aka Holy Shit Everyone In This Fandom Is The Smartest Person On Earth
aka a collection of my favourite meta, feel free to add your own faves!
(note that most of these don't actually have titles, I just tried my best to sum up the contents)
ā¬ On masculinity in ofmd by @edwardsilkheart
ā¬ The different genres various characters are in, and how they clash and synthesize by @fuckyeahisawthat (THIS is required reading and the reason this show works so well, all these different & contrasting flavours combined into something truly delicious. If you read nothing else on this list, read this)
ā¬ yk that Stede didn't actually have an evil plan to leave Ed all along right by @polyamoryprincess (on what really happened in Stede's head that night)
ā¬ these two posts by @mikimeiko about Ed and the mortifying ordeal of being known
ā¬ How does Ed like his eggs? by @forpiratereasons (on mirroring, learning how to be yourself and self-acceptance as the path to true love)
ā¬ Listen, I know everyone and their mother disliked Ed without the beard but I actually loved it. by @ruletogether
ā¬ Izzy Hands and the tenderness of violence, directed at him but not perpetuated by him by @ellicler with additional tags from @knowlesian
ā¬ Another one about Izzy, internalized homophobia, and subtextual queerness by @knowlesian
ā¬ The thing that ACTUALLY made Stede run away by @quillyfied
ā¬ Ed and the language of face-touching by @amuseoffyre
ā¬ anachronistinc costume design as a sotrytelling device by @ambassadorquark
ā¬ The Bathtub Scene (analyzing Ed's body language) by @orangechickenpillow plus this follow-up. I also recommend their post on clothes sharing
ā¬ beard media by @all-chickens-are-trans
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germansingergirl
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romaincrisis
stormborns
turnnoffyourmind
yousharknotpass
pixelskylines
titsay
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