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Liv @the-widow-olivia.bsky.social · 9d
Pre-Thanksgiving #TakeTwoTuesday for this traffic cop Izzy/ride share driver Fang meet cute. #OFMDFanfic

archiveofourown.org/works/73997371

Also, @happydaiz.bsky.social turned this into a delightful podfic!

archiveofourown.org/works/74191076
Airport sign-style icons depicting a departing plane, people hugging next to a stopwatch, an arriving plane. Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes A Fluffvember Izzy/Fang meet cute by the_widow_olivia / Rated T / 7k
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
That time I turned Ed into the host of a game show that bears a striking resemblance to Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego…

archiveofourown.org/works/69982366

(Also @happydaiz.bsky.social sang the theme song in the podfic!!! archiveofourown.org/works/70065831)
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
In case you didn’t know, Gulliver’s Travels fanworks existed in the 1700s. Sooooooo…

(Learned from @mindthetagspod.bsky.social’s very first episode!!!)

mindthetagsofficial.podbean.com/e/fanfiction...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Liv
theonion.com
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Ok, so I went looking for the character who scared me as a child and turns out it is STILL scary and I don’t want it on my feed!

(Brave Little Toaster nightmare clown)
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
The more I look at this, the more I am convinced neither of them actually knows how insurance works.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
AU?

AU.
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Scribbling madly at the the Lucy Dacus-inspired Forever is a Feeling fic just like that keyboard cat meme.

Ch. 4 “Even if it doesn’t fit, you’ll wear it”

#WIPWednesday #OFMDFanfic
Ed's posted again. A beach at sunset. No other people in sight, though surely they could be cropped out. The caption says "Merry Christmas from Singapore, wish you were here." Stede knows the caption isn't for him. It's for Ed's followers, for his fans. But he does wish he was there. Not for the sun and the sand (though that wouldn't hurt). Not because he's miserable or lonely. In fact, he isn't miserable or lonely, not tonight, anyway. He's happy. And when he's happy, he wants to be where Ed is. Wants to show that happiness to him, like an interesting seashell or an especially pretty tree. Stede doesn't mean to do it, but suddenly he's typing out a text. "Hope you're having a good Christmas Eve, Ed" He puts his phone in his pocket. God knows what time it is in Singapore. He watches Christmas lights reflecting on the icy black street and shivers, knowing soon he'll have to trek back home. Stede's phone buzzes in his pocket. He can't quite believe what he sees when he looks at the screen. Ed: already xmas morning here He makes a choked laughing sound in his throat, though there's no one there to hear. There's a knot at his throat that loosens, like he has been wearing an ill-fitting tie for two years without even knowing it. He leans on the balcony railing and types back. Stede: Well Merry Christmas, then! How's tomorrow so far? Ed: too hot. it's like the heat miser's crotch out here Stede laughs to himself, but he doesn't quite know how to respond. Ed rescues him. Ed: you ever eaten chili crab?
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Pre-Thanksgiving #TakeTwoTuesday for this traffic cop Izzy/ride share driver Fang meet cute. #OFMDFanfic

archiveofourown.org/works/73997371

Also, @happydaiz.bsky.social turned this into a delightful podfic!

archiveofourown.org/works/74191076
Airport sign-style icons depicting a departing plane, people hugging next to a stopwatch, an arriving plane. Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes A Fluffvember Izzy/Fang meet cute by the_widow_olivia / Rated T / 7k
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Reposted by Liv
edteachsbadknee.bsky.social
did somebody say hot butch oluwande? (ref from trueref !!)
a digital drawing of Oluwande with their hand on their head and one foot propped up, as if they’re resting while doing some sort of activity. They’re wearing a teal tanktop, baggy cuffed jeans, their signature beanie, and magenta crocs. They’re wearing a have an orange fish keychain with some keys on a carabiner on their belt loop, and they have garlic bulb and soup love heart tattoos. The drawing is shaded in a slightly washed-out watercolor style.
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Omg read this cute lil story! 😍
alimasin.bsky.social Alison 🍂 Fall Front Friday Fall Festival @alimasin.bsky.social · 11d
Every Sunday my local community college has a motorcycle class in the parking lot, and when I drive by I always think of Stede and his sudden midlife ambition to become a Cool Motorcycle Guy

