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Part 3 of Vampirates Through The Centuries
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2022-09-18
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ed with a yellow pansy on his lapel

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Summary:

OWildWestWind's depiction of Ed from TeddyMedley's I Would Never Fuhgeddabout You.

It was Ed, Ed in a pinstriped suit with a tie and a yellow pansy on his lapel, Jesus Christ, and his hair was slicked back but it was in a knot at the nape of his neck, and he was wearing a hat.

Which—it was the 1920s, it would be strange if a man wasn't wearing a hat, and later Stede would remember to ask where on Earth Izzy's had gone and he'd hear a whole tale about a wayward horse carriage and a sudden gust of wind and a very inconveniently placed trough. He'd hear the tale from Ed, obviously, not Izzy.

But in the moment, Stede was just so shocked to see Ed in an underground train station wearing a hat with a yellow ribbon, of all things, that nothing else really mattered very much at all.

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Work Text:

[Footnote 6. There is queer significance to the pansy in general; in the twenties and thirties gay men were both called pansies and used them as a symbol of queerness (similar to Oscar Wilde's green carnations, sapphic violets, and lavender). The yellow pansy specifically has a double connotation to vulnerability or cowardice. Wearing one could be seen as a proud (and brave) reclamation of the way queer men were perceived. Outside of queer culture, the yellow pansy speaks to hopefulness and positivity. In short, Stede would have taken the coincidence of Ed wearing one as a good sign. Whether Ed knew about the established significance is up to you, dear reader, but I believe he chose yellow accents to his outfit because he was feeling like the world needed a pop of color.]

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Artist: OWildWestWind on ao3 and tumblr.

 

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