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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
I cannot possibly be the only person in OFMD fandom who saw this and immediately thought “So if Mary Read wanted to get Anne Bonny pregnant…”
A screen shot of Dr Lindsey Fitzharris’ post highlighting a Washington post article about a urethral syringe recovered from the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The syringe is metal and being held by a pair of white gloved hands
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
If I get my shit together, this lil Fang/Izzy meet cute in an airport is gonna come out next week for #ofmdfluffvember! I started it last Thanksgiving and it’s allllllmost done!

Maximum Hug Time 3 Minutes ✈️

#WIPWednesday #OFMDFanfic
Izzy tried to regulate his breathing — the only half-useful thing his mandatory post-incident counselor had taught him. It wasn't working. "Hey!" Fang's voice was loud and firm and his hand was warm on Izzy's shoulder. Izzy's breathing steadied, and his rage-induced tunnel vision receded. He saw that Fang actually had his other hand on Stede's shoulder. He, too, seemed to be cooling down. "It's Thanksgiving. Let's be sweet, yeah? Besides, you've got business with the wife, Stede." Stede blinked dramatically. "Oh goodness! My plane!" He seemed to forget all about Izzy as he frantically threw his blazer over his arm and scrambled to pick up his luggage. As he trotted to the terminal, arms laden with bags, he called out, "Happy Thanksgiving, Fang!" Fang chuckled to himself, then looked at Izzy. He tilted his head to one side, smiling. The ugly overhead lights made his cheekbones shine. "Baby gays, am I right?" Fang said, raising one eyebrow like he was letting Izzy into a little secret. Izzy felt himself flush. He didn't like this feeling. He didn't like how this guy was getting under his skin, disrupting his routine, and blocking the whole fucking arrivals area of Terminal B so he could swan about giving warm hugs. What was the point of it all, anyway? These were passengers. They were going to come and go and maybe leave a tip and a good review, but other than that, what was in it for Fang? "Move it along," Izzy spluttered at the concrete.
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Aha, can’t dm a receipt!
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Happy Halloween, crew! 🏴‍☠️🎃🌈

☠️♥️☠️
A lit Jack-o-Lantern carved with two skulls and crossbones with a heart over them.
October 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Evelyn: Again, don’t know why everyone thinks the blood should be fake. Why would we waste all the perfectly good blood I already have right here?

Ed: Louis, while your mom and step mom work this out… want me to read you a book?

Louis: Only if it’s a book about SCARY MURDERS!
HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEEW!! * This one's Silly * It's party night! Evelyn's covered herself in so much fake blood it's difficult to tell what color her actual costume's supposed to be. Louis and Ed have convened for their murder mystery book club. Trick or Treat!
October 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Evelyn: “Wait, you wanted *fake* blood?”
Perchance generator screen shot results: HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEEN!! * This one's Silly * The haunted house has finally opened! Mary Allamby is already arms-deep in fake blood. Trick or Treat!
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Looking for a Halloween fic that is more cozy than spooky?

I’ve got Ed and Stede carving a pumpkin at the inn. Includes my Strong Opinions on turnips, one smol spider, and Ed and Stede talking through what it means to be in a long term relationship.

archiveofourown.org/works/59976721
Halloween Sunset by the_widow_olivia 3k, rated M Small pumpkins resting in a dark field with tea lights nearby
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
@merryfinches.bsky.social has created the softest boys of all time, and commissioning her to make my NASA boys kiss in space was the best decision EVERRRR (and got an Alex Sherman like!)

Look. At. The. HAIR!
Ed and Stede kissing in zero gravity, Ed is wearing Stede’s headphones and there is a note from Izzy saying “fucking talk you twats!” In the foreground
October 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
For #WIPWednesday, here is Stede in my Forever is a Feeling fic having very normal thoughts about his best friend Ed.

Everyone is very normal and okay, do not ask questions.

#OFMDFanfic
Stede has done everything to tamp down the memories, but his heartbeat races as they flood through him. Ed, warm and damp from the shower, the feel of his spine beneath Stede's thumb. He knew Ed had tattoos right there, beneath his shirt. He'd never touched them before, but he couldn't stop thinking about tracing them with his fingers. Stede tried to stop himself, he did - but somehow that only turned embers into flames, flames into a raging fire. The further Ed moved out of his reach, the more he wanted to grasp, to take hold of him and— Well, he didn't really know what he wanted, did he?
October 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
I have 14 fics! Neatest thing is that I can see my collab with @ferventemily.bsky.social in her grid, also. 🥰
A grid of 14 squares, each a different color. Some are muted browns and grays, some are bright reds and pinks. In the lower right corner, the text reads "the_widow_olivia's OFMD fics"
October 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
It’s gonna be a while before this one sees the light of day, but for #WIPWednesday I have a little snippet from a fic inspired the Lucy Dacus album “Forever is a Feeling.”

