I fucking love that Ed and Stede are deeply flawed middle-aged queer men. I love that Ed can be self-destructive when he feels cornered and he can't deal with heartbreak and he's sensitive and a little scared of his own feelings. I love that Stede is bitchy and rude and sure he's very empathetic by nature but he can sometimes be a dick and he's sometimes not very good at reading the room and he's very susceptible to flattery because he craves positive attention. I love their miscommunication in "Man on Fire" and how bitchy they are to each other in "Fun and Games" and how they're such soft silly dorks who are incapable of Taking It Slow or staying angry at each other for extended periods of time.






















