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Continuous pirates c/ Our Flag Means Death

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ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @clairegregoryau.bsky.social · Nov 12
A pinned thread for my OFMD fics (completed and WIPs), art, and recommendations feeds and lists!

Pinning any of these feeds to home (option at the top right of each feed) will let you access them easily, but this will stay pinned here too.

I'll be adding to this list and to the feeds over time.
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
mustardwrites.bsky.social
i started this fic in 2024 which means i've had this chapter, specifically, rattling around in my brain like a ball bearing for a FULL YEAR.

anyway it's free space day xx 💖

archiveofourown.org/works/614230...
“Fuck,” Ed rasps. “Fuck, mate, will you get over here? Need to tell you something.” The anxiety is pouring off of Stede in visible torrents. His face is pinched, and he’s standing too taut, too straight. He does as Ed asks and heads over to the couch, but he perches gingerly on the edge like he’s sitting on a bed of nails. He looks like Ed’s about to announce that he’s dying. Or that Ed’s about to break up with him. Or that Ed’s dying to break up with him. “Do something different with your face,” Ed demands, in a choked-up rush. “Please, mate. You look like a kicked cat.” Stede pants a terrified laugh. He does not do anything different with his face. It’s an echo of the other night, when Ed had demanded that Stede stop looking at him. Not a very nice echo, though. Stede’s still a ghastly shade of white, one that seems to be hedging into green territory. Fuck. Not good. Ed’s gotta just– He snatches frantically for a hand, and he feels the tremor of Stede’s bones against his own. He squeezes hard; hard as he fucking can without breaking anything. “Mate, I’m– I just– I like you, man. I really, really fucking like you, okay?” Stede does something different with his face. It’s a welcome change. His jaw releases. Colour seeps back into his cheeks. He lets free a sigh that sounds like it weighs more than a fucking Buick. “Oh,” he says, so relieved that it comes with the slight titter of a laugh. “That’s– Ed, that’s…not exactly news to me. I mean, I think we’ve already established–” “Might be a bit in love with you, even.”
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
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 · 2d
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
hookforahead.bsky.social Hook For A Head | Long live OFMD | Pride is a riot! @hookforahead.bsky.social · 2d
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like.

Dark coffee
Angel Reese
Linguistics
Memes like this
Live music
Notebooks/pens
Taskmaster
Cozy British murder mysteries
Polar seltzer
Maps
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Oh god 🫠 Holly is the absolute GOAT of this 😍

Also this is @serpentanddahlia.bsky.social's Dr Ed from If Y'all Having a Bad Day up and downnnn

archiveofourown.org/works/651922...
November 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Yep, turns out sharks and mermaids are definitely compatible in the end- the diving boys really won at science this Halloween 😌 #OFMDNSFW #OFMDfanart
A basic illustration of OFMD's Edward Teach, from the Love Beyond Borders Olympic diving universe, wearing a full-body shark suit with dorsal fin and tail against a blue background. He has his hair pulled tightly back and is busy testing (with great success) whether a shark can fuck a mermaid. Stede Bonnet rests his arms on the side of a stylised swimming pool wall. He's wearing an orange and purple mermaid tail, dulled by the water much of it is viewed through, and he looks overcome as Ed bites his shoulder and pushes inside him through the hanging-open mermaid tail suit. He's also getting jerked off underwater through a slit in the suit. The water is heaving and splashing around them.
November 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
I've had a tonne of driving to do this week and I've been relistening to this myself- enjoying it every bit as much as the first time! It's truly such an impressive work of narration, great effects, and blending background sounds subtly to set the scene (but there is a no-FX version available, too!)
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Diving boys Halloween thoughts earlier- Stede doing his last circuit of the closed aquatic centre for the night, pausing at the door to the diving pool because the whole thing is glowing an eerie blue for some reason.

Also, there’s— steam? coming off it.

