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FIC: Things Wondrous and Divine

2026-01-07T20:16:52Z

Posted by: delphi

Title: Things Wondrous and Divine
Relationship: Frenchie/izzy
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~1300
Content Info: AU: Izzy Hands Lives
Summary: The crew puts in for repairs at what turns out to be a bioluminescent bay, but Izzy and Frenchie aren't messing around with any Natural Phenomena. Or, the one where Izzy appreciates Frenchie's cynicism.
Notes: Written for caladria as part of the 2025 Canyon Christmas exchange.

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FIC: The Voyage of the Unicorn

2026-01-07T20:02:53Z

Posted by: delphi

Title: The Voyage of the Unicorn
Relationship: Izzy/Crew (most notably Lucius, Frenchie, Wee John, Archie, Fang, and Jim, and a reference to a past with Ed)
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~1900
Content Info: AU: Izzy Hands Lives
Summary: Fifty one-sentence stories for fifty prompts, following Izzy’s post-series life aboard the Revenge.
1. Swords
The love of a crew can’t change him into something he isn’t, but their hands right his edges like a whetstone and their words leave behind the gleam of oil on steel.
Notes: Written for the 1character challenge.

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2x05 Curse of the Seafaring Life icons

2025-12-29T10:29:03Z

Posted by: magnavox_23

Check the rest out here. <3

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RECS: ART

2025-10-11T18:31:20Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Some art recs from the Hybrid Signal Zine, which was monster-themed.

You can still buy the complete zine through a $10 donation to one of the three listed charities.

Some Stede/Ned by Cecillusive, an AU of The Lindworm, which is SFW.

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Ed, Ed and Eddie by Ginnedfish, featuring Ed in three different stages of his life, who is the real monster under the bed? Also SFW

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This sexy slime Oluwande with mimic Izzy is technically SFW but definitely sexy, by draw-just-draw.

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Rec Roundup

2025-10-02T03:51:00Z

Posted by: delphi

Cross-posting a couple of recent-ish recs from my journal:

Until It Doesn't Hurt by CATastrophy
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Characters/Relationships: Izzy Hands + Ed/Izzy breakup and background Ed/Stede + elements of Izzy/Lucius
Medium: Vid
Length: 2:49
Rating: SFW (some scenes of violence, including a non-fatal self-inflicted gunshot)
My Bookmark Tags: angst, ambiguous ending, former relationship, fights & breakups, injury, heartbreak, self-harm
Song: "Until It Doesn't Hurt" by Mother Mother
Note: Contains some flickering and flashing lights.

Excerpt:

I want to fight, I want to bite / I want to swallow all the light

This is just a gorgeous three minutes of angst that perfectly captures Izzy's s1 and s2 journey away from Ed, with the way he swings between wanting to lash out and ruin lives but always coming back to just having to bear being left and being hurt. It's a great choice of song paired with crisp editing, making perfect use of moments of fire and self-isolation from the show without ever being too on the nose.

Legacy by SpaceCadetGlow
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Ship: Izzy Hands/Benjamin Hornigold
Medium: Fic
Length: 2184 words
Rating: Explicit
My Bookmark Tags: PWP, happy ending, established relationship, backstory, fantasies, genderplay, breeding, foot fetish
Summary: Captain Hornigold has a habit of fucking Izzy before raids. This time, though, he seems overly concerned about his legacy, if anything should go awry.

Excerpt:

"Nothing in this life is guaranteed. Do you ever think about legacy, my dear?"

Izzy shakes his head. He'd been twelve when he'd joined up with the Navy, or so he'd told them. That'd put him around twenty-four now – less than half of Captain’s age, he'd guess, and without any of the status in society that makes a man inclined to worry about things too far down the road.

"The mark we leave on the world," Captain continues. "The proof that we were here." He steps out of his boots and trousers. "For many men, it’s children. But I have not been so blessed."

Izzy has a feeling he knows why, as he perches naked on the edge of the Captain's bed.

This is a scorching-hot and wryly funny story about Hornigold springing some new kinks on Izzy, who's a little more preoccupied with the fact that they're about to go into battle. It's the kind of character-driven PWP I love, where Izzy's pragmatism and lack of an imagination leave him fundamentally unable to get on board with the elaborate narrative Hornigold's weaving, up until something physically clicks for him and his horizons expand. Izzy's point of view is wielded masterfully here, painting a vivid picture of Hornigold's psychology both through what Izzy is capable of understanding and what he isn't. This one left me snickering and swooning in equal measure.

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A Con con...

2025-09-14T14:00:04Z

Posted by: magnavox_23

I have a little convention report including Con O'Neill's panel from this weekend's Oz Comic Con with photos.

