i love this guy

Title: blue as cut sapphires and shining like gold Author: suchgreatheights Artists: summerraayn and Schnublet Beta readers: jackuntiljune, scarrletmoon, sovngarde, and TragicSeas Characters: Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach, Lucius Spriggs, Crew of the Revenge, Mary Allamby Bonnet, Alma Bonnet, Louis Bonnet, Israel Hands Relationship(s): Stede/Edward; implied Fang/Lucius/Pete; implied Doug/Mary Rating:  Explicit Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Professor AU, mutual pining, slow burn, fluff, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, gratuitous smut Warnings: none Summary:

Stede, a history professor specializing in the golden age of piracy, is fascinated when art professor Edward Teach joins his humble university’s faculty. Even more fascinating are the rumors that Ed is actually the famous, anonymous artist, Blackbeard. Stede falls a little bit in love. Then a lot. Across the academic year, Stede tips headfirst into dizzying romance, mind-blowing sex, and happiness he couldn’t have dreamed up if he’d tried. He learns lessons he never knew he needed, forcing him to reevaluate everything from his career goals to his relationships with his children. Ed is at the center of it all, teaching Stede at every turn exactly how wonderful life can be—and the startling speed with which fear and hesitation could snatch away his newfound love. Eventually, the only thing that matters for them both is learning enough about love to stop it from slipping through their fingers.

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This is why I hate texting sometimes.

Every text conversation between me and my siblings summarized in a nutshell

bbc merlin fest: day 13

but “good” sex, between people who are experienced and In Love etc, is almost always effortlessly athletic and steamy and they somehow telepathically know exactly what to do. I’m not talking about knowing what their lover enjoys, that’s entirely feasible, but they never even have to coordinate what they’re doing. there’s no “do you want me on top?” or “do you want to do [x]?” or accidentally getting in each other’s way.

Sex is by nature so awkward and odd and it NEVER works the way you see in films or on tv. It’s never seamless and perfect and that is not a BAD THING. 

You’re not “doing it wrong” if you’re having problems getting a good rhythm and keep messin’ each other up by trying to help.

You’re not doing it wrong if you’re laughing and talking and not taking it seriously.

And additionally, and now this is a complete tangent from the original point here, but you’re not doing it wrong if you don’t manage to get off or get your partner off.

Sometimes sex is just the action and not the climax and that’s COMPLETELY FINE. My partner and I struggled a LOT with this when we first started having sex because we both had terrible guilt when we couldn’t reach climax or couldn’t get the other off because we felt like that was what the whole point of sex was.

Media puts a lot of PRESSURE on sex and what it looks like that shouldn’t be there and it’s AWFUL.

percival getting warm in front of the fire alongside his sleeved (and probably warmer) brethren

top tip percy: freezing cold winters are usually best handled with sleeves

and finally here’s a pic of him looking like the cover of a 99c bodice ripper from your local oxfam