Potrix

[she/they | 33 | 👩‍🍳 |🤘🏻| 🏳️‍🌈] wannabe writer with an inappropriately dark sense of humour and a serious procrastiation problem.

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Chapters: 2/6 Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov & Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Future Fic, 5+1 Things, POV Ilya Rozanov, Family, Found Family, Family Drama, Family Feels, Parenthood, Fatherhood, Queer Families, Surrogacy, Foster Care, Kid Fic, Girl Dads, Complicated Relationships, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Feels, Family Fluff, Established Relationship, Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Protective Ilya Rozanov, Protective Shane Hollander, Happy Ending Series: Part 5 of heartache and safety Summary:

Ilya doesn’t remember slamming his fist down on the counter. Or even making the decision to do so. The thing he won’t ever be able to forget, however?

Is the quiet, almost inaudible intake of breath from behind him. The wide-eyed expression of pure, unadulterated fear on Dima’s face when Ilya, ripping the headphones off his head, whirls around to look at him. Dima’s defensive stance, his tense shoulders, his harsh breathing, the wariness with which he’s staring at Ilya as if Ilya’s—as if he’s everything Dima’s ever been afraid of in his life, made real and palpable right in front of him.

[5 times Ilya has to contend with the heartbreaking fact that his nephew is terrified of him, plus the 1 time he realizes that might not actually be true anymore.]

[Can be read as a standalone.]

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Chapters: 1/6 Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander & Ilya Rozanov & Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Future Fic, 5+1 Things, POV Ilya Rozanov, Family, Found Family, Family Drama, Family Feels, Parenthood, Fatherhood, Queer Families, Surrogacy, Foster Care, Kid Fic, Girl Dads, Complicated Relationships, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Childhood Trauma, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst and Feels, Family Fluff, Established Relationship, Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Protective Ilya Rozanov, Protective Shane Hollander, Happy Ending Series: Part 5 of heartache and safety Summary:

Ilya doesn’t remember slamming his fist down on the counter. Or even making the decision to do so. The thing he won’t ever be able to forget, however?

Is the quiet, almost inaudible intake of breath from behind him. The wide-eyed expression of pure, unadulterated fear on Dima’s face when Ilya, ripping the headphones off his head, whirls around to look at him. Dima’s defensive stance, his tense shoulders, his harsh breathing, the wariness with which he’s staring at Ilya as if Ilya’s—as if he’s everything Dima’s ever been afraid of in his life, made real and palpable right in front of him.

[5 times Ilya has to contend with the heartbreaking fact that his nephew is terrified of him, plus the 1 time he realizes that might not actually be true anymore.]

[Can be read as a standalone.]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov Characters: Ilya Rozanov, Shane Hollander, Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble (Game Changers), Background & Cameo Characters, Original Characters Additional Tags: Post-Canon, POV Outsider, Social Media, Inspired by Twitter, Epistolary, Parenthood, Fatherhood, Surrogacy, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Homophobic Language, Racist Language, Light-Hearted, Ilya Rozanov is a Little Shit, Bratty Shane Hollander, Married Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Fluff and Humor, Short & Sweet, Happy Ending Series: Part 2 of heartache and safety Summary:

Cen(s)turion Warrior Princess 🦄🏒 @hohohollanov uhm. why is no one talking about this? hello????

[A series of three pictures. 1: A grainy shot taken from across a street. It shows a heavily pregnant woman and a man with sunglasses and a reverse snapback exiting a fertility clinic. The man’s arm is around the woman’s waist. 2: The same woman and man, the photo taken from much closer. They’re both smiling as they’re looking at something the woman’s holding. 3: The woman and the man are hugging, both clearly happy. The man is kissing the woman’s forehead. It is now obvious that the woman is holding sonogram pictures.]

↪The Tammy Whammy @rozanova ilya whyyyyy 😭

↪ Matt Davies @mattdavies Finally. It’s about time he realized he’s better off with a woman. #goodriddance

↪ censgirlie @censgirlie Okay, but. Are we even sure that’s Ilya Rozanov?