If you're interested, check it out, here. <3

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FIC: Fidelis

2025-09-01T20:58:19Z

Posted by: delphi

Title: Fidelis
Relationship: Fang/Izzy
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~5600
Content Info: This fic is set in the afterlife. There is major character death referenced, but the characters in question are still present in the story.
Summary: Izzy has spent the last decade on a small island in the middle of nowhere with only a dog for company. One day, an old friend comes to call.
Notes: Inspired by the ‘Fang’ and ‘Water’ squares of my 2025 Izzy Hands Bingo card.

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Rec Roundup

2025-07-02T00:08:02Z

Posted by: delphi

Catching up on cross-posting some recs from my journal from May and June:

( Frenchie/Izzy (2) )

( Izzy + Referenced Ed/Izzy (1) )

( Izzy/Roach (1) )

( Izzy/Stede (1) )

( Jim (1) )

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OFMD icons

2025-05-25T23:43:55Z

Posted by: magnavox_23

These are part of a 100 piece multifandom icon set:

Check out the rest here. <3

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EVENT: Izzy Hands Bingo (May 25th to August 31st)

2025-05-25T17:34:24Z

Posted by: delphi

Izzy Hands Bingo is running again!

You can find out more about the event at the Izzy Hands Bingo account on Bluesky, and you can request a bingo card through the Izzy Hands Bingo Sign-ups 2025 Google form. When filling out the form, you'll also be provided with an optional link to the event's Discord server.

For anyone who's never taken part in a bingo event before, here's how it works in broad strokes:

• Request a 5x5 Bingo Card through the sign-up form. Everyone will get a slightly different card filled out with 25 different prompts that are pulled from a larger bank of tropes, characters, kinks, and other concepts.
• Aim to create five Izzy-centric fanworks for five prompts that are all in a straight line on your card (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines all count). The minimum length for these fanworks is described on the sign-up form, as well as instructions for if you want to incorporate multiple squares into a single fanwork.
• Share your fanworks wherever you like. At the end of the event period, email the mods with a list of what you've created and receive a digital badge if you've hit achievements like completing one square, completing a full line, or completing three full lines. There is a special opt-in prize of a gift fic if you complete a blackout (i.e. create something for every square on your card).

You can also check out some of last year's works at the Izzy Hands Bingo 2024 collection on AO3.

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RECS: Izzy Vid + Jim/Oluwande Art

2025-05-20T04:28:32Z

Posted by: delphi

Catching up on cross-posting some recs from my journal:

Squish That Izzy by lordess-dickery-doof
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Relationships: Izzy Hands & the rest of the Feral Five (Fang, Archie, Frenchie, and Jim)
Medium: Vid
Length: 0:23
Rating: SFW
My Bookmark Tags: humour, happy ending, h/c (emotional), animals, cuddling, friendship, touch, trauma, denial/repression
Audio: How to pick up a cat like a pro - Vet advice on cat handling by HelpfulVancouverVet

Excerpt:

Squishing is your best friend when dealing with a cat.

Look, I'm a simple creature. Overlaying vet advice about how to safely pick up a cat on a scene where my fave is distraught and struggling against being hugged is always going to bring me an outsize amount of enjoyment. The editing on this is great, making the most of a short scene without overstaying the life of the bit, and I especially love the zoom in at the end. Squish. That. Cat.

Untitled Jim/Oluwande by cliopadra
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Relationship: Oluwande Boodhari/Jim Jimenez
Medium: Art
Length: 1 piece
Rating: NSFW-ish (post-coital cuddling, implied nudity)
My Bookmark Tags: romance, happy ending, developing relationship, cuddling, kissing, blades, sleep, intimacy, protection

Description:

Oluwande lies sleeping on top of Jim in their bunk, his head on their chest. Jim is sitting up slightly to kiss Oluwande on the forehead. The bunk is coloured in warm orange tones, with Oluwande's teal earring standing out, and the pair are overlaid with orange hearts, halos and tattoos.

One of my favourite things about this artist's work is the layers of story they build into each piece, even the ones that aren't comics. I love the conceit of the added cartoon imagery over a more realistic style here, along with the usual little Easter eggs of graffiti. In between, the main focus is beautifully conceived and executed. The composition and poses, the palette, the tenderness of the embrace, the touch of eroticism in Jim's bent knee, and the overall intimacy—I just love this one.

