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    "So, I was thinking," Red begins after they're done, a sheen of sweat still on their bodies. "I'd be easier if I had a phone number I could call. So I don't waste my time wandering the streets for hours."

    He says it like he's joking. But his body doesn't lie. His posture is stiff, and the fingers of one hand are tugging at a loose thread in the cheap blanket.

    It's not a big deal, really.

    So, Frank becomes a booty call. A phone number Red can call when he needs to feel human for a little while, before he slips back into whatever nightmare he's chosen for himself.

     

    (Or, they start off as enemies, become allies (sort of), Frank becomes a booty-call. And something else entirely.)

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    Arguments in real life are not like arguments in court.  There is no truth to be gotten to.  There is no judge, no evidence, no rules of law.   Foggy did not win the argument that night, because arguments between friends cannot be won.

    It went like this.

    Question: “You can see, right?”

    Answer: “In a manner of speaking.”

    This answer was taken at face value.

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    Eventually, but still too soon, he ended up on his back on one of the lowest decks, somewhere deep in the bowels of the ship with Jack straddling his chest and pinning his wrists to the deck above his head. The scuffle had left both of them panting, aching and straining against their now too tight breeches.

    Ed had gotten the momentary relief he had been searching for, but he could tell that it wasn’t enough, wouldn’t last beyond Jack letting go and getting off of him. It was only a drop on a hot stone – evaporating in front of his eyes before he could get any moisture from it.

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    A becalming robs Edward of all his usual coping strategies to deal with his brain when it becomes unbearable.

    With Jack's somewhat accidental help, he discovers a new one and learns some things about himself along the way.

    [The art is SFW and can also be found here]

    EDIT: absolutely shook that Ed/Jack is rare enough to be part of the Rare Ships collection. otp count is 77...

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    10 Dec 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 14

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    It took Ed a moment before he caught on and started to take off his weapons himself. He put the gun aside but lingered on the knife.

    He wanted this, wanted to be pressed against the broad chest, wanted to be held down by the strong arms, wanted the large hands to crack him wide open, leaving him completely vulnerable, before just—He shuddered and couldn’t say if it was from desire or from fear of the precarious position meeting those desires would require of him.

    “I want to make myself very clear, mate,” he said slowly. He could feel the smoky tendrils of Blackbeard creep into his voice. He hated it. It was necessary. “I’m here because I just wanna get fucking railed and everybody out there’s being real fuckin’ weird about it.”

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    An illustrated exploration of why one would get a "Trust No One" tramp stamp (that tattoo did not look fresh!), since that feels less like a reminder to yourself and more like a message to the people topping you...
    Told through seven sexual encounters spanning from Hornigold's ship to Post-Canon Era.

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  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    It was like a bolt of lightning straight down Ed’s spine. Or a swath of fire right beneath his feet. Or a hungry hand right atop his crotch—

    Nope. Nope nope nope. Blocking that one right the fuck out. The situation was serious. It was serious. It wasn’t the time for…for…

    “The fuck did you just say to me?” hissed the guest.

    “I don’t think I need to repeat myself,” Stede said, in his…

    In his Captain Voice.

     

    Ed and Stede face a nasty guest at their inn, and while Stede takes control of the situation, Ed very quickly wishes Stede would do the same to him.

    Written for Day 23 of OFMD Kinktober: "Are you going to be good for me?"

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    04 Nov 2024