Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year’s #OFMDAroAceWeek , whether it was through post likes and shares, quoting/replying to our posts and sharing old work or new work, creating things, or interacting with all the lovely a-spec works and creators in the fandom! 💚💜💚💜

Did you know? Me!! One of the reasons ofmd hit me so hard was that the love stories felt natural and REAL. It was so refreshing to see that rather than arty nekked time for the ratings!

There are soooo many great a-spec creators in the fandom! Here are just a few of my faves: @remreader.bsky.social Rachel is like the queeeeeen of drabbles that I can't get enough of! (I honestly can't pick a favorite, just read all of them!) archiveofourown.org/users/remrea...

This is my favourite fic by @valerie-ughh.bsky.social It's a sweet ace4ace fast burn. I love the use of POV here! I discovered Val when she very enthusiastically commented along my first fic as I was writing it and I'm making my way through her works of ace4ace GB😍 archiveofourown.org/works/60771037

Ohmygodddd it's the last day but I'm leaving you all with a sweet treat: Ed and Stede are Friends, a very gentle and soft QPR fic inspired by Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad books AND @emcolbs.bsky.social delightful fanart of them! (Will link in replies.) archiveofourown.org/works/64240927

"About Us" is written by a German a-spec creator (me) and features a German a-spec creator (Emma Trosse) 💚💜 archiveofourown.org/works/53154430

It's day seven (the final day!!) of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today's sharing prompt is: your favorite a-spec creator! Reply or QRT to share your favorite a-spec creator in the fandom and/or your favorite work by them!

It’s day seven (the final day!!) of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today’s creation prompt is: Non-sexual intimacy / “This is…nice.” Reply or QRT with what you’ve created!

The Feeling Grows: archiveofourown.org/works/58762417 And the songbirds are singing... (did I already do this? Oh well): archiveofourown.org/works/53434351 No Lesser for Being Different: archiveofourown.org/works/63660382 About Us (this one is sooooo sweet!): archiveofourown.org/works/63660382

"The only thing I'm fucking is stupid": archiveofourown.org/works/532331... grey areas and expectations: archiveofourown.org/collections/...

My fic for today is a sort of sequel to a fic from last year’s Aro/Ace Week (The Hottest Ace at Pride)! Take a look at what our lovely couple gets up to at Pride events now that they’re together! (Hint: it has to do with spreading aro and ace acceptance) archiveofourown.org/works/64216795

In "Our Flag Means... um, what, exactly?", Stede and Ed have a tiny little flag problem. archiveofourown.org/works/53134654

(skids in a day late) Please enjoy this podfic of "Just to Kiss Me" by @duckistic.bsky.social! A post-s1 reunion fic featuring sex-positive Ed who is SO treasured. Rated M. 🔗 👇 This podfic is a gift for @ofmdzb.bsky.social, who won my podfic giveaway and nominated this lovely story 💚

My favourite microlabel to explore in fics is aegosexuality. It's the one I feel closest to and there's so many varieties. "The Things Bodies Do" by @fangirldeedee.bsky.social is a gorgeous, sweet and kind story where Ed and Stede explore what it means for Stede. 💞 archiveofourown.org/works/52038415

I'm not sure what the label for Stede would be in The Space Between Us, but I'm sure there is at least one for him... Whatever it is, he's happy with himself and his wants and needs. archiveofourown.org/works/549652...

It's day six of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today's sharing prompt is: Microlabels! Reply or QRT to share any art or fanfic that fits this theme!

It’s day six of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today’s creation prompt is: Acceptance / “I never knew!” Reply or QRT with what you’ve created!

Queerplatonic gentlebeard by @stedezissou.bsky.social: archiveofourown.org/works/48071878 Queerplatonic gentlebeard (rated E) by cheerios_and_wine: archiveofourown.org/works/39678024

Like I mentioned, today’s #OFMDAroAceWeek fic is a companion to yesterday’s fic! Five times Stede didn’t get it/wanted someone to get him, and one glorious time someone finally did. 💜 archiveofourown.org/works/63997657

In "Surprise", Frenchie has a surprise for Wee John. archiveofourown.org/works/53130304

I have something for this! How about a sweet snippet of Room People from the early days? 💜 #OFMDAroAceWeek Roommate Status: archiveofourown.org/works/39235167

It's day five of ‪#OFMDAroAceWeek‬ and today's sharing prompt is: Queer-platonic relationship! Reply or QRT to share any art or fanfic that fits this theme!