↪ Frankie Hockey @hockeyfrankie whatever happened to respecting people’s privacy

↪ katie @katiemills @hockeyfrankie: whatever happened to respecting your wedding vows????

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov, Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov & Ilya Rozanov Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Alexei Rozanov | Andrei Rozanov, Original Children of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, Original Child Character(s), Ottawa Centaurs Team Ensemble (Game Changers) Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Future Fic, Family, Found Family, Family Drama, Family Feels, Parenthood, Fatherhood, Kid Fic, Girl Dads, Complicated Relationships, Light Angst, Angst and Feels, Homophobia, Internalized Homophobia, Racism, Xenophobia, Established Relationship, Married Life, Childhood Trauma, Trauma, Ilya Rozanov Needs A Hug, Protective Shane Hollander, Happy Ending Series: Part 1 of heartache and safety Summary:

“I want to speak with my brother.”

Shane doesn’t give a single shit about what Alexei Rozanov wants, frankly. He crosses his arms over his chest. “Pretty sure your brother doesn’t want to talk to you.”

Alexei grits his teeth, blowing a frustrated breath out of his nose. “Is, uh, family. Family thing.”

“Ilya’s my family,” Shane says cooly, raising both brows challengingly, “not yours. Not anymore.”

Or: Ilya's brother shows back up after more than a decade of silence. A happy family reunion looks very different.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Frank Castle & David "Micro" Lieberman, David "Micro" Lieberman/Sarah Lieberman, Frank Castle/Matt Murdock Characters: Sarah Lieberman, David "Micro" Lieberman, Frank Castle, Matt Murdock, Leo Lieberman, Zach Lieberman Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Family, Found Family, Family Fluff, Meet the Family, Unconventional Families, Established Relationship, Married Couple, Old Married Couple, Bromance, Only the B is Silent, Banter, Teasing, Short & Sweet, POV Outsider, POV Sarah Lieberman, Happy Ending Series: Part 2 of [how deeply] Summary:

“Dad and Frank bonded over their collective trauma,” Leo supplies, without ever looking up from her phone, and Sarah gets the distinctive feeling that she might be live-texting the unfolding chaos to her boyfriend, “and accidentally stumbled right into this super codependent bromance—”

“Only sometimes,” Zach agrees, sharing a conspiratorial smile Sarah isn’t sure she likes or appreciates with his sister, “the b in that bromance becomes suspiciously blurred.”

“Tell me about it,” Matt chuckles, taking a sip of his beer. “No one warned me that my boyfriend came with a boyfriend.”

[Or; David and Frank are weird about each other, and everyone knows it.]

[Technically a sequel and part of a series, but can be read as a standalone story.]

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Chapters: 1/3 Fandom: Peacemaker (TV 2022) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Adrian Chase/Christopher Smith | Peacemaker, Adrian Chase/Adrian Chase, Adrian Chase/Christopher Smith | Peacemaker/Adrian Chase, (past) Emilia Harcourt/Christopher Smith | Peacemaker Characters: Christopher Smith | Peacemaker, Adrian Chase, Emilia Harcourt, Adrian Chase's Mother (Peacemaker TV 2022), Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s02e06 Ignorance Is Chris, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Christopher Smith | Peacemaker, Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Fuckbuddies, Fuckbuddies To Lovers, Developing Relationship, Getting Together, Personal Growth, Emotional Growth, Self-Esteem Issues, Self-Worth Issues, Everyone Has Issues, Everyone Needs Therapy, Christopher Smith | Peacemaker Whump, Jealousy, Forgiveness, Idiots in Love, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Eventual Smut, Threesome - M/M/M, Happy Ending Summary:

“So, who’s here? And,” Chris adds when Adrian sucks in a breath, and allows himself to roll his eyes, “don’t say no one.”

Adrian sulks up at him, but he also steps back, and holds the door open in invitation. “You’re not allowed to be mad about this, though. Because it seems like something you’d get mad about, and I don’t want you to be mad.”

Well, if that isn’t ominous as fuck. “Why d’you think I’d be—oh, fuck no!”

From the other side of the living room, arms crossed over his chest, Adrian—another Adrian glowers at Chris. “Fuck you.”

