“Stede,” Ed said slowly, and even to his own ears he sounded a bit faint, “why do you have a llama in the living room?” Stede closed the front door behind him with a sigh. “Actually, Jeff’s an alpaca.” Felt like that was sort of missing the point here, but sure. Ed would play ball. “Okay. Stede, why do you have an alpaca in your living room?” — Other guys have their mid-life crisis, they buy an irresponsible sports car. But Edward Teach—formerly one of the greatest Formula 1 Drivers of all time, now Just Some Guy—already has a sports car. Actually, he has six. So he buys an irresponsible hobby farm instead. Weirdly, this does not fill the hole in his heart. But his highly neurotic rescue dog and new hot vet boyfriend might... If Stede would fucking call him back.
The Fast & the Fluffiest, Or: UNLIKELY ANIMAL FRIENDS RETIRED RACING DOG AND ALPACA LOVE EACH OTHER REAL NOT CLICKBAIT is live now! my @ofmd-reverse-bang collab with @knifeturtlelives, who wrote the cutest, fluffiest, and most profoundly heartwarming story based on my "idk i just think there should be an alpaca" prompt 🦙
lots of literal fluff, rescue animals, Ed finding himself after a lifetime in high-intensity spotlight, brings-his-very-alive-work-home veterinarian Stede, and unlicensed alpaca midwifery - READ HERE!
8/9 chapters up now, rated M, Ed/Stede, alpaca art in the fic + here & here! 💖
