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always been a storm
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | always been a storm |
| Author(s): | oopshidaisy |
| Date(s): | April 2022 - Dec 2023 |
| Length: | 118,249 words |
| Genre(s): | Slash, Polyamory |
| Fandom(s): | Our Flag Means Death |
| Relationship(s): | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands |
| External Links: | AO3 |
 Cover art by favouritefi (2022) | |
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always been a storm is an Our Flag Means Death fic by oopshidaisy, focused on the Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet/Israel Hands triad.
Summary
Author's summary on AO3:
Izzy looks to Edward, mouth working helplessly.“Just let it happen, mate,” Ed suggests. “I was hoping,” Stede continues, a little irritated by the lack of support, “that you’d let me—and Ed—know if there’s anything we could be doing differently, to make you more comfortable.”
(Or: How Izzy Hands learned to stop worrying and love his co-captains.)
It is part of a series called love like a powder keg the rest of the stories in the series are bonus scenes or cut scenes.
Reactions and Reviews
Always Been a Storm is basically perfect to me. It’s hilarious, with one of my favorite Steddyhands dynamics. I was going to wait for it to finish before starting, but I liked oopshidaisy’s other works too much.[1]
My favorite thing I read last week was always been a storm by oopshidaisy on AO3. This thing is ongoing but almost finished now! I’ve been reading it since like chapter 3 or so was up. It’s. Fucking. Good. As Hell. I do find Stede to be a little bit out of character at times (too Good lol), but I’ve elected to simply not give a shit since every other aspect is pretty much exactly to my taste. Stede/Ed/Izzy. 10/10[2]
this fic has been like a friendly companion to me since april. in the realm of sequel fics for s1 of ofmd, it's my favourite one of the lot. i love it. i love how patiently it builds towards something that feels believable and kind, i love its humour and cleverness and its closeness to the show's tone, i love how it always picks up the exact threads you hope it will. there are no throwaway lines in this, which is such an incredible feat for a long multichapter work. it all matters and it all pays off. highly recommended for your longfic needs; this fic could raise me from the dead.[3]
God yes I do. My no 1 fave fic of all time is always been a storm and the related fics by @oopshidaisy 😤 I check my email more often than I ever have thanks to this fic.[4]
always been a storm was the first fic i fell in love in the fandom and the one that kickstarted my entrance to it tbh. i cant believe its finished. i havent been able to read it yet - my brain is not letting me read lots of stuff - but i cant wait to finish it <3[5]
Always Been A Storm by @oopshidaisy also has the vibe, here Stede realises that Ed and Izzy’s relationship was/is a lot more important than he (and, perhaps, Ed) initially wanted to acknowledge[6]
References
- ^ Comment on Fanfiction Friday, posted to r/izzyhands, Oct 14, 2022
- ^ "Media I Loved Last Week + Writing Progress Report, March 6, 2023 Tumblr post". Archived from the original on 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Not on the list, but could I ask you your top 3 fix of the year?, Dec 25, 2022 Tumblr post by lesamis". Archived from the original on 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Aug 30, 2022 Tweet by delulu_sensei". Archived from the original on 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Jan 4, 2024 Tweet by persphones". Archived from the original on 2025-01-13.
- ^ "April 3, 2024 Tweet by VioletSmit4064". Archived from the original on 2025-01-13.