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You can call me Al (since that's my name). Expect Rupert, Rhys, OFMD and whatever other shiny things catch my eye. (she/her)

Everyday without a trailer has me like

"wouldn't it be funny if HBO dropped the trailer today, which also happens to be mechanical pencil day, because damn I'm about to snap under the slightest amount of pressure"

"wouldn't it be weird for HBO to drop a trailer today, on world zoonoses day, because this fandom's starting to feel like a rabies outbreak at the westminster dog show"

"wouldn't it be wild for HBO to drop the trailer today, which happens to be national macaroni day, because like a bowl of cheesy noodles a trailer would also have me shitting my pants"

"it would make perfect sense that HBO would release the trailer today, on national videogame day, because I definitely feel like I've been played for so long I no longer have a life"

something that sucks is that a mockumentary style episode of ofmd a la the office/wwdits would be SO FUN but that's never gonna happen and it doesn't work in fic form so >:(

I still dream of a mockumentary episode with David Farrier a la Short Poppies. Where David is dressed as he normally does and he has his camera crew with him (including Leon "Buttons" Kirkbeck yes you heard me, let all of Rhys's friends have a cameo) and everyone in ofmd is perfectly fine with it and it does nothing to effect their world, other than every so often they speak directly to the camera.

If Blackadder III can do an election night special with real life political journalist Vincent Hanna, I don't see any reason OFMD couldn't do a mockumentary episode - but keep it period if it gets Farrier and his scribe Buttons into 18th century costume! Having them still speak into camera when there are no cameras shown is arguably even funnier!

Posted a very silly fic this morning:

have your snake (and eat it, too)

The cabin’s quiet, after they decide their new status, but Stede’s joy is a tangible thing, filling the space golden and warm like the fireplace’s flickering light. He stretches up from his crouch, tosses his hat aside on the end table, and comes to sit beside his co-captain.

God, he’s never going to get tired of saying that, is he?

Anyway. He’s sitting beside his co-captain, after an adventure where he found treasure, and honestly, life couldn’t get much better than this.

And that’s when Ed kicks off his boots and swings his legs up, resting his socked feet on Stede’s thigh.

His feet are—well. They were in the humid jungle all day, they’re a bit smelly, but Ed’s touching him, Ed’s warm ankle is pressed to Stede’s thigh, and he’s leaning back, looking so relaxed and pleased and Stede’s just.

He’s just exploding with joy.

“Should give Roach that snake recipe,” says Ed, voice a little hazy with the drink and the long day. “Pretty good stuff.”

“Mm,” Stede replies, because Ed’s shifted down, setting his drink on the table, and now his calves are on Stede’s thighs. His calves! Leather-clad, firmly muscled, probably with several tattoos! On Stede’s thighs, hot and firm and muscled and Stede’s already said that, but really. It’s a lot.

His hand drops down of its own volition and settles on Ed’s knee.

His knee.

God, Stede feels like some kind of hussy. He’s touching Ed’s knee.

I have a question for the whole of the mystrade fandom!

What would you all say was mystrade's colour?

I personally think a really dark blue because of their suits, but I'm intrigued as to what everyone else thinks!

(Also, just an observation, you all seem so sweet and kind, and it's rare to find that online, so I just wanted to say thank you for being nice human beings 🫶🏻)

Dark blue with a light grey pinstripe :)