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Main Relationship(s): Stede/Ed Other Relationship(s): Background canon relationships Main Character(s): Stede Bonnet Other Character(s): Edward Teach, Fang, the crew, Mary Allamby, Louis and Alma Bonnet Rating: T (Teen and Up, Includes swearing and talk about adult themes) Genre: Romance, Action, Fluff, Character study Warnings: Peril, low self-esteem, redundancy/lay offs, maladaptive daydreaming Word Count: 11,100 Completeness: 5

Summary:

Stede Bonnet, daydreamer, is the negative assets manager at LIFE magazine, working in a never-meeting partnership with famous photographer Blackbeard. When LIFE is bought over by Ricky Banes and the magazine is shut down, Blackbeard sends a special negative reel for the final cover. The only problem is, that negative is missing. Will Stede finally take the leap and go and find Blackbeard, and in the process, himself? A 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' (2013) film AU

Main Relationship(s): Ed & Stede, Ed & Alma (strictly parental!) Other Relationship(s): Alma & original characters, Lucius & Black Pete & Fang, former Ed & Calico Jack, former Calico Jack & Anne Bonny, Anne Bonny & Mary Reid, Mary & Doug Main Character(s): Alma, Ed & Stede Other Character(s): Mary Allamby, Lucius, Black Pete, Izzy, Jack, Anne Bonny, Fang, original characters, Rating: M (Mature, Shows adult themes, but not explicitly) Genre: Romance, Fluff, Drama Warnings: Light suicidal ideation, depression, manipulative behaviour from minor characters, infidelity Word Count: 6681 Completeness: 2

Summary:

"Modern AU / Actors AU. Based on the song 'The Lucky One' by Taylor Swift At the height of his career after a series of tabloid scandals, movie star Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach completely disappeared from the limelight, walking away from a huge franchise, seemingly never to act again. Fifteen years later, after growing up watching Blackbeard's films and idolising his work, up and coming starlet Alma Bonnet is shocked to discover that her Dad’s new boyfriend is none other than Edward Teach himself. As her own career begins to soar and Ed starts to see her fall into the same traps he did in Hollywood, his relationship with her and her father begin to suffer. In order to rescue those he loves falling from grace, perhaps it is finally time for Edward Teach to step back into the spotlight one last time. "

Main Relationship(s): Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Other Relationship(s): minor Lucius/Pete Main Character(s): Ed and Stede Other Character(s): minor appearances from Lucius and Pete, Fang, Izzy and possible other Revenge Crew cameos Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff, Porn with some plot Warnings: None Word Count: 5112 Completeness: 4

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"Newly out and freshly divorced Stede Bonnet is not ready to involve anyone else in his life yet, romantic or sexual or otherwise, so he takes matters into his own hands. A late night out with friends and a thumbs up from Lucius brings him to Kraken’s Delights, a custom silicone adult toy webstore. After being intimidated by most of the fantasy toys, and not knowing what half of the other items even are, he goes for a fairly normal toy. While checking out, he’s given the offer to add a small mystery toy for free. He figures why not and goes for it. It’s the best experience in the bedroom of his life. He writes a long (non-graphic) review/thank you email to ‘Ed’, who made and put together his order, according to the card that came in the package. Ed, owner and head designer of Kraken’s Delights, has never gotten a review like this before. He remembers putting together the order, but never expected anything like this. Messages are exchanged and a chance meeting brings these two face to face. "

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede Other Relationship(s): Background Lucius/Pete and Garlic Soup Main Character(s): Ed and Stede Other Character(s): Lucius, Frenchie, Jim, Pete, Roach, Olu, Fang, Archie, Buttons, Jack (extremely minor), possibly others -- but the main focus is 100% Ed and Stede Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff Warnings: None Word Count: 5500 currently, guessing final will be 30-40k Completeness: 4

Summary:

Ed and Stede have been best friends for years, and now own and run a cruise ship together, Jeff's Inn on the Sea. Everything's great! Except Ed has been pining for his best friend for most of those years, and is sick to death of getting hit on by passengers. After a particularly trying day, he brings up the latter to Stede (not the former... he could never), and they hatch a brilliant (incredibly stupid) plot: they'll pretend they're dating, so everyone will think they're off limits! But they can't just tell the crew, no, there will be all sorts of questions. And they can't just ask the crew to spread the rumor, there's no way they'll be believable if they don't believe it themselves! (Right, sure.) So they're just going to have to really sell it. And if that means "accidentally" getting caught kissing in storage closets, well, needs must. An incredibly silly fake dating modern AU. Considering going spicy, but very open to artist feedback on that. Either way, this'll be the silliest sweet fluff you can imagine.

