epilogue, a happy ending to salve the soul. CW: References to Ed's depression.

After Stede left Ed at the dock with a broken heart, both men seemed to change for the better and the worse. In this fanfic you will see our favorite pirate couple as they fight for their lives to get back together and be the people they want to be.

brain is gone only gay pirates now (Cover is not my art)

What if the moment in the moonlight after the party on the fancy ship had gone down differently? What if both men had a touch more courage and came to realize their feelings for one another sooner? --- Just a short little piece set during the last scene of 'The Best Revenge is Dressing Well.' Things go a little differently right after Stede tells Ed he wears fine things well.

Ed and Stede keep meeting at Halloween parties as the years pass and their circumstances change. Each time they meet, their connection deepens. But a fuller relationship is always just out of reach. --- This story takes place over a number of years as Ed and Stede's lives change and intersect. CW: Infidelity happens but it's not the focus of the story.

After an ill-fated visit to a very strange island, Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet wake up in each others' bodies. --- Just a silly lil bodyswap fic because every fandom needs one. This takes place somewhere around their co-captaincy, before the British and before the Act of Grace. Ed knows he has feelings for Stede, but Stede is still oblivious. Although this is a bodyswap fic, I've tried not to make it too predictable and to play with people's expectations a little. This is the world of OFMD, but with some magical elements. But don't worry, I'm making the magic something ethereal and elemental, so there will be no problematic misuse of actual religions and their beliefs. I suppose bodyswaps by their nature have some dubcon, so a warning for that I guess? This one'll get a little bit smuttier than my other stories, but nothing too extreme.