Stede's Advent Calendar

Thank you so much!

I'm so glad you enjoyed everything! Thank you for donating!

Aww, thank you! That means so much coming from creator of the Gayeux Tapestry!🧵 I learned a lot and would definitely tweak things if I had it to do over, but it was so fun!

Thank you so much! I have a whole new appreciation for everything you organized this year

He really is! Every detail is so perfect!

A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 24 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "We wrote our names on each other in permanent ink."

A silvertone bar-shaped keychain is engraved in script with the words "Jeff's Inn By the Sea" with an image of the sun setting over the ocean.

Day 24: I love this lovely letter, and I hope our boys are enjoying their innkeeper era until we (hopefully) see them again.

Thank you to everyone who played along or donated to SAGE, Rainbow Railroad, or Cornbread and Roses, or agreed to have their art included.

Happy New Year, Crew!

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For Dec 24th a holiday classic reimagined by @heyitsalliemack.bsky.social 😍❄️🧣 Danny Kaye eat your heart out 😌

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Merry any-mas to the most savage, insane, vengeful pirate horde i know <3

Digitally altered production still of Ed and Stede from episode 8 of season 2 of Our Flag Means Death. It’s a still from LuPete’s wedding, where Stede is looking misty eyed at the happy couple and Ed is glancing over at Stede. The image has been digitally altered by drawing a shiny top hat on Stede’s head, and a veil with a crown made of snow flakes on Ed’s head. There’s a heart drawn between their faces, and snow flakes of varying sizes added everywhere but their faces, the veil and the heart between them ♥️ Happy Christmas and Happy Holidays and Happy End-of-Year!

Happy 25th of December, everyone! ✨♥️

We’ve made it to the final day of the advent calendar, and I have been waiting with bated breath to bring you both this door – and the surprise behind it!

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A gift from me to you 🥰

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"MerStede" Pin for Sale by CitrusSyndicate Buy "MerStede" by CitrusSyndicate as a Pin.

Lucia was kind enough to meet up and deliver these in person, but they are also available here:

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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 23 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "It's been a great day!"

Photo of a round pin of a smiling MerStede with an orange mermaid tail on a blue background. He is smiling wide with his face scrunched adorably, and his swoopy blond hair is surrounded by red hearts.

Day 23: MerStede appeared in S2E3 but Stede-Stede wasn't aware of him until Ed told him he saved his life. He was orange and sparkly and looked fantastic

Picture MerStede hearing Ed say this, smiling and wriggling and having a great day like Stede-Stede, and behold: Lucia's MerStede!

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What better time of year to answer the question is Stede is a good boy? And WHO better to answer it than Edward Teach? 😌🎁🎅

Dec 23rd brought to you by the @flagmeanssteph.bsky.social & @citrussyndicate.bsky.social dream team! Check it out!

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Digitally altered production still from episode 8 of season 2 of Our Flag Means Death. Ed and Stede are kissing (they’re boyfriends, don’t you know! 😍 The image has been digitally altered (by @tillychmo) by drawing Santa hats on both their heads + adding snow flakes in varying sizes to everywhere but their faces. Handwritten text at the bottom: “THE 24TH DOOR.”

Happy 24th of December ✨🥰 (WE MADE IT!)

Behind today’s door hides a piece of artwork by @tillychmo.bsky.social where our boys are celebrating a very Scandinavian Christmas Eve!

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Happy Christmas, friends! 🎄🧑‍🎄

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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 22 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "Poison into positivity!"

A photo of a sticker showing the pirate ship The Revenge at night in all her glory, glowing under a rainbow of multiple exploding fireworks.

Day 22: Stede's motto may not work for every poisonous thing, but metabolizing pain and guilt into something positive is a useful life skill.

I love everything Illustory makes from fanart to inspired originals. I just had to include this glorious piece!

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b i g day for moustache Stede fans (me)

Dec 22: Brings a little NSFW nostalgia with this holiday banger by @unfunpleasures.bsky.social and art by @sweetpotato70.bsky.social 🧔‍♂️🕯️🍆🎄👀

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Digitally altered production still of Buttons, ‘Karl’ (except he’s been switched out with a goose), Frenchie, and Ed ‘Blackbeard’ Teach from episode 4 of Season 1 of Our Flag Means Death. The image has been digitally altered (by @tillychmo – apart from the goose! I don’t know who made the orig. switch-out!) by drawing Santa hats on all four of them (yes, goose included) + adding snowflakes of varying sizes to everywhere but their faces. (Izzy is technically also in the photo, but he’s so well-hidden behind Ed that I only just realised it right now 🙈😅) Handwritten text at the top of the image reads: “THE 23RD DOOR”.

Happy 23rd of December! ✨

Behind today’s door hides a wonderful piece of ‘slightly suggestive’ art from lovely @gleafer.bsky.social (“Ooh, saucy! 🐦”)

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You can support her art here 🥰:
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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 21 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "I did a punch!"

Photo of a sticker of an illustration of Stede made by @ourartmeanszepp dressed in his red cursed suit. It has a low v-neck with black lace edging down the center of his chest. Stede's hair is all blond and swoopy.

Day 21:

Stede is very proud of his punch so definitely journal-worthy, and he likely gushed about the suit and complained for 3 pages about having to give it away before Ed got to see him in it.