Is that some terrible chemical imbalance?
November 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Truly such a brilliant work from @kninjaknitter.bsky.social 😍 Forever delighting in it (also the first time anyone EVER read my words out loud in over two decades of writing, and I'll never forget how that felt ❤️)

archiveofourown.org/works/400594...
November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
karawrites.bsky.social
upon the erstwhile sea, an @ofmdbigbang.bsky.social fic with art by @mermaidinn.bsky.social

"Stede had always seen the Door... Upon the lintel, in knife-carved letters, were the words: BE SURE."

inspired by the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire, rated M
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Maybe some things, maybe a LOT of things are absolutely shit, but I got to have brunch with @wardrobespierre.bsky.social and his delightful husband and my delightful husband this morning, including this TOP tier strawberry matcha latte, and then I got my ears repierced, and a few things are good ❤️❤️
An incredible strawberry matcha latte in a glass, with bright red strawberry sauce swirled down the sides and green tea inside, topped with a pink whipped strawberry coconut cream and dried strawberry pieces
October 31, 2025 at 6:31 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Lots of other people have already said it (and I love that), but shouting out everyone who feels a little invisible when these posts go around, whether you're a lurker or a cheerleader or because life has been lifeing and you've found yourself out of sight and out of mind ❤️
tobinezumi42.bsky.social Rattie @tobinezumi42.bsky.social · 17d
Because we need a little positivity: who are the people in OFMD fandom who you most look up to and want to send a little love?
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
happydaiz.bsky.social
Anyway I'm just thinking about all the people who write, beta, make art, sew, knit, podfic, podcast, edit, cosplay, post, stream, write meta, create stuff, inspire others etc.

And all the people who like, read, comment, share, collect, wear stuff, listen, watch, talk, cheer etc.

Thank you ❤️
October 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
citrussyndicate.bsky.social
Here’s one more snake-lovin’ NZ firefighter, in case you needed her today!

There’s a delightful fic by @clairegregoryau.bsky.social that goes along with this too!

#OFMDfanart #OFMD
A digital drawing of Archie from Our flag Means Death, dressed as a firefighter while holding a pile of snakes and standing in front of a fire truck.
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Full Fathom Five was a months-long real-time labour of love, with a writing process that my husband described as like sitting vigil by a lover's grave 😅 I turned up every day for 101 days and spun out a post-S2 story that I adore.

archiveofourown.org/works/544047...
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
I think we may be cursed, actually 🙃 Brain injury survivor mum just had to be whisked off to the ER tonight after whacking her head again earlier in the week- a concussion rather than another bleed, thankfully, but I’m about to bubble wrap her going forward 🫠
October 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
ghostalservice.bsky.social
HAPPY FIC CLUB CREATURE DAY FROM A BIG TOOTHY GUY

My Ed/Stede Jaws AU is STARTING.

HUGE THANKS to @catski22.bsky.social for the prompt and @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social for all you do!!

archiveofourown.org/works/730617...

#ofmdfic
October 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
For #ficrecfriday, @petrichorca.bsky.social's A Gentleman's Pirate is one of my OG foundational favourite fics in fandom: archiveofourown.org/works/39699084

Which I just re-read because @dimplyowl.bsky.social wrote a PERFECT alternate ending that left me giddy: archiveofourown.org/works/72820971
A gentleman’s pirate - petrichorca - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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amuseoffyre.bsky.social
ALL WEE CON FOLK: we have 7 people who paid for an online ticket on kickstarter but who haven't claimed their tickets yet. If you don't claim your ticket, we CANNOT send you the links for the panels!
We sent out redemption codes to all kickstarter supporters. 🧵 #theweecon
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
ofmdzb.bsky.social
In case you're not sure how to deal with spam comments on your works on A03. Thank you @savernake.bsky.social !
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Not new, but last year I wrote an entire insane strangers-to-lovers fic about somnophilia in the style of a scientific study, if you're into that sort of thing. They had to test just about every possibility (it's just good science, of course).

archiveofourown.org/works/607750...
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Reposted by ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈
bizarrelittlemew.bsky.social
oh right, it is #WIPWednesday. apropos overalls 👀
not pictured here: live stede reaction (but i bet you can imagine)
cooking with @clairegregoryau.bsky.social 😌
Sketch of Ed from OFMD in overalls with no shirt, silver chest hair and tattoos on display, with sparkles around him. Sketch of a thought bubble picturing Ed in overalls and no shirt but this time face down ass up on a soft surface, head turned to the side
October 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Ed's on a mission to drive Stede absolutely insane with these overalls and he's certainly succeeding at it 😌

