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Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇
@opalautumn.bsky.social
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OFMD fandom lurker, occasional fic writer and fan art scribbler | she / her | socially awkward chronically online elder millennial

https://archiveofourown.org/users/Opal_autumn
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opalautumn.bsky.social
I had so much fun talking to @neverleftpodcast.bsky.social about fics, art and being an investigator🕵️

There was some yes anding around a new fic idea which is half written now - I’m hoping to publish it next month💖💖
January 20, 2026 at 2:22 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
More Stede is always the answer 🥰

I used my favourite Stede photo for some digital painting practice over the holidays, I love his happy face!
A digital painting of Stede Bonnet from the shoulder up. He’s wearing a light pink jacket and gold waistcoat and cravat, and looks like an excited puppy
January 6, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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politestmenace.bsky.social
Ahhh so wonderful to scroll the feed and see so much beauty and love 🥹 here are my two full frames! Soft pastel on construction paper for both.

Thrilled to be part of this fandom 🫶🏴‍☠️❤️

#ofmd #youdrewmealovelyframe
Stede and Ed kissing in a variety of bright colors Stede and Ed kissing in a variety of bright colors
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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xrayvex.bsky.social
one of my FAVORITE things about projects like this is the # of people who participate even if it's out of their comfort zone -- like, "i'm not an artist but i did this --" YEAH YOU ARE! YOU'RE AN ARTIST! it makes me so happy to see people make art!
ART IS FOR EVERYONE! keep going! i'm proud of you!!
youdrewaloveframe.bsky.social You Drew Me A Lovely Frame @youdrewaloveframe.bsky.social · Dec 12
165 artists.
269 frames.
10 weeks.

BEHOLD!

sites.google.com/view/YOUDREW...

Please be patient, images may load slowly or not at all while theres a lot of people visiting.

The YouTube vids are on the site & we'll also link in the comments!

🏴‍☠️🦄💜

#youdrewmealovelyframe #ourflagmeansdeath #OFMD
youdrewmealovelyframe
About the project
sites.google.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
The most supportive, wonderful group of people and so much incredible art 🤩

Here’s my original one, and the two I did as pinch hitter
A black and white drawing of Ed and Stede kissing from the frames project A digital painting of a long shot of Ed and Stede on the beach, holding each other, from the frames project A digital drawing of Ed and Stede from the frames project. Ed is holding Stede’s face and looking down. They both have their eye closed
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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youdrewaloveframe.bsky.social
165 artists.
269 frames.
10 weeks.

BEHOLD!

sites.google.com/view/YOUDREW...

Please be patient, images may load slowly or not at all while theres a lot of people visiting.

The YouTube vids are on the site & we'll also link in the comments!

🏴‍☠️🦄💜

#youdrewmealovelyframe #ourflagmeansdeath #OFMD
youdrewmealovelyframe
About the project
sites.google.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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youdrewaloveframe.bsky.social
We are so, so excited for you to see the full video, & all of the wonderful art - it's seriously stunning!

Here's a one second snippet that made our editor cry with its beauty 😭

6 hours to go 🏴‍☠️🙌🏻💜

#ourflagmeansdeath #youdrewmealovelyframe #OFMD
December 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
I’m gearing up for the worst day at work ever, but this is powering me through. There’s so much gorgeous art coming your way. Here’s a preview of one of my frames
A close crop of a frame showing Ed’s hand in Stede’s hair. It’s in black and white, except Ed’s emerald ring
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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self-induljennt.bsky.social
cw: dying pet
I'm sorry if that cw isn't right. I think I'm coming up on having to make a difficult decision. I'm sorry to turn off comments. I just can't. Please buy my book or my art files and help me save for Colby cat. Thank you, pirates.
self-induljennt.bsky.social Jenn Lee overboard! @self-induljennt.bsky.social · May 24
My artbook, The World Needs Love Stuff #3, just went up! There's... hold on, there's math involved... 129 pages of artwork, around 300ish individual drawings from the past two years! All for $10! This was done with zero hinges and absolute love.

✨ ko-fi.com/s/b77d17dbb4 ✨

#ofmd #OurFlagMeansDeath
Cover art for an artbook. It resembles an old map with several scribbled drawings in red all over it. A number 2 has been scratched out and crudely replaced with a number 3. The title of the book is The World Needs Love Stuff.
December 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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bizarrelittlemew.bsky.social
IT'S HERE!

the first chapter (out of 9) of Closest to Heaven, the thing that's been sitting in my wips for 1.5 years - i am SO excited to finally share it, and the lovely @deanbird.bsky.social is joining me with art!!

posting wednesdays 💖

archiveofourown.org/works/74820801
#IdasOFMDfic #ofmdfic
Title card with a leather heart choker across the top, a boombox and a CD (Dizzy Up the Girl by the Goo Goo Dolls), and a croissant. Text: Closest to Heaven words by: bizarrelittlemew art by: deanbird
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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intheblanketfort.bsky.social
OH MY GOD THIS IS HAPPENING!

