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OFMD 🏴‍☠ Heated Rivalry 🏒 Queer/NB 💗💜💙 they/them 🏳‍🌈 (40+) 🔞 artist, writer, podficcer | Linktree for prints, fic, ko-fi, & other socials. I take podfic requests! #fanart #podfic #fanfic twitter: @sd__ryan tumblr: this-simple-mind

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sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· May 13

#WIPWednesday anyone? Here's a bit of the original romance I've been working on this year.

There’s a crisp anticipation in the air at the foot of the trail, an earthy-fragrant unraveling that hints at the approach of spring. The bracing chill feels good on Tess’ face and she breathes in the mellow scent of dormant plants shrugging off hibernation. She’s so glad to be outside, away from home.

Above them, the mesa rises like a sun-dappled promise, sandstone steps winding toward an endless cornflower sky. It’s the kind of majesty that makes her wonder why people bother living anywhere else, a perfect kernel of heaven at their doorstep.

Sagebrush is an easier trail than the Brandywine Loop, challenging enough for a good workout, not so difficult that she’ll have to plan a day of recovery around it. It’s a mile up the town’s northernmost mesa to an overlook of the rolling scrubland beyond Juniper’s border. On the interior side of the flattop peak is a solid view of The Grove Resort and the loosely-clustered development of luxury homes around it. The neighborhood is more manicured and sedate than Tess would ever feel comfortable living in, but it paints a pretty picture from a distance.

They launch into the hike at a steady pace, Beatriz in front, intermittently looking back to check on Tess’ progress. She keeps her promise to take it easy, reigning in her pace whenever conversation becomes strained from Tess’ trailing distance or labored breath. They’re not alone on the trail, but manage a healthy separation from other groups coming and going. Beatriz asks her about the reading, and Tess manages a diplomatic answer that doesn’t touch on any after hours excursions. She divorces herself from the chaotic tumble of emotions surrounding the entire night as she recounts a bland description of the event.

“So you liked this author? I know sometimes you get a dud.”

“Yes, Juliet is lovely,” she says honestly. Lovely and fierce and deeply passionate. And probably in need of an apology of some sort. Grimly, she admits maybe they’re both due one.

Tess doesn’t know what she would say, how to even start to address the colossal mess of last night, but she hates where they left things. Before it had all collapsed, Tess was starting to think of Juliet as a friend, someone she’d like to keep knowing.

“She handled the questions really well. Her parents are these bigwig Hollywood people—a writer and producer, I think?” Juliet hadn’t exactly said the phrase ‘nepo baby’ during their discussion at the bar, but casual references to Oscar nominations and A-list aunties painted a pretty clear picture. “I get the impression she has some media experience from them.”

Not that the polish she’d shown during the reading had carried through her alcohol-soaked tirade at the end of their evening. Still, the loose tongue, the vein of entitlement that had permeated her jealousy, could maybe be explained by a uniquely pampered upbringing.

“Oh, fancy! Hollywood,” Beatriz intones. “I remember her photo from the shop. Young black woman, right? I can definitely see the LA influence with all those piercings.”

“Yeah, she’s unique. Extraordinary writer.” Unbidden, she blurts, “She’s gay.”

She has no idea why she says it, what alien tongue forces the words from her mouth. It’s an impulse she can’t resist, some essential piece of information that feels urgent to share.

“Oh yeah?” Beatriz says, unfazed. “I guess that makes sense. Her book is a lesbian romance, right?”

“Yeah. Historical.” Tess honestly doesn’t know where the book falls on the spectrum of lesbian, queer, or sapphic literature, but it feels like a detail that might be of distinct importance to learn. “She brought a cool crowd into the shop. Lots of interesting faces.”

Stop it. Jesus Christ she needs to stop talking.

Next she’ll be recounting stories about all the lesbians she met at the queer bar she went to in the midst of a sapphic sexual crisis.

“Nice. I’m glad it went well.” Beatriz scrambles up a sloping outcrop, nimble as a mountain goat. “Hey, have you finished this month’s book yet? I don’t know how to feel about the talking octopus—I can’t tell if I’m supposed to take it seriously or not.”

