This Is Me If You Even Care.

Y’all I love the dynamic in episode 5 so much…

One of the reasons I love ofmd is because Ed and Stede are both repressed in ways that are inherently exclusive to queer men but in completely different ways. It makes the way they learn from each other so interesting and informs what they need from each other.

Stede’s able to present himself in a way that reads as queer by modern standards his whole life because of his aristocratic status, but he doesn’t want it. (And yes modern standards matter in a historical fiction show that has lines like “ew, lame” 😂). His whole life he’s been blamed by everyone in his life for not being “man” enough, not being able to even fake it till he makes it. The fact that his queerness is worn on his sleeve at all times with only the virtue of period typical straight obliviousness keeping him hidden makes it so he almost kind of has a “been there done that” attitude about it. After all, it only ever lead to bad things.

Meanwhile Blackbeard is the exact masculine ideal Stede thinks he (himself) should be, and he doesn’t want that. Ed’s the perfect definition of a “real man” but it’s something he was forced to hastily toss up like a wall for defense decades ago without actually considering what makes him feel like himself. He lights up at the promise of colorful fancy clothes, he likes being soft and kind of ridiculous, he wants to be the one who’s wooed by someone he likes. But he can’t ever really have an outlet for those things because he accidentally became the literal poster child of traditional masculinity. (It’s the classic “ran into the closet so hard you broke through the wall and don’t even know where tf you are now” lol)

So what happens in episode 5?

Ed let’s Stede “save the day” instead of him which culminates in a ship on fire (peak swash buckling), and Stede let’s Ed stand under the moonlight and basically hear that he’s pretty.

phride month video idea: dan and phil listen to the entirety of rise and fall of a midwest princess

the way you’re not wrong...

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well that was gayer than i expected

i was just innocently watching clips when this appeared. what. what on earth. what. excuse me. guys??? (full link under cut)

help me

the gay pirate show has taken permanent residence in my mind and for WHAT REASON

this is the one i’m writing presently !

“Well that’s probably not good. Jim thinks to himself, gulping.” - she spock my jim till i spirk

(NOT THE FINAL NAME LMAO I JUST CANT TAKE THINGS IN MY DOCS SERIOUSLY)

presenting... random titles in my google docs for star trek fics im writing (+ a line from the fic) without context

Jim blinked. “Spock, I’m not about to pimp you out to these guys.”

Uhura was the first to get it, eyebrows hiking up in delight and surprise. “Oh my god, Spock you dog!”

"Just what the hell are you doin' to him, Jim?"

"Nothing he didn't ask me to!"

McCoy rolled his eyes. “Oh please,” he scoffed. “Bring out your whips and chains and do your fucking worst. Really? That’s the bargaining chip you went for? Newsflash, moron, he’s not gonna—“

“You’re alright darlin’” The endearment slipped from his lips faster than he could process it. He tensed, waiting for a sharp retort. It never came. Instead, he felt Spock’s chest rumble slightly against his own, a deep thrum that made him bite his tongue to keep from laughing with glee when he realized where it was coming from. 

Spock was purring.

Steve is at Eddie's gig.

Is he:

a) jealous

b) protective

c) touch starved

(the answer is all three)

my thoughts so far:

this is an insane take for a star trek episode but im not mad

shatner is playing this role REALLY well

CHAPPEL??? WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIRRR??? (she’s BRUNETTE??)

i’m about to start the last episode of the original series

i cant believe it but i’m here. it’s almost over. i almost dont even wanna hit play. :’|

time to watch kirk body swapped with a woman and see how that goes. wish me luck!

I really reallyyy wanna see Joe and Kit as Crowley and Aziraphale <3

is there a tag for sharing ideas for dnp bracelets and organising trades?