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[crimson-and-clover-1717]

Who are Ed’s ‘absolutely two perfect people’, whilst Stede goes on about ‘a ship’?

They are speaking in abstracts, yet both know the meaning is concrete. That they understand, to varying degrees, what the other is saying is so beautifully presented and realised here.

I love how Ed turns towards Stede first, desperate to initiate greater connection, whilst Stede’s still pondering the idea.

It leads both down the same road to ‘Co-captain’, in which they mirror bodily, full eye contact, the word mostly in sync.

Ed’s character arc is ahead of Stede’s. Ed knows here, I think, and Stede ‘knows’.

The way Ed can’t hold Stede’s gaze straight after just kills me. He looks away, shy, overwhelmed, before managing to come back to clink glasses. Meanwhile, Stede’s just buzzing away confidently with happiness.

‘We said the same thing,’ - which they do often. They understand each other because in this particular situation, they’re both speaking the same language, though the depth of understanding each has is unclear.

They aren’t quite there yet emotionally to explore the true meaning of Co-captain, and that they’ve just entered a domestic partnership

[edwardyouinhere]

[castieldelamancha]

stede's little " I know, I know that" to ed's love confession is so important to me not only because he was trying his best to soothe ed and make him understand they were okay despite everything that had happened between them but also because he really does know he is loved and he went from not being able to tell he was in love to being able to see how much ed really loves him

[gntlbrd]

HELLO IM BACK

[livwifeofkarl]

I thought we could take it through a bit of fuckery

[edwardteachswombtattoo]

"I always hear music when I'm around you" is such a typical Romantic Hero line to drop, but this is Stede so we know he's being completely sincere and not just saying whatever he thinks will sound good in the moment.

[kine11]

Being hot isn’t enough, you need to be weird too.

[roxyrondell]

[edwardteachswombtattoo]

well i just had a really fucked up thought. oooh boy.

i was thinking about ed's suicide attempt in episode 2 and the implication of that deleted scene (the marks on the wall when ed throws the knife at izzy's head) and how i've always assumed the marks were ed counting all the raids he'd gone on because he was trying to beat ned low's record (that's why he was working the crew so hard) so ned would kill him. but then ed pivoted and tried to get the crew to kill him because that seemed easier on the surface and he'd already laid the groundwork for their resentment by working them too hard.

and i still think that!! but also i think ed specifically wanted the crew to kill him not just because it was easy but because he was viewing it as some kind of punishment.

Ed's never fully gotten over killing his dad, that's pretty obvious. Even though it was necessary and he was just a kid trying to protect himself and his mother in the only way he could.

So Ed recreates the trauma of his childhood. But he puts himself on the other side of it, in the role of monster. The Revenge crew is young Ed. The family forced to kill their patriarch to protect the people they care about and themselves.

But the killing doesn't take. It's not real. It's theater. It's a stage play inside of and outside of Ed's own head. Ed is playing a role. It's what Ed feels--that he is an unlovable monster who deserves this just as much as his horrible father deserved it. But then there is Stede, late for the play and it's not like he's ever followed the script. Stede mourning Ed. Loving Ed. Seeing Ed.

And the crew of The Revenge, despite their anger and resentment towards what he put them through. Loving Ed. Seeing Ed. They know him. They know Ed in his silk dressing gown, telling them they're all so talented and he thinks they should have a talent show. They don't know the Ed who killed his dad and they don't need to know that Ed because that Ed is as much a part of him as Blackbeard and the silk dressing gown and all the other facets of himself he's shown to them. And they still love him.

[livwifeofkarl]

Run from me, darlin Run, my good wife

[gntlbrd]

edward teach in the gravy basket:

[celluloidbroomcloset]

Anyway, I think about Stede saying that they don’t just banish people, “that’s not us!” And the crew thinking, yeah, that is us! Then they fight amongst themselves, threaten each other, refuse to understand one another’s trauma, and finally agree to finding a safe space together. They are able to see the worst human being in the world (Izzy Hands) in pain and understand that he needs help and that finally reminds them who they are.

Of course they welcome Ed back. Because maybe they see finally that Ed was in pain too and certainly deserves the same amount of grace they gave a man they don’t even like.

Stede was right.

[agaywithcoffee]

I’m super nervous posting this but here we go! Behold, my first fanart ever. This took well over a month to finish and A Lot of playing around and I still see things that aren’t quite right but overall I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished and I want to give the biggest thanks to @aha-my-villainous-thoughts for giving me tips and helping me figure things out. Also a big thank you to @ofmd-ann @scribophile and @gentlebeard for the hype up 🫶🏻💛 tumblr ate the quality so please click full screen 🫶🏻

[merryfinches]

Oh, we got a little world of our own

I'll tell you things that no one else knows

I let you in where no one else goes

What am I doing without you?

X

Love you all, friends, moots and babygirls (gn) 🥰 thanks for being here with me!

[meluli]

[pins-n-beetles]

A drawing I've done for a friend for Christmas :)

I'm not super confident in my ability to draw people, but I don't hate how this has come out

[mournfulroses]

Albert Camus, from Caligula & Other Plays; "State of Siege: A Play in Three Parts,"

[crimson-and-clover-1717]

[iris-in-the-rain]

Stede, who works in a regular office job, nothing too exciting, but he still tries to make every day count. He brings baked goods to the office and offers them to his coworkers, some of which are nice to him and say 'Thanks!' as Stede starts to explain how he tried a new recipe, and he's so happy with how his muffins turned out, and he's gonna try this next one, but yeah, no, they're not really listening, so he just takes the empty box and tries to be happy that he at least got to give others something. And when he comes back from a few days' holidays and he's so happy, because the seaside was so lovely and he found some awesome shells and would anybody like to see the photo of the dog he's thinking of adopting and... and... But as people nod absentmindedly and their eyes glaze over and they stop paying him any attention, Stede's smile gets dimmer and he gets quieter, and sure, nobody is actually rude to him, but he's too much, he's always been, he just keeps talking because it's so nice to talk to somebody, but not when people don't say anything back, so he just walks back to his desk and gets to work, and if the lump in his throat is just a bit bigger (again) so what. And yeah, his eyes shine a little, but he's good at his job, he doesn't need friends, of course he'd like a friend, but maybe he's just not the kind of person that people want around them. So he keeps working, and his lip wobbles occasionally, but he's fine, of course he is, he just needs to stop bothering people with his stories and his presence and his muffins, because he's just annoying them and he's being stupid and...

...And a few desks away an IT technician working on a computer is building up the courage to say hello, because he's never met anybody so fascinating and colourful and full of life and joy. And Ed swears, today *will* be the day he will introduce himself to Stede Bonnet, because he can't keep watching him lose his spark day by day. And when he says, 'Hey mate, I love your cravat, is it silk?' and Stede's face brightens and he hears 'Oh! Thank you! Do you fancy a fine fabric?' the spark is there to stay.