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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

S'cuse me while I go piss in the corner! Cos my creativity cup was just MEGA refilled to runneth over... Courtesy of a certain Sea Witch! #OFMD #Calypso'sBirthday

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

#OFMD AHOY! Been off radar & uber busy w/ home education & trying to sort my son's EHCP tribunal! Now found out it's not till March 2026! 😱 So, my fic hit a standstill! 😭 Edited up to 1st scene Ch20 so far. I PROMISE more to come! In the meantime, I got an iPad! Teach me PROCEATE?! Izzy sketch FN!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

#OFMDfanfic #OFMD #OFMDfic Finally managed to edit "Never Left!" - Chapter 19, The Nose Never Knows! (Get it? Cos he ain't got one!) Ricky gets drunk and contemplates his regrets in killing Izzy Hands. And how he once treated his former flame, Robert Badminton. Rated M for Muchos swearing! 👃🏴‍☠️

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"Never Left!" - Chapter 19 - PhoenixLeigh - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

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maru @silkdusk.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

lament of the kraken #ofmd

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

#OFMD How to get a man to leave a room, brought to you by Archie. 🤣

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic Even when the most serious shit is going down, I cannot write Archie being serious! 🤣❤

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic Bonus: Also edited Chapter 18, The Moon That Turned The Tide. Frenchie and Hornberry look past their pasts and face their fears. A fun food fight erupts after Hornberry's new crew proves to be more than meets the eye. And Jim explains their worries to Archie about Nana's safety.

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"Never Left!" - Chapter 18 - PhoenixLeigh - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#OFMD Can't get the tune of the kids' show, Rosie & Jim, out of my head. Except it's; "Archie & Jim, Archie & JIm, Tugging along on the old Revenge Archie & Jim Archie & Jim, And Izzy's sometimes is a gusher!"

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#OFMD Fun fact, when Stede meets Ricky Banes for the first time, by the wall of wanted posters; you can see a small poster in the bottom right for PANAMA MARITIME TRADERS! 😂

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I have been editing all day with a "Boonsrito" behind me, while flaring up in bed. My cat is nicknamed Boons, cos he's my treasure ☺️ S'cuse the shirt 🤣

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

#OFMDfic "Never Left!" Chapter 17, The Road To Everywhere. Now remastered on the Archive. Zheng and Auntie admit why they were on the Republic to begin with as they escape capture by the Spanish Navy and run across Panama via Zheng's secret trade route Dubbed by Auntie as "The Panama Channel" (M)

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"Never Left!" - Chapter 17 - PhoenixLeigh - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#OFMDfic "Never Left!" The fanfiction. It never left! Tying together seasons 1 & 2. Along with more actual pirate history. "Never Left!" follows on directly from the end of the last season. Stede and Ed have to put their inn plans aside for the adventure of a lifetime! 2 lives in fact!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

I'm 9 readers away from hitting the 3k mark! 🤯 Anyone looking for a slow burn S3 fic that "Never Left!" 😉 ??? (Currently remastered up to ch16) archiveofourown.org/works/517617...

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Today's #OFMDheadcanon In keeping with my big ass , S3 mega fic! After Ed killed his dad, he raced home to tell his mum they were free of him. But she'd gone to work. He ran to the Carmody estate to tell her, but the butler answered. Who was always nice to him. And named Edward! Read on below!

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"Never Left!" - Chapter 16 - PhoenixLeigh - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

(1)In case folk are unaware... (TW Death by drowning, grief) "Never Left!" My season 3 fanfic started in Nov 23. It's dedicated to my achingly departed brother, Keith. As well as BEING a thank you to the whole production of #OFMD for breaking the dam that stumped (and still does) my creativity.

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#OFMDfic On the plus side, from beyond this last chapter edit, most of the plot is laid down. So, from now on, it's just fixing grammar and flow. But I got 16 down from 12k words to 10k 😬 That's a lotta waffle!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

#OFMD #OFMDfic Chapter 16, The Kraken is Born. This is a LONG one! Like a storm, it's dark! But it has a beautiful rainbow at the end! 🥰 We find out how the red piece of silk is more closely tied to Ed's mother than Stede could've ever guessed! And what really made Edward Teach become BLACKBEARD! 🏴‍☠️

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"Never Left!" - Chapter 16 - PhoenixLeigh - Our Flag Means Death (TV) [Archive of Our Own]

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I'm introducing my friend to #OFMD and she is loving it so far. Managed to finally entice her by saying "Imagine if Monty Python did a sketch with pirates, but gay!" 🤣

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Chapter 16 is slowly coming together! The first scene gives me all the feels, finally. This one ends with Ed proposing to Stede! So, I want it right! But before the break in the clouds, a storm is brewing! Several flashbacks into Ed's "dark past" and how the red silk connects more to his Mother!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

#OFMDfic WHOEVER LEFT ME THE FIRST KUDOS I GOT IN MONTHS - KISSES! MWAH! 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘 You just made my week! 🏴‍☠️

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Oh gods, I'm now about to start editng Chapter SIXTEEN, the 12k long deep dive into Ed's traumatic past (or so I wrote!) *takes deep breath and plunges*

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#ofmdfandom Sorry to everyone dealing with my constant editing, but when I read it back, my brain hurt understanding who I was when I wrote it then. I'm getting better! So is my writing (I hope!) And I'm not using AI! I hate it! And I'm too old to know how to use it! This is pure Lion's Mane!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

#OFMD If any scene can sum up my idea for a season 3, it's THIS one! 🤣 I know Daddy Jenkins wrote one. But I've literally dreamt this one up! 🏴‍☠️

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#OFMDheadcanon Stede's diary was passed to Hornberry before it reached Chauncey. He tore out the picture of him posing with Stede outside Jackie's bar, but secretly keeps it folded away tightly. Because it was the most fun he's ever had! (GIF by bellarke-is-my-death-wave)

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WaywardAF 💚♠️🦄🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🎃 @waywardaf.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Psst psst, Izzy Canyon shopstands.com/collections/...

