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Talking things through as a crew is easier said than done, and honest communication has never really been Stede’s strong suit. When it comes to Ed, he is willing to try.
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27 Oct 2025
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And Stede likes Ed, here and now, with the fresh smell of the wind and the salt in his hair, stripped down to nothing but an emerald green banyan and the ink in his skin, climbing back into the bed.
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27 Sep 2025
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“What’s this?” Ed says, and tilts the mug towards his eyeline. He’s been doing a good job, so far, of looking everywhere except at Stede.
“Tea in its natural state,” Stede says. “You don’t have to drink it. I didn’t really ask you here for tea.”
Ed hunches like a child, but his hair and stubble is grey as a silverfish. He sounds as bitter as the tea when he says, “What did you really ask me here for, then?”
Or: Stede comes back to Edward. They both look for forgiveness, and relief.
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28 Aug 2025
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As Ed and Stede catch their breaths after making love, Stede asks Ed where his pearls came from. In the safety of his lover's arms, Ed finally feels able to tell Stede about some of the things that happened after the Academy.
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25 Aug 2025
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“Wasn’t regulation,” Ed will explain.
“But you’ve had it for so long,” Stede will reply, wide-eyed. “Are you all right? About losing it, I mean?”
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26 Jul 2025