[Or; Adrian brings himself from the Nazi dimension back to their Evergreen. Somehow, against all fucking odds, it actually ends up working out for Chris. In more ways than one. Well, two ways, because there's two Adrians now.]

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Chapters: 4/6 Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Frank Castle/Matt Murdock Characters: Matt Murdock, Frank Castle, Curtis Hoyle, Delia Robinson, Karen Page, David "Micro" Lieberman, Sarah Lieberman, Heather Glenn, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, POV Outsider, POV Matt Murdock, 5+1 Things, Friendship, Family, Found Family, Developing Relationship, Getting Together, Falling In Love, Messy, Complicated Relationships, Feelings, Denial of Feelings, Feelings Realization, Emotional Constipation, Idiots in Love, Fluff and Humor, Light Angst, Happy Ending Summary:

Curt’s in absolutely no mood to deal with whatever’s currently happening out in the hall, and has already picked his phone back up to call 911 when he realizes that whoever’s at the door has a key, from the sound of it. They’re not exactly doing a good job of using it, he thinks as he peers out of the bedroom, missing the lock several times and probably scratching up the damn paint while they’re at it.

Then there’s a thump, as if someone’s slumped against the door, followed by a muffled groan, and—

“Fuckin’—Christ, Red, jus’ hold on for a goddamn second.”

Curt rubs a hand over his face.

Of fucking course.

[5 people who’ve noticed that Frank and Matt have grown suspiciously close, plus the 1 idiot person who’s completely missed the memo.]

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No, self-help group flyer, you're not creepy at all. Nope.

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Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017), Deadpool (Movieverse) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Frank Castle & Peter Parker, Matt Murdock & Peter Parker, Peter Parker & Wade Wilson, Frank Castle/Matt Murdock, Logan | Wolverine (X-Men)/Wade Wilson Characters: Peter Parker, Frank Castle, Matt Murdock, Wade Wilson, Original Characters Additional Tags: Timeline What Timeline, 5+1 Things, POV Peter Parker, Family, Found Family, Team as Family, Fatherhood, Parenthood, Protectiveness, Misunderstandings, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Friendship, Developing Friendships, Protective Peter Parker, Peter Parker-centric, Soft Frank Castle, Tired Dad Frank Castle, Blink And You Miss It DCU Cameo, Crack Treated Seriously, Happy Ending Summary:

Peter sees the Punisher hold a baby, and it does not compute, nope. Record scratch, jaw on the floor. Error 404, thought process interrupted, higher brain function not found.

Because what?

[5 times Peter’s sure Frank has got to be planning something nefarious, plus the 1 time he realizes that even the Punisher is just a regular guy. With guns. A lot of guns, actually, so not exactly a normal guy, but—]

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Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Frank Castle & Matt Murdock, Frank Castle/Matt Murdock Characters: Frank Castle, Matt Murdock, Original Characters Additional Tags: Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again (TV), POV Frank Castle, 5+1 Things, Developing Relationship, Fuckbuddies, Fuckbuddies To Lovers, Getting Together, Messy, Complicated Relationships, Feelings, Denial of Feelings, Emotional Constipation, Idiots in Love, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Bottom Frank Castle, Top Matt Murdock, Dom/sub Undertones, Eventual Fluff, Caretaking, Blood and Injury, Sleepy Cuddles, Confessions, Happy Ending Summary:

“I’m glad, you know,” Matt mumbles, later, Frank more gone than not, “that you—I’m glad you stopped, when I asked you to. I didn’t think you—well. I’m glad, is what I’m saying. Happy,” he says, voice full of wonder, like he can’t believe it himself, “that you’re here. With me.” 

Blindly, fumbling, Frank reaches for Matt’s free hand. Links their fingers, squeezes. Drops an uncoordinated kiss on Matt’s knuckles. “Okay,” he says, tongue heavy, half-asleep, then, quiet, more truthful than anything he’s ever told Matt, anyone, in a long, long time, “Doesn’t feel like a mistake. This.” 

Heavy silence. Matt freezes. 

A second, another one, then Matt tips Frank’s head back with trembling fingers hooked under his chin. Matt’s lips pressing warmly against Frank’s forehead. “You’re not. Frank, you’re not.” 