If you're familiar with @miaugly.bsky.social's body of work, then you know you're about to be destroyed and remade. I couldn't love this story more and I can't wait for you all to read it! #OFMDBB25
miaugly.bsky.social Mia Ugly @miaugly.bsky.social · Dec 2
She's here! My 3:10 to Yuma AU with @intheblanketfort.bsky.social for the OFMD Big Bang is posted for your pleasure. Good horses! Sharp-shooting! Happy endings that fly in the face of the source material! Link below. The art is truly next level and this is about to become a Caly appreciation blog.
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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ofmdreversebigbang.bsky.social
We are excited to share that the #OFMDReverseBang will be returning in 2026! Save the date for the launch of artist applications on January 5th 🎉
Announcement of the OFMD Reverse Bang artist applications opening on January 5th
December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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bizarrelittlemew.bsky.social
it's the first sunday of advent and that means Stede's search for a boyfriend before Christmas begins!

or... began a year ago. but i'm bringing it back for your holiday romcom needs

28k words, very E
Ho for the Holidays bizarrelittlemew Summary: After revealing to his ex-wife that he has a boyfriend, Stede ends up promising to bring him to the Christmas Eve dinner they always have together – Stede, Mary, her new husband, and the kids. Problem is, it's a lie. Stede has never been more single. And now, he needs a plan. Or rather, four plans. Plan A: Find a boyfriend before Christmas Eve. Plan B: Find someone to pretend to be his boyfriend before Christmas Eve (Lucius will jump in, if necessary, but Mary sort of knows him, so it's not ideal). Plan C: Pretend to break up with non-existent boyfriend right before Christmas Eve. The pros are possible sympathy points, the cons are the non-zero chances that Mary will figure out there never was a boyfriend in the first place. Plan D: Come clean. Stede really doesn't want to do plan D.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
Late to this, but it will always be Madam Mim from Sword in the Stone. I think I must have watched it when I was home ill, because even now looking at her gives me this weird feverish delirious feeling
November 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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denizb33.bsky.social
Just sharing him again because, look!!!
#OFMDfic
#OFMDBigBang
opalautumn.bsky.social Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇 @opalautumn.bsky.social · Nov 19
And here is my absolute favourite character, Jeffrey! Fettering! as a Perelandrian. He has my whole heart ❤️ and you have to listen to the podfic to get the full J!F! sound experience 3/5
Digital drawing in pinks and yellows of an alien with tentacles and five eyes on stalks. They look like a mixture of a jelly fish and a rosy maple moth. They’re grinning widely with their hands raised, a la Jeffrey! Fettering!
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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insane-foliage.bsky.social
Happy #FallFrontFriday! I wrote a thingy!

5 times Stede and Ed got off alone, and 1 time they got off together

Or, Season 1 retold via the medium of wanks

Part 1 is up - in which Stede enjoys some alone time with a bodice ripper...

Tags in thread ⬇️

archiveofourown.org/works/743124...

#OFMDFic
A title card for a fic called "When I think about you..." by Temporal_discounting. The background image shows two hands, one curled around the wrist of the other. Image credit: flavie martin via unsplash Ed/Stede, Explicit, Canon divergent
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
Art time! I went a little over the top with the art for this story so here are a few of my favourites. Firstly, The Revenge making its way to Pluto.

(Sketchfab did some seriously heavy lifting in this one because I had no idea how to draw a spaceship) #OFMDfanart 1/5
Digital drawing of a spaceship flying over a planet (yes, I still think Pluto is a planet - you can’t call it a planet then take that away from it, it’ll feel bad). There are five moons in the background, and you can see the stars and Milkyway. The ship has writing on it that says ‘Blackbeard Trans World’ and ‘The Revenge’.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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mystictrashmoon.bsky.social
All three of us went all out with this 😁
Here's my part: just shy of 4hrs of podfic with music and sound effects 🎶
open.spotify.com/playlist/6sl...
November 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
opalautumn.bsky.social
This was the most fun I’ve had in ages!

Thank you @denizb33.bsky.social and @mystictrashmoon.bsky.social for making my first big bang so great.