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede Other Relationship(s): Frenchie/Wee John, Jim/Olu, Jackie/Swede, eventually Lucius/Pete, but these are all very much in the background Main Character(s): Ed and Stede Other Character(s): All of the crew, but they're mostly background Rating: T (Teen and Up, Includes swearing and talk about adult themes) Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst Warnings: Drinking to blackout (I really think that's it) Word Count: 10,525 Completeness: 4

Summary:

Ed is a celebrity chef, disillusioned with the persona he's created. Stede is a home cook with a YouTube channel that has 7 followers. After a taping of Blackbeard's show, Blackbeard's Bites, they drunkenly get married. What follows is a weekend of getting to know each other while they wait for an annulment and can both put this drunken mishap behind them. But was it really a mistake, or the best thing to happen to both of them?

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede/Izzy Other Relationship(s): background canon relationships Main Character(s): Stede, Izzy, Ed Other Character(s): the crew Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff Warnings: none Word Count: 8410 Completeness: 6

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Five times Ed and Stede wooed Izzy, and one time Izzy wooed them back; a soft story using Georgian courting rituals as its framework as they tentatively explore what they mean to each other. Post S2, everyone lives. Stede and Ed are back on the Revenge, and everything has settled down. Or has it? Maybe they want something more with Izzy. Maybe there's something there to be explored, if Izzy wants it. But after the fumble of their own getting together, they want to do this properly. And there's so much history with Izzy for both of them, they have to do this carefully. So carefully that Izzy doesn't really realise what's happening. Likely to have one E scene at the end (but not definitely), but would appreciate art of any rating, and open to changing visuals/clothes to my artist's vision!

Main Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Other Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands (past), Stede Bonnet & Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs, Blackbeard | Edward Teach & "Calico" Jack Rackham (past) Main Character(s): Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach Other Character(s): Lucius Spriggs, Israel Hands (mentioned), Black Pete (mentioned), Zheng Yi Sao, Fang (mentioned), "Calico" Jack Rackham (mentioned) Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst Warnings: Major character death (past, canonical), grief, depression, happy ending, explicit sex, (spoilers: Izzy and Jack both died before the story begins) Word Count: 9,000 (will be 20k+) Completeness: 6

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Stede Bonnet is a recently divorced, mild-mannered English teacher with a passion for literature and a tendency to overthink. When he starts receiving anonymous text messages meant for someone’s long-lost love, he’s unsure whether to reply—worried that reaching out might ruin the mystery and deter the sender. Following the trail eventually leads him to Edward Teach, a brooding theatre technician whose presence turns Stede’s quiet new life upside down. As their connection deepens, Stede finds himself rethinking everything—his love life, his career and even his growing friendship with Lucius, a fellow teacher navigating his own marital challenges.

Main Relationship(s): Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Other Relationship(s): Main Character(s): Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet Other Character(s): Izzy, Lucius Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff Warnings: light angst, unprofessional attorney/client relationship, unhealthy coping with alcohol (one scene). It seems like major character death should be a warning, but it's not needed Word Count: 22,313 Completeness: 9

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Ed is a disaffected attorney in a modern AU who hates his life. Cue one Stede Bonnet with an unusual request: his late wife Mary designated him her Archive Of Our Own fannish next of kin, and can Ed help him make sure her wishes are followed? As it happens, the late Mrs. Bonnet wrote gay smut. A lot of it. And she didn’t organize her text files or images properly at all. So Ed agrees to help Stede sort through everything so Stede can continue posting her works in progress for her loyal readers. This unusual project just might change both of their lives forever.

