our flag means death
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Our Happy Ending - Our Flag Means Death (EdxStede) by downstarr
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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.
Do You Believe in Magic? by downstarr
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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.
To Live on the Land We Must Learn from the Sea by reyjedi16
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Stede Bonnet is a mermaid who longs to be a pirate. When the chance comes along for him to have legs, he jumps onboard. However, in order to keep them, he has to kill or seduce a pirate captain in two weeks. Easy, right? Title of this fic is a line from the song "Calypso" by John Denver.
What Happens in Vegas? by downstarr
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Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet are best friends who also work together at a game development company. The two of them go to Las Vegas for a conference and are sharing a room. Ed has been harboring a secret crush for his friend, who has just recently separated from his wife. He has no idea if the feeling is mutual - but if anywhere can loosen their inhibitions, it's Las Vegas. In Sin City, how can they resist?
When We Were Young by downstarr
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After a health scare, Stede wishes that he and Ed had met when they were younger. It turns out the healer they brought Ed to is also a witch, and she's decided to be generous. But is it what either of them really want? You should always be careful what you wish for. --- Age regression to their twenties, and all the angst and shenanigans that comes from that.
Bad Dog - Our Flag Means Death (Ed x Izzy) by downstarr
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Izzy Hands reflects on his history with Blackbeard, and how the man he'd dedicated his life to was lost to ennui and then to a ponce named Stede Bonnet. ---- The tone of this is darker and more serious than my other OFMD pieces because it's from Izzy's perspective. Someone described Izzy as being in the wrong genre, and I think that fits! So it didn't make sense to include a lot of humour in this fic. Smut and sex suggested, but no explicit content.
A Pirate's Life For Us by downstarr
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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!
It's your choice by rawrcreaterme
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Izzy's only duty is to his captain, Blackbeard. Until I come along... this story is from my POV (1st person), so don't bitch about it not being x reader. I don't own any of the characters or the tv show, only this story
The Captains' Bed - Our Flag Means Death (EdxStede) by downstarr
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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
As If the Seas Should Part - Our Flag Means Death by downstarr
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Ed has been recalled to the Republic of Pirates to stand trial for crimes against his own kind. The Revenge needs allies, as they've made many powerful enemies in the year they've been sailing together. As much as they both try to convince themselves that pirates need unity more than they need to punish Ed, both are worried that he may be found guilty and sentenced to death - or worse, be separated from each other. But the parley of pirate captains brings a surprising ask - one that will put strain on Ed and Stede's life together. --- This is a sequel to The Accidental Seduction of Edward Teach by Stede Bonnet, Gentleman Pirate. This time it's from Stede's POV. It picks up approximately a year after the end of that story.