#nedseil

[poe-of-the-odd]

We ignore that I skipped two days and this is a day late 🫡 I just reeeally wanted to do Krampus prompt because I love Krampus 🥹

When I was growing up, my village would have a tractor pulling a trailer with a Krampus cave and a bunch of Krampus and a Nikolaus through the streets it was awesome!

[bluecatwriter]

It was high time for some Nedseil

Kinktober day 9: Shibari! This story was somewhat inspired by one of my friends who said they hoped to try shibari someday just for the physical sensations. Enjoy!

Conseil asks Ned to demonstrate his knot-tying skills. [Rated Teen]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[nautilusgays]

One of the many, many things I love about Conseil is that I love all the relationship potentials:

Aro/Ace Conseil? Glorious.

In love with Aronnax? Stunning.

Ned x Conseil? Fantastic.

They're all wonderful options!

Conseil truly is one of the characters of all time.

[shinytimetraveltraveler]

Behold

Nedseil. They were on my mind, okay? (send help I might be a little too obsessed with tkluts now😭). There’s no return

[mrpinniped]

If I had a nickel for every 19th-century novel I’ve read this year which featured a Man With No Last Name Who Knows A Lot About Whales sharing sleeping quarters with A Harpooner and going on a Perilous Voyage with a Revenge-Obsessed Captain I’d have two nickels.

Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

[poe-of-the-odd]

My men !!!

Small Ned and Conseil reveal :') (low key nervous to show him cuz the first time I showed my sister my conseil she DRAGGED THE FUCK OUT OF ME !!)

Closeups ↓↓ (minus one cuz tumblr thinks its mature content lol)

[mrpinniped]

Conseil: So that South Pacific harpooner is your husband?

Ishmael: Yep! And the Canadian harpooner is yours?

Conseil: He is. How did you two meet?

Ishmael: We had to share sleeping quarters because there wasn’t much space.

Conseil: Fascinating. Our story is similar.

Ishmael: Then we went on a perilous voyage led by a revenge-obsessed captain.

Conseil: …

Ishmael: Want to hear my whale facts?

Conseil: Would I ever!

*several Ishmonologues later*

Ned: *physically restraining Conseil* Those are tears of joy I promise

[mrpinniped]

Nedseil is canon Disney said so

So I sat down to watch the 1954 Disney movie version of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and uh… I think someone working on that film shipped Nedseil.

The movie itself is much more “underwater adventure with occasional moral quandaries” and less of the book’s “man excitedly lists fish species for seven months” and it makes Ned Land more of the main character, with Arronax in a supporting role. Kirk Douglas, who played Ned, played the leading man in a number of other action-adventure films of that era, and it’s only him and Nemo (James Mason) who appear on the movie poster.

Anyway, Ned definitely the most sexualized character, often appearing shirtless and in tighter-fitting costumes than the rest of the cast. And of course, the archetypal Sexy Leading Man typically has a love interest.

Here’s their meet-cute about 10 minutes into the film, in which Ned walks across the deck of the Abraham Lincoln eating a banana, and pulls a second banana out of his pocket, offering it to a seasick Conseil. Here’s a screenshot of Conseil sizing up Ned’s banana in a way that definitely doesn’t symbolize anything.

It is, admittedly, unclear if they are roommates in this adaptation or not. There’s an extra bed in Arronax’s room but Ned’s room also has bunk beds, and Conseil is seen hanging out in both.

However, when Conseil DOES go into Ned’s room at one point, we get shirtless Ned smirking at him while twirling a rope at waist height, which is certainly a Directorial Choice.

Fellas, is it ever NOT erotic to pin someone against the wall when you’re mad at them (and also still shirtless?)

There is simply no heterosexual explanation for this

Or this little hesitation after a handshake but before an awkward head pat.

These guys have Feelings, ok?

Also Nemo has a pet sea lion named Esmie in this version and she’s perfect and I love her.