#frenchie (ofmd)

[definitely-not-iorveth]

just noticed that frenchie crosses himself when ed's about to fire into the mast

[tiredpainednerdandveryveryqueer]

And what did we learn today boys, girls, and fabulii? That's right!

1) Don't draw fan art for your girlfriend's SMAU when all you have to hand is a black ballpoint and you haven't done any traditional art for years.

2) I should just not do art. Out right.

Sorry Patches.

[wadebramwilson]

Ed + Frenchie BFFs

Sorry guys I have so many more thoughts on this and I would like to hear all of your thoughts on this too please. Spoilers for Ep5, Ep10.

Ed invited Frenchie to the boat party like they were buddies!

“What’re you doing tonight?” “Nothing.” “Nothing?” “Nah.” “Let’s do it.” I LOVE Frenchie. He strikes that balance where he absolutely can bullshit his way into the aristocracy (to a point). Like, he is bluffing like hell but he knows what to say to get him where he wants to be. He genuinely seems like he doesn’t really care what those people think of him. In his and Olu’s conversation with Siegfried he smiles and nods in the face of all that racism, because Frenchie is laughing at this guy. He knows he’s coming out on top at the end of the night. He is PLAYING these people every step of the way.

Ed has got to envy that.

Episode 5 sees the the social/power hierarchy flip from how it is on the ship. Ed goes from top dog to the bottom of the rung where his only success is in his being seen as a novelty. He’s out of his depth and relies on Steed as his social crutch. Frenchie, who is pretty well at the bottom of the power rung on the ship, has the upper hand in this episode more than anyone else from the very start.

Frenchie gets to see Ed in a really vulnerable moment: “I think I want to go now.” And his response is compassionate and comforting. “You alright mate? What’d they do to you man?” “They are such dicks about spoons!”

He just understands what Ed is going through on a level that Stede cannot, what with both of them having experience with what it’s like to be in the service class (Ed’s mum and Frenchie’s backstory). Maybe sometimes you can touch it but you can’t keep it, “We just ain’t that kind of people”. And no matter how hard they work at it, how much money or success they have, how well they bluff, it’s not going to happen for them. That idea is presented as out of Ed’s control, divine even, “It’s up to God”. Ed’s initial success is minstrel-like. 

This response in contrast to Stede’s “Why would you?”

(On one hand I love that Stede’s response tells us that he knows that Ed knows what he should have done. Ed named all the utensils correctly in his retelling. Never let it be said that he isn’t an extremely smart and attentive guy towards things he cares to learn. Stede knows this and never doubted that Ed wouldn’t excel at it without him.) But Frenchie is on Ed’s level with it.

I mean, Frenchie (and Abshir) are the real heroes of this episode. Stede wouldn’t have that information without them.

But Frenchie couldn’t have delivered the passive aggression in the same way as Stede could because even with all his bluff and all his cleverness in knowing how to manipulate these people, they still see him as other. He doesn’t fit in here, except as a novelty.

Which brings me to episode 10, where Ed chooses to keep Frenchie on the crew.

The Kraken doesn’t have friends, he has tools.So maybe Ed is telling himself that he’s keeping Frenchie for a purpose, but let’s be honest guys, this man is not a strong sewer. No way.

Ed likes him and wants to keep him but can’t justify it any other way.

In order to become fully realised as The Kraken, Ed needed to get rid of everything that reminded him of Stede, as well as anyone who has seen his vulnerable side (Lucius). But he didn’t get rid of Frenchie. 

I really think that Frenchie is going to fill Lucius’ counselor shoes in season two (probably reluctantly). I think Ed is stuck in this all or nothing mentality where he thinks he can only be either this bloodthirsty, brutal, detached version of himself OR the distilled, entertainer version of himself. Neither bring him happiness and bother are performative characters that are engineered to benefit others (and to protect himself). He needs to be able to find the parts of himself that he wants to keep and what to throw away and FRENCHIE CAN SHOW HIM HOW.

[princessstevemunson]

Sometimes I find myself thinking about Frenchie and Wee John, and just smiling

[fishfingersandscarves]

*gives frenchie a BIG KISS*

[ofmdbetacommunity]

Frenchie and the Cat

Title: Frenchie and the Cat

Author: Griselda Gimpel

Rating: G

Pairings: Gen

Content Notes: Rats

Length: 2.5k words

Beta-ing Needed: I am not musically or poetically gifted. I have a tin ear, and I can’t carry a tune in a bucket. But this is a fan fic about a bard, and the song he composes in it is supposed to be good, so I need assistance. Someone help me make Frenchie’s song better, please!

Fic Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PbnLwmqNhrHkuiZXteuQZV8usVUaxE69/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100214936284993253175&rtpof=true&sd=true

[fishfingersandscarves]

i think frenchie should have a cat