Frank rests their hands on his chest. Thinks he smiles, maybe, as the unconsciousness of sleep creeps up on him. “‘Kay.” 

Matt squeezes his hand back.

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Chapters: 1/2 Fandom: Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Daredevil (TV), The Punisher (TV 2017) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Frank Castle & Matt Murdock, Frank Castle/Matt Murdock Characters: Frank Castle, Matt Murdock, Original Characters Additional Tags: Spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again (TV), POV Frank Castle, 5+1 Things, Developing Relationship, Fuckbuddies, Fuckbuddies To Lovers, Getting Together, Messy, Complicated Relationships, Feelings, Denial of Feelings, Emotional Constipation, Idiots in Love, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Bottom Frank Castle, Top Matt Murdock, Dom/sub Undertones, Eventual Fluff, Caretaking, Blood and Injury, Sleepy Cuddles, Confessions, Happy Ending Summary:

It’s a stupid fucking thing to do. Frank knows it is. He knows it’s a mistake, and he knows Matt knows it, but it doesn’t stop either of them.

Never has before. And won't now, either.

They both moan, too loud and too fucking desperate, when their mouths finally crash together.

[5 times Matt and Frank don’t get it quite right, plus the 1 time they realize even a mistake can lead to something good.]

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“So,” Buck hums, drawn out, “does that mean the date wasn’t a total bust?”

Tommy pretends to think about it, laughing softly when Buck pouts at him. “Definitely not, no.”

“So,” Buck says, again, biting at his lower lip, “does that also mean a goodnight kiss is on the table?”

It’s extremely gratifying to see the way Tommy’s eyes darken at that. “I think that could be arranged.”

For their second kiss, Buck meets him halfway.

[5 times Buck is feeling insecure (and Tommy reassures him), plus 1 time Buck decides to be bold (and reaps the rewards).]

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Coming back to tumblr after an eternity of inactivity just to ask if we've actually decided on a ship name for Buck and Tommy? I don't know how to tag my shit, help.

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drowning [in the depths of who you are] - chapter 6

He doesn’t want to jinx anything, but if asked, Stede would admit that things are as close to perfect as they realistically can be.

Or, they would be, he thinks, frowning slightly to himself, if it weren’t for the Izzy Issue, capital letters very much required.

Stede would like to claim that he’d disliked Izzy from the very beginning, right from their first meeting in that blasted jungle, but in reality, Stede’d been intrigued. Excited, even, to meet a real, proper pirate, intimidating and interesting in equal measures. Handsome, even, although the naive, repressed Stede from back then hadn’t had a clue that the nervous flutter in his chest had been attraction rather than fear.

The dislike had come later, in heaps, before turning into begrudging respect after Stede’s return to the Revenge, and eventually into a sort of uneasy camaraderie, courtesy of each of their relationships with Ed. Stede would like to think they’re tentative friends, these days, and he would even go so far as to suggest that Izzy’s grown somewhat fond of him, however reluctantly that might’ve happened.

Oh, sure, they’ll bicker and snap at each other still, but there’s no more viciousness to it, most of the time. Instead it’s become—dare he say, fun? An equal back and forth, of sorts, a game, and one that Stede enjoys immensely. Izzy’s a right proper twat, to borrow one of the man’s favourite insults, more often than not, but he’s softened around the edges, just enough to let Stede see beyond the surface and glimpse the capacity for genuine care and kindness underneath.

For Ed, mostly, but also for their crew and, more and more often, Stede himself.

Read the rest of the chapter over on [AO3].

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Chapters: 5/11 Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands Characters: Israel Hands, Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death), Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Season/Series 01, 5+1 Things, POV Israel Hands, POV Stede Bonnet, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, Getting Together, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, First Time, First Kiss, From Couple to Throuple, Feelings, Love Confessions, Three Idiots on a Boat, Family, Found Family, Friendship, Surprisingly Fluffy, Fluff, Eventual Smut, this is my boyfriend edward and this is edward's boyfriend stede and i hate stede, Not Season/Series 02 Compliant, Happy Ending Series: Part 2 of broken hearts, mended souls Summary:

“What.”

