"Your Love Made Me Human" by caladria and hideplueshi:
A lovely Bicentennial Man AU. Ed is a lawyer that decides to help a robot called Stede to become free.
If you haven't watched the film/read the originals, be aware that the ending will be sad or, at least, bittersweet for most of you. (It is for me too 😢)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/60020635/chapters/153136267
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Stede Bonnet would 100% say this and Ed would be extremely into it
🔄 from: @poorlyformed
https://gaypirates.club/@poorlyformed/110658947931916456
"it could be for love" by mediocrepirate: Stede's father is forcing him to marry a second time. His friends come up with a solution: marry someone else first!
The first 3 chapters cover how Stede meets Ed and they get engaged, so you can read them now. No cliffhangers!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/55753783/chapters/141536164
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"Prove It" by KnivesInFeet:
A delicious Great British Bake Off AU.
Ed and Stede are fellow contestants, and Ed shouldn't be falling in love with the married guy who's becoming his best friend.
Izzy as the grumpy teenager is a stroke of genius.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58528840/chapters/149107627
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"Rinse and Repeat" by YellowMustard:
Stede owns a hair salon and, one day, the most beautiful man with the most wonderful hair walks in.
Ed also owns a hair salon, but needed to get his hair styled to celebrate his father's death. Now he needs an excuse to go back and get Stede's hands on him once more.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/56162914/chapters/142670956
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“i can make your storm feel sky blue” by @stedezissou :
Monsterfucker!Ed gets kidnapped by a very polite snake monster called Stede. But not to worry! He's Blackbeard, a mercenary that could definitely kill an immortal Pelam and run away from a natural fortress. It would be a shame to kill Stede without getting the cute Pelam to fuck him first, though.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/50690377/chapters/128052016
“'Til we see the Sunlight” by @ClaireGregoryAU @ghostalservice and mossgroves:
A figure skating AU! I'm also a YOI fan, so this was a dream come true. Ed and Stede are two rival skaters that finally meet at the Olympics. Stede is ecstatic about (and terrified of) meeting his idol. Ed doesn't know why, but he's getting too involved. He shouldn't be helping Stede, but he can't not help him.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/53120899/chapters/134407600
“For Love and Revenge” by Parrlen:
Another fake dating AU, because I'm only human. Stede's at the engagement party of two of his exes, Ed's trying to avoid Jack. When they find each other, sparks fly, but all their baggage makes things complicated. Especially when said baggage keeps breaking into Ed's house or invites Stede to his wedding.
Is there a limit to how far they'll go to commit to the bit?
https://archiveofourown.org/works/43623336/chapters/109688640
“Even Lovers Drown” by @bonnypitty : Illustrated AU in which Ed becomes a lighthouse keeper after faking his own death. He lives alone and likes it that way... until a mysterious man is washed up on the shore during a storm.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/49819126/chapters/125760715
"Throat G.O.A.T." by nomadsland: Modern-day AU in which Stede is a voice specialist and has to treat a famous pop star who has developed voice nodes. Ed is very tired of fame and his Blackbeard persona, so of course he's gonna be interested in a handsome voice specialist who doesn't recognise him at all.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51735184/chapters/130790689
"meeting Stede Bonnet" by darcylindbergh: Modern-day AU in which Stede has recently discovered he's gay and is trying to come out and be himself... if he manages to discover how to be that. Ed feels stuck, but is scared of change... until he meets someone who makes him want to add colour to his own life.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/48467500/chapters/122254081
"Custom Playlist of Our Love" by @luna : Modern-day AU in which Ed is a rockstar with burnout and Stede moves upstairs. They start playing music together every week, but Stede has never talked to Ed out there, so Ed doesn't know what he looks like... until he does.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/43732677
"All Cats Are Grey At Night" by @CobaltAugust : Modern Day AU. Ed, who's just moved to a new place, gets involved in a cat kidnap/rescue for his new neighbour Stede. Ed wants to be careful and go slow, but things don’t go as planned.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/49771426/chapters/125632537
"This Could Be Love" by @stedezissou : A fake dating Modern Day AU. Ed's a former Olympic skier who's been hired by Stede's company, but there's been a mistake and his room hasn't been booked. Stede has been pretending to have a boyfriend for a year, and his work colleagues tease him about it. Ed's a master strategist and decides to solve both problems at once.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/39427899/chapters/98676828
"different this time" by shipmates: A very cute Nanny AU in which Stede hires Ed as a nanny and sweeps him off his feet without even realising.
Poor Ed didn't stand a chance.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/38826636/chapters/97088457
"Doubt Thou the Stars Are Fire" by @libraryfairyjess : An impressive and carefully crafted college theatre SMAU in which Ed is directing his senior thesis project (a Hamlet production) and Stede auditions for the leading role.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/41037996/chapters/102854760
"Matching spark and flame" by @bizarrelittlemew and milkmothmaen: Fantasy AU in which Stede is a prince accused of murder, and Ed is a warlord and Shamer who has been called to determine whether he is guilty.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/48163621/chapters/121455034
"OFMD Animorphs AU" by @ghostalservice and @petrichorca : I'm in love with this AU series in which Stede is an andalite, the Revenge crew are the Animorphs, and Ed discovers aliens do exist and they're way hotter than he expected (or, at least, one of them is).
https://archiveofourown.org/series/3776197
