Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇

@opalautumn

OFMD fandom lurker, occasional fic writer and fan art scribbler | she / her | socially awkward chronically online elder millennial

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Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 10d

And one final piece from the last chapter…

A digital drawing of a beach at twilight. Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death are walking hand in hand at the water’s edge, some bunting wrapped around them.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 10d

Here’s the steely lord himself, merman Pete

A digital drawing of Pete from our flag means death. He’s been half buried in sand, with a merman’s tail covering his legs. His tail has been decorated with shells and sea glass, and he’s wearing two shells as a bikini. He looks very happy about the situation.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 10d

Please Let Me Wonder, @butterscup95.bsky.social fantastic canon-divergent #OFMDReverseBang is now complete, so here’s a thread of the art I drew for it, in case you need any enticement to read the fic. You should read it, it’s fantastic. This was the piece that inspired the fic:

A digital drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. They’re on a beach at sunset. Stede has Ed on his shoulders, with both hands on his knees. Ed is cheering and holding some purple bunting above his head.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 23d

And the final piece…

A digital drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. They’re both sat at a piano viewed from the back and lit by two overhead lamps. Stede has his arm around Ed’s waist and his head on his shoulder. Ed has his arm around Stede’s shoulder

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 23d

Some LuPete from Chapter Two…

A digital drawing of Lucius and Pete from Our Flag Means Death. They’re kissing, Lucius has his legs wrapped around Pete’s waist. The background is an abstract yellow.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 23d

A quick art thread for this #OFMDReverseBang fic - you should definitely go and read @fpwoper.bsky.social’s wonderful words. First up, the art that inspired the fic…

A digital drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death in yellow and brown tones. Ed is sat at a grand piano, gazing at Stede, who’s brandishing a cocktail shaker

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Jun 22

I’ve been off Bluesky for so long I’m kind of embarrassed, so I’m going to throw something I did for my art class in your direction as an apology and run away to work on my RBB pieces. The assignment was to explore narrative by drawing a TV scene as a graphic novel… #OFMDfanart

A five panel graphic novel page in black, white, blue and light pink.

Panel one shows three tall ships against a cloudy sky. The text says “1717… somewhere in the Caribbean”

Panel two shows a white flag seen through a telescope, with a text bubble that says “ah, very good”

Panel three shows five rowing boats. In the closest, a bald man is standing up with one leg on the prow (I think, I don’t know boat terms). Behind him is a man holding the Union Jack and a man playing a drum. The text says “thud, thud, thud).

The fourth panel shows three grappling hooks flying over the side of a ship.

The fifth panel shows three English sailors jumping over the side of a ship.

A six panel graphic novel page in black, white, blue and light pink.

The first three panels are side by side, showing Lucius, Roach and Wee John with their hands up, Frenchie playing the lute, and Oluwande and Pete face down on the deck. Buttons (who is naked, of course) is jumping between panel three and two.

Panel four shows various members of the crew being tied up by the English sailors.

Panel five shows Stede in close up. He’s laid on the deck. There’s a speech bubble saying “you came back!”

Panel six shows Ed in close up. He’s lad on the decks. There’s a speech bubble saying “never left!”

A single panel graphic novel page in black, white, blue and light pink. It shows Ed and Stede from above. They’re lying face down on the deck, their hands tied behind their backs. They’re surrounded by various crew members and English sailors, and framed by coiled rope.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Jan 6

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

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Dec 12

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

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Dec 12

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

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Nov 24

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

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Nov 19

I also had fun giving Ed a few space themed tattoos because what’s life without a bit of whimsy? 5/5

Close up of Ed’s tattoos, one of which shows a UFO abducting a cow.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Nov 19

And finally, some Gentlebeard for you. There are four pictures of them in the fic, but this is the one I like the most 4/5

A digital drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. Ed is sat down, wearing blue trousers and no top. Stede is stood in front of him, one hand buried in Ed’s hair, the other resting on his leg. Stede is wearing a dark top and has overalls tied around his waist. They’re surrounded by stars

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· 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!

