Our Flag Means Death Big Bang Fic
Title: The Fields Beyond the Fields Author: Dendroica Artist: https://www.tumblr.com/natashampa Beta reader: LouOcean Characters: Stede Bonnet, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), Ensemble cast Relationship(s): Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach Rating: E Additional Tags: Wildlife biology AU, Alternate Universe - modern setting, ornithology, herpetology, Idiots in Love, Ensemble Cast, Written before Season 2, Snakes, Eventual smut Warnings: graphic violence, canon-typical self harm without suicidal ideation, snakes Summary: Stede is a newly fledged ornithologist, just starting his new career late in life as a PhD student. He has hired a crew for summer fieldwork on an army base. They are off to a rocky beginning, when he runs into a crew of experienced herpetologists working on the same site. However, as Stede starts spending more time with the charismatic and capable herpetologist Ed, he finds himself drawn to him. Wordcount: 20,236 Link to story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51395833/chapters/129876724