ObsidianRomance

Ed holding his newborn son Alexander



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  1. Summary

    Basically this series consists of all the instances that Ed and Stede think it is a good idea to have sex on/over the cannon in the common area.

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    This is a series of stories (drabbles and longer works) that come as a result of conversations with o_psique and inspiration from her amazing art. Check it out!

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    Stede finds the house. When he comes back to their room at the inn, he won’t rest—won’t let Ed rest—until Ed’s seen it. His eyes are bright in that way that makes Ed’s guts feel scooped out with a spoon. So Ed hurries into his boots and goes with him.

    The once-white paint is stripped by weather and wear, a portion of the roof is caved in, and the spokes of the wraparound porch are all gnawed through by animals.

    Ed gazes up at the broken windows and the birds that have built nests there. At his side, Stede is waiting, rocking back and forth on his heels.

    "It’s perfect," says Ed.

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    Or: Ed and Stede leave the island together, and they don’t look back.

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    09 Dec 2022

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    The weirdness of life is all around him. Sitting right in front of him, even.

    Well. He’s never tried kissing it.

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    Or: A modern AU that explores the question, "What if they met after coming home to themselves a bit first?”

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    07 Dec 2022

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    “Make love to me, Ed.”

    The words lodge themselves in Ed’s belly, twanging like a just-thrown knife. No one’s ever asked him to do that before. Indeed, nothing in all his vast amounts of prior sexual experience could have possibly been termed “making love”. He panics.

    “I… don’t know how,” he tells Stede helplessly, his eyes pleading for Stede to understand.

    Stede cups the side of his face with a hand, impossibly kind and firm. “Yes, you do,” he tells Ed. “I know you do. Make love to me, Edward Teach.”

    He declares this the way he might recite the measurements of The Revenge or list their last ports of call. Not even confidently, but as facts no one would even think to dispute. Ed’s heart leaps into his throat, threatening to smother him. “How do you know?” he chokes out.

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    13 Nov 2022

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    He can’t do this, Ed thinks wildly; he can’t keep cutting away at Ed’s defenses with the lightest presses of fingers and lips, with words softer than silk and sweeter than honey. He can’t pretend Ed isn’t a terrible, broken thing, ready to shatter at the slightest suggestion and slice open everything around him on the jagged shards. He can’t just fucking love him like this, not after everything he’s done and everything he hasn’t. He can’t, he can’t, he can’t—

    But he does, and Ed is running out of ways to stop him.

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    29 Oct 2022

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    Stede, a history professor specializing in the golden age of piracy, is fascinated when art professor Edward Teach joins his humble university’s faculty. Even more fascinating are the rumors that Ed is actually the famous, anonymous artist, Blackbeard. Stede falls a little bit in love. Then a lot.

    Across the academic year, Stede tips headfirst into dizzying romance, mind-blowing sex, and happiness he couldn't have dreamed up if he'd tried. He learns lessons he never knew he needed, forcing him to reevaluate everything from his career goals to his relationships with his children. Ed is at the center of it all, teaching Stede at every turn exactly how wonderful life can be—and the startling speed with which fear and hesitation could snatch away his newfound love.

    Eventually, the only thing that matters for them both is learning enough about love to stop it from slipping through their fingers.

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    12 Oct 2022