9 Works in Step Dad Ed Week (Our Flag Means Death)
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Podfic of "Friend Shaped" by Shalamarr by Kninjaknitter for Shalamarr
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
08 Apr 2026
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Ed straightened his shoulders. Fuck it. If anyone here has a problem with the way I look, they can kiss my –
“Argh!”. He jumped almost a foot in the air at the sensation of a hand slipping into his. “What the fuuuuu …”. He looked down, realized that the hand belonged to a little boy, and hurriedly substituted “fiddlesticks.”
The boy had a mop of curly golden hair, wide hazel eyes, and a beaming smile. He tilted his head back to take Ed in properly from his low vantage point and chirped “Hello, Kraken!”.
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This was written for Day 1 of Step Dad Ed Week ("First Meeting").
I was inspired by a post I saw recently on the Cursed Bird App That Shall Remain Nameless. I won't post a link, but basically, it was from a guy who found himself befriended by a little boy because, to the boy's mind, the guy's leather jacket made him "friend shaped". The instant I read it, I said "That's Ed and Louis." Hope you enjoy!
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Ed Teach loves his step-kids. They're his kids and have been for five years. But now that they're both teens, parenting is getting thornier all the time. How is he supposed to figure out how to gently parent them through the prickles of growing pains? And the pain of seeing his family change and, maybe, grow?
(AKA more step dad Ed fluff than you can shake a stick at)
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- Part 7 of Stepping Up
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Ed is feeling burned out and worn down by the grind (no pun intended) of his coffee empire. He's exhausted. And then he suggests to his boyfriend and kids that they take a vacation. Of course getting two kids and his nerdy boyfriend to agree on a vacation is...a process. But it's worth it, right?
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- Part 5 of Stepping Up
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Alma is only eleven. And she just uttered the five scariest words for her gay dads: "I just got my period." Ed has no idea how he's gonna help his step daughter through this. Maybe he should just call a female friend to help? Maybe Anne & Mary can help.
Maybe this isn't the worst idea ever...maybe.
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- Part 4 of Stepping Up
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Ed adores Stede and loves Stede's kids. So he usually enjoys homework time. Except today Louis seems on the verge of an anxiety attack and Ed has no clue how he's supposed to help...
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- Part 3 of Stepping Up
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Wild Animals Couldn't Pull Us Apart by Pastor_of_Muppets
Fandoms: Our Flag Means Death (TV)
07 Apr 2025
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Ed is starting to find his footing with Stede's kids, so when food poisoning sidelines Stede right before Louis' big field trip (which Stede had volunteered for of course), Ed finds himself having to step up as maybe something more real than just "Dad's Boyfriend." But a kid's zoo trip is not for the faint of heart..
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- Part 2 of Stepping Up
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Ed, finally feeling up to dating again, (and hoping to get over his inconvenient crush on the cute blonde who comes into his shop) goes on a new dating app. And promptly falls hard and fast for "Horse Hat" aka Stede Bonnet. But dating Stede is complicated, and not just because he's adorably oblivious, but because he's the sole parent of two small kids...
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- Part 1 of Stepping Up
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Ed gets in his head about the names that Louis, Alma, and Stede call him.
Stede gets in his head about an issue in the bedroom...
They help each other.
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- Part 7 of Dock of the Bay
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Alma grabs the TV remote and starts pressing buttons. The TV goes black for a split second before it goes bright pink. It takes a moment for Ed’s eyes to adjust, but once it does, Ed can feel his stomach sink down to his toes.
On the screen looks like the cover of a generic PowerPoint presentation. There are cliparts of hearts, kissy-faces, and blinged-out rings plastered everywhere. Smack in the middle are bolded white text that reads:
TOP 10 REASONS YOU SHOULD PROPOSE TO OUR DAD (STEDE BONNET): BY ALMA AND LOUIS BONNET
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Ed can't imagine his life being any more perfect. He has a beautiful home, a wonderful partner, and two brand-new kids to boot. The last thing on his bucket list is to propose to his long-term boyfriend, Stede Bonnet.
The problem? Proposals are hard to plan. Much harder than Ed anticipated. And it seems like the most unexpected people are starting to feel impatient...
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- Part 3 of Not flesh and blood, but the heart