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BlackBonnet

Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet

The infamous Blackbeard and the gentleman pirate finding love on the high seas.

38,000 works

What is BlackBonnet?

BlackBonnet is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet from Our Flag Means Death. With over 38,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love BlackBonnet

The tenderness, the found family aspect, and two middle-aged men falling in love.

Most Popular BlackBonnet Fanfics

The highest-rated BlackBonnet stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

Close Quarters

Complete

by FortinbrasFTW

“The fuck?” Ed manages, instantly getting his foot stuck in a nearby bucket. “Sh-shh!” Stede pushes two fingers against his lips to shut him up. Ed goes still and a bit cross-eyed, staring down at the hand on his mouth. Stede moves it away, with a mouthed “sorry!” focusing intently on the soun

25,464 kudos 4,226 words ~17 min read Explicit
Tight Spaces Hair-pulling Coming in Pants
2

Reeling from the fall

Complete

by cormoranth

“Right,” the stranger said quietly, calmly, a friendly lilting cadence to his words. “I think you should tell Doug not to try and be a hero tonight. Tell him that if he likes you with all your fingers attached and if he likes not knowing what those fingers taste like, then he should probably stay wh

12,748 kudos 2,198 words ~9 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Angst Grief/Mourning Hopeful Ending
3

put me back together

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by ShowMeAHero

Stede can’t help crying out in pain, in the next beat, finally giving in when an instinctive sound comes up. It’s loud, and the crew goes dead silent around him.Stede doesn’t even notice. He’s just trying to breathe, skin tugging painfully, when a door bangs open at the opposite end of the ship.“Wha

12,598 kudos 4,219 words ~17 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Established Relationship Accidents Hurt/Comfort
4

when you love it

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by mia_ugly

Stede’s being kissed before the door fully clicks shut behind him.

12,409 kudos 5,759 words ~24 min read Explicit
written post-ep 8 off-screen rescue First Time
5

Break down, it's alright

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by rowenablade

“Give me a reason not to carve your heart out,” Ed whispers.And Stede can’t think of one.He can think of plenty of reasons he doesn’t want his heart carved out, but how could he expect any of them to matter to Ed?“Stede.” Ed’s voice breaks, dragging Stede’s eyes back up from where they’ve been stari

11,149 kudos 3,224 words ~13 min read Explicit
Post-Canon Reunited and It Feels so Good Angst with a Happy Ending
6

we were warnings

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by mia_ugly

Stede comes back.Ed does too. It just takes a little longer.

10,786 kudos 13,156 words ~53 min read Explicit
Fix-It Reunions Angst with a Happy Ending
7

A Night At Blackbeards's Bar and Grill

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by soft_october

“Look - I don’t usually do this, but I am the food critic for The Anchor, and it’s imperative that I -”“Oh, a food critic! Well that changes things.”“Does it?”“Sure. What was that name again?”“Stede Bonnet. Food Critic, Stede Bonnet.”“Right. Well, fuck off, Food Critic Stede Bonnet. Blackbeard’s Bar

10,528 kudos 5,529 words ~23 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting Alternate Universe - Restaurant Fluff and Humor
8

Revenge

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by feriowind

An offering to the Kraken goes awry.-- Multi-page comic set post S1.

10,486 kudos 0 words ~0 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Canon-Typical Violence Stede Bonnet Whump Lots of maiming
9

do no harm, take no shit

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by holsmi

Mary Bonnet receives some uninvited guests.

9,816 kudos 2,181 words ~9 min read General Audiences
Miscommunication Post-Season/Series 01 Post-Canon
10

separating salt from water

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by morian

"Hey." Ed reaches across because it's the only thing that feels right. He grasps Stede's wrist and smoothes the pad of his thumb across his knuckles. Stede stops fiddling with his ring and looks up at him, wide-eyed. "This isn't Captain shit. This is God shit. Are you God?" The room is blank with si

9,587 kudos 6,082 words ~25 min read Mature
homoerotic shark hunting pre-finale Becalming
11

echo your name (call it love)

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by treescape

“I mean, you kind of did the same thing yesterday,” Lucius tells him afterwards, when they’re reviewing the day’s adventure for the logbook. Ed’s somewhere out on deck, which is a very good thing, since Stede is having a bit of a panic. “And the day before, and the day before—”“Did I really?” Stede

9,553 kudos 1,675 words ~7 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Fluff Mutual Pining terms of endearment
12

guardians of a rare thing

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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

9,351 kudos 10,675 words ~43 min read Explicit
Established Relationship Post-Canon 5+1 Things
13

Aftercare

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by perkynurples

In the aftermath of some life-altering decisions on both sides, Edward and Stede navigate reuniting, learning what it is that they really want and how to ask for it, as well as surviving in a world that is nowhere near ready to just let them rest. Or, finding their way back to each other is only the

8,339 kudos 214,441 words ~858 min read Explicit
Reunions Post-Canon Post-Canon Fix-It
14

i don't know anything (but i know i miss you)

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by ShowMeAHero

“What the hell’s happened to you?” Stede demands. It’s his voice, in his body, and he almost seems living, and it’s— It has to be the last thing Ed ever sees. He has to die with him burned on the insides of his eyelids.Stede’s eyes are tracking over him, rising up to meet his eyes, locking with him.

8,168 kudos 7,093 words ~29 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Established Relationship Angst with a Happy Ending Angst
15

I'm Glad I Spent It With You

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by soft_october

Two days later, an extremely overcrowded rowboat and its sunburned crew and captain arrive alongside The Revenge.

7,955 kudos 3,979 words ~16 min read Teen And Up Audiences
spoilers for the season finale post season fix it Post-Season/Series 01
16

and let your hair hang down

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by Ark

Stede exhales, warm breath stirring Ed's hair. "Again?""Stede," says Ed, "I'd sit on your cock all day for a chair and captain the ship like that if the option was available."

7,762 kudos 3,112 words ~13 min read Explicit
PWP This Is a Purely Pornographic Adventure Folks Emotions
17

Late Night Vulgarities

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by Luddleston

It figured that the moment Stede's libido decided to rear its head, he’d be sharing a room. When Stede finds himself fantasizing about Ed and desperate for relief, he's pleased to discover that Ed is fast asleep, which means Stede can basically go to town as long as he keeps himself reasonably quiet

7,410 kudos 8,933 words ~36 min read Explicit
Pre-Slash Pre-Relationship Fantasizing
18

Still Waters

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by Phoenix_Soar

Did people kiss like this? This often? Oh of course they must, not everyone shared his own stilted experiences with intimacy... Canon-divergent ending to Episode 9 — in which Stede discovers just how touch-starved he's been, while Ed takes full advantage of his first chance to be gentle with someone

7,005 kudos 5,477 words ~22 min read Explicit
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Episode: s01e09 Act of Grace Episode Fix-it
19

you should be so happy now

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by waveridden

In a way, Mary supposes she’s lucky that it only takes one day for the pirates to attack her ship.(Blackbeard takes a hostage, Mary takes some risks, and Stede takes everyone by surprise.)

6,903 kudos 7,688 words ~31 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Post-Season/Series 01 Kidnapping POV Outsider
20

Beyond Vanity

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by reserve

After Izzy leaves, and Stede gets patched up, Ed uses the bathtub for something other than a nervous breakdown.

6,602 kudos 2,365 words ~10 min read Mature
Bathing/Washing Praise Kink Apparently Stede Bonnet is a Tease

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What does BlackBonnet mean?

BlackBonnet is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Edward Teach and Stede Bonnet. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.

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There are over 38,000 BlackBonnet fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.

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