1/
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by Liv
gaywatson.bsky.social
✨🌈BOYFRIENDS🌈✨
(matching set)
#OFMD #OFMDfanart
Finalized blue cameo style cartoon illustration of Stede Bonnet, looking over his shoulder to the right, dimples a poppin. Matching blue cameo style cartoon illustration of “Blackbeard” Edward Teach, looking over his shoulder to the left, summoning his full power to make Eyes at his boyfriend, Stede Bonnet.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Liv
edteachsbadknee.bsky.social
also belated post of very silly Shred (shark Ed) and Shtede (shark Stede) for @ghostalservice.bsky.social 🦈
A line drawing of Ed and Stede as medieval shark creatures with human heads, shaded lightly in greyscale. Ed’s hair is doing a lot of heavy lifting to make him look somewhat normal, but Stede looks extremely silly
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Liv
self-induljennt.bsky.social
Got to illustrate @ferventemily.bsky.social's gorgeous High Point! archiveofourown.org/works/52311871
Planet Earth inspired docuseries boys are lovely. 🥹

It means so much to me that I get to play with them in so many settings. Thank you inviting me into their worlds. 🧡

#ofmd #OurFlagMeansDeath
Drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. They're wearing modern winter clothing and Ed is holding a camera with a large lens. They're both huddled together behind a rocky outcrop, smiling into the distance. Their breath is fogging in the cold mountain air. The illustration is split to show what they're looking at. A snow leopard is gracefully climbing over rocks. Her tail only just catching the light.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reposted by Liv
darcylindbergh.bsky.social
i love our flag means death because every friday when i'm elbow deep in some bullshit work stuff i can look up and think "what if...i were pirates?" and then i have a little daydream about abandoning everything for the high seas for a found family-type crew and a butch girlfriend. fuckin ahoy 🏴‍☠️
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Reposted by Liv
happydaiz.bsky.social
The podfic of Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes by @the-widow-olivia.bsky.social.

Izzy is directing traffic in the shittiest airport terminal. When a ride share driver starts giving out ridiculously long hugs, Izzy decides to take action.

OR:

Five times Izzy Hands needed a hug, and one time he got one.
Podfic title card. A sign that reads MAXIMUM HUG TIME: 3 MINUTES on a cloudy sky background. Text underneath reads by the_widow_olivia, podfic by happydaiz
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Teenage Hamlet-obsessed Liv perked up when this happened.
piratebot.bsky.social 🏴‍☠️𝔓𝔦𝔯𝔞𝔱𝔢 𝔅𝔬𝔱 @piratebot.bsky.social · 13d
Oh, now there's an idea. I haven't done that yet. Haven't died yet, have I? Maybe we should try that.
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
LOOK AT THEMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!

💜💜💜💜💜
edteachsbadknee.bsky.social miles blackbeardskneebrace @edteachsbadknee.bsky.social · 14d
Jim and Archie for @the-widow-olivia.bsky.social !! they have mischievously energy in every universe <3
a line drawing of Archie and Jim as medieval manuscript beasts. Archie is a winged twisty snake and is looking up at Jim with a wide smile and with one eyebrow quirked. Jim is a dragon, and is looking down at Archie with an equally mischievous expression. they’re both wearing fancy little chaperons with long lirripipes.
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Reposted by Liv
ghostalservice.bsky.social
Hey #ofmdcraftfair friends:

This email from @southernequality.bsky.social just made me cry a little bit. This is the work we made happen. Almost 10% of this was *us*- our show, our crafts, our hyping, our love.

When things feel hopeless, when you feel powerless, remember: WE DID THIS.

#ofmd
CAMPAIGN FOR SOUTHERN EQUALITY $1.5 million dollars, Lis. That's how much our Trans Youth Emergency Project has directly distributed to families of trans youth as well as an incredible national network of frontline partners and providers supporting them as they access gender affirming care in the face of cruel healthcare bans.
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
What are your favorite non-Christmas winter songs?

