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In January 2020, Stede's world comes crashing down when his divorce is finalized. Come March, the rest of the planet seems to have followed suit.
In April, he meets Ed.
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28 Apr 2026
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“...Mr Teach?”
“Mm-hm. Says right here, the substitute that covered your class yesterday was an Ed Teach.”
Stede laughs out loud.
“You mean to tell me,” he says, “that the substitute’s full, government name was Education Teach?”
“Edward, I’d expect,” says Lucius, giving Stede a look ordinarily reserved for the particularly dim-witted.
(Or: Stede has taken one day off. ONE. His classroom is a complete disaster. Who the fuck IS this Ed Teach? He can suck eggs in hell, as far as Stede is concerned. A modern-day enemies-to-lovers teacher AU, because the author is deeply self-indulgent and needed it to happen)
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22 Apr 2026
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this one will bring you love by This_Will_Be_Our_Year
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
04 May 2026
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A year after his wife's death, Stede Bonnet is still struggling to get through each day as a single parent.
On paper, Ed Teach appears to be doing great, but after a string of bad breakups he decides to get some help with changing old habits.
When a scheduling mixup brings the two together, both of their lives are changed in ways that neither would have expected.
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18 Mar 2026
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Forever is a Feeling by rose_quartz_kitten, the_widow_olivia
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
12 May 2026
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Sometimes it’s like Stede can read Ed’s thoughts—except for all the times when it’s painfully obvious that he can’t.
Especially the whole, y’know, Ed being in love with him thing.
Ed flicks some ash into the daffodil bed. “Thought you quit.”
“I did.” Stede says, all eyelashes and dimples as he makes a “gimme” motion with two fingers.
Ed sighs and hands over the pack and a lighter. He isn’t present as he does it, not really. He’s thinking about that other life, where Stede takes Ed’s cigarette from his lips without asking.
A modern AU based on Lucy Dacus' album, Forever is a Feeling.
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12 Mar 2026
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Stede gets a book about pirates from his brother-in-law. Inside, he finds a curious name—his name, Stede Bonnet. It's barely a mention, two measly paragraphs in a longer story about the legendary Blackbeard, with whom he apparently sailed for a time. That night, he dreams about Ed. He learns he already knows more than he'll find in any book.
And Ed? Ed dreams too. He dreams about drowning, mostly.
Until he sees Stede.
The title comes from my best girl Margaret Lanterman, AKA The Log Lady, in one of her iconic Twin Peaks episode intros: "The beautiful thing about treasure is that it exists. It exists to be found."
If you are a podfic enjoyer, you can find it here, and don't forget to leave lindie a little heart. thanks!
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16 Jul 2025