Gentlebeard Stories

23 Stories

To Live on the Land We Must Learn from the Sea by reyjedi16
#1
To Live on the Land We Must Learn...by //^
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...
You're As Beautiful As the Day I Lost You by reyjedi16
#2
You're As Beautiful As the Day I L...by //^
Blackbeard emerges from belowdecks after hearing his ship being raided. Who he sees takes his breath away. Being a long-time lover of the How to Train Your Dragon movies...
The Thrill Of You by Do_Not_Disturb5
#3
The Thrill Of Youby Do_Not_Disturb5
Stede was a well-known gentleman who was understood to have been very unsettled with his life. Married with children, his life lacked a certain feel of something he crav...
When We Were Young by downstarr
#4
When We Were Youngby downstarr
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 gen...
I Wanted Him Dead, Now I Wish He Were Alive by 4LiberTEA
#5
I Wanted Him Dead, Now I Wish He W...by 4LiberTEA
"Say the name again." Ed stabbed his dagger in the wooden barrel that served them as a table. "And be sure you're remembering correctly." The storyte...
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Slow Dancing On A Burning Ship (gentlebeard) (blackbonnet) by fancy_garfield
#6
Slow Dancing On A Burning Ship (ge...by I Fancy A Fine Fabric 🪐💫
Post-season one, post-reunion but not-quite reconciliation. To celebrate a recent swashbuckling, the crew is having a dance party aboard The Revenge! Trouble is, Edward...
Completed
Stage Right by downstarr
#7
Stage Rightby downstarr
Stede Bonnet is active in his local community theatre troupe. When his scene partner in his first gay role drops out, a new arrival to town, Ed Teach, is cast. The chemi...
What Happens in Vegas? by downstarr
#8
What Happens in Vegas?by downstarr
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 r...
Like a Torn Cloud Before the Hurricane by downstarr
#9
Like a Torn Cloud Before the Hurri...by downstarr
Edward Teach is a writer from Toronto who decides to go to his family cabin in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia one September. As he's settling in for a retreat away from city l...
A Pirate's Life For Us by downstarr
#10
A Pirate's Life For Usby downstarr
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...
Completed
GentleBeard remeet oneshots by thosetwogays
#11
GentleBeard remeet oneshotsby Zella and Vixin
Bombio - Stede and Edward were separated by sea, bonded only by their love. But even that was ripped away when some Izzy decided to make Edward emo and depressed. This i...
Dinghy by xalexiz_
#12
Dinghyby
Stede waited for Ed <3
Fins, Scales, Gills, and All by Huffle-Vash
#13
Fins, Scales, Gills, and Allby Huffle
The crew of the Revenge have a conversation about mermaids instead of doing their pirate duties. An interesting conversation ensues.
Marmalade Mermaid by Huffle-Vash
#14
Marmalade Mermaidby Huffle
Stede and Ed decide to take a vacation from innkeeping and spend time with the crew and they made it just in time for Calypso's birthday, where Ed gets really drunk.
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piña coladas by faeeebaeeee
#15
piña coladasby lottie dottie
The 80s are in full swing, and the golden decade of Nintendo Gameboys' and Sony Walkmans' has never looked better. In the neon jungle, Stede Bonnet, a young salaryman, m...
Where the Stars Meet the Sea - Our Flag Means Death by soapstxr
#16
Where the Stars Meet the Sea - Our...by Soapy
A long awaited reunion. The stars and the sea in perfect balance. But there's that tiny shred of denial. Denial that the gunshot hasn't doomed them. ***** This takes pl...
Wallpaper by Huffle-Vash
#17
Wallpaperby Huffle
Ed comes home to the sound of shouting and yelling when he finds Stede fighting off a stranger and winning. Ed could never guess what the fight was over.
Stede Bonnet's Last Resort by downstarr
#18
Stede Bonnet's Last Resortby downstarr
It's the first Christmas since Stede Bonnet's divorce. His kids are with their mother, and with nowhere else to go, he decides to go down south to the Dominican Republic...
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unicorn inn (post s.2)  by c0smic_Oak
#19
unicorn inn (post s.2) by oak turner
"well this sure is a fixer upper, ay?" said stede, giving out an airy laugh. (Cover art by me)
Do You Believe in Magic? by downstarr
#20
Do You Believe in Magic?by downstarr
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 n...