[he can't really speak for Ed's crew sadly and it seems too disingenuous to say his own don't feel that way. He's sure that there are people in Ed's life that think of him as more then --
Oh God was Ed going to--
No, Ed wasn't going to and why would he but the hug is just as startling and warm and dangerous and Stede is not flying with full sail at the moment so before he can even think to return it, Ed steps back.
It's a strange thing to think about Blackbeard hugging. Everyone needs a hug, or at least Stede likes to think that. But Blackbeard is a terrible pirate and terrible pirates, when they hug, they hug in a manly way. It's charming while at the same time disconcerting and Stede is not sure what he thinks about it.
Except that Ed looks a bit lonely when he pulls back. Stede doesn't know what love is either, at least not like that. He doesn't even know what friendship is. He barely knows what a pirate is. But what he does know in his drink addled mind is that Ed needs someone right now, for whatever reason. Maybe just to get the affection out of his system.
So he steps forward and, faintly cringing and hoping Ed won't see him as a complete pansy boy, he hugs Ed back as he always wanted to be. One arm went around Ed's back and the other around his shoulders, feeling the tickling fall of his hair]
Don't worry... I won't tell anyone.
[but he's not sure when to let go of him either as he is so warm and real and this feels so good]
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Oh God was Ed going to--
No, Ed wasn't going to and why would he but the hug is just as startling and warm and dangerous and Stede is not flying with full sail at the moment so before he can even think to return it, Ed steps back.
It's a strange thing to think about Blackbeard hugging. Everyone needs a hug, or at least Stede likes to think that. But Blackbeard is a terrible pirate and terrible pirates, when they hug, they hug in a manly way. It's charming while at the same time disconcerting and Stede is not sure what he thinks about it.
Except that Ed looks a bit lonely when he pulls back. Stede doesn't know what love is either, at least not like that. He doesn't even know what friendship is. He barely knows what a pirate is. But what he does know in his drink addled mind is that Ed needs someone right now, for whatever reason. Maybe just to get the affection out of his system.
So he steps forward and, faintly cringing and hoping Ed won't see him as a complete pansy boy, he hugs Ed back as he always wanted to be. One arm went around Ed's back and the other around his shoulders, feeling the tickling fall of his hair]
Don't worry... I won't tell anyone.
[but he's not sure when to let go of him either as he is so warm and real and this feels so good]