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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 1h

When I had really long hair, a loose braid was helpful!

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Merryfinches 💕🌈 🏴‍☠️ @merryfinches.bsky.social · 10h

I’m super poor this month, so I‘m running a little OFMD sale in my shop, I’ll even pop a little extra surprise in with any thing you buy, as a thank you for helping me out right now! 🥰❤️
#shopofmd

Withyworkshop @withyworkshop.bsky.social · 10h

15% off the OFMD collection in my shop this week! 🥰 use the code ‘REVENGE’ at checkout for the discount!

Pins, brooches, earrings, lots of lovely things (And now is a great time to order any Xmas presents btw so they reach you on time…) ❤️
#shopofmd

Laser cut earrings of two skeleton mermaids, one holding a heart and one holding a spear

Acrylic earrings shaped like Ed Teach and Stede Bonnet from our flag means death. Stede is a merman with an orange tail

Laser cut earrings that say ‘talk it through as a crew’

Laser cut pins with quotes from our flag means death

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Disaster Ship Blonde @disastershipblonde.bsky.social · 8h

Send me a screenshot of your receipt for £5 or more to the Oxfam Gaza fundraiser, and I'll write you a sexy little vignette of any OFMD pairing you like. Give me a one-word prompt and I'll spin you a little scene.

www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-act...

Oxfam GB | Gaza Crisis Appeal

www.oxfam.org.uk

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TJ (Filthy but Talented) 🏳️‍🌈🍉 @tjqchristian.bsky.social · 10h

#OFMDollsAutumn - Leaves

Izbubu couldn't resist a leaf pile on our walk today!

A grey Lafufu designed to look like Izzy Hands. He's in a pile of leaves

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Lisa 🏴‍☠️ #OFMD #CrewForLife 🏴‍☠️ @dreamcatcher241.bsky.social · 11h

More fun with the leaves 🍂

Dolls by Rights and Disabledpirate playing in the fall leaves

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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 6h

Throwback to 15cm Izzy’s leafy adventures traveling to and from last year’s GalaxyCon Columbus! #OFMDollsAutumn

A photo collage of an Izzy Hands doll posing in front of colorful autumn leaves.

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Samba Schutte @sambaschutte.bsky.social · 9h

More at: shopstands.com/collections/...
🤗🏴‍☠️☠️👨🏾‍🍳

Our Flag Means Death

Created with your favorite actors to sell one of a kind t-shirts and accessories with a portion of the proceeds going to important causes.

shopstands.com

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Samba Schutte @sambaschutte.bsky.social · 9h

New baking class! Nov 22nd where we’ll bake my signature profiteroles👨🏾‍🍳 And get yourself a Tender As Hell tote bag too, perfect for Halloween candy or holiday shopping🫶 Join us as we raise money for Feeding America & spread some love and tenderness just in time for Thanksgiving❤️🙏🏾
#OurFlagMeansDeath

Tender As Hell tote bag for Samba’s new baking class. He’ll teach you how to make his signature profiteroles!

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Dr. Suzanne Scott @iheartfatapollo.bsky.social · 1d

Are you 18 or older with a fandom-related tattoo (or know someone who has one)? Please take 10 min to fill out this survey for my new book project on embodied fan identities and practices. Share widely! utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Contact info: [email protected].

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sea salt 🔞 @cecillusive.bsky.social · 7h

Kinktober Day 12: Shotgunning//Object Insertion

vampire hunter izzy is the one getting staked this time 😚
#ofmdnsfw #stizzy

Izzy on his stomach over Stede’s lap. Izzy's wrists are tied and tucked under his shoulders, and his ankles are also tied. He's gagged, face flushed and eyes wide and tearing up. Stede’s right hand is on top of Izzy’s head and his left hand is inserting the blunt end of a stake in Izzy's ass.

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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 1d

Who’s this pretty kitty climbing up onto the table? Oh, it’s just 15cm Izzy in his new homemade mask! #OFMDollsAutumn

A plush doll wearing a black & white dress and a black cat mask hand-embroidered with orange details.

The black cat mask is pulled up to reveal 15cm Izzy!