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Nov 19

Next up, I got the chance to reimagine a couple of characters as non-humans - here’s Ned Low as a Spider from Mars. (He’s inspired by Louise Bourgeois’s Maman, and I’ve put him behind an adult content banner just so no one gets a spider based jump scare they don’t want) 2/5

Digital drawing of a metal spider in front of an abstract background. He has six eyes and a stinger, is entirely silver and is trying his very hardest to look menacing. The artist isn’t certain it’s clear this is meant to be Ned Low, but it is.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Nov 19

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’.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 27

Part 5/5 Not connected to the meet cute story, but I couldn’t resist doing this extra panel, in honour of last week’s @ofmdbisexualweek

A digital drawing in black and white showing Stede from the waist up. His arms are folded and he’s got his disgruntled angry nose scrunch expression on. There’s a speech bubble on each side, the first says ‘I’m bi, actually.’ The second says ‘And so what?’

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 27

Part 4/5

A digital drawing in black and white. Ed and Stede are sitting next to each other. They’re looking at each other and smiling. There are two speech bubbles between them, each saying ‘hi’. Above them are swirling leaves.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 27

Part 3/5

A digital drawing in black and white. The top half shows Stede. He’s just turned his head and seen Ed, and he looks shocked and maybe a bit shy. The bottom half shows Ed. He’s looking awed, a bit horny, and kind of like he’s just seen his future husband. There’s black swirls of ink between them, over which is written ‘OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH’ in white text.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 27

Part 2/5

A digital drawing in black and white with four panels. In the first Lucius is looking at a piece of paper in his hands, saying ‘Let’s see… where did I put you on the seating plan…’. He looks smug, like he’s knows exactly what he’s doing. The second panel shows Lucius and Ed. Lucius is grinning mischievously and pointing to his left, saying ‘Ah yes, over there-‘. Ed is looking in the direction that Lucius is pointing, frowning. I’m the third panel, Ed is still looking in that direction but his eyebrows are raised and his mouth is open. There’s a speech bubble saying ‘-next to Stede Bonnet’. There’s final panel shows Stede sitting alone at a table staring out of a window. There’s another speech bubble saying ‘I thought he might be “your type”’. The side of the frame is breaking away into little leaves.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 27

For #OFMDTVAU drama day, may I offer a Heartstopper-style meet cute? #OFMDfanart Part 1/5

A digital drawing in black and white with two panels. The top panel shows Lucius standing, hands on hips in front of a whiteboard that says ‘life drawing with Lucius Spriggs. There are classroom tables in front of him - Roach and Frenchie are sat at one, Olu, Archie, Jim and Zheng are at the other. The walls are decorated with lots of different life drawings. The second panel is split into two diagonally. On the left is Lucius close up, saying ‘well, if it isn’t Edward Teach’. On the right is Ed, close up, saying ‘Hi Lucius’

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 17

I’m working hard on stuff for the Big Bang, but in the meantime, I’ve also got a little WIP for OFMD TV week (technically this is an OFMD version of the comic rather than the tv show, but shush) #WIPWednesday

Digital drawing WIP in black and white with two panels. The top panel shows Ed staring to the right looking shocked. There are two text bubbles, one says ‘- next to Stede Bonnet’ and the other says ‘I thought he might be “your type’’. The bottom panel shows Stede sat at a table staring out of a window. The side of the frame is breaking away into little leaves.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Sep 11

Adopt some creatures (including Stede Bunnet and his boyfriend) and help a fantastic charity #ywmlp

A digital drawing of two rabbits in a field at dawn

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Aug 31

Technically this was for day four, “transit”, but better late than never! Here’s chapter one (of three) of an Ed/Stede meet cute on a bus ride across the US #OFMDfic First thing I’ve written in six months, so apologies if I’m a bit rusty. archiveofourown.org/works/700747...

We're going where the air is free
Opal_autumn

Summary:

Stede feels a sob rising in his chest and tries to push it down, but with a warm rush of panic he realises he can’t. Whatever strength he’s been using to keep things inside, it’s gone. Used up. The sob escapes his mouth, wrenched from deep some dark recess inside his chest, and he quickly stifles it with a hand over his mouth. Not quickly enough, it seems. The man to his right glances quickly in his direction, then back out of the window.

But it seems like that sob wasn’t alone, it’s the first of many. Stede is powerless to stop them coming, one after another, and he curls into himself, hoping that the other passengers won’t notice him. It seems his luck hasn’t changed yet. Instead of being left to cry, he feels a warm hand, firm but gentle on his right shoulder.

“Hey.” It’s the man next to him, his voice low and concerned. “You okay?”

Stede Bonnet is running away. He has no idea where he's going, but getting there involves an interstate bus. Edward Teach is hiding. Travelling across the US by bus means he can avoid the pressure and stress that comes with his job, at least for a couple of days.

