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Sera Spookynights
@seraphknights.bsky.social
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OFMD - steddyhandler 🧜‍♂️🐙🦄, hot take poster, fic author - #serafic, a lil' weird about izzy

"are you a stizzy?" - con o'neill
And hopefully this is already clear but there's no right or wrong preference to have.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meanwhile I'm sure someone else would find a fic where gb are childhood friends who date in high school (random example) to feel more like ofmd. Whereas I'd be like "this is great but it feels like original fiction".
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And to me that is very faithful to canon! Because I just don't consider any particular ship to be Necessary for ofmd fics to feel like ofmd.
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Like for my current WIP I'm trying to play on canon plot beats and capture the themes abd character arcs within a story where Stede and Izzy bond and fall in love before Ed and Stede even meet.
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Because for some individuals it's just hard to understand that the parts of canon I want preseved in fics are just different but equally canon.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
My impression is that for a substantial part of the fandom the Thing they need for a fic to feel like ofmd is "the canon ships are together". And that's part of "it's actually Wrong to like ed and stede with other people" hot takes come from.
November 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Since fanfic by its nature is both transformative yet ties into a source material more throughly than a simple homage or influence.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've read amazing fics that don't have those things! But there is an aspect of "yes BUT this isn't why I love ofmd or why I read ofmd fics". Curious what other people's things are.
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Like for me for OFMD I would say that's:
- Stede having a character arc where he grows as an individual (or if this fic is shorter than at minimum feeling like that is stede and he is on that arc)
- the themes esp. "it's never too late to change"
- the sense of humor and workplace comedy vibes
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
yes all of my faves should get lovingly wrecked by a large monster or creature of some sort
November 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reposted by Sera Spookynights
izzy rlly is like Blackbeard is a genius that demands respect 😤 meanwhile Blackbeard is asking his best bro to whip his balls
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I know this pisses izzy off
November 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
ed is so cringe and we need to accept that
November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I think sweet potato should be prepared in a savory fashion only but I gotta respect a beautiful pie
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
this looks so well executed I can't even jokingly fight you about it
November 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
it was CONTROVERSIAL to say that ed was violent or would become more violent and yet
November 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
ed pov when stede
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I know in canon it's a metaphor for love or whatever but still
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM