Icon from a picrew by grgikau. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.
The worst part of human adulthood is being your own zookeeper
Like… i have to make sure my meals are nutritionally balanced… i have to make sure that the space i occupy is big enough, and interesting enough, and provide enrichment to make up for the lack of novelty… i have to make sure i get exercise… i’m not qualified for this
NOOOO stop I’m thinking about the way that badminton kept passive aggressively referring to how quaint and silly stede’s ship was and that his library was ridiculous and stupid, how could he ever be a pirate. and then ed, THE pirate of all time, world renowned blackbeard, sees stede’s ship and is fascinated. he loves it. hes immediately enamored by the novelty, the fact that he has a little model of the ship, he gets so excited! when stede reveals the secret closet ed literally goes “fuck off!” with the hugest smile on his face. hes so enchanted by it all.
he found someone who cared, who was in love with the pirate lifestyle like he was, someone who still found novelty in things. the nice marmalades and dressing up fancy and expensive alcohol, ed is being treated to nice things for the first time in his life, and not being made fun of for liking it. he’s allowed to indulge in fine things for himself and not be made to feel foolish, like!!!!!! and stede is so happy to share his lifestyle, because his crew has been so unappreciative of his gentler captaining. they keep saying he’s soft, “pathetic” but ed thinks its cool! he likes it!!!! I’m losing it!!!