Main Relationship(s): Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach Other Relationship(s): Lucius Spriggs/Pete Black, Garlic Soup Main Character(s): Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach (Blackbeard) Other Character(s): Crew of the Revenge, Blackbeard's Crew, Spanish Jackie Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Angst Warnings: Referenced Past Domestic Violence, Knotting, Fuck or die Word Count: 6,211 right now estimated to be 30000 Completeness: 4

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Ed’s never regretted being a beta, in fact, he prefers it. He always has. He’s successful on his own merit, not because of his presentation and never had to deal with the messiness of heats or ruts. Life is great…mostly. Or it was until he finds himself sharing the stage with a new up and coming musician that becomes a thorn in his side. Stede Bonnet. The omega is making waves, both because of his presentation and the help of the reality show that had made him a household name. When their managers arrange a tour featuring them both Ed begins to go out of his mind as Stede’s fussy demands that everything be just so and passive aggressive comments. Halfway through the tour Ed begins to realize something is wrong with him as scents grow stronger and a fever burns through his body. He’s always been told late presentations are the hardest, what he’s not prepared for is to be in the midst of presenting in a tour bus with the delicious scent of Stede Bonnet coming from the suite next door. And he certainly isn’t expecting for certain instincts to come screaming to life in response.

Main Relationship(s): None Other Relationship(s): Main Character(s): Ned Low Other Character(s): Rating: M (Mature, Shows adult themes, but not explicitly) Genre: Horror, Mystery Warnings: Horror, Alternative Universe, Body Horror, Unreality, Haunted Instrument(s) Word Count: 10485 Completeness: 9

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World-famous violin player-turned-recluse Ned Low receives a confusing invitation inviting him to come play the piece "Danse Macabre" with a large orchestra. He refuses to come out, but when he sends the refusal, all he receives in return is a letter declining his refusal, with a demand to show up anyway. As Ned reluctantly starts travelling to the supposed venue—a place called ‘The Abbey of Capelle van Kaatsheuvel’—he becomes haunted by the piece and dreams he can't seem to shake. Will he end up playing the piece, after all?

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede, Ed/Stede/Izzy [in any configuration] Other Relationship(s): Main Character(s): Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach, Izzy Hands Other Character(s): Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Angst, Horror, Dead Dove Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex, Ambiguous Ending, Necrophilia, DEAD DOVE DO NOT EAT, Murderer Stede Bonnet, Rapist Stede Bonnet, Murderer Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Izzy Hands Is 16, Trans Izzy Word Count: 7590 Completeness: 6

(please note the warnings. the summary and major imagery sections are not explicit but do go into some detail about things that happen in the fic.)

Main Relationship(s): Steddy Hands, Stizzy, Ed/Izzy Other Relationship(s): Fang/Lucius/Black Pete, Oluwunde/Jim Main Character(s): Izzy Hands, Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach Other Character(s): Lucius, Black Pete, Roach, Jim Jimenez, Frenchie, Oluwande, Fang, Ivan, Wee John, Buttons, The Swede, Jackie Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Angst, Superheroes/villains Warnings: Blood and violence, swearing Word Count: 7297 Completeness: 3

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"Izzy Hands used to be terrifying. A sword-wielding, no-nonsense super soldier and second-in-command to Blackbeard himself, he spent decades building a legacy on fear and violence. Now? He’s middle management. Promotions mean paperwork. Missions mean memos. And his long-term… whatever with Ed—CEO, sea god, menace in leather—is basically dead in the water. The final straw? HR. Specifically: Stede Bonnet. The League of Villainous Enterprises’ newest hire. No powers. No training. Just a pastel wardrobe, a glitter pen collection, and an infuriating belief in “positive team culture.” Ed thinks he’s charming. The interns adore him. Izzy wants him fired. Too bad Stede’s impossible to shake. And weirdly competent. And—okay, fine—maybe kind of funny. And hot. And suddenly, Izzy’s not sure if he wants him gone… or in his lap. A villainous romcom where bureaucracy meets bad guys, and middle management catches feelings. Think Hench meets The Office meets Our Flag Means Death, but with more glitter, sexual tension, and supervillain payroll disputes. "

Main Relationship(s): Gentlebeard, One-sided Ricky&Ned/Stede&Ed Other Relationship(s): LuPete, GarlicSoup, Rare Ships, Other Ships Main Character(s): Ed Teach, Stede Bonnet, Ned Lowe, Prince Ricky Other Character(s): Various OFMD Characters Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre:Romance, Horror, Phantom of the Opera/Hunchback Notre Dame Mashup AU Warnings: Non-con Touching, Torture, Canonical Character Deaths, Class Discrimination, Swordplay, Violence, Nudity Word Count: 16,000 Completeness: 4

Summary:

Hunchback of Notre Dame/Phantom of the Opera inspired AU set in a fictitious country, around 18th-ish century Jenkins-School-of-Historical-Accuracy setting. Ed is a swordsman performer in a famous theatre troupe, Stede is a nobleman who gave up his wealth to seek his own fortune as a world class pianist. Ed's troupe is commissioned by a noblewoman (Zheng) to perform at the royal Palace, in the same city of the Concert Hall where Stede's set to make his debut. The two meet, fall in love, and their troupes form bonds, but they must escape cruel, obsessive forces like the Palace's prince (Ricky) and the Hall's phantom (Ned) determined to possess Stede and Ed for their own purposes. In the midst of this, a storm is brewing in the city, one that will determine the course the future...

