- The World, The Sea | 802 | There are many reasons why Stede likes being a pirate. Staring out at the sea with Ed is top of that list.
- remissionem | 7k | "Swear it." Ed's voice is a low gravel-growl, heavy with emotion. Stede swallows. Nods. "Swear it to me, Stede." / He doesn't need to ask what it is. / "I swear, Ed," he says, quick-hushed between them, his hands finding their way to Ed's neck, silk against his jaw. Anchoring him there. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying. I'll stay. There is nothing I want more." / "Again." A press against his forehead, Stede's eyes screwing shut. / "I swear it. On anything you want me to, Ed, on my life, I swear it." / Silence in the brig. Ed and his breath coming heavy through his nose, Stede and his breath near-stopped, in waiting. In some desperate, debilitating hope, that he can grab onto this only thing he covets and hold onto it forever. / "...Okay," says Ed after an eternity, quiet as anything. “Okay.”
- all i've learned is overturned | 9k
- Mess Is Mine | 2k | Stede finally tracks Ed down for a chat and they talk it through (not as crew though, sorry to inform).
- The dovetail of a blindfold removal | 9k | It's the Act of Grace scene, except that Twitter asked for them kissing and then there was art and I couldn't *NOT* write that version? So I did.
- Say you love me till the end of the world | 1k | “My love is true to none but you, is that right?” Edward reads, pointing correctly at the letters. They leave his mouth with the confidence of a vow, and with the tenderness of a caress. / Oh, that’s how it feels. Stede meets his eyes and grins, his chest filled to the brim with affection and pride. “Yes. Yes, that’s right.”
- every word is a symphony | 1k
- help me to find peace (tell me you're okay) | 37k | Stede and the crew come to find Ed and make things right. Turns out Ed is doing the same.
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