#impossible birds

[ipomoea-batatas]

I always wondered why in s2 Ed’s makeup changes to not go across the bridge of his nose and then I saw what a mōlī/Laysan albatross (the supposed “impossible bird” that never touches land) looks like 🤔

[googoogojob]

forgot what freedom is..

[permanenttwine]

[itsnotacarepackage]

Anyone else notice that, in Stede's season 2 dream, Blackbeard's answers don't actually answer Stede's questions?

[raggedy-spaceman]

S02E01 // S02E08 Dream vs Reality

+ Bonus

[sgtcinnamon]

OFMD S2 TITLE RELEASES 1&2

SPREAD THE NEWS. TELL EVERY SOUL. FLY CHILDREN, FLY

[thehappyfeminist-22]

I know there are tons of amazing pictures in the promos that just dropped, but I am going absolutely FERAL over this one! I zoomed in and just...LOOK!

Ed is literally LIFTING Stede off the ground and twirling him around! Look at Ed's arms wrapped around him! Look at his hair fanning out as he twirls him around! Look at Stede's outstretched arms and his feet kicked up in the air! They are SO HAPPY to have one another back (even if this is in Stede's dream)! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go walk into the ocean.

Source.

[veeagainsttheday]

Ed and talking it through as a crew

I've been working on my Ed S2 POV fic and I feel like I had a complete breakthrough thanks to the amazing comments of my betas and thinking about things more and I wanted to share it with you.

In 2x1, Izzy and Ed are talking in the cabin; Izzy has just made his horrible love confession and Ed has taken it about as well as can be expected. Izzy then suggests to Ed that they "talk it through"; Ed looks up from the table like he's having a revelation and says, "as a crew". He then storms outside for the worst staff meeting in history, which he opens by saying, "Hi all" just like Stede.

But, crucially, Ed is TRYING to talk it through as a crew!! This is the first time we see him speak to anyone on the ship aside from Izzy. And Ed is not doing a great job of it, but that entire meeting is such a cry for help, he is literally begging the crew to explain things to him with a gun to his head. And then Izzy once more steps in to get between Ed and the crew and tells everyone that the problem is Ed's feelings for Stede. Ed's demeanor instantly changes; he shoots Izzy with such a calm, resigned air before announcing Frenchie's promotion to first mate and that they have a raid record to break. Talking it through wasn't successful because Izzy once again controlled the narrative for the crew.