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A mash-up of Our Flag Means Death, Season 2 and the 2012 film, Populaire, which absolutely no one asked for. Populaire is used here to sketch out a world of typing as a sport, and a path to glory, or at least, cushy sponsorships. Maybe the Queen's Gambit snuck in here a little bit too.
Gender-swapped, all our boys are girls; Jim remains non-binary in all universes. This AU is set in the early 1960s in a place that is not really France, but more like the no-place setting of a 90's Mentos commercial. Am I not selling this enough? Break-up era Ed with a massive beehive updo drinking her way through competitions. Tearful Stede typing love letters. Competitive typing. Fashion shows. Beatnik cafes. Weird dreams. Alien abductions. Obscene morse code. Becoming a better friend. A second chance.
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Ed is a dragon who has been terrorizing a suburban neighborhood for decades; Stede is the local outreach for wildlife rescue.
We will earn that E rating.
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The Rain Continued for an Hour, I Hung Around for Three or Four by Calligraphy_City
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
22 Oct 2024
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“Wait--is that…?” Lucy tilted her head and squinted at Ed. Bingo.
Izzy rolled her eyes and Fang shrugged as the young woman took a slurp from the straw of her wine-bottle-sized iced coffee and took another look.
“Wow, it is her. Wouldn’t have recognized her if there wasn’t that meme of her punching a paparazzi.”
“Paparazzo,” Izzy corrected.
“What?”
“Singular, one guy. Settled out of court,” said Izzy, ever the stickler.
“The Snoopy t-shirt almost threw me off the scent, looks like kids’ pajamas,” Izzy and Fang exchange a look, as Lucy got that in one, Ed hunted down vintage pjs, “but those are clearly Comme Des Garcons pants and Margiela tabi boots. And not the knockoffs off from Amazon that scuff and peel right away, don’t ask me how I know.”
____________________________A Spooky Season meet cute (or two) in a discount store while shopping for Halloween crap. POV Fang! Fang is finally coming into her own, and out from behind the large shadows cast by her friends, Izzy and Ed.
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Would You Like to See My Etchings? by Calligraphy_City
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
04 Oct 2023
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After the fancy party and the almost kiss in the moonlight, Ed is determined to kiss Stede but keeps postponing, still unsure of Stede’s feelings. But today is Kiss Day, and he's gonna do it! For real this time.
Among the loot from the French merchant ship, Ed finds an etching that inspires him. Ed's etching leads Lucius to invent comic books. Lucius' comic book leads Frenchie to invent animation. The crew comes together on these artistic projects as Stede arranges a special dinner and a game at the harpsichord while wearing fancy wigs. This is a high stakes game, folks, the winner gets a kiss!
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A Chance Encounter by PolitestMenace (GayPirateAficionado)
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
12 Jun 2026
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Stede Bonnet is having a stressful time with family. A walk should help him clear his mind…
Cross-posting from Bluesky.
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10 Jun 2026
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“You will be sacrificed to the sea dragon the night of the next full moon,” his father tells him, in the same matter-of-fact tone he used when informing Stede of his engagement.
Stede stares at him, blood draining away from his face. “What?” he manages. Sacrificed? In two days? He looks at Lord Hornigold, who nods in agreement, and Nigel and Chauncey, who look very pleased. “You mean I’ll… I’ll die?”
“To keep our people safe,” his father says.
“Ned has to be placated and it’s only the blood of a royal virgin that appeases him,” Lord Hornigold explains.
Prince Stede Bonnet is seconds away from being sacrificed to a sea dragon when a sea monster named Ed rescues him instead.
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20 Jul 2025
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Stede loves the way Ed smells, and he doesn't know why, but he needs to drown in it.
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30 Jun 2025
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“I am your Roomba 1717p. I am ready to clean”, Stede said. Because that was what he was supposed to say when he was booted up.
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Stede is a robotic vacuum-cleaner. One day, he finds an open door that had never been open before. Behind a door, there must be a room to clean, so Stede goes through. And finds himself on a journey towards new places, new people, and a new purpose ...
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21 Jun 2025
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Former party-boy-turned-marketing-guru Ed Teach works from home to take care of his mother, who has dementia. Stede Bonnet is the new noon hour QVC host with the perfect life. An unexpected call between them changes their lives.
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19 Jun 2025