https://archiveofourown.org/works/51392146

"Scourge of the Caribbean" has been Stede's favorite book series since he was 12 years old. Now, age 47, divorced, and an aspiring author, he turns back to the series to draw inspiration from the familiar story. But as he starts reading, he realizes that something is different. Blackbeard, the main character, is apathetic and depressed, and the story has changed. Even stranger still, Stede seems to be the only one aware that this change has occurred.

Desperate to understand what's going on, he returns to an old hobby of his, fanfiction, to try and understand what's going on in Blackbeard's mind. But he never expected for Blackbeard to actually start talking back.

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Water line 6

Podfic of scarrletmoon's "Powder Blue" ch 18

find the fic here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/45284749

find SD_Ryan here: archiveofourown.org/users/SD_Ryan

[podfic] Powder Blue Ch 18

20 meeting stede bonnet

Podfic of thereluctantrose's "Theater of Fear"

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[podfic] Theater Of Fear

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51313363#main

Hook, Line, And Sinker By CobaltAugust

podfic of Connecting the Dots by YellowMustard

yellowmustard: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54684727

sd_ryan: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56189482

[podfic] Connecting The Dots ch 1

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51392146/chapters/129867697

"Scourge of the Caribbean" has been Stede's favorite book series since he was 12 years old. Now, age 47, divorced, and an aspiring author, he turns back to the series to draw inspiration from the familiar story. But as he starts reading, he realizes that something is different. Blackbeard, the main character, is apathetic and depressed, and the story has changed. Even stranger still, Stede seems to be the only one aware that this change has occurred.

Desperate to understand what's going on, he returns to an old hobby of his, fanfiction, to try and understand what's going on in Blackbeard's mind. But he never expected for Blackbeard to actually start talking back.

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/37998094

“Gentlemen, please! Calm down! Nobody’s getting another go!” Stede says decisively, but excitement underlies his voice. He paces around in front of the group and smiles like he’s having the time of his life. “You know, I can’t believe none of you have ever done a pier jumping contest before. You’re all naturals!”

Ed smiles to himself as he takes another swig. They’re pirates. They’re moderately successful, they’re occasionally bloodthirsty, and they’re all wanted criminals.

And yet they’re all lining up to fling themselves into the sea, because their captain thought a group activity would be ‘good for morale’, and he’s surprisingly persuasive.

There’s no way Stede should have been able to talk them into this. The crew have enough swords and pistols between them that the second the words, “Why don’t we have a contest, for a bit of a giggle?” left his lips, Stede should have been more full of holes than a particularly tattered fishing net.

And yet, here they are, doing as he suggested and actually enjoying themselves in the process. It’s amazing.

He’s amazing.

I'm Falling And I Don't Know What To Say

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/38011975/

Stede and Ed "Blackbeard" Teach have been fighting ever since Stede got back to sea, which would be fine and not totally unexpected after the "breakup", except their fighting now involves full-blown naval battles and their respective crews are thoroughly sick of it.

Naturally, the only solution is to maroon the two of them on a desert island until they work it out or kill each other. Whichever comes first.

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