And just like that, they move on. The door Tess unthinkingly cracked open drifts silently closed, and she’s saved from further rumination. A part of her is grateful Beatriz has the emotional intuition of a tub of yogurt. The same part of her determined to ignore a creeping feeling of disappointment.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· May 2

Our brilliant @sillyteehee.bsky.social has canon-balled into the #heatedrivaly fandom with a glorious bodyswap fic! Ch 1 of the pod is now up! Shane/Ilya, Rose/Svetlana, rated E, 18 ch, 16ish hours read: archiveofourown.org/works/84103871 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/84154711

Title card for Muscle Memory by sillyteehee, read by sd ryan. Text is over a photograph of Shane and Rose in an embrace next to Svetlana and Ilya. They are dressed the clothes from the club scene in episode 4, Shane and Ilya's eyes meeting across the way.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· May 1

It did.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Apr 19

Shane experiences subdrop at an in opportune time and Ilya helps him. "we're going down down" by selective_attention is now a #podfic! #heatedrivalry #hollanov shane/ilya, rated e, 6k, 45 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/82859271 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/83406926

title card for "we're going down down" by selective attention, podfic by sd ryan. Text accompanies an image of Shane and Ilya from heated rivalry in the shower together. They are shot just above the chest and their gazes are locked on each other.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Apr 16

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Apr 12

Ilya, with time to think about Shane. hangover chasing, a beautiful little character meditation by absopositivelutely is now a #podfic. #heatedrivalry, rated T, 2k, 15 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/81006781 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/82994676

Title card for hangover chasing by absopositivelutely, podfic by sd ryan. Text accompanies an image of Shane and Ilya seated in a car together, smiling at each other, a screenshot from season one, episode six of heated rivalry, The Cottage.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Mar 16

Shane searches for a way to express his love, with mixed results. This beyond sweet fic by @reticentvampyr.bsky.social is now a #podfic! #heatedrivalry #hollanov shane/ilya, rated m, 6k, 45 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/78024421 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/81335456

title card for terms of endearment by vulcanscully, podfic by sd ryan. Text is over an image of pink sweetheart candy-style cookies, rows of them reading "BABE"

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Mar 4

I've been quiet around here, largely because I'm working on an original novel and the flow has been flowing. Here's a little taste of my Untitled Sapphic novel for #WIPwednesday

Evening brought a warm front that blasted through the remaining patches of ice in Tess’ driveway. Her mood, too, had significantly thawed over the hours. As she’d settled in for the night, changing out of work clothes and fixing a simple meal for one, she’d meditated on recent successes. She was proud of herself for making it to yoga that morning, proud of maintaining a new, more active routine the past few weeks. She’d kept her pledge to stop drinking alone, and she could already feel the difference in her sleep schedule and energy throughout the day.

She’d made a connection with someone who seemed like a genuinely interesting, talented human being, and that conversation had continued to percolate inside her throughout the long hours of the afternoon. Leading to now—swimming in her softest, oversized sweatpants with a wildly unstylish headband pushing back her curls, and launching into a project she’s been putting off for months.

Her dining table is awash with chaos, but she’ll be putting it all to rights before long. Set out next to a stack of professionally printed photos is an array of picture frames in every size and color. Ornately-carved pieces, sleek understated modern ones, kitschy painted thrift finds, and elegant gilt ovals have been pulled from the collection gathering dust in Tess’ attic.

When they’d first built a home together, Tess had tried to imbue some of her quirky style into the decor of their space. She remembers barreling home one day, flush with the success of finding the perfect fire engine red armchair to bring a pop of color to the living room. Michael had pulled a face, and the armchair was back with the warehouse remains the next day. Every similar attempt to bring some levity or interest to their home was met with disapproval.

“What if I need to have students over someday? Host faculty? I don’t want our house looking like a thrift store.”

She’d seen his argument and acquiesced. Tess’ personal style was shelved in favor of sedate elegance. Classic design pulled from the pages of a magazine. Boring. Predictable.

When she opened her shop some years later, she poured all of her eclectic sensibilities into that space, carving out one place to represent everything about her that was unexpected, creative, and fun. But the bookstore wasn’t home, and for nearly twenty years, she’d been entombed in the inoffensive design equivalent of a beige hotel room.

On the night Michael left, Tess had admittedly had a bit of a crash out. She’d been crying at their dining room table, feeling the lie of her former life settle into the deep spaces between her bones, unable to set her gaze on the happy, plastic smiles in the family photos staring at her from every corner. Posed portraits in matching frames. Both the people and their glass enclosures clean and blandly elegant.

She’d gone through the house, room by room, tearing down every picture with Michael’s grotesque, counterfeit face in it, tossed them one by one into a box, and dragged them to the curb to be hauled away.

The walls had been sparsely populated since.

Juliet was right. Juniper Pulp was an awesome space, and Tess’ style was something to be admired. She deserved to be surrounded by art and furniture and decor that reflected her, not some shell of a marriage that no longer existed.

