#swallowsandamazons

[ovvercome]

[tatteredxsails]

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Ed crossed his ankles on his desk, taking a draw off of his pipe. He was in a sedate mood, lulled further by the mixture of herbs burning hot in the bowl. He exhaled the smoke in a gust... and made an effort to mask his cough (unsuccessfully) by clearing his throat into the crook of his elbow.

Ely was in the cabin with him, cleaning up. Ed had a habit of collecting things that equally had a habit of collecting dust. It made for good busy work. That, and Edward's habit of discarding things that bored him or that he ceased to have a use for. Like the burned up remains of matches.

"Come talk to me," Ed said after a moment of watching the youth. "C'mon. Sit."

[fxckin-blackbeard]

Voices in My Head

Voices in My Head by Falling In Reverse || X || Starter Post || X || @swallowsandamazons

"The voices in my head keep telling me I'm not okay It's feeling like a hurricane in my brain Dark clouds, hard times, bad weather Please don't make this last forever"

ᒥ🐙ᒧ—        He'd only gotten worse as time went on, the spirals of his mind leading him further down his dark, irredeemable path. The amount of raids increased, and so had Edward's anger. He'd kill anyone that stood in his way, mercilessly. It wasn't uncommon for Edward to return aboard The Revenge soaked in blood after a raid, and this time was no different. He wordlessly goes to his cabin, slamming the door shut behind him once inside.

Edward doesn't notice Ely in the room, his gaze vacantly staring off somewhere as though he wasn't fully there in his body. He approaches his desk and picks up a bottle of rum, popping it open and chugging as much as he can from it in one go. The man then slams down the bottle after and leans over the desk top, his hand coming up to cover his kohl and blood spattered features.

"When will it be fuckin' enough, man..." He mutters aloud to himself, his grip on the desk vice, his knuckles were turning white from it. As he speaks, it clear he truly had no idea they were in the room with him.

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"Oh, Ely! I was looking for you." The blond man said in a cheerful voice. The youth was up on deck, nibble fingers working the thick rope of the sails. Seemingly out of nowhere Stede produced a book from somewhere in his silk waste coat. "It's a first edition of that book I was telling you about!" He said with glee, holding out the red-covered edition with large gold lettering.

As he spoke his words were interrupted; the deck was bustling with people, all crew member's busy following the orders being shouted at them from somewhere above. "I think you'll really enjoy it." He said in a louder voice, eager to see the youth's reaction.

[actofgrxce]

❛ do you wish i was different? ❜  from Ely

"NO. What?"

"Lookit me in the face, you little shit."

Such harsh words, said so lovingly.

"Better. Now why the fuck would I want that? Honest bloody question."

[gentlemnpirate]

@swallowsandamazonsmazons continued from here x

"Ely, I never said you were soft. And I never would. I value your tenacity. But while you may have experience, you are, in fact, still a child."

Stede's brows furrow over brown eyes that betray his anxiety.

"I need someone I trust to stay behind with the ship. Frenchie is staying behind, too. Please, no more arguments."

Ah, if Ely only knew how much of himself he sees in them. A child desperate to prove themselves, knowing they are more than what anyone expects them to be. But he also recognizes that recklessness in Ely, and knows too well how dangerous it can be.

[lighthousepyrate]

@swallowsandamazons​ asked: ❝ i know this is gonna make me sound like a baby but thunderstorms really freak me out, can i hang out with you until it gets quiet again? ❞ - From Ely

Sat in an armchair, reading, Stede listened to the rumble of thunder outside. They escaped the worst of the storm, the Revenge staying afloat to sail another day. The Captain was left in his cabin, scrambling to save his books from bruised and battered binding. He got the crew to help him come up with a system, rudimentary at best, ropes to prevent falls and netting to soften the fall of any books that did manage to slip through. 

With the easing of the tides Stede returned the fallen books to their shelves and settled, knowing and trusting the crew had things handled. Flipping to the next page, he was surprised to hear the door to his rooms opening. A questioning gaze found Ely lingering at the threshold.. His eyes softened at the request, Stede offering a smile and a nod.

“Nonsense. Of course you can, come in and sit down.” Closing his book, Stede got up from the chair and moved over to the settee, patting a spot next to him. “We can have a nice little chat, take your mind off it.”

[beastpyrate]

@swallowsandamazons   //   𝐄𝐋𝐘

‘You don’t have to be a boy if you don’t want…. Or a girl, actually. You could be neither or both!’

It takes Ed a couple of seconds to process this, his head cocked in curiosity. The idea that he just doesn't have to somehow hadn't occurred. Despite the fact that's he's a whole pirate, and a damn good one at that. He just hadn’t thought of not following the rules. 

" Holy shit, "   Ed whispers, and suddenly all of the pieces are falling into place. He can just . . . stop. Do whatever the hell the kid is doing with the theys and them. He could . . . they could?

. . . Holy shit.

" That’s so smart. Why is everyone still pretending, man? We gotta tell, like, everyone. "