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4 x Fang Fics

2025-05-12T23:31:53Z

Posted by: delphi

A roundup of the stories I wrote for the recent Kiss Fang Weekend:

Title: Primal
Relationship: Fang/Izzy
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~800
Content Info: Contains descriptions of werewolves butchering and eating an animal carcass.
Summary: Werewolf AU: In the aftermath of losing his leg and leader, Izzy can't help but swoon when Fang provides for the pack.
Notes: Prompt: Trope Thursday (Theme Your Art or Fic to a Trope)
DW: https://delphi.dreamwidth.org/642764.html
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65387767

Title: Hungry
Relationship: Fang/Roach
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 200
Content Info: n/a
Summary: A good cook tastes his food, and an appreciative diner kisses the cook.
Notes: Prompt: Captains on Vacation (Any Pairing/Combo Minus Ed/Stede/Izzy)
DW: https://delphi.dreamwidth.org/642866.html
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65412787

Title: Starstruck
Relationship: Fang/Izzy
Rating: General
Word Count: 400
Content Info: Genderplay
Summary: Fang is favoured with a kiss from his favourite performer.
Notes: Prompt: Kiss Fang
DW: https://delphi.dreamwidth.org/643076.html
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65441434

Title: Ample
Relationship: Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~1100
Content Info: Size Difference/Size Kink
Summary: In which there is plenty of Fang to go around.
Notes: Prompt: Fang in the Middle (Fang Gets Kissed by Two People)
DW: https://delphi.dreamwidth.org/643562.html
AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/65475781

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Roach icons

2025-04-26T00:11:05Z

Posted by: magnavox_23

For delphi <3

Check out the rest here. <3

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Kiss Fang Weekend (May 8th-11th)

2025-04-12T04:43:32Z

Posted by: delphi

Kiss Fang Weekend (a challenge event with four days of prompts for shippy fanworks about Fang) is running on Bluesky this year!

The official prompts post is here and breaks down loosely as follows:

Thursday, May 8th: Trope Thursday - Fang in an AU or trope of the creator's choice
Friday, May 9th: Captains (and First Mate) on Vacation - Fang/anyone but Ed, Stede, or Izzy
Saturday, May 10th: Time to Kiss Fang - a free space
Sunday, May 11th: Fang in the Middle - for Fang-centred threesomes

Official fills can be posted to the #kissfangweekend tag on Bluesky, but for folks who aren't on there, I think any archive or community will only be made better with a little more Fang-kissing.

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-04-08T22:22:00

2025-04-08T20:25:00Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: Reminder
Relationship: Stede/Ed/
Rating G
Word count Just over 2K

Summmary
Ed thought he’d be happy the day the crew agreed, unanimously, that he no longer had to wear the cat collar and the sack, and he could wear whatever he wanted again. He got Wee John to help him out of that stupid fucking sack and into his leathers. Wee John hadn’t commented on his decision to wear those again, but even as he put them on, Ed wasn’t sure he’d made the right choice.

He felt good in his leathers. Safe.

But it was also unsettling. Too tight and too loose at the same time. Not the right fit anymore.

Ed doesn't have to wear the collar anymore and after Stede unlocks it for him, they have some feelings about it.

Link to the fic on AO3

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-04-08T22:18:00

2025-04-08T20:22:00Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Last weekend, Siren Events organised Behind Our Flag, a virtual convention featuring various crew members, including David Jenkins himself!

Missed out? The panels are also available via Video on Demand.

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Rec Roundup

2025-04-03T02:57:00Z

Posted by: delphi

A roundup of OFMD recs I've made recently in my journal:

( Ed/Izzy (2) )

( Hornigold/Izzy (1) )

( Wee John & Izzy (1) )

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-03-23T21:51:00

2025-03-23T20:53:09Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: Rehearsal Space
Relationship: Stede/Ed/Izzy
Rating Mature
Word count Just over 5K

Summmary
Ed drums his fingers on the table while Izzy and Stede argue over whether a princess would actually stick around to watch a guard deal with an assassin or if she’d be more likely to run off screaming. He always enjoys the fire in Stede’s eyes when he gets firm, and the spark in Izzy’s eyes when he refuses to admit Stede’s got a point.

But every second they argue is a second he isn’t a princess about to get assassinated and rescued.

Ed, Stede and Izzy are fully prepared for some sexy roleplay where Princess Ed gets rescued from Assassin Stede by Guard Izzy. They even have a script written by Stede, so nothing can go wrong!

Additional notes:
Written for Bad Sex Bingo on Tumblr and the prompt 'Only one of us is taking this scene seriously'.

At first I figured I'd lean into Izzy's inability to do improv, but then I thought, why not bring in High-strung Director Stede from 1x06 as well? Things took an angstier turn than I expected, but they all talk things through!

Link to the fic on AO3

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-03-16T13:34:00

2025-03-16T12:36:22Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: Do The Dirty Things You Do
Relationship: Stede/Ed, with Stede & Jack.
Rating Explicit
Word count Just over 5K

Summmary
The man is a parade of red flags, and Stede should correct him and order something to drink.

He’s perfect.