Every year I make a little playlist for myself to make the dark season less lonely. Thought it would be fun to ask for suggestions from pirate friends!
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Get to know your mutuals, list 10 random things you like:

- matcha
- maps of fictional places
- campfire smells
- Settlers of Catan
- thunderstorms
- being in a museum after closing
- rocky, forest-y coastline
- weird architecture (good and bad)
- close harmonies
- making lists (ooh, meta!)
clairegregoryau.bsky.social ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @clairegregoryau.bsky.social · 14d
10 random things that you like:

My kids laughing so hard they cry
Falling down a research rabbithole
Sunny days with scattered clouds
Ladybugs
Strawberry matcha lattes
Fun dangly earrings
A brand new ball of yarn
Finding that one perfect song
Travelling, anywhere
Food that tastes just right
indarltonitrust.bsky.social Nyarie | #SaveOFMD 🏴‍☠️ @indarltonitrust.bsky.social · 14d
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.

Stracciatella gelato
Greek mythology
Fall, especially when the cold air takes hold
Singing
Pineapple
Long walks
Travel
Elephants
Mountains
The smell of the soil after the first rainfall of the season
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reposted by Liv
deanbird.bsky.social
Paging Dr. Teach!

#OFMD #OFMDfanart
A photograph of Taika Waititi acting as a doctor in a show. I have illustrated Ed's long charcoal gray hair over it the image, swept up into a messy bun with tendrils of hair sticking out along his temples and around the base of his neck. His eyebrows and beard have been darkened. It looks like Ed Teach in a Doctor AU. The words "Ed Teach" are in yellow to his left, where on the original it reads "Taika Waititi."
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Stede’s doing just fine in the Forever is a Feeling WIP, thanks for asking! Def not having a crisis in front of bartender Lucius.

#WIPWednesday #OFMDFanfic
"Did I make a horrible mistake?" "I can't answer that, guy-who-just-walked-into-my-bar." The bartender finishes making a pair of rum and cokes and hands them off to a customer before turning back to Stede. "Well, ok, I can, actually, but I shouldn't. My manager says I have to stop handing out advice like breath mints." "We're supposed to have this beautiful, perfect life!" Stede groans, already feeling like that life is slipping out of his grasp. Normalcy was just within reach. The sweet, blissful nothing of being a normal man, with a normal wife. Completely unremarkable in every way. He could buy Mary a house in the suburbs. Get a ride-on mower for their perfectly green lawn. No one questions if a man with a ride-on mower is masculine enough, if he's up to the task of taking over a real estate empire, if he's secretly thinking about the taste of his best friend's lips. No, a guy with a ride-on mower is unimpeachable. That's who Stede wants to be. Needs to be. "Do you know what time Home Depot opens?" Stede shouts at the bartender.
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Forgot the link last time!

For #OFMDfluffvember and Thanksgiving:

Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes

Or, 5 times Izzy needed a hug and 1 time he got one.

Featuring Fang in many, many fuzzy novelty sweaters.

Izzy/Fang airport curbside meet cute, T, 7K

archiveofourown.org/works/73997371

#OFMDFanfic
Three airport-style icon signs: A plane taking off, people hugging next to a stopwatch, a plane landing Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes A Fluffvember Izzy/Fang meet cute by the_widow_olivia / Rated T / 7k
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
For #OFMDfluffvember and Thanksgiving:

Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes

Or, 5 times Izzy needed a hug and 1 time he got one.

Featuring Fang in many, many fuzzy novelty sweaters.

Izzy/Fang airport curbside meet cute, T, 7K

#OFMDFanfic
3 airport-style icons depicting an airplane taking off, two people hugging next to a stopwatch, and an airplane landing. Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes A Fluffvember Izzy/Fang meet cute by the_widow_olivia / Rated T / 7k
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
This is very good news.

If you are, like me, a cis gay married person, take a deep breath, drink a celebratory oat milk latte (I see you) and get back to fighting for trans rights.
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM