Tag: Theme: Pirates & Piracy
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Rolling Dice
Slice-of-life short. Two men on a pirate island have a friendly conversation one evening. More of Achiel Vermeer and Haughty Paris, just some Gen slice-of-life, about 1k. Note: I am unfortunately still recovering from this nasty virus I had at the beginning of the month, and whether it was Covid or another influenza, my recovery…
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Pretty City Eyes
Slice-of-life short. A sailor has an encounter with a pretty man in a coffee house. Photo by Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez via Pexels. Rated T, 1.5k, some M/M. A pirate from Lesbos throws himself eagerly at an anonymous handsome man — haughty Paris. On another night, on ninety-nine nights out of a hundred, Phil would never have seen him.…
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The Captain’s Clerk
Erotic short. A new sailor is curious about the captain’s kept man. Photo by César Coni via Pexels. Just a short taste of something. 1.2k, rated E, M/M. Adapted from a TweetFic. Bernardt isn’t much of a talker. That was what Ruiz had said when he’d welcomed Pharon aboard — he’s been on pirate ships before, but Captain Des…
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Two of a Kind
Category: Gen, Rating: M, Setting: 1550s-1850s | Age of Sail, Setting: Hyssop, Theme: Beaches & Coasts, Theme: Child Abuse & Neglect, Theme: Found Family, Theme: Learning & Education, Theme: Pirates & Piracy, Theme: Professors & Teachers, Theme: Sailors & Sailing, Theme: Sexual Abuse & Rape, Theme: Swords & Foils & Fencing, World: Magic BeholdenShort story. A boy washes up on shore and meets a pirate swordmaster. 1.2k, rated M. Warnings for implied sexual abuse and reference to past sexual assault throughout, with a focus on survivors’ solidarity. When the boy Jack washes ashore, he’s sixteen years old. He was eleven when he went to sea, and he can’t…
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Funny Thing
Silly romance short. A quartermaster is driven mad by the carpenter’s nephew. 1.3k, short and sweet! Rated M, adapted from a TweetFic. Light-hearted age gap with pirates. John is eternally at odds with the young nephew of the ship’s carpenter, a loud and sharp-tongued lad with too much attitude and too much confidence to boot,…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E03: A Gentleman Pirate
Examining OFMD E3: A Gentleman Pirate in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man || S01 E03: A Gentleman Pirate Still from E3, via IMDb. Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces: This is going…
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Our Flag Means Death S01 E02: Close Textual Analysis
Examining OFMD E2: A Damned Man in close detail and liveblogging/analysing the text. S01 E01: The Pilot || S01 E02: A Damned Man A still from OFMD Ep 2, via IMDb. Back at it again! Once again I am setting your expectations for what I do in these liveblogs/close reading pieces: This is going to be a…
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The Pirate Accountant
Character: Achiel Vermeer, Character: Ross Forthright, Rating: M, Setting: 1550s-1850s | Age of Sail, Setting: Hyssop, Theme: Accountants & Bankers, Theme: Assassins & Paid Muscle, Theme: Autism & ADHD, Theme: Banter & Flirtation, Theme: Pirates & Piracy, Theme: Power Dynamics & Imbalances, Theme: Sailors & Sailing, Theme: Scars & Permanent Injuries, Theme: Violence & Killing, World: Magic BeholdenRomance & comedy short. A quartermaster works up the nerve to finally mount a seduction on their accountant. Rated M, M/M, 4.5k. Dark humour and biting banter throughout, between an exceedingly cautious and paranoid accountant and the quartermaster who’s finally worked up the courage to ask him out. Adapted from a TweetFic. Ross Forthright had…