My pirates, I love you. I LOVE you.

Ed is tucked down into Stede’s bathtub under a comforting blanket. He is feeling a mixture of guilt, fear, and despair, which is evident on his face.

You do not have to be good.

You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.

You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.

-Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver

In other news, I'm reading The Priory of the Orange Tree and enjoying it A L O T !

An underwater view MerStede and Ed facing each other.

Good morning, crew!! I hope you have a magical day!! Take care and stay hydrated, my darlings!! #OurFlagMeansDeath #LongLiveOFMD #CrewForLife 🫂💕✨️🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️

3.5/5 !

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My heart is ever at your service - Timon of Athens 1,2
#ShakespeareSunday #BardFlagMeansDeath #OurFlagMeansDeath

Graph from NetBlocks showing network connectivity in Iran from 24 February 2026 to 18 April 2026. The y-axis represents normalized connectivity, ranging from 0% to 100%, and the x-axis represents the dates. The green line representing Iran's connectivity is high through the initial time period, with a sharp drop on the morning of 28 February. The continued drop in connectivity aligns with a nation-scale internet blackout imposed by authorities after joint military strikes by the US and Israel. A brief restoration was observed on 18 March. The minimum and current connectivity levels are indicated as 1% and 1%, respectively. The chart has a dark background with a red horizontal arrow labeled 'SHUTDOWN' indicating the disruption period, and the NetBlocks logo in the lower left corner with the Mapping Internet Freedom slogan.

🗓️ #Iran has now been isolated from the global internet for seven weeks with the digital blackout entering its 50th day after 1176 hours.

Metrics show the measure, unprecedented for a connected society, continues to the detriment of most Iranians' livelihoods and human rights.

behind the scenes still photo, likely by aaron epstein, of ed softly caressing stede's face after their first kiss, the only time this photo has been released was a blink and you'll miss it glimpse from a pride compilation video shared by hbo max on socials

behind the scenes still photo, likely by aaron epstein, of ed giving stede another little kiss before running off to begin their run off to china plan, the only time this photo has been released was a blink and you'll miss it glimpse from a pride compilation video shared by hbo max on socials

one more kiss for the road 💋

the pope is not woke. american conservative christianity has spent the last few decades mutating into an evil doppelgänger of itself such that any conservative christian leader who says things like “it’s wrong to incinerate schoolchildren” scans as a titan of superhuman moral fiber.

🤩🤩!

Fix your hearts or die.

Drawing of Ed from Our Flag Means Death. He's sitting on a rock and resting his arm on a fallen log. He's surrounded by foliage. He's bumping noses with a brown rabbit (a wolf!) and stroking its cheek. It's a melancholy moment, but also quiet and calm and it's nice that they had each other as new best friends for a little while.

nose to nose with a new best friend

(I don't think I would have ever finished this piece had it not been adopted. Thank you to super kind @grumpyk2.bsky.social for giving me reason to brave my feels and revisit this one.)

#ofmd #OurFlagMeansDeath

Iran: Internet blackout highlights real toll of censorship For Iran's government, the internet shutdown is about control. But for millions of ordinary Iranians, it is a daily reminder that access to the wider world, and even running a business, is controlled ...

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Me too, friend, me too.. 🫂🫂

We managed like, 6 minutes. They're fine, most goods prices are near to impossible, and they're worried about the general situation. But alright. 🥺😔

omg my aunt just managed to call us 😭

From Our flag means death season 2, bearded Stede Bonnet looking into the distance with teary eyes

From Our flag means death season 2 finale, Stede Bonnet, in the middle of the battle, looking into the distance

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over..

#ofmd

From Our flag means death season 2, bearded Stede Bonnet looking into the distance with teary eyes

From Our flag means death season 2 finale, Stede Bonnet, in the middle of the battle, looking into the distance

Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over..

#ofmd

Title card with a tight crop in on art with Ed reaching up and holding Stede’s wrist. The text reads “In the Distance 2k, elderly innkeepers, rated T words by R| Politest Menace art by mermaidinn”

Friends, you may recall me talking about channeling my anxieties about mortality into an innkeeper fic a while back. Well, here it is: In the Distance, with the loveliest art by @mermaidinn.bsky.social 🥹 Mind the tags, please ⬇️

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#ofmdfic #ofmdfanfic #gentlebeard

Gifs are not mine - I credited them in the comments - but yes, I agree with you, it's so good☺️

(gifs credit @ ratchet and @ fallenrocket respectively on tumblr)

...And the world's alive
With the sound of kids on the street outside...

#ofmd
#OurFlagMeansDeath x lyrics :)❤️

When the night falls down
I wait for you and you come around...

#ofmd

*ahem*
*cough cough*
😀

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Stained with what? Only one way to find out…💀🏴‍☠️ See you on May 2nd!❤️

Mind blown already....hdysbbsjxnbd