Main Relationship(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Other Relationship(s): Referenced Lucius/Pete and Garlic Soup Main Character(s): Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach Other Character(s): Izzy, Lucius, Frenchie, Jim, other crew in background roles Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Mystery, Crime, Historical Warnings: Graphic violence, past domestic abuse, minor character death (canonical) Word Count: 9248 Completeness: 4

Summary:

Historical crime/mystery AU set in Italy in the 1950s- Ripley meets Call Me by Your Name meets Heavenly Creatures. Stede Bonnet is one of four aspiring authors to win the chance of a lifetime- a writing retreat on the theme of How to Get Away with Murder, at the garden-surrounded Tuscan villa of reclusive crime novelist Blackbeard. But Stede doesn't only want the knowledge for his fiction- he has real life murder plans, and he's confident that Blackbeard is the person who can help him, because he's sure there's more reality in his books than most readers know. Unfortunately, Blackbeard turns out to be short, angry, and hates Stede on sight. Thankfully, Jeff the gardener is there to help. As the workshop examines the facets of victim, killer, motive, and plot, a real murder shakes the group to their core, and Stede falls head over heels into a world of lust and intrigue.

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede Other Relationship(s): there might be very background mention of LuPete and Garlic Soup but nothing plot bearing Main Character(s): Ed Teach, Stede Bonnet Other Character(s): Zheng, various crew members, Badminton as villain Rating: M (Mature, Shows adult themes, but not explicitly) Genre: Romance, Action, Angst, Mystery, fantasy, comedy Warnings: suicide/suicidal ideation/self-harm and mental health issues (canonical, relating to Ed - not heavily dwelled upon, he is mostly through the former in this fic but it is mentioned) Word Count: 5968 Completeness: 4

Summary:

The story opens in the canon era with a single change: in this world, through skill and/or difficult circumstances, people can learn the magic of manipulating time and space by drawing maps. Colonial powers train their sea captains in cartography as science so they can claim territory, literally drawing over Indigenous geographies across the globe. Ed, aka Blackbeard, is the most skilled rogue cartographer in the Caribbean, famous for creating spaces on maps where sea creatures assist him in capturing and looting ships. One day, Ed hears about a new rogue cartographer - the Gentleman Pirate, whose piratical maps are full of whimsy and imagination that others lack. They meet and learn that, even across space and time, together they are stronger than any force that tries to tear them apart.

Main Relationship(s): Ed/Stede Other Relationship(s): Main Character(s): Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet Other Character(s): Izzy Hands, Jack Rackham, Jim Jimenez, Archie, Mary Allamby Rating: E (Includes explicit scenes) Genre: Romance, Fluff, caper, humor Warnings: Alcohol/drug use (Jack is drunk or high a lot of the time) Word Count: 5400 Completeness: 4

Summary:

Milli Vanilli-inspired AU. It’s 1990, and Ed Teach and Jack Rackham are the world’s hottest pop duo—but they don’t sing their own songs. They are lip-synchers; frauds. And while Jack’s happy to roll around in all in the money, Ed’s quickly found fame and riches to be so fucking boring. The only thing that keeps Ed going is his curiosity about Him. The Voice. The voice that everyone thinks is coming out of Ed’s mouth every time he performs. Whose voice is that, anyway? And why is music producer Izzy Hands so hell-bent on making sure that Ed never finds out? * Stede Bonnet’s not a pop star, he’s an idiot. After signing his recording life away to Izzy Hands via contract and NDA, he’s shocked one day to hear his own voice all over Ed and Jack’s new album. By rights, he should hate the duo that’s getting all the glory when *he’s* done all the vocal work! But, for some reason, every time Ed does the running man on MTV, Stede just wants to run straight into his arms. Will Ed and Stede manage to find each other, find love, and reclaim their musical authenticity?