LIVE VIRTUAL ADVICE SESSION
THROUGH THE LENS (& LASHES) OF IZZY HANDS

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#OFMDfic #OFMDfanfic Bonus! Chapter 14, The Bedtime Stories, is also complete. As I went on, my writing improved, so I don't need to edit as much with some chapters. 16 is likely to take the longest! It's 12k words long with flashbacks into more of how (I think) Ed became the Kraken!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic I've now perfected Chapter 13, The Rebel Alliance of the Caribbean. And the return of HORNBERRY! Also, incidentally, my fav chapter title! "Dan" is played by Pedro Pascal! Enjoy! 🏴‍☠️ 😘

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic Click on the picture for the full screenshot, but I swear, I dreamt this whole scene! 😂

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic #OFMD #OFMDfanfiction #NeverLeft "Never Left!" Chapter 10, The Revenge on Memory Lane. A prequel to the show! Ever wonder how such a motley crew of characters ended up with Stede Bonnet as their captain? Or why his ship was called The Revenge in the first place? Read on!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic "Lucius didn't realize it till he died, but Izzy showed them how to move on from the darkest of times. How to find something worth living for, with the crew and the ship. But dark times found them again, and now there was no unicorn to keep them from falling off the edge of the world!"

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic #OurFlagMeansDeathFanfiction So, onwards with trimming the fat on my meaty fanfic! Chapter 10 is a prequel! How I like to think Stede found his crew, on his way to find a crew! Basically, they found him! 😂

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#OFMDfic Ever wonder why a nun happened to be weilding a knife in the first place? And why she was so desperate to end the Seite Gallos? Nana has a dark past that she's hiding from Jim! "Never Left!" Chapter 9, The Habit of a Lifetime. Remastered! archiveofourown.org/works/517617...

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic IMAGINE a camp-acting Rory Kinnear, with a long brown wig and handlebard moustache, twirly beard and THIS! THAT'S Robert (aka Big Bad Bobby) Badminton! Long lost cousin, heir to their naval fortunes, AND bitter ex-boyfriend to one Minor Prince Banes! archiveofourown.org/works/517617...

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic I'm down over 1000 words of waffle between chapters 1-8. Basically, I wrote a LOT, over 2 yrs nearly, whilst microdosing shrooms for grief and depression! They helped. I regret nothing... But the waffle! I do read a LOT of Austen, Tolkien, Shakespeare etc. I'm fixing it! I promise 🤣

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#OFMDfic Okay, so chapters 1 to 6 are sorted. Sorry guys, super busy with family stuff ATM as my autistic child is off school because they're trying to force him into a CATHOLIC one (queer AF Enby parent says NO!) I'm trimming the fat of my fic so I can print the whole thing one day! ☺️

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#OFMDfanfic. I often describe the suit Bobby Badminton, my long lost ultra gay Badminton cousin wears... THIS is it 😱. He's a fashion designer who's a former love of Ricky Banes and will be detrimental to Banes' downfall!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

#OFMD #OFMDfanfic #fanfic Finally got a printer! Obviously I had to test it out... 😆🏴‍☠️

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#OFMDfanfic Just re-reading the new edit of Chapter 5. I love this one so fucking much. It was one of the ones I thought of before chapter 1! What I think Buttons got up to after turning into a seagull, up to landing on Izzy's grave! "Never Left!" ;) archiveofourown.org/works/517617...

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#OFMDfanfic The annoying thing about editing... I have OCD! So, if you notice, every time I finish a chapter - It HAS to make keep the total word count ending in 0. Don't ask me why! But, because I'm changing sentences to make them simplier, I have to keep the same word count! 😣 KMN?

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

#SENParent Agreed to visit the Catholic school the council is trying to force my son into today, beyond depressing. The "sensory" room consisted of 2 beanbags and a small trampoline. No lights, sound, nothing. Seen more cheer in a graveyard!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

#OFMDfic #OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath Think I can FINALLY say I'm 100% happy with the first five chapters! Just 21 more to go, whilst I write the 27th 🤣

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

#OFMD #OFMDfanfic I'm back! The menopause won't beat me and this inner saboteur can suck it! "Never Left!" is being re-re-re-re-edited. Chapters 1 and 2 are PERFECT. I'm going through the rest now! Nothing major is changing, just making things more legible as my writing skills have improved. 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

#OFMDFic "Never Left!" News. Writing is ongoing but editing a lot of what I have so far. Reached 4k but had some personal family issues to deal with and daughter is stopping another week over the holidays. Hoping to have chapter published within the week! 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

#OFMD There's something I ADORE about the idea of Hornigold and Auntie building an unlikely friendship. They're both old seadogs and veterans of The Golden Age... With young charges at their heels to lead into the next generation. For good, or for bad!

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xNeverLeftx @xneverleftx.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

#OFMDFic Back to writing on "Never Left!" after fixing my Good Omens fic. Chapter 27, The Storm on the Horizon, is coming! Auntie and Hornigold share the pros and cons of being cursed. Olu realizes there's more to Antonio than he first guessed. And Zheng and Woodes bond fighting to stay alive.

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