So she’s starting with picture frames.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Feb 1

Shane Hollander, when he is alone in the dark, calls gay bars, just to listen. "I wanna hold you like you needed then" by oceans_and_lovers now available as a #podfic #heatedrivalry Hollanov, G, 2k, 17 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/78183601 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/78730821

Title card for I wanna hold you like you needed then by oceans_and_lovers, read by sd ryan. Text is over a photograph of the inside of a busy gay bar, lit in reds, pinks, and blues.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 27

HAPPY BIRTHDAY @fablizpoppe.bsky.social !!! Here's a little something from @mustardwrites.bsky.social and me. We love you so 💜 Long overdue for a pod, this innkeeper-era gem! #ofmd #podfic Ed/Stede, E, 10k, 75 min Read: archiveofourown.org/works/51520210 Listen: archiveofourown.org/works/78373746

Title card for Swedish Cult Bullshit by YellowMustard, read by sd ryan. Bright yellow and blue text (IKEA-esque) is over a worn wooden floor.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 22

Ed, my weepy-eyed beloved #ofmd #fanart #edteach

A portrait of Ed Teach looking just off screen, eyes brimming with tears. He is cast in hazy beams of light, hair flowing over his shoulders

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 15

A lovely character study of David Hollander and his chat with Ilya during the missing scene in s1e6. Podfic now available Shane/Ilya, G, 4.5k, 32min Read: archiveofourown.org/works/76616841 Listen: archiveofourown.org/works/77696131

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 10

Morning! New day new pod! This is a sweet #HeatedRivalry post-S1 Shane comfort fic (with some fun touching!) Hollanov, E, 2.8k, 21 min where the waves meet the shore by toxica939 (on tumblr!) fic listing: archiveofourown.org/works/77318056 pod listing: archiveofourown.org/works/77413296

Title card for where the waves meet the shore by toxica939, read by sd ryan. Text is over a screencap from Heated Rivalry, Shane and Ilya in bed, lit in soft light, gazing into each other's eyes.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 4

I was so enraptured by this lovely coda to season 1, I just had to make a #podfic. The gentlest "after." the stones and the boulders by @smallestchurch.bsky.social #heatedrivalry Shane/Ilya, M, 2.8k, 25 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/77029656 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/77096256

Title card for the stones and the boulders by smallestchurch, read by sd ryan. Text is over a screencap from the show, Heated Rivalry. Shane and Ilya are silhouetted in sunlight, looking out over a lake, wrapped together in a blanket.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jan 4

Going to start seeing a new fandom trickle in here. Starting off with a bang, #podfic of this lovely AU by my dear friend ragazza_guasto. #heatedrivalry, Shane/Ilya, M, 5k, 38 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/76385356 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/77051676

A screenshot from the show, Heated Rivalry. Ilya rests in Shane's lap, a pensive look on his face. Both are bathed in fire light. Text reads: All I Do is Stay Winning by ragazza_guasto, read by sd ryan.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Dec 31

Happy new year from Aotearoa and the year's first "sunrise"on a major landmass

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Dec 12

I had an incredible time making this piece! Comprised of 11,250 LEGOs, as well as all my love for this show and the community we've built #youdrewmealovelyframe #ourflagmeansdeath #ofmdart

An art piece featuring Ed and Stede in an embrace, framed by a rainbow sky. It is made of a 75x150 pixel grid, entirely comprised of flat circlular Legos

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Nov 12

I got some super gay skies on my flight home tonight

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Sep 19

I lost this guy four years ago this June. In addition to being an incredible dad, brilliant man, and loving partner, Thom was also a super nerd with a love of Lego. I've been thinking about this portrait project for a while and finally followed through on it. I love how it turned out.

A portrait of a man done completely in Lego pieces. We are close to the face, and he is looking at the viewer with a clear gaze, sparkle in his eye, and smirk on his lips.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Aug 27

Here's something to give you a smile. Wild turkeys are pretty common in my city, so it's very typical to see scenes like this.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Aug 23

Took a sneaky photo of my boy off to explore his new campus before I left. I know he'll make friends but it just feels like he's so alone right now. Frankly stunned at how fast this milestone came. Hugs to all you other parents with kids off to college this year.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Aug 21

Thank you @cannibalxing.bsky.social for this delicious slow rise of a story! My favorite use of "cooter" to date! Pod now available for slow wake up sunday morning. #ofmd #podfic ed/stede, rated e, 1260k, 10 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/66555850 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/69594086

Title card for "slow wake up sunday morning" by red_right_ankle, read by sd ryan. Text is over a photo of a rumpled bed in soft morning light.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Aug 12

Soft, sweet, and so hot, @demolitionwoman.bsky.social's "Grace Unknown and Love Beyond Degree" is now a pod! Huge thanks to @wardrobespierre.bsky.social for this BEAUTIFUL artwork. ed/stede, rated e, 2k, 15 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/42993231 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/69070791

Title card for Grace Unknown and Love Beyond Degree by demolition woman, podfic by sd ryan. Text is over an image painted by mems_scribbles (wardrobespierre) that features Ed and Stede in an intimate embrace. Ed is posed with his legs straddling Stede's, their foreheads touching, his hand held to Stede's lips. Stede is in a teal robe, Ed in fuchsia. Stede's expression is focused. Ed looks like he might rocket into space.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Aug 4

I'm not around much this week, but I didn't want to miss out on the coloring book event! Here's some lineart I did a few years ago. xo #ofmd #ofmdctiys

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jul 2

#WIPWednsday #ofmd From my not-yet published sci-fi smuggler/stowaway slow burn. I wrote this bit at 5am instead of sleeping 🙃

By the time the guy returns, preceded by a ping and the swish of the hatch opening, Ed has gotten himself situated into a much more authoritative position, upright at the desk, looking not at all like some injured toddler snuggling his pet goat.