Our 1950s Italian writing retreat mystery is not going to be part of the Big Bang anymore but we continue to cook hard and look forward to sharing it with you! #wipwednesday #OFMDnsfw
He doesn’t hesitate when they get to the door. Shoves it open with a bang, makes a quick assessment of the place—now why is that the hottest thing yet?—and then he’s got his hands hooked in the front of Ed’s overalls, spinning him around, shoving him back toward the potting table. Ed’s backside meets it with a thud, and Stede’s already crowding in to kiss him again, like he’s drunk on Ed and he’s desperate for more. One hand’s already at his buckles, working the button through, knuckles rubbing over Ed’s bare nipple underneath, and he’s squirming like crazy even before Stede manages to pop it open. Stands there for a second as the flap flops down, revealing half of Ed’s chest, and takes a long breath. “Fuck,” Stede says softly. A second later, he’s diving in to mouth ravenously at Ed’s nipple, and Ed tips his head back and lets out a strangled yelp. There are hands everywhere, like Stede’s just grown three extra ones, one minute squeezing his ass, the next minute sliding in through the back of his overalls to palm the hottest part of Ed. There’s one in his hair, one kneading his chest, and one working double-time to undo the other strap’s buckle, which— “Stop, stop,” Ed gasps, pushing Stede back a little. He comes up panting, red-lipped, wild-eyed. “Are you all right?” “Yep.” This is the best Ed’s felt in weeks, months, maybe ever? He wants to laugh, fuck, he is laughing, watching Stede’s lips twitch in a mirror of the insane joy he’s feeling. He wants to abandon all his plans right now and run away to China with Stede, not that he’s rushing anything. Nope. No, that can wait, that’s got room for getting to know each other a little better, like, you know, Stede actually knowing his real name. Anyway, getting to know each other better he can do. He slides a hand up the front of Stede’s dishevelled shirt, fingers the lapels gently. Says, as deep and dark as he can, “Thought it was my turn.”
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Here's the news, I'm leaving*. I'm a fisherman now**.

*Stepping down from the Fic Club team
**Finishing this fucking PhD before it kills me

Okay but in all seriousness- I announced this morning that I'm leaving the Fic Club team because of <gestures at all the flames> my insane life 👇
Ed melodramatically tells Stede he's leaving to become a fisherman
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
Life is just so relentlessly tough for so many of us lately- seeing a lot of people grieving losses, and I wanted to share this website that helped me survive after my dad died. It felt like anytime I was losing my mind they had something to say that I needed to hear ❤️

whatsyourgrief.com/blog/
Blog Articles About Grief and Loss - What's Your Grief
What's Your Grief Blog
whatsyourgrief.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
If you like to be turned on and then emotionally murdered with increasing intensity these chapters really have everything 😌 (/pos)
serpentanddahlia.bsky.social Dahlia 🏴‍☠️🍊🌈 @serpentanddahlia.bsky.social · 24d
Finally!! Two new chapters of the divorce boys are now up...this one's got it all: sad, romantic, AND horny 😌

pls forgive any excessive typos, i did the final read REAL fast so i could get this off to y'all before i have to go to therapy lol
archiveofourown.org/works/702434...
Right Where You Left Me - Chapter 13 - serpent_and_dahlia - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:42 AM
clairegregoryau.bsky.social
I have in fact written a bit of the vacuum bondage fic already- revisiting my Tie Me Up boys for it 👀

And planning some Garlic Soup for stuck in a wall if I can get it together 👀👀
clairegregoryau.bsky.social ClaireG 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈 @clairegregoryau.bsky.social · Sep 2
I haven’t managed to meet a single event deadline since Jan 1 this year but nonetheless!

Cannot stop thinking about vacuum bondage and the sexy slapstick potential with Stede Bonnet involved 🧐

Also love a stuck in a wall scenario (I give you my tidied-up explainer I made for someone new to it 😌)
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM