Title: Find Out
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Characters: Izzy, Stede, Ed, Lucius
Pairing: Stede/Ed, Izzy/Stede
Word Count: 650
Rating: PG-13
A/N: After Episode 1x10.
Summary: Do you like me? Yes? No?
“He likes you. I can tell. He looks at your lips instead of your eyes when you talk. And he said you have a nice chest.”
“Izzy said that. Izzy. The angriest man in the universe likes my chest? Edward, he hates me. He betrayed me to the English! He tried to kill me!”
“Stede, if Izzy was trying to kill you, you would have been dead long before he actually stabbed you.” Ed smiles. “He likes you. If you’re interested, you need to make the first move. Next time the two of you are alone together, try it.”
“You’re okay with it? If I did something with Izzy?”
“Wouldn’t have suggested it if I wasn’t.”
---
Stede is only half listening to Izzy as the smaller man talks about the ship’s finances. Izzy waves his hands around, swears loudly, and keeps stabbing the book on the desk with his finger like it insulted his mother.
He thinks about what Ed had told him. Taking a deep breath, he slowly moves closer until he’s right behind where Izzy is standing. Izzy turns around to frown at him in confusion.
“The fuck are you...?”
Stede leans in to drop a kiss on Izzy’s lips. The confusion on Izzy’s face chances to something else, something dangerous. He shifts forward toward Stede, hand coming up from his side. Stede panics, thinking maybe Izzy is moving to stab him. He wonders if this is a joke Ed is playing on him. Then Stede finds himself being grabbed by the shirt and yanked forward. Izzy mashes their mouths together. Stede’s never been kissed like this. Izzy is kissing him like Stede is the best thing he’s ever tasted and he can’t get enough.
By the time Izzy releases him, Stede is in serious need of air. He sucks it into his lungs with a loud gasp. He swears he sees the corners of Izzy’s mouth twitch at the sound. Izzy turns, pointing to something in the ledger.
“This is why we need to do steady raiding. We’re barely making any sort of profit right now. You are buying too many fancy things.” He jabs the paper with his finger. “Do you understand what I’m saying?”
Instead of words, Stede makes some sort of squeaky noise. He clears his throat, flushing bright red, and tries again. “Yes, I understand.” He coughs a couple of times while trying to ignore the amused look on Izzy’s face. “Right. I’ll um... I’ll just leave you to this then? I need to go do the thing.” He takes two steps back, nearly trips over his feet, and then flees the room.
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“Did I come to the wrong conclusion, Stede?” Izzy joins Stede by the side of the ship. He watches the sun as it sets. “You ran away and avoided me for the rest of the day. Edward said you might like me. I wasn’t sure if he was just being an asshole or not.”
He glances over at Izzy, taking in the worried expression. “I’ve never had anyone kiss me like that before. There wasn’t much romance when I was with my wife. Ed has kissed me, but it wasn’t like that.” He bites his lip. “Could you do it again?”
Izzy laughs. “Of course.” He grabs Stede by the shirt again, pulling him forward. This time, Izzy tangles his other hand in Stede’s hair adding just enough pressure to make Stede moan. Izzy puts his leg between Stede’s pressing his thigh against Stede’s groin. Stede grinds against him.
“Oh my god.” Lucius is staring at them with his mouth open. “I am totally sketching this later.” He shrieks when Izzy goes for his sword. “Or not.”
“Fuck off, Spriggs.”
“Right. Fucking off.”
“I think we should take this to the captains’ quarters, Izzy.” Stede adjusts his trousers, smiling when Izzy does the same.
“Probably a good idea.”