Gentlebeard
Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach
The Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet and the legendary Blackbeard, finding love and acceptance in each other's arms.
What is Gentlebeard?
Gentlebeard is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach from Our Flag Means Death. With over 42,000 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love Gentlebeard
Their tender romance between two middle-aged men discovering themselves creates heartwarming representation and emotional storytelling.
Most Popular Gentlebeard Fanfics
The highest-rated Gentlebeard stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
[podfic] hand(s) in unlovable hand(s)
Completeby florence_pods (florence_after_midnight)
Audio Length: 54:05“Yeah, that’s it, Iz. Shit, look at you. Your cunt’s fucking eating me up. Hungry, are you?” “Fuck,” Izzy says instead of anything more eloquent, but Ed seems to understand him well enough. He withdraws his fingers just enough to tuck his pinky alongside them. When he pushes back
Podfic of "Checking Out" by shieldmaidenofmithrilhall
Completeby happydaiz_pod (1happydaiz)
“There’s no card catalog. I looked. Can’t be a proper library without a card catalog.” Lucius sighed and looked over at Stede. “Boss, I’ve found you a friend.” “I guess that’s my cue,” he said, holding out his hand. “Stede Bonnet. Librarian.” Or: Stede and Ed meet in a library and agree that every l
In the Crease
by PolitestMenace (GayPirateAficionado)
When Stede suggests that he and Ed start watching one of the most-talked-about new shows of the year together, it’ll all be fine, right? There’s just a few problems:Ed’s in love with Stede; Stede doesn’t know; The show is Heated Rivalry. A very, very sexy show. Yeah. It’ll all be perfectly fine.
Cuun Aliik tengaana kyr'am
Completeby Raccoonja
"Yeah Ed was probably just dreaming up the last few hours and laying on his own bed high on spice, because who built a fireplace onto a ship? What did they even burn in there? The thing had a wooden frame and was surrounded by wooden shelves filled with not just holobooks, but also old timey bound o
Closest to Heaven
by bizarrelittlemew
Stede’s first kiss was perfect.It sucks. It has fucked him over. Set the bar too high. No other kisses have measured up since that first one.Well, except later kisses with that same person.***Stede is lucky enough that his super cool best friend, Ed, is willing to teach him how to kiss. It's going t
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What does Gentlebeard mean?
Gentlebeard is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
How many Gentlebeard fics are on AO3?
There are over 42,000 Gentlebeard fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own.
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