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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · Nov 5

oh hey, I'm gonna put my writing thread over here, too 💚

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 18h

Happy birthday!! 🥳

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 18h

my husband, y'all

Screenshot of a text conversation:
Image of a Wii game "pirates: hunt for Blackbeard's booty"
"In the buy nothing page lol. A Stede story"
"I'm sure it's already been done as a fan fic"

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 18h

Yep! Thanks, Claire! 💚

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Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 1d

Forcing myself to do the promo thing 😅 there's only three (3) of the Blackbeard buckles left to buy in the world now! If you wanted one, now is your time!
Lots of Cool S stickers and various other goodies in my shop too.

#OFMD #shopOFMD #bsnm

Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 16d

I only have a few Blackbeard belt buckles left - get them through my Kofi or DM me for a direct sale (slightly cheaper) they've been getting to the US fine too! ko-fi.com/diebooth/sho... I also have Cool S bird robe stickers! Grateful to everyone who's bought these 🖤
#shopofmd #ofmd #coolS

Round silver metal belt buckle with a castle surrounded by lions and the date 1717

Shot of my crotch wearing replica leather Blackbeard pants with a fall-front and floral silver buttons, with a belt that has a round silver buckle on it and a black dagger scabbard with a black leather wrapped dagger handle protruding from it

A vinyl sticker in the shape of a Cool S in the pink bird print of the OFMD depression robe

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 21h

Happy birthday! 🎈🎈

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

you do, it just beats a little differently now 💚

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cappy @cappyy.bsky.social · 1d

i'm finally writing for whumptober!! (it's kinda late hope the admins don't mind...)

fulfilling today's prompts: voicemail, bleeding out, modern au.

(content warning for major character death and death of a pet)

archiveofourown.org/works/72156511

image of a rainy window with a screenshot of a fic description overtop.

little talks
captain_cappy
Summary:
“Ed, darling. I don’t think I’m going to be home— hmm. I don’t. I don’t think I’m going to be home in time for supper. I’m sorry. I just might be a little bit late—”

Ed saves the message. He wipes his eyes with the hand he holds his phone with, not wanting to let Mummy see him cry.

“See? He’s perfectly fine," he tells her. She looks up at him with eyes like galaxies. "Just you and me for dinner tonight, though.”

Mummy meows.

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for whumptober day 8, "modern au", "bleeding out", & "voicemail".

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Hey church, how's it feel to rip people's still beating hearts from their chests regularly? (/aff /aff /aff I keep choosing the pain on my own, it's fine 😭)

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

I love that 🥹

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhh I keep meaning to listen to this!! Welp....

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely worth it always

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

It's so good 😭

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Fact

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

every👏single👏time👏

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Question: will I ever be able to listen to Fast Car (the song) without immediately needing to relisten to Fast Car (the masterpiece)?

(is this a problem? unsure 🤔)

(it's not)

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Y Jerry Tom And Jerry GIF

ALT: Tom Y Jerry Tom And Jerry GIF

media.tenor.com

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GayWatson 🌈🏴‍☠️🎨 @gaywatson.bsky.social · 1d

This story is so special and well, suffice to say that I'm incredibly excited to be a part of it! For #WIPWednesday here's a snip of an initial color sketch that I cranked out right after getting matched because I could not waaaaaaait. Ily bb Stede!
💜😭💖
#OFMDfanart #OFMDBB25

Full color sketchy illustration of young Stede, arms folded over his knees and large eyes cast up to the purple star-filled sky

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Look at himb! Our sweet hopeful babe! 🥹🥹🥹

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

😂😂😂

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

Ohhh 🥺🥺🥺

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Rysiooozaur @rysiutokwiat.bsky.social · 1d

BOYS,,,sob
missed them a bit
#ofmd

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

beta reading this is an absolute delight, I can't wait until the world gets ahold of it 😂

Nikki @bookknobs.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s do a little #WIPWednesday for my #OFMDBB25 in which Ed is a menace.

“Thought you looked like a tea guy,” Ed explains. “But we can swap if you want. Or I can go back, get something else.”
“No, tea's lovely thank you,” Stede rushes to reassure him, his teeth aching a little bit just looking at Ed’s choice. “What’ve you got there?” he asks.
“‘S a chocolate fudge frappé, extra caramel syrup,” Ed says with a sort of self-deprecating chuckle. “Got a bit of a wicked sweet tooth.”
“I can see that,” Stede chuckles back.
“Wanna try?” Ed asks, though he pulls the glass towards himself. Settles his own plush lips around the straw and Stede really tries (really does) not to stare. “Mmm,” Ed hums, “‘s good.” He tips the glass towards Stede in offering and… oh… that’s… he can’t. Not when Ed’s just… Can he? He doesn’t even like…
“Go on then,” Stede’s mouth says, completely independent of his brain. He takes a sip, resolutely not thinking about the fact that Ed’s lips were just where his are now, the paper straw still a little damp from them, and schoolyard rules would say that’s tantamount to kissing. “Very nice,” he manages, not having really tasted the chocolatey concoction at all.

“You think that’s good, you should try a bit of this,” Ed says, scooping up a mouthful of the chocolate cake onto his fork and holding it out to Stede. Not so Stede can take the fork himself, no. Ed’s holding it in such a way that it’s clear his intention is for Stede to lean in and allow Ed to deposit the morsel directly into his mouth. He can feel the heat rising up his throat and flushing his cheeks just at the idea of it. But he can also see the mischievous glint in Ed’s eye and the smirk he’s trying to suppress and Stede is not about to back down from the challenge, nor let Ed win this interaction.
So he leans in. Allows Ed to place the cake on his waiting tongue, even if it feels as though his face is positively on fire and he’s hyper aware of all the people around them in the cafe as he does. He closes his lips around it as Ed removes the fork.
Ed, for his part, has not taken his eyes off Stede. His gaze hovering somewhere around his lips now as he lifts the fork almost absentmindedly to his own mouth. As he licks the last of the sticky chocolate residue from the tines.
Gosh, Stede’s not sure he’s going to survive this. Whatever this is.
*
Look. Okay. So Ed hadn’t meant to dive right into some overt flirting here. He honestly hadn’t.

rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

My kid, being the exact same 😂

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

story content warning ahoy! for future reference, while this story has soft beauty, it also features SI/planning by Ed. I'm trying my best to be careful about the sorts of snips to share here, because I don't want folks to be exposed unnecessarily to things they don't want to engage with💚HEA awaits!

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rae 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @cheersm3dears.bsky.social · 1d

a little #WIPWednesday for the upcoming #ofmdbb25....

A snip of soft memories for Ed 💚

#ofmd #ofmdfic

(Ps the arts from @gaywatson.bsky.social and @self-induljennt.bsky.social are going to absolutely knock your socks off)

Above all of those memories was the boy.

Floating trees and feather grass and swirling colors and the boy.

It was a simple world. Safe. Quiet and patient. The boy didn’t avoid him on bad days, just existed with kindness. Kept up with him on good days, as good as days could be back then. If Ed wanted to climb a tree, the boy followed, golden hair bouncing as he shifted from branch to branch. If Ed wanted to wade in the shallow stream, the boy hopped right in, hazel eyes sparkling with joyful mischief. They never spoke, but they never needed to. Ed always knew where to find him, and the boy always knew who Ed was. He watched Ed like Ed was interesting, like a curious mystery to solve, and Ed worried he might actually do it. Figure him out. Find his secrets. He felt too exposed sometimes. He didn’t feel exposed enough.

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