Maybe three days as seat mates on a bus ride from LA to Chicago is what they both need.

Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
M/M
Fandom:
Our Flag Means Death (TV)
Relationship:
Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet
Characters:
Blackbeard | Edward Teach, Stede Bonnet, Lucius Spriggs, Black Pete (Our Flag Means Death), Buttons (Our Flag Means Death), Karl the Seagull (Our Flag Means Death)
Additional Tags:
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Fluff, Meet-Cute, Panic Attacks, David Jenkins school of American geography, Karl's the bus, Edward Teach really hates his job, Canon-Typical Family Abandonment, Long distance bus journeys, Bananagrams, Excessive consumption of sour candy
Language:
English
Collections:
OFMD AU-gust 2025 Prompt Fest!
Stats:
Published:2025-08-30 Updated:2025-08-30 Words:5,046 Chapters:1/3

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Aug 26

Asking the important questions this Tuesday, specifically, what if Stede came back to the dock that dawn? #OFMDfanart

Digital drawing of Ed and Stede from Our Flag Means Death. Ed is sat at the end of the dock from S1E9, but in this universe, Stede came back and is sat behind Ed hugging him tightly. It’s dawn and they’re both lit with a pinkish purple light

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Aug 10

This Sunday, Ed is staring adoringly (and not at all creepily) at Stede while he naps. Stede will shriek when he wakes up and finds Ed staring at him, and Ed will kiss him till he calms down #OFMDfanart

Digital drawing of Stede taking an afternoon nap. He’s wearing dark purple trousers and no top. He’s lying on his side with his glasses askew, an open book propped against his arm

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Aug 6

It’s #WIPWednesday and I’ve actually been writing. Who am I?! I set out to write some forced proximity fluff and instead thousands of words of Stede having a panic attack on a bus. Hoping to get this out by the end of #OFMDAUgust

Stede keeps his eyes on his own hands, twisting uncomfortably in his own lap. “I don’t deserve it,” he says, so quietly he’s not sure the man can hear it over the rumble of the bus’s engine.

The man gives him a look, incredulous, one dark eyebrow raised. “What the fuck d’you mean you don’t deserve it?” he asks. “Everyone needs a hug sometimes.”

“I ran away,” says Stede. “Well, I’m running away. Present tense. Like I always do. Like a coward.” And wow, he really seems to have left his verbal filter in LA.

Saying the words out loud brings the reality home to him, and he feels his stomach drop away, like the bus has taken a hump back bridge too quickly.

“Oh god,” Stede says, gripping the wrist of the man next to him. “I’m running away. Why am I running away?”

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Jul 16

Here’s the art for this chapter… Ed’s showing Stede his favourite spot #OFMDfanart #OFMDReverseBang

Digital drawing to go with Chapter 2 of Somewhere in Northern Italy

It shows a Mediterranean coastal path. It’s surrounded by trees and there’s a bay in the background. Stede is riding a red bike, wearing a coral shirt and pink short shorts. He’s looking at Ed who’s standing by his own black and chrome bike. Ed’s wearing denim cutoffs, a black tank top and converse. His hair is loose and over one shoulder.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Jul 16

Haven’t had the brain space to write for the last six months, but I thought I’d ease myself in with a little one shot for #ofmdAUgust day four (transit). A little bit of forced proximity on a very long bus journey across America. Here’s a quick excerpt for #WIPWednesday

A hand rests on top of a denim clad thigh, about two inches to the right of Stede’s own. It’s an elegant hand - a little work worn, decorated with dark hair, a couple of scars and one large tattoo - but elegant nonetheless. The fingers are long and clever-looking, the nails neatly manicured. A single silver ring shaped like an octopus adorns the middle finger.

Every few seconds the owner of the hand taps his pointer finger to the beat of a song Stede can’t hear. Each tap makes the front of the tattoo spider’s legs move up and down, like it’s dancing to the unheard song. Tarsus, Stede thinks to himself - the front part of a spider’s leg is called a tarsus. He’d learnt that during one of many Wikipedia rabbit holes he’s fallen down during recent sleepless nights.

Stede hadn’t noticed the spider (or the hand, or the hand’s owner) when he got on the bus. How much time has passed since he boarded this bus? He finds he wouldn’t be surprised if the answer was half an hour, or twelve hours. To his right, the spider dances on.

Opalautumn 🏴‍☠️🐇@opalautumn· Jul 5