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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊

@politestmenace.bsky.social

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BIPOC, Gen X, they/she. Ofmd forever. PhD in Literary Stiddies (also a real one but who cares). I write sweet, spicy, nerdy 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ stories (PolitestMenace/GayPirateAficionado on ao3). 🔞 #LegoEdandStede | https://linktr.ee/politestmenace

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · Jan 20

A pinned thread for my writing! I write sweet, spicy, often nerdy #gentlebeard stories. Mostly AUs, but a bit of canon era from time to time.

My AO3: archiveofourown.org/users/GayPir...

#ofmdfic #ofmdfanfic

A title card made to look like a scrapbook page. In the middle is a piece of torn notebook paper with the words “Fics by
Politest Menace
(GayPirateAficionado).” In the upper left corner is a Polaroid showing the one bed Professor boys gazing lovingly at each other in bed. In the bottom right corner is a Polaroid of the pie boys in bed. Both are from art by Sailor’s Ruin. In the upper right corners is a Polaroid of the bug boys at Pride by sweetpotato. In the bottom right corner is a Polaroid of the Parry & Riposte boys in fencing gear by Rysi.

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 19m

I think that’s probably true about the auxiliary wardrobe, but I don’t think he was at all aware of it yet. He absolutely wanted to kiss Stede during ywftw 1.0, so yeah, I think he fell hard that night, whether or not he fully admitted it to himself ❤️

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 52m

He HAS been putting a lot of effort in!! 😤

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 52m

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Livvy🕊️🏴‍☠️ #LongLiveOFMD @stealthysiren.bsky.social · 1h

Happy #TaikaTuesday Sluts!

Taika Waititi being a silly goose and posing in front of a fountain with his legs spread so it looks like he’s pissing

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dbSaveOFMD (Danielle)💜🏴‍☠️ @dbsaveofmd.bsky.social · 1h

More pretty (Edward Edition) 🗣️🗣️ #TaikaTuesday

Edward looking so in love in his rice sack and cat bell

Blackbeard in his full get up the first time he sees Stede lying on the deck of the Spanish ship

Depression era Edward in the fuchsia robe

Edward at the wheel of the ship in his leather

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 56m

They’ve barely spoken, and he’s already jealous 🤭

#ofmd

Ed peering at sweaty, sickly Stede and asking, “Who's this Mary then?”

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Deanna Weirdo @gonzovstaika.bsky.social · 1h

Happy #TaikaTuesday to all who celebrate!

Gonzo wearing a lemon shirt turned to the left smiling. Taika wearing a pineapple shirt turned to the left smiling.

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

Hearts in his eyes from the moment they met!!!

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darcylindbergh @darcylindbergh.bsky.social · 1h

if you were busy over the weekend, remember to catch up on this one! lol 😂😘🏴‍☠️

darcylindbergh @darcylindbergh.bsky.social · 4d

if you are interested in my take on calypso's birthday the final chapter has arrived!! read the updated tags!!

HIBISCUS

Five people who could've put a flower in Ed's hair, and one person who actually did.

archiveofourown.org/works/607472...

a big red hibiscus flower on a black background. the word hibiscus is in a flowing white text with a thin white box around it with the words by darcylindbergh at the bottom

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Del @blackdelphinium.bsky.social · 1h

I haven't done a #TakeTwoTuesday in a while, but I was rereading my collection of previous shorts, and why the heck not?
archiveofourown.org/works/490316...

New Session | Archive of Our Own

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

archiveofourown.org

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

I loved that show!!!!

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

Ed agrees ❤️❤️

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

You should be!!

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

So freakin lovely. Like how is he that pretty 😍

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 1h

For #TakeTwoTuesday, how about my and @aliassamm.bsky.social’s smutty innkeepers wearing stockings??

First, Seeing, Being Seen: archiveofourown.org/works/70127756

And it’s not just the stockings that stay on in Dissolv'd in amorous Heat: archiveofourown.org/works/71653886

#ofmdfic #ofmdnsfw

Cover art with Stede blindfolded and Ed gazing at him lovingly, with candles in the background. The text reads “Seeing, Being Seen
Innkeeper era 5.7k Rated E

Cover art that has a shirtless Stede wearing glasses and holding a book. The text reads “"Dissolv’d in amorous Heat"
Innkeeper era 4k Rated E
words by: R Politest Menace art by: Samm
A Kinktober 2025 Collab”

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

Always always in awe!!!

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Dr Xtina 🍑 gave you all 1 million fucks @drcfxtina.bsky.social · 2h

Also in honor stockings day of Kinktober, it’s #TakeTwoTuesday for Cravats and Cravings, my Regency AU. (Complete, 50k.)

The stockings 👏 stay 👏 on 👏

#OFMDfanfic

Dr Xtina 🍑 gave you all 1 million fucks @drcfxtina.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thrilled to share Ch 1 my first historical AU, posted for the 1800's prompt (Regency)

In Cravats and Cravings, Stede is a cravat influencer living from client to client. Ed unexpectedly inherited an earldom and becomes Stede's newest client.

Tags/link ⬇️ #OFMDfanfic #gentlebeard #OFMDJanAUary

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

This this this!! That’s Ricky she’s describing, and she misses that he’s the real threat!!!

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

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Kathleen ~~C2E2 forever~~ 🖤🤍💜🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bigred297.bsky.social · 5h

Good morning, crew!! I hope you have a magnificent day!! Take care and stay hydrated, my darlings!! 🫂💕✨️🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ #OurFlagMeansDeath #LongLiveOFMD #CrewForLife

Blackbeard, in Stede's clothes, leans against the rail of the crows nest looking into the distance as a lantern swings past his face.

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rho 🌸🏴‍☠️🍵 @sparklespriggs.bsky.social · 4h

it’s the skaterbois’ one year anniversary today!! here’s a lil bit of soft & silly nostalgia to celebrate 💜🛹🩰💙 @babykraken.bsky.social

archiveofourown.org/works/645089...

#ofmdfic #ofmd

ed & stede's one year anniversary

Summary:

The pretty blonde ballet dancer is sitting on the bench overlooking the skatepark again.

It’s a different bench – a different skatepark – but the scene is still intimately familiar. Stede sits with his chai in one hand, book in the other, innocently pretending that he isn’t watching Ed zip around the ramps below.

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

Sending lots of love 🫂🫂❤️❤️❤️❤️

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R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

Happy birthday!!!

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

I’m sorry to hear that! Here’s a glimpse of blue sky through the grey

A break in the clouds over some treetops

R | Politest Menace 🏴‍☠️🍊 @politestmenace.bsky.social · 2h

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