Chapter 26: Crossed Blades

Chapter 29 Guest List

Podfic of scarrletmoon's "Powder Blue" ch 1

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

find SD_Ryan here: archiveofourown.org/users/SD_Ryan

[podfic] Powder Blue ch 1

Podfic of scarrletmoon's "Powder Blue" ch 17

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

find SD_Ryan here: archiveofourown.org/users/SD_Ryan

[podfic] powder blue ch 17

The hyperlinks mentioned in the text are available to read in the original written work and are very worth having a look at.
There ar some typos in Ed's texts when he is gettin emotional, and I read these as slight mispronunciations... I hope it works.

14 Old Bae Season

The morning after Stede's dinner at Blackbeard's. Deep conversations are had, and Ed and Stede's relationship changes in a significant way.

Come On and Hold Me Ch 5 - The Mirror

Fast forwarding three months, we learn how Stede has spent the time, and Stede reaches out to Ed to reconnect.

Content warning: This chapter goes into more depth about Stede's childhood and the therapy he receives. There is a history of emotional neglect, but not violence or other trauma. There are sad moments, but Stede is happier and in a much better place by the end of this chapter.

I included real details of a type of therapy for trauma and childhood issues called Internal Family Systems.  This is a great intro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZZ7sTX840&t=31s (there are many more at the IFS YouTube page), and this is a wonderful piece https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/evolution-internal-family-systems-model-dr-richard-schwartz-ph-d the founder of the therapy wrote explaining IFS if you want to learn more!
Find an IFS provider here https://ifs-institute.com/practitioners or by searching this site https://psychologytoday.com/us/therapists in your area and filtering for IFS under types of therapy.

Come On and Hold Me Ch 6 - Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

After a long morning in bed at Blackbeard's,Ed and Stede spend the day together at Stede's apartment. Stede tries out his Swedish skills, and their relationship is taken to the next level.

ps - there are a few well hidden teaser Easter Eggs in this chapter as well as the last, excited to see if you find them all!

Come On and Hold Me Ch 8 - The Face-to-Face Embrace: Part 1

This is Chapter 5 for “Kalahari Down” by oatmilktruther
Rated: Explicit
Pairing(s): Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
Fic Summary: 
"What was coming, he still couldn’t mark beyond the word “trouble” lit up in gold when it came rolling in over the east field that late May before the first licks of the summer he turned 19.
Trouble rolling over the hill and right up to Ed.
Trouble pulling his stetson, loose around his ears like it wasn’t quite fit to him, from his head, down to his chest. Trouble tilting his head to Ed, like Ed was a fine lady, like Ed was anything but a ranch hand perched on a borrowed horse. Trouble asking, soft and sturdy as fresh wheat bread, 'how do you do'?"

This is a complete 1880s-1890s cowboy AU clocking in just under 46k that will update weekly as we work through beta'ing each chapter. This is about finding yourself, finding your home, and finding the person you want to share both with. This is about doubts we have in ourselves and how they poison the rest of our judgments. This is about Edward Teach in leather chaps being the most fuckable rider this side of the Mississippi. This is about how one man can hear one Orville Peck song and turn it into 46k words with absolutely no restraint.

Chapter Summary: I don’t want you to be afraid / Let me see you cry

Original fic found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/51218605

The Intro/Outro is “Kalahari Down” by Orville Peck. You can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/track/29VSdjZG2XZCHzKwgjvsER?si=d7ebd453f57348d3

Author’s Tags:
alternate universe - cowboys, Cowboy AU, Neither of those tags are canon so whatever sticks, Angst with a Happy Ending, Time Skips, Epistolary Elements, 1880s, 1890s, Rough (emotionally) sex, Reunions, Offscreen Animal Death, Offscreen animal pregnancy/birthing, Breaking Up & Making Up, Implied Period Typical Homophobia, Ed's hatred of steam locomotives, offscreen minor character death, First Kiss, Ed and Stede start the story at age 18 and are in their mid 30s by the end, Stede's love of steam locomotives, First Love, Getting Together, Implied/Referenced Gun Violence, Ed's ambiguous country accent, Baking cornbread as a love language, Bareback bronc riding as actual bareback bronc riding, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, this fic deals with heavy themes but there are many moments of light and joy and love and sex, and a happy ending chapter so good it made my beta cry four times, specific content warnings in each chapter's notes, Ed POV

Chapter 5 for “Kalahari Down” by oatmilktruther (OFMD)

The first chapter of The Incident at Direfold Manor by Metavenhorst: archiveofourown.org/works/52885282

Horror - Rated M

Music - Credit Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins by Kevin McLeod
incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

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Scoring: Darkness and Unease

The Incident at Direfold Manor - Chapter 1

Ed had a crush.

Not just a crush, he was a smitten kitten, he was the human embodiment of heart eyes, his chest felt like it had been stuffed full of fluffy pink cotton candy, he was a fucking goner.

He knew that first day. That first fucking second. Knew his whole world was about to be turned upside down.



Ed is head over ass for the cute blond at his co-working space but hasn't said word one to him. Until one day, he thinks up a brilliant (read: boneheaded) plan to ask him out

Smitten Kitten Ch 1

Just want to create and chat on discord with friends

Come On and Hold Me Ch 5 - The Mirror

weonlyhavethisonelife