(Had to use the pic from @ourartmeanszepp's kofi since mine's blurry)

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Dec 21: Brought to you by @sweetpotato70.bsky.social because who better to ring in solstice than a fancy little snow fairy? 😍❄️🧚‍♂️

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If you haven't played Estelle's game yet, change that today! It's so heartwarming and feels like an OFMD holiday special 🎁

Digitally altered production still of Izzy Hands and Wee John Feeney from episode 6 of season 2 of Our Flag Means Death. It’s from the moment where Wee John is starting to put together his ‘look’ for Calypso’s Birthday, and Izzy has just asked “The fuck’s a ‘look’?” and is now leaning forward to look over Wee John’s shoulder and into the mirror. The image has been digitally altered (by @tillychmo) by drawing Santa hats on both their heads + adding varying sizes of snow flakes everywhere but their faces 🥰 Handwritten text at the bottom of the page reads: “THE 22ND DOOR”.

Happy 22nd of December ✨

Behind today’s door hides … a GAME!

The wonderful @blueberreads.bsky.social has made us “The Innkeepers” game 😍

Have fun! – and please shower Estelle with all your love for the game! 🥰🎉

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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 20 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "It's a safe space ship."

Photo of a round refrigerator magnet with a clear glass bead covering a small circle of paper with a frame of the pirate ship The Revenge. The scene is at night with colorful fireworks and captioned "Safe Space Ship." They are very faint, but I added "stars" all around it so it looks like it is floating in space.

Day 20:

This line is the whole show. From the beginning, Stede wanted his ship to be a place where pirates could work out their trauma and grow as people. I Jenkins-ed the ship image from S2E6. It's impossible to see but I added stars around it so it looks like it is floating in space.

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Digitally altered production still of Stede from episode 1 season 1 of Our Flag Means Death. He’s standing in the captain’s cabin, wearing the teal suit. The image has been digitally altered (by @tillythmo) by drawing a Santa hat on his head + adding a bunch of snowflakes everywhere but on his face. Handwritten text at the top left-hand corner reads: “THE 21ST DOOR” Handwritten text at the bottom of the image reads: “HAPPY Winter Solstice!”.

Happy 21st of December ✨
– and happy Winter Solstice!

Behind today’s door hides a beautiful piece of art by the lovely @deanbird.bsky.social of Ed & Stede celebrating the winter solstice 😍

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Dec 20th: Holidays stressing you out? Before you fight a christmas tree check out today's box brought to you by the amazing @sailorsruin92.bsky.social 🌲🤛😌🏴‍☠️❤️
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I love this design Ro made of the phrase on the moon! Such a powerful image for them. Almost as if the whims are influenced by the moon or at least as "inconstant" as the moon.

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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 19 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "I love everything about you."

A round sticker of a moon on a square background has the phrase "Whim prone" centered on it.

Day 19:

I Jenkins-ed the order again slightly. Stede does say they're prone to whims in S2E4, but it's Ed that uses the phrase "whim prone" in the next episode. I just wanted to use a different quote for tomorrow.

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Digitally altered production still of Ed and Stede from episode 9 of season 1 of Our Flag Means Death. It’s from the moment Stede has been sentenced to death. Stede is looking petrified, his eyes on Chauncey (off camera). Ed is looking longingly at Stede, his eyes full of fear and heartbreak. The image has been digitally altered (by @tillychmo) by drawing Santa hats on both of their heads, and snowflakes in various sizes have been added to everywhere but their faces. Handwritten text at the bottom of the image reads: “THE 20TH DOOR”

Happy 20th of December! ✨

Today’s door hides a lovely fast burn, tooth rotting fluff of a fic from @politestmenace.bsky.social & art by Sailor! – both of whom kindly offered to do 2 doors for the calendar 🥰

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I'm sorry you're sick! I hope it helps you to feel better!

A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 18 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "We're taking back The Revenge!."

A photo of a teabag in a yellow paper wrapper. The label reads: Stash  Chamomile Caffeine-Free Camomille Sans Cafeine Herbal Tea - Tisane

Day 18: Another episode that was hard to pull a quote from, just so much sadness in trauma in this one. But with the crew's help, Stede's plan was executed, and they escaped. He used his position and the tools available to him to save his crew.

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Dec 18th: dino it's late in the day but when i saur what @clairegregoryau.bsky.social and @akans.bsky.social made for today's box i felt it in my bones. don't misssss 👀🦖

Digitally altered production still of Archie and Jim, from episode 3 of season 2 of Our Flag Means Death. (From when they’ve been rescued by the Red Fleet and are eating soup. Archie has a noodle hanging out of her mouth.) The image has been digitally altered (by @tillychmo) by drawing Santa hats on both of their heads. Handwritten text at the bottom of the picture reads: “THE 19TH DOOR”.

Happy 19th of December ✨

Behind today’s door hides a wonderful story from so-called Australia, written by the always lovely @butterscup95.bsky.social 🥰

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A drawer of an advent calendar has been removed from the main calendar for a close-up. A small wooden number 17 that is painted gold is on the upper right corner. The faux aged paper is colored tan and the following phrase is printed in black toner: "I'm overqualified for towels!"

A downloaded photo from the Heritage Auction site with two versions of Stede's map he drew, trying to triangulate Ed's location in relation to his crimes. Both have an aged look to them and tatty edges and creases where they have been folded and refolded multiple times. The one on the left has general geographic locations, and the right has romantic lines of poetry and a sketched portrait of Ed in one corner.

Day 17: Hardest episode to pull a quote from. Stede comes off snobby here, and I can see him complaining to his journal about it. He's a captain, and this must feel like a demotion to him. I didn't get a good photo of the map I printed (with tatty edges) but I used the one from the auction

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