It’s such a fantastic story and the podcast is out of this world 🚀

(I’ll share some more of the art on here shortly too)
denizb33.bsky.social Deniz @denizb33.bsky.social · Nov 19
2717
The Golden Age of Space Travel
Stede Bonnet set out to find adventure as a new comedian at the edge of the solar system.
Things did not go as planned...
#OFMDBigBang!
Podfic: @mystictrashmoon.bsky.social!
Art: @opalautumn.bsky.social!
archiveofourown.org/works/74132691
@ofmdbigbang.bsky.social
Title card for Once In Your Life, podfic by cheesecake3, art by Opal_autumn
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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politestmenace.bsky.social
Bored attorney Ed. Peak oblivious Stede. The AO3 window in the title card is no accident. Unhinged behavior. Have I intrigued you without too many spoilers?? Check out what @curiosityrocks.bsky.social and I made for #OFMDBB25! Summary/tags ⬇️

archiveofourown.org/works/74352541

#ofmdfic #ofmdfanfic
Title card with an image of an open laptop that has an illustration of Stede and Ed’s eyes visible above an AO3 window in a browser. The text reads “The Bequest words by R | Politest Menace art by Curiosity Rocks An OFMD Big Bang 2025 AU E rated, Ed/Stede, 24k”
November 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
opalautumn.bsky.social
I had a frog-centric week 🐸

I read A Frog in Hand by @deanbird.bsky.social and @ghostalservice.bsky.social and The Cursed Frog Fic by @dimsimkitty.bsky.social

They’re both sweet, and great fun, with fantastic art, plus I got to learn about some cool frogs! Links below.
lyratalise.bsky.social LyraTalise @lyratalise.bsky.social · Oct 31
Still challenging people to bring back #FicRecFriday, if you see this, post one! ❤️

This week I'm shouting out Raspberry Beret @scribophile.bsky.social, which is a very enjoyable meet-cute, in which Ed and Stede definitely get into costumes. #OFMDfic #OFMDfanfic

archiveofourown.org/works/60160426
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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tobinezumi42.bsky.social
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 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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owltrousers.bsky.social
Final episode is up ❤️
owltrousers.bsky.social Owltrousers @owltrousers.bsky.social · Oct 25
Spoiler: S2 ep8 #OurFlagMeansDeath

EPISODE 8: Mermen
Small embroidery in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry. The central panel depicts episode 8 of Series 2 of the TV show Our Flag Means Death with smaller panels above and below featuring additional scenes and items from the episode
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
opalautumn.bsky.social
Loving the resurgence of #FicRecFriday - my to read list is getting even longer

This week I read You Bet Your Sweet Ass (or The Knave of Hearts Kissed the King of Diamonds) by @gildecage.bsky.social

It’s a S01E05 divergence and it was fantastic

archiveofourown.org/works/498909...
You Bet Your Sweet Ass (or The Knave of Hearts Kissed the King of Diamonds) - Chapter 1 - GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) - 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 6:41 PM
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insane-foliage.bsky.social
She's here! The premature ejaculation fic you didn't know you needed in your life.

Innkeepers era | Ed/Stede | Explicit | 8.5k words.

Written for the "accidental bodily function" prompt.

archiveofourown.org/works/72682556

#OFMDWhoopsWeekend #OFMDFic #OFMDnsfw
Screenshotted summary of "Breaking the seal" by Temporal_discounting. The summary reads: Dickfuck, no. Ed squeezes his eyes shut. He needs to get himself the fuck under control. Knots. He'll think about knots. Boring, mundane, deeply unsexy knots. He pulls back. Cleat hitch. Pushes in. Bowline knot. He gets in a few more thrusts (Anchor hitch. Carrick bend. Chain splice), keeping it together by sheer force of will. A wave of pleasure crashes over him. His balls draw up tight. Fuck. His hips falter. Shit! Fucking clove hitch, heaving line knot, figure EIGHT — He comes. Barely half a dozen thrusts, and he fucking comes. Written for Whoops Weekend, for the 'accidental bodily function' prompt. Screenshot of the tags for "Breaking the seal" by Temporal_discounting. Rating is Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply, Relationship is Ed/Stede, Additional tags include post-canon, innkeepers era, established relationship, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, talking it through as a crew, bottom Stede, top Ed, First time bottoming, anal fingering, anal ses, rimming, just lots of butt stugg, like wall to wall butt stuff, cuddling & snuggling, brief mention of past Stede/Mary, Stede Bonnet loves Edward Teach, Edward Teach loves Stede Bonnet, podfic welcome
October 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM