THE REVENGE ISNT FAR AWAY, & Izzy Begins To Return To Her As Soon As Lucius Is Aboard The Tender. The

       THE REVENGE ISN’T FAR AWAY, & izzy begins to return to her as soon as lucius is aboard the tender. the more his shoulders burn, the harder he pulls. the growing ache actually distracts from the sharper pain in his foot, & he endures it without complaint. yet he can’t help but wince at lucius’ question. he has no answer to give. while izzy would truthfully be glad to be rid of the lot of them — they were by far the most pathetic & infuriating crew he’d ever sailed with — that didn’t mean he would delight their slow painful death. besides, he's certain that even if he tried, edward wouldn’t be talked into keeping them aboard in his current state. izzy doesn't want to admit it, but something seems different about his captain’s rage this time, the ire he himself had unleashed. & he fears that lucius is right — that there will be no coming back from this ledge he's pushed them to.

                  ❝ i know he is, ❞ izzy snaps, voice ragged with exertion. the fresh injury on his foot throbs as if to remind him of the risk he's taking in disobeying his captain's orders, & he flinches in spite of himself. ❝ but we don't have much choice, do we ? if you'd rather take your chances with the sharks, you're welcome to jump back in. ❞ there is no lantern lit in the windows of the captain's cabin as they draw near, & the ship is peaceful & quiet. it seems that edward is still lost to his drunken sleep. izzy pulls them alongside until he finds the ladder he'd left waiting. & when he turns back toward lucius his voice is softer, almost gentle, as if he's trying to soothe his nerves. ❝ go, head straight belowdeck. i'll be right behind you. you'll be safe, just stay hidden. ❞

usually lucius would have some things to say about the reassurance he is being offered   (   okay,  quite a lot of things   ).  but in this nut case of a situation,  while he is still shivering and his throat feels scraped raw,  izzy's words don't sound entirely jarring.  or unwelcome,  even.  it's just nice to hear it and even nicer to believe him,  as baffling as it might seem:  izzy hands is a lot of things,  most of them not exactly positive,  but lucius supposes he can trust him when it comes to getting out of sticky situations,  when it's about improving his chances of survival.  and really,  they were painfully low before the man showed up like a mirage in the night,  before either sharks or fatigue could do the boy in for good.  even the usual snark isn't met with too much fuss.  lucius simply secures the blanket tighter around himself and when the eye roll comes it's more out of a matter of habit,  almost entirely half-hearted,  than actual grievance.

it takes being told not to worry, instead, to startle him out of the numbness taking hold of his limbs.  it shakes him out of the comforting darkness where what just happened to him is a distant dot on the horizon,  a nightmare he simply has to wake up from.   '  yeah?  and what will happen to them while i hide away in one of stede's ridiculous secret rooms or something?  '   voice crushed into a mixture of vitriol and disbelief,  lucius edges closer to the side of the little boat,  rendered suddenly aware of which side izzy would inevitably take in all of this,  when not covered by night and whatever blissful state of ignorance blackbeard has stumbled over.  he really should stop there,  shut his mouth and wait,  do as he is told,  yet the memory of fear turns his tongue sharp.   '  he is out of his mind,  hope you know that.  '

nadja’s outfits in season 1 of what we do in the shadows

TAMINO Sunflower (Official Video)

🪐 — OLA + AFTER MOORDALE ft. lily iglehart  @mysfated

after moordale closes, ola decides to return to sweden to complete college, & ultimately attends university studying psychology in stockholm. lily, meanwhile, remains in england to chase her creative dreams. the two stay together in a long-distance relationship, but the space between them leads to many challenges. though they visit each other often — especially as ola returns to england to see her father & half-sister at least twice a year on holidays — it still proves difficult to maintain their closeness. eventually, in an attempt to make sure that they are both getting the intimacy & affection they need even while they are apart, lily & ola agree to try an open relationship.

ola takes to polyamory very naturally. though there is a definite learning curve for both of them, & the transition to an open relationship requires frequent negotiation & reassurance, they are excellent communicators. eventually, the two fall into a natural rhythm & establish boundaries that make them both comfortable & happy. while they both date other people casually while far apart, lily remains ola's primary partner throughout her four years at university & three years of graduate school.

upon receiving her psychology doctorate at the age of 25, ola finally returns to england to be closer to lily. the two move in together, with jean acting as a mentor to ola as she launches her career as a youth grief counselor. while they never formally close their relationship to others, after reuniting ola & lily mostly begin to stop dating other people & focus on each other as their primary partnership.

after a few years of living together, once both of their careers have been well established & they are financially secure, ola proposes to lily. their wedding consists of an elegant ceremony held outside under a blanket of stars, & a massive, science-fiction themed reception with all their friends to celebrate their interstellar love.

But Blackbeard did say he credited you... with a lot of his skills. Yeah, well, Blackbeard says a lot of things. But what did he say about me specifically? Well, specifically, he said you taught him everything he knows. Made him the Captain he is today.

also something something about izzy as a character representing "the old guard," those queer elders who endured extreme danger & hostility for who they were (exhibit A is him & ed constantly talking about how all their old friends are dead & didn't make it like hello) & who heavily relied on assimilationist tactics to survive in a society that he knew would never accept him, & therefore now struggles deeply to be at ease around all the younger queers who have no desire to hide their identities, & has a hard time trusting in a safe space where there is no fear of repercussions for who he is