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GladiaDelmarre.bsky.social @gladiadelmarre.bsky.social · 1d

My skin is stretching and tingling, I’m already changing. But still, I look toward the land, waiting
bsky.app/profile/hybr...
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archiveofourown.org/works/72354336
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#ofmd #ourflagmeansdeath #izzy #izzyhands #cononeill #edwardteach #stedebonnet #steddyhands #hybridsignal #lovecraft #horror #monster

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MegaDucko (Martina) @megaducko.bsky.social · 1d

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒊𝒓, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑, 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂.

#OFMDfanart
#izzyhands
#edteach
#stedebonnet
#steddyhands

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Jenn Lee overboard! @self-induljennt.bsky.social · 7d

Loves, if you have a funds campaign or commissions going on right now can you link me to your post about it? I want to share.

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Albus || stizzy real @albuscreates.bsky.social · 1d

Ned Low with the BDSM rights flag over him. Text reads: We hit the Goal! At the time I am creating this, we are at $44 for the Trevor Project. I am so freaking excited to share this new sticker of Ned Low with the BDSM rights flag. BDSM and Leather culture both have been huge parts of the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and it only felt right to honor that with our favorite kinky captain.
Let's get to $60 dollars (so 16 more sales of Izzy, Ned, Ed, and/or Jack) and I will draw the next sticker in this series! If you're part of my patreon there is a poll for the next one up now!
Stay Safe, Stay queer, Stay kinky. And thank you, xoxo Albus

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OFMD Fluffvember @ofmdfluffvember.bsky.social · 13d

☁️ READY TO GET FLUFFY?? ☁️

OFMD Fluffvember is back for 2025, and we’re returning with an entirely new format to spice things up for our 3rd year running!

Check out the event schedule! ☕🍂

Our Flag Means Death Fluffvember 2025

Week 1: Canon
Week 2: AUs
Week 3: Dialogue
Week 4: Niche

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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 1d

Wild idea…what if you just…bought a different car 🤪 serious mental gymnastics with that sticker!!

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WaywardAF 💚♠️🦄🏴‍☠️☠️🔪🏳️‍🌈 @waywardaf.bsky.social · 1d

I'm in the mood for a particular style of fic. It's Steddyhands where Stede and Izzy gradually start falling for each other.

I have several of the classics (which I will reread) but I'm sure I've missed some.

RT's appreciated

Shots of Stede, Ed and Izzy from S2. Stede is in the far left, Ed in the middle, Izzy on the far right. Stede is wet and dirty from the first episodes of S2. Ed is a shot taken from when he's come down into the belly of the ship to find Izzy after he shot him. Izzy's is taken in the Kraken makeup in the Captain's cabin of the Revenge.

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Gwen Izvelyn Frankenstien @izvelyn.bsky.social · 2d

Kinktober "Day" 8: Blindfold

I have been talking about this specific flavour of Lucius/Pete/Izzy (modern lesbian au) with the GC for TWO YEARS and finally got them down on paper for #whittlinhandsweekend @xoxosprizzy.bsky.social

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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 1d

Please 🙏🏼

a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .

ALT: a baby is looking out of a window with the words take my money .

media.tenor.com

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Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! If you want to get into the Halloween spirit and want to support Indigenous people, may I suggest you pick up Never Whistle At Night, edited by Shawn Hawk with an introduction by Stephen Graham Jones.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/75...

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Our Flag Means Dolls @ofmdolls.bsky.social · 1d

#OFMDollsAutumn October 13 - Black Cat 🐈‍⬛ #ofmd #ourflagmeansdeath

Oct 13
Black Cat
Tag your photos #OFMDollsAutumn
@OFMDolls

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Space ✨🐙 @spacecadetglowao3.bsky.social · 2d

My thread for #OFMDollsAutumn!

October 12: Pumpkin 🎃

I may have snapped this at the cheesecake outing just in case I didn't have any other pumpkin opportunities. 😅

Izzy doll by @imrights wearing a purple sweater, jeans, and a pink hair bow, and standing next to a small pumpkin. The image is framed by orange and green plaid decorated with pumpkins and fall leaves, with the text "It's Pumpkin Season."

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TJ (Filthy but Talented) 🏳️‍🌈🍉 @tjqchristian.bsky.social · 2d

#OFMDollsAutumn - Pumpkin

Jack loves breakin' out the pumpkin costume!

10cm Jack by Rights. He is wearing a. Orange pumpkin costume with a big black witch hat and tan boots

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better gay than dead @bettergaythandead.bsky.social · 2d

Unfortunately not any taller than the other seasons 😂

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