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Stede and Ed happily run a newspaper together, but can their partnership survive Stede’s op-ed describing his anonymous middle aged crush?

#OldManCrush

Friends to Lovers

Humor and hijinks (Fic Club recs)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56218960/chapters/142819429

Stede Bonnet went to the Wawa for a snack, and boy howdy did he find one.

"Now, you're going to click on the picture of the sandwich," Ed murmured into Stede's ear.

"But it's a cold sandwich, Ed! I want a hot hoagie," Stede said petulantly.

"You're gonna get it hot later. You can be patient for me while we look at the options, can't you?" Ed's voice was honeyed, like one of the several varieties of turkey choices on the screen.

1 Looking For Love In All The Wawa Places - The Wawa Chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56218960/chapters/143091025#main

Stede goes to the circus!

Ed slid down the crows nest and landed in the ring and Stede got a better view of Ed’s ensemble. A mesh corset under a one-armed, long, tailed, leather Ring Leader’s jacket. Leather hot pants that showed off toned, fishnet clad thighs paired, with knee-high leather boots. Someone threw him a top hat, another person tossed him a whip and Ed caught them both with aplomb.

The stage was swarmed with performers - jugglers, acrobats, a convoy of clown cars. A trio of sword-swallowers entered atop an elephant, and Ed scaled it to join them, and… oh wow. So apparently Ed didn’t have a gag reflex. Good to know.


Honk Week Prompt: Circus

2 Looking For Love In All The Wawa Places - The Circus Chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59152522/chapters/150828055#workskin

Stede and Ed happily run a newspaper together, but can their partnership survive Stede’s op-ed describing his anonymous middle aged crush?

1 #OldManCrush - Traumatic Tuesday

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59152522/chapters/150954328#workskin

Stede's op-ed goes viral. Ed's absolutely NOT spiraling.

2 #OldManCrush - Weird Wednesday

https://archiveofourown.org/works/59152522/chapters/151076398#main

Two local men continue having a hard time while their loyal crew watches from the sidelines. Will they remain ships passing in the night forever, or can they figure out how they feel about each other?

3 #OldManCrush - Talk It Through Thursday

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56218960/chapters/143263504

We meet the band and Ed goes to Stede's Ska-ncert!

3 Looking For Love In All The Wawa Places - The Ska Chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56218960/chapters/143270929#main

The plot thickens. Ed and Stede learn that Stede's job may not be what it seems, and must go undercover to a honky tonk speakeasy for clues.

4 Looking For Love In All The Wawa Places - The Honky Tonk Intrigue Chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56218960/chapters/143357815

Well, here we go! The non-explicit Clown Sex Chapter.

It's short, sweet, silly, and there's no plot, so it's entirely skippable if this isn't your thing.

5 Looking For Love In All The Wawa Places - The Clown Sex Chapter

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64736209

By daydreamcrash.

So far he’s got ‘Dear Ed, I long for’. The end of the r is cut off, lost somewhere on another strip of paper.

Long for what, Stede??? He scrambles through the pile. The end of an r. Somewhere, somewhere…

Aha!

‘you’

‘Dear Ed,
I long for you.’

(or: Stede jams the office paper shredder. Again. Ed fixes it for him and finds out some secrets in the process.)

Office siren

https://archiveofourown.org/chapters/167821507

Written by 1happydaiz.

It's been fourteen days since Ed last saw his best friend in the whole world.

A little fic about autism, self-acceptance, and most importantly, stimming.

Fourteen Days

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43961655

By shieldmaidenofmithrilhall

Most people, Stede knows, are tormented by the knowledge that their true love is someone they will only ever see in dreams. If they're lucky enough to see them at all. Stede never has.

An AU where you see though your soulmate's eyes when they fall asleep, but Ed and Stede are in the same time zone and it takes a while to work that out.

Written for Day 5 of OFMD JanuAUry 2023: Soulmate AU

Wake Up, Stede Bonnet

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66886501

By Vmarssmartrthnme

Stede decides to put his brilliant plan into motion to win the heart of his crush, Ed. Things do not go as planned.

Bin Thinking About You

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66897286

By kellykat53

Stede has to get his wisdom teeth out and his Very Good Friend Ed happily agrees to bring him home after the surgery.

2 #OldManCrush - Weird Wednesday

boy | happydaiz