Ok look I gotta get this off my chest so I can sleep at night. ViagoAnton and Blackstede AU. It’s been living rent free in my head for weeks so here we go-
Takes place well after the inevitable S2. The Revenge have been raiding merchant ships pretty regularly now, they got it down to a science so there are no casualties anymore. Save for the occasional accidental stabbing… They’ve just finished loading the cargo under deck, Stede’s busy at work checking the merchants log to make sure everything is accounted for. Once everything's stored away all that’s left is an abnormally large crate in the middle of the room.
He’s flipping through the logs, confused, until he comes across a tiny note in the back that. It says that this odd box had been excessively paid for from an anonymous seller to be sent to some place called Wellington. And underlined beneath that it reads “Do Not Open In Sunlight”
Stede’s confused, the crews intrigued, and Ed’s already got a crowbar in the lid of the box before Frenchie could even begin rattling nervously that they should just leave it alone.
And then the lids off. And inside is a coffin.
They all take a step back. Ed tosses the crow bar and whines that it’s just a dead bloke. Everything seems taken care of, they’ll toss it overboard later after a celebratory supper. They're heading towards the door when the lid of the coffin comes creaking open and a man starts levitating from the box.
Frenchie faints.
The mysterious floating man steps out onto the deck and waves innocently, giving a gentle greeting. He asks if this is Wellington, the crews too stunned to speak. After a long staring match the man suddenly gasps and hurries towards Stede, proclaiming “Dearest your hair has grown so much!” As if he knows Stede.
Which Stede is fairly certain he does not.
Ed most certainly has normal feelings about this and totally doesn't immediately pull his gun on the guy who just levitated out of a freaking coffin and called his boyfriend dearest.
And that’s how they meet Viago!
Cue The Revenge arranging to bring Viago the rest of the way to Wellington to meet up with his estranged lover Anton. Frenchie is having none of it. Ed’s almost just as disturbed, especially because everyone keeps comparing the two's similar appearances. They absolutely do NOT look alike at all, thankyouverymuch.
And Stede is having the most wonderful time of his life talking pleasantries with this fancy little vampire man. They’re best friends. Ed finds them drinking tea one night together and gossiping. Only rather Stede’s drinking tea and Viago is drinking what can only be blood from a tea cup. The bandage wrapped around Stede’s wrist sends Ed into an absolute tizzy.
Of course towards the end of their journey I am gonna need Ed and Viago to have some soft conversation about being portrayed as monsters and how there is more to them then their names/appearances. Ed guesses Viago’s not so bad- but he’s still happy to kick him off The Revenge once they reach Wellington.
And of course waiting at the dock is a disturbingly similar looking blonde man on shore waiting for Viago. Everyone’s staring as they walk off together, utterly confused by the two doppelgangers. The only reasonable answer? Witchcraft.
The end
Thank you and goodnight