Okay okay okay so I've been thinking about this premise and a conversation Stede would have with Izzy but some alterations: Izzy is 55 and goes back 30 years, so he's 25 here. The week passes without Izzy turning back and they actually do all leave the island. (#steddyhands)
https://twitter.com/FRAXlNUS/status/1528841921317191685
And I'm thinking it's two weeks later and Izzy has stuck around because where the fuck else is he going to go, but also because Stede is DETERMINED to get Izzy to like him. Like, it's bordering on obsession. Ed teases him that he's just taken by how pretty Izzy used to be.
Stede finds himself grumbling something about Izzy having been pretty before he got thrown forward in time, but he quickly stops that train of thought and goes back to planning the little ways he can weasel into Izzy's day.
Izzy, for his part, is completely bewildered.
Izzy, for his part, is completely bewildered.
Ed teases him about it just as much as he teases Stede. He can see the way Izzy blushes when Stede does something gentlemanly, even as simple as holding the door open for him. He watches as Izzy leans forward whenever Stede is close, like a moth to flame.
The issue is that every time Izzy catches himself in these moments, he shuts down and finds some excuse to leave the room. Ed advises Stede that he's maybe coming on too strong, which makes Stede pout, which forces Ed to kiss the pout off his face. The conversation peters out.
With Edward's advise considered (and his party idea ruined, damn him) Stede decides he should just approach Izzy in his off-time, and strike up a conversation like a normal person.
The opportunity presents itself at sunset when he finds Izzy on deck admiring the view.
The opportunity presents itself at sunset when he finds Izzy on deck admiring the view.
(okay my setup is done gotta do the work thing then I get to get this conversation OUT OF MY HEAD)
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