He’s maybe sweating more than usual, kinda flushed with pain and exertion. And his jumpsuit is definitely rumpled and covered in animal fur. And his hair is an unspeakable tangle in desperate need of a deep condition.

But whatever. He’s the captain. And this guy is a grubby little stowaway. So it’s fine. He expects to be received with the gravity of what he is: a fucking badass smuggler with like super-intense vibes.

He does not expect, however, the radiant figure who struts confidently through the door.

“Wow! That really did wonders!” says the walking sunbeam wearing the hell out of one of Ed’s own jumpsuits. “What a difference a hot shower and a little me time makes. I feel completely refreshed! What would you like me to do next?”

Me time?

“Me time? The fuck is that?”

“Oh, you know. Care for the body and mind. Time for self-reflection. A little pampering.”

“Pampering?” They’re on a bare-bones second-gen transport. Where the hell did he wrangle any kind of pampering?

“Yes! A bit moisturizer on parched skin. The lovely hair mask I found in the facilities. Really brought my locks back to life!”

He pats a golden-blond halo, curls so bouncy they look manufactured.

“There’s no hair mask in the guest quarters. What are you talking about?”

“Yes there is! A full array of lovely hair products. Antique razor set. A beautifully carved tortoiseshell comb.”

To a one, items Ed knows live in his private quarters and nowhere else.

“You used my fucking shower?”

“Wh-what?”

The guy stumbles over his words for the first time since his little spa day excursion in Ed’s quarters.

“You cleaned your goat-pen-soiled, sweaty-soup body. In my. Fucking. Shower?”

“No, certainly not. I just went to the end of the hall like you said,” he peeps. “I thought that’s where you wanted me.”

“THE OTHER END OF THE HALL!”

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jun 28

Happening tomorrow??? I'm so excited about this. I voiced a new character to me, Prince Ricky. It was a delight to be a part of and I can't wait to see the culmination of everyone's extraordinary work. #yoft #ofmd

Project role card for You Only Frame Twice: A fan-made animatic project to illustrate David's OFMD holiday special. Imbedded skeet by @david-jenkins.bsky.social reads: "1775. An editor comes into work on Christmas eve to find a manuscript on his desk. the title: A HISTORY OF PYRATES by Charles Johnson. (We have no budget so we'll say the editor is played by Michael Stuhlbarg)." Below in large script is a box that reads, I'm a VOICE ACTOR!

Recording booth set-up. A small space covered in hexagon sound dampeners. Computer on a shelf for recording and an ipad with text to read. Sharp viewers will see this is not the script from the Frames project, but Free Space lol.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jun 28

The SWEETEST New Year's Eve meet-cute on a train by @fakegeekboy.bsky.social with the MOST GORGEOUS accompanying art by @sweetpotato70.bsky.social? Come get your pod! ed/stede, rated t, 7.6k, 55 min read: archiveofourown.org/works/61850614 listen: archiveofourown.org/works/66957787

Title card of No Delays by fake geek boy, read by sd ryan, art by sweet potato. Text is over an image of Ed and Stede locked in a kiss. One of Ed’s arms is around Stede’s shoulder, their free hands brushing together in a whisper soft touch against Stede’s knee. Ed is dressed in black and purple, Stede in camel and powder blue. Their eyes are closed and they look utterly enchanted.

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jun 26

Stats post - podfic edition! 169,304 plays 247 tracks 172 hours of recording HOLY SHIT 🤯

I'm a stats page from SoundCloud. Text reads: overview and signifies 169,304 plays, 4393 likes, 369 comments. A graph below shows most plays in year 2023.

From a stats page on SoundCloud indicates 247 tracks uploaded

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· Jun 23

Sometimes you go to a pirate meetup in Salem and get a sweet edelweiss tattoo. Thank you @fablizpoppe.bsky.social and @mustardwrites.bsky.social for being the best enabling crew around! #somethingwitchy #ofmd

A photo of a person's calf tattooed with three black and gray fluffy edelweiss flowers on a stem

sd (they/them) 🏳️‍🌈@sdryan· May 28

It's not a direct reference to the show, but my gay little cephalopod was absolutely inspired by my love for ofmd!