#ofmd fic

“Stede,” Ed said slowly, and even to his own ears he sounded a bit faint, “why do you have a llama in the living room?” Stede closed the front door behind him with a sigh. “Actually, Jeff’s an alpaca.” Felt like that was sort of missing the point here, but sure. Ed would play ball. “Okay. Stede, why do you have an alpaca in your living room?” — Other guys have their mid-life crisis, they buy an irresponsible sports car. But Edward Teach—formerly one of the greatest Formula 1 Drivers of all time, now Just Some Guy—already has a sports car. Actually, he has six. So he buys an irresponsible hobby farm instead. Weirdly, this does not fill the hole in his heart. But his highly neurotic rescue dog and new hot vet boyfriend might... If Stede would fucking call him back.

The Fast & the Fluffiest, Or: UNLIKELY ANIMAL FRIENDS RETIRED RACING DOG AND ALPACA LOVE EACH OTHER REAL NOT CLICKBAIT is live now! my @ofmd-reverse-bang collab with @knifeturtlelives, who wrote the cutest, fluffiest, and most profoundly heartwarming story based on my "idk i just think there should be an alpaca" prompt 🦙

lots of literal fluff, rescue animals, Ed finding himself after a lifetime in high-intensity spotlight, brings-his-very-alive-work-home veterinarian Stede, and unlicensed alpaca midwifery - READ HERE!

by chaotic_neutral_knitter (5610 words) Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Canon Era, Canon Compliant, Blackbeard | Edward Teach Loves Stede Bonnet, Stede Bonnet Loves Blackbeard | Edward Teach, POV Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Post-Season/Series 02, Grief/Mourning, Past Suicide Attempts, Guilt, Izzy is dead but they do talk about him a lot, Ed believes some really bad stuff about himself, Author (and stede) do not believe that stuff about him, Hugging, so much hugging when are they not hugging, going on a stupid little walk for your stupid mental health, Trauma, Talking About Feelings, Nightmares Summary:

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PLEASE READ (the first two chapters of) THE FIC THAT @oatmilktruther AND I HAVE BEEN WRITING SINCE DECEMBER

What Might Have Been

A broken-hearted Ed goes back in time to stop himself from ever kissing Stede. Stede, still desperate to find him, finds a way to follow after. Each of them finds exactly what they're looking for, and yet what they never could have predicted: Themselves.

(aka the selfcest foursome fic that was supposed to be just some porn with a smidge of plot and then turned out to be a whole emotional journey)

Canon Era

Like your heart’s a pomegranate by @margaritaville - recommended by @chaotic-neutral-knitter already but I figure the link makes it easy! Post-canon talking it through

Ariadne by @ferventrabbit and @babykittenteach - post-canon, lots of Ed emotions specifically in this one. I made a podfic if you like those!

Unwind With Me by @oatmilktruther - this author writes tastyyyy angst and I could have picked one of many of their fics. This one is miscommunication pining while fucking co-captains era.

Gonna build you up, gonna help you believe by @saltpepperbeard - this is a post-canon one shot that’s more emotional hurt/comfort but it’s really good

Moment of Truth by @karabwrites @fakestgeekboy - calypsos birthday time loop where they fight and talk and fight and talk and mayyyybe one day they’ll get to 💦

only murders on the mainland by @starsandatoms - this is an extremely funny and satisfying mid-s2 fic that forces all the conversations I wish I’d seen onscreen. Another one that I made into a podfic!

AU

Fast car by smallestchurch - an essential read tbh. Fandom famous and very good.

The Ex-House by caladria - gets really into Stede-who-never-talks-about-his-feelings

Unraveled and reclaimed by @probably-lyra-adjacent - a second chance story with lovely art by @sailorsruin92!

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