Top 16 Short OFMD Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length OFMD fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
we were warnings
by mia_ugly
Stede comes back.Ed does too. It just takes a little longer.
guardians of a rare thing
by ShowMeAHero
“You,” Ed starts to interrupt him, then stops, clearing his throat. His voice is almost— gritting, cracking in the middle. When he starts again, he’s stronger, but still— shaky. “You made me this? I mean— You made this? For me?”Stede’s not entirely sure what he means by that, but he has that little
Ever Since Today
by GossipBoyBooks
A modern-day AU fanfic in which Edward Teach is a nineteen-year-old,animal-obsessed, soon-to-be veterinarian, queer man who falls for anemployee at the local Lush Shop called Stede Bonnet.In other words: A very queer and VERY flirty story about them learningto trust each other - over the course of f
Affect/ive Explorations
by PolitestMenace (GayPirateAficionado)
Professors Ed and Stede are spending the summer together as planned. But how will cohabiting go for these two? With art by Sailor’s Ruin.
Haunted by You
by That_Squirrel_Is_Drunk
It’s summer of 1928 in northern England. Edward Teach is a thief of some renown and skill, making a good living with his friend Izzy and their gang. But things go awry when his gang joins forces with Calico Jack and Ed is forced into hiding in a castle owned by Stede Bonnet. Will Stede discover h
Our Flag Saves Stars
by petrichorca
What happens when you put your pirate blorbos in space? A series of OFMD Project Hail Mary AUs from Pez and Vee, with different (relation)ships. Chapter titles denote the ship/characters!
There's Always an Escape
by BlackbeardsHeartbreak
A typical night at Jackie’s turns into an epic romantic adventure when the younger man with the golden curls asks Ed to run away with him. ➤ A story inspired by the following lyrics from Bob Seger's Roll Me Away. Met a girl and we had a few drinks / And I told her what I'd decided to do She looked o
sing us a song (you're the piano man)
by FPwoper
Edward Teach is fed up with his job as a concert pianist. He’s over having to play the same classical pieces over and over again to polite applause. When he walks into The Lighthouse, a newly opened queer bar, and spots a grand piano in it, he figures he might have found something new and exciting,
Tidebound
by meg_ofmd
Stede is a merperson. Ed is a centaur. They meet in a peaceful cave between their worlds when they’re children, and form a bond like nothing either of them has ever experienced before. One day, Vaelor Bonnet, king of Barbadia, and Stede’s overbearing father, finds Stede and Ed’s little hideaway, des
Tougher Than the Rest
by unpleasantdiversions
"Let's go on a road trip," Ed says. "All the places we hit when we were kids." "Eddie—" "I don't like paperwork," Ed says quickly. He can see the frustration building in Izzy's eyes. He's mad about something; what, exactly, Ed almost never knows. "I'll do it later, whatever papers you want me to sig
Invitations
by SquirrelGlider
Parties can be like magical worlds with their own rules and logic. Liminal spaces where the outside world doesn’t exist and you can dare to be a different version of yourself. Ed and Stede find quiet places to be together, alone, at parties and get to know each other. They may also find out a lot ab
Seven Days of Being a Trucker
by knoxdalton
Izzy lives a solitary life in his truck. Don’t pity him, he likes it that way. He’s free from expectations and commitments, even if the silence sometimes presses in too close. The only thing he truly dreads about the job is picking up hitchhikers: they wave him down, then fill the cab with pointless
Red Sky In The Morn (It will lead me to you)
by JingleJanglePop
When Stede Bonnet finds his crew left to die on a small island and is told who’s to blame, he will stop at nothing to reach Ed, even if it costs him everything.
How the Moon Controls the Tide
by luvey_bloodi_libra_bunni
Izzy Hands is forced upon the Revenge due to Blackbeard's curiosity but unexpectedly reunites with Edward's godchild who was believed to have been dead. This causes some friction between the two of them.
give me your eyes (i need sunshine)
by aletterinthenameofsanity
The blond stranger frowns as he looks at her. “Where’s Ed?” he asks. But before Archie even gets to say a word, Jim is breaking away from their hug with Oluwande, stepping in front of her with a knife in hand and a scowl on their lips. And even though Archie’s been fighting longer than most of these
Sweet Dreams, TN
by WolfofVulcan
Well that’s the day already going to shit. Ed thought as he watched a crew member drop a box with a loud thud. Thought it was going pretty well before this.“What the hell was that?” A voice called out from the bus before Izzy popped his head out. His face already scrunched up and ready to raise hel
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This list of 16short OFMD fanfics spans 374,038 total words. Kudos range from 2 on the newest entries to 10,786 on the most established. 50% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 16 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting · Fix-It · Angst with a Happy Ending · Fluff · Angst.
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