Izzy glances away from Bonnet’s face, down at the steaming cup of tea he’s holding out towards him, and then back up again, brows raised. Bonnet lifts the cup up a little higher, making it clink delicately against its matching porcelain saucer.

“I asked,” Bonnet repeats, apparently entirely unbothered by Izzy’s hesitance, “if you’d like a cup of tea?”

Izzy narrows his eyes at him. “You’re bringing me tea?”

Bonnet’s smile widens, as if Izzy’s finally on the right track to whatever the fuck Bonnet’s end goal is, here. “Yes, well. I’m trying to.”

Which has never happened before. And is also highly suspicious. Izzy tries to take a surreptitious sniff of the supposed tea. “Are you trying to poison me?"

[5 times Izzy can’t make sense of Bonnet’s ridiculous fucking behaviour, 5 times Stede feels bafflingly soft about Israel Hands, plus the one time they (and Ed) finally fuck figure it out.]

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Chapters: 4/11 Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands Characters: Israel Hands, Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death), Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Post-Season/Series 01, 5+1 Things, POV Israel Hands, POV Stede Bonnet, Established Relationship, Developing Relationship, Getting Together, Polyamory, Polyamory Negotiations, First Time, First Kiss, From Couple to Throuple, Feelings, Love Confessions, Three Idiots on a Boat, Family, Found Family, Friendship, Surprisingly Fluffy, Fluff, Eventual Smut, this is my boyfriend edward and this is edward's boyfriend stede and i hate stede, can be read as a standalone, Happy Ending Series: Part 2 of broken hearts, mended souls Summary:

“What.”

Izzy glances away from Bonnet’s face, down at the steaming cup of tea he’s holding out towards him, and then back up again, brows raised. Bonnet lifts the cup up a little higher, making it clink delicately against its matching porcelain saucer.

“I asked,” Bonnet repeats, apparently entirely unbothered by Izzy’s hesitance, “if you’d like a cup of tea?”

Izzy narrows his eyes at him. “You’re bringing me tea?”

Bonnet’s smile widens, as if Izzy’s finally on the right track to whatever the fuck Bonnet’s end goal is, here. “Yes, well. I’m trying to.”

Which has never happened before. And is also highly suspicious. Izzy tries to take a surreptitious sniff of the supposed tea. “Are you trying to poison me?"

[5 times Izzy can’t make sense of Bonnet’s ridiculous fucking behaviour, 5 times Stede feels bafflingly soft about Israel Hands, plus the one time they (and Ed) finally fuck figure it out.]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Stede Bonnet & Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Israel Hands, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands Characters: Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Israel Hands, Stede Bonnet, Crew of the Revenge (Our Flag Means Death) Additional Tags: Post-Season/Series 02, Season 02 Spoilers, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, 5+1 Things, POV Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Israel Hands Whump, Hurt Israel Hands, Near Death, Injury Recovery, Jealousy, Possessiveness, Established Ed/Stede, Developing Ed/Stede/Izzy, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Talking It Through As a Crew (Our Flag Means Death), Talking It Through As a Throuple, From Couple to Throuple, Unhealthy Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Idiots in Love, Happy Ending Summary:

Izzy’s progress is halting, his brow sweaty and his jaw clenched in pain, but everyone knows better than to offer help or assistance. Well, Ed amends, wincing when Izzy’s wooden leg catches on an uneven floorboard, everyone but Stede, apparently.

“Oh, for goodness’ sake, man,” Stede tuts at Izzy, and actually does grab one of Izzy’s hands to firmly place it on his own arm, “you’re being absolutely impossible, Israel.”

Ed waits, gaze flickering back and forth between Stede and Izzy’s faces, ready to intervene in case of sudden violence. Because Izzy does look like he’s about to reach for one of the daggers he’s undoubtedly got stashed somewhere on his person, even out of his leathers, but then Stede nudges him, gently, towards the table, and Izzy blows out a frustrated breath, and that’s that.

Just like that.

[5 times Ed notices that Stede and Izzy have grown pretty damn close, plust the 1 time he has a tantrum completely sensible and adult reaction about it.]