Because if Stede is going to exchange blowjobs in the men’s room of Calico’z, who better than the sleazy bartender? It’ll make the perfect story!

Stede is determined to have an ill-advised hook-up in the dirty men's room of a bar.
But maybe there are limits to how ill-advised Stede wants that hook-up to be.
Especially when Stede and Jack are interrupted mid-argument.

Written for Bad Sex Bingo on Tumblr and the prompt 'This [PLACE] is too gross to bang in'.

Link to the fic on AO3

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Never underestimate the power of fans: This fandom has raised over 50k to help trans youth.

2025-03-04T13:20:38Z

Posted by: goodbyebird

Recently, a craft fair was announced, spearheaded by a few fans. Initially it was a fan-made auction and fair, with the items up for bid and purchase ones created by fans themselves.

Raising money for the Campaign for Southern Equality, which helps queer youth in the south, the original 5k goal was hit in eleven minutes.
- The Mary Sue

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-02-27T15:18:00

2025-02-27T14:19:30Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: You Take Me There
Relationship: Stede/Ed
Rating Explicit
Word count Just over 8K

Summmary
“Right.” Stede glances at the collar he’s still holding. “Then I suppose we’d better find a good use for it, hadn’t we?” He keeps his tone innocent, but his smile turns mischievous when Ed narrows his eyes for a moment.

Ed hums in agreement. “Got anything in mind?” he asks, just as innocently. His grip on Stede’s wrist is loose, but he keeps stroking that sensitive bit of skin.

The crew have left Stede and Ed with a collar. Whatever shall Ed and Stede do with it?

Link to the fic on AO3

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FIC: Rigging

2025-02-24T23:09:07Z

Posted by: delphi

Title: Rigging
Relationship: Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy/Jim
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~1000
Content Info: AU: Izzy Lives
Summary: There's a line that runs through the five of them, even now. Every once in a while, in the rainy season, the survivors of the mutiny get a room and spend the night together.
Notes: Written for the 2025 fourormore Valentine's Flash Fiction Madness.

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ourflagmeansgay @ 2025-02-15T13:56:00

2025-02-15T12:59:51Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: Trapped
Relationship: Stede/Hornigold
Rating Explicit
Word count Just over 8K

Summmary
“You’re staying right here,” Hornigold tells him, mouth close to Stede’s ear. His arms remain tight around Stede, and his body presses against Stede’s, bare legs against his own, and his chest is warm through the fabric of his nightgown. “Until I’m done with you.”

It's the morning after Captain Hornigold took Stede's virginity, and Stede wakes up to Hornigold wanting more.

Notes:
- This is a sequel to Freedom where a younger Stede ran away from home and ended up on Captain Hornigold's ship, and Captain Hornigold knows exactly what he wants to do with a naive young man.
- Both fics are non-con, so check the tags.

Link to the fic on AO3

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REC: Untitled Archie/Jim Art by Rysiooozaur

2025-02-12T06:09:26Z

Posted by: delphi

Untitled Archie/Jim Art by Rysiooozaur
Relationship: Archie/Jim Jimenez
Medium: Art/Comic
Length: 1 page / 2 panels
Rating: Mildly NSFW (some swearing)
My Bookmark Tags: romance, happy ending, established relationship, kissing, flirtation, physical affection
Artist's Summary: Archie and Jim being lovely and cute and silly!!

Description:

Two pieces in which Archie displays her physical strength with Jim. In the first, she is holding Jim up, with Jim's legs wrapped around her waist. The two of them are kissing, Jim's hand curled around the side of Archie's neck. In the second, Archie is holding Jim upside down and declaring them her little fish, to which Jim—face flushing and attempting to retaliate by pulling on Archie's ear/earring—is protesting.

I really love this artist's style. I am always blown away when someone making fanart for live action media can capture the actors' looks without going for photo-realism. Here, Jim and Archie have been rendered perfectly into a comic style, with so much loving detail on their clothing, tattoos and other styling. The kiss is just scorching hot, and Archie showing off by lifting Jim up builds really charmingly off those behind-the-scenes moments of Vico Ortiz and Madeleine Sami working out together or doing some jock-y bonding.

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FIC: Treat

2025-02-07T16:40:13Z

Posted by: dracothelizard

Title: Treat
Relationships: Stede/Fang
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: Just under 2000
Summary:

“Oh, hello, pup.” Fang smiles, eyes warm as he looks at Stede. “Does someone want attention?” He’s holding a bright blue collar in his hands.

Stede crawls across the carpet, nodding as he makes his way over to Fang. He always enjoys starting out like this, moving around on hands and knees as he slips into the headspace of being a puppy.

Stede has discovered that there's no better way of unwinding than through some puppyplay with Fang.

Notes: Written for OFMD Rare Ship Week.

Link to the fic on AO3

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