Just suuuuper regular non-angsty, platonic stuff over here. 😅

#OFMDFic
"Stede, we —" Stede puts his hands over his face and sinks into the armchair. "We can't. I know, we can't." Ed sits on the edge of the bed, hands on his knees. There's not enough distance between the bed and the chair. Ed can still feel the heat coming off of Stede's body. He can still smell his cologne mixed with his sweat. It's lighting Ed up from the inside, and he feels scared and wired and stupid. They just narrowly avoided one storm, and maybe Ed's got a death wish cause he knows he's about to steer them straight into another. "But, if we could," Ed says, voice low, heart pounding. "What would you wanna do?"
October 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
I don’t remember when in Oct 2023 I watched season 2, but happy almost anniversary to me thinking “hmm, I wonder if there is any fanfic for this show?” and opening a new browser tab while the gods of AO3 look on like the goblins in Labyrinth.

#OFMDFanfic
The Muppet goblins of Labyrinth all squeezed together. One says “Did she say it?” All of them: SHIT UP!
October 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
She’s here.

Thanks, @jilliansauers.bsky.social for sharing your windfall, and for sending a cute lil teabag along with the cup and saucer! 🫖🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬🍬

Off to the grocery store cause we clearly need more sugar.
The exact pattern of teacup used in OFMD S1, complete with lil butt-shaped peach. It’s sitting on a matching saucer (the show did not use a matching saucer, but who cares!) and both are resting on the replica breakup robe.
October 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
I may be working on something…

#WIPWednesday #OFMDFic
"Mind if I join you?" It's Stede, because of course it is. He always turns up when Ed's in a funk like this — and he can always tell when Ed's in a funk, even when Ed's doing his best impersonation of a charming, totally funk-less guy for Stede's extended family. It's like Stede can read Ed's thoughts - except for all the times when it's painfully obvious that he can't. Especially the whole, y'know, Ed being in love with him thing.
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Who on the Revenge?
A pirate crab squishmallow, decked out in the colors of the lesbian flag.
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
What’s your sign?
An arrow pointing right and up, below that a pedestrian waking with a progress pride heart sticker for a head
September 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
What movie do you consider perfect?
Inigo Montoya thinking he has bested the Dread Pirate Roberts in the unimpeachable absolutely perfect film, The Princess Bride
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
What do you mean, “not in word list?”
NYT spelling bee puzzle. The letter “W” is highlighted in yellow in the middle, the letters T, D, H, E, C, A surround that letter. The player has attempted to input the word “TWAT.”
September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
In honor of my new label maker, tell me what the crew is doing with their new label maker.
The box for a PTouch N25BT label maker
September 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
It’s almost sweater weather in my hemisphere so have some cozy Innkeepers doing some pumpkin carving and talking it through.

Halloween Sunset, M, 3k

archiveofourown.org/works/59976721

Podfic by @littlefingies.bsky.social
archiveofourown.org/works/60220900

#TakeTwoTuesday #OFMDfanfic
Halloween Sunset by the_widow_olivia 3k, rated M Spooky pumpkin and candles
September 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Ok, voicemail spammer, there’s only one set of Legs that I would accept an unsolicited phone call from and they aren’t yours.
Transcript from a voicemail: "Hi, this is Sam with lending I see notes that one of my Legs tried contact Can you last week but we Weren't able to connect 60 $63,000 on a 60 month That works out to $1217 a month With no origination fee We just
September 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the-widow-olivia.bsky.social
Maybe you need to giggle today.

Maybe you need to hear @happydaiz.bsky.social’s version of the Carmen Sandiego theme song.

Maybe you need to hear Alma take down a Badminton mean girl (with less bloodshed).

Listen to: Cringe Fail Loser Dad, G

#OFMDfanfic

archiveofourown.org/works/70065831
August 2025 Rated G Cringe Fail Loser Dad The_widow_olivia A logo depicting a cross between Carmen Sandiego and Blackbeard
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 PM