certified Wife Guy (the wife is ed)

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[anishenanigans]

rlly fascinating phenomenon to me is when a character is extremely popular, and that popularity seems understandable enough because they've got something interesting going on, and then you look at the fandom and realize 99% of their fans don't actually care about engaging with any of the things that make them interesting and instead seem to be fans of an imaginary milquetoast version that exists solely for ship and/or angst content and is so far removed from the canon character they might as well be an unrelated OC at this point

[fieldbears]

Do they like him for the Intriguing Details or do they like him because He Is The White Guy

[sherlockig]

[redstonedust]

your blorbos don't have to be romantic to love each other (#platonic love wins) but also they don't have to love each other to be romantic. ship those characters as a loveless marriage. make their feelings tragically one-sided with no hope of change. put them in a dead end relationship that they both know needs to end but neither are willing to admit it yet. more bad ships forever. its enrichment for me.

[edwardteachswombtattoo]

Imagining a post-S2 scene where some guy Ed and Stede encountered on a raid a long time ago suddenly points at them and says "Wait!! I know those guys! They're pirates!!" and everyone looks at each other because no shit of course those guys are pirates?? It's one of those open secrets everyone knows about but pretends not to.

Then little old lady Margaret who is going blind in one eye remembers how Stede always carries her groceries and helps out in her garden and she's like "Pirates? These two? Have you been drinking?"

And Roberta the baker whose abusive husband died under mysterious circumstances is like "What are you talking about? They're innkeepers. Obviously."

And Lily the blacksmith who made the rings for Ed and Stede's wedding ceremony is like "Pirates? I don't see any pirates."

And Ted the florist is like "Do these guys look like pirates to you?"

And the guy who pointed at them is like "??? But he's obviously Blackbeard!!"

And everyone stares at each other in confusion until one man points at clean shaven Ed with his hair in a cute little up-do with flowers, and says "This is Blackbeard? The legendary pirate who kills without hesitation?"

And the guy who pointed stutters because yeah this guy doesn't have a black beard (or any beard at all) and everyone is staring at him like he completely lost his mind so he's finally just like "sorry" and leaves with his head down.

Ed breathes a sigh of relief, taking his hand off where he keeps a knife concealed on him at all times and Stede loosens his grip on the glass bottle he was about to break on the counter and the bartender surreptitiously puts her gun back in its hiding place.

[zombee]

they made him a MERMAID! they put that middle aged man in a pretty sparkly goldfish fin and had him RESCUE HIS BELOVED JUST BY HIS PRESENCE! THEY FILMED IT IN REAL WATER!!! HE IS THE ROMANTIC HERO AND THEY MADE HIM A M E R M A I D!

[weakassknees]

Pretty sure their kink is improv comedy

[celluloidbroomcloset]

We must always remember that Ed is a gentle man who commits violence in order to survive and will protect those he loves, and Stede is a kind man with a strong sense of justice who is also just a little bit of a psychopath.

[faejayy]

finally watched our flag means death. doodled this between seasons so it does not quite fit my current mood but nevertheless

[emiliaclarke]

what about cons?

[xray-vex]

[celluloidbroomcloset]

My favorite thing about Izzy’s death is that Ed gets to hear an apology and then cry for him like he couldn’t cry for his father and that must have been very cathartic for Ed.

My other favorite thing is now Izzy is dead.

[stedesparasol]

ain't we all just runaways?

[morrigan-disapproves]

ultimately we all have to quit our jobs and walk into the sea

[castieldelamancha]

love those first moments between ed and stede because you can tell they are kinda testing the waters to see how much themselves they can really be in front of the other and then in a perfect moment they both realize they both can fully go for it and i love that for them

[oflambandmoss]

being weird and full of love can save you

and it might save those around you, too

[tulipseason]

what if you watched a MAN turn into a SEAGULL and it gave you so much HOPE that it made you believe people can CHANGE including your EX

[crowleylovesgummys]

Difference? I see none

Saw this cat on my Pinterest and thought of this scene :D