It's day five of ‪#OFMDAroAceWeek‬ and today's creation prompt is: Frustration / “I just want someone to get it!” Reply or QRT with what you've created!

In "Talk", Stede needs to tell Ed something important—and unexpected. archiveofourown.org/works/53113660

mine to keep Ed/Stede | Explicit | 2.5k words Grey-ace (& demi) Stede is sex-repulsed but still curious. He tries stepping over one of his boundaries, and it backfires on him. Written for @ofmdaroaceweek.bsky.social #ofmdfic

Here we go again! This fits both sex-repulsed/-indifferent *and* comfort. Stede/Ed, 3.7k, Explicit, ft grey-ace (and demi) trans Stede who steps over one of his own boundaries because he is curious. (pls mind the tags and read the A/N) archiveofourown.org/works/64169971

Straight up, all my ace4ace gentlebeard fics (of which there are now more than 20??????????) feature sex-repulsed Ed and Stede (and Frenchie if he pops up to offer his two cents). I just really prefer to write them that way as I’m wildly sex-repulsed myself. 🫡 archiveofourown.org/series/4214767

The first fic I wrote for this year’s #OFMDAroAceWeek is very special to me! A 5+1 fic for Ed that will have a companion fic with it tomorrow. Five times Ed didn’t realize he was Ace, and one glorious time he finally did 💜 archiveofourown.org/works/639972...

A compromise with myself for #OFMDAroAceWeek: chapter 1 of an (ace4ace, Duh) swan-maiden Ed and accidental arranged marriage with Stede fic! This works better in chapters anyway, and hopefully I’ll get the rest out shortly! (by the end of this week????) archiveofourown.org/works/641663...

izzy frenchie time 🥰🥰🔞 archiveofourown.org/works/64164685

For #OFMDAroAceWeek I’m bringing back the most unexpectedly sweet pairing: FrenchKissEd, who made their debut in Prof!Stizzy’s EdPrayLove story! This time, they’re having a conversation about identity and pleasure: archiveofourown.org/works/64054606

Both Ed and Stede are demisexual in this fic. 🖤🩶🤍💜 archiveofourown.org/works/552250...

It's day four of ‪#OFMDAroAceWeek‬ and today's sharing prompt is: Sex or romance repulsed/indifferent/positive! Reply or QRT to share any art or fanfic that fits this theme!

‪It’s day four of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today’s creation prompt is: ‬Understanding / “That’s a thing?”‪ Reply or QRT with what you’ve created!‬

Pie Stede, written for @routinesardine.bsky.social and with art by the wonderful @sailorsruin92.bsky.social, is my most explicitly demi Stede, and I love him very much ❤️ archiveofourown.org/works/57735112

#TakeTwoTuesday for Stede is Demisexual in a few of my works including a few WIPs but this one deals with him grappling with that explicitly, with Ed giving a sympathetic ear. It’s a top headcanon of mine. #OFMDAroAceWeek archiveofourown.org/works/57624796

Demisexual day and it's chapter 1 of The Ex-House, the game show where you share a tiny house with your ex on camera. Ed and Stede are sure it'll be fine. What could go wrong? (this is a more difficult/complex demisexual Stede, so please check the tags/notes) archiveofourown.org/works/641472...

Agh, this one is really special to me. One of the more personal stories I've written, and it gave me the opportunity to co-author with someone who later became one of my very best friends 🥹 Please enjoy both Stede and Ed finding themselves, and finding each other: archiveofourown.org/works/46294330

I wrote Harpsichord Lessons through the lens of a demi-sexual Stede. It's a short canon-compliant fic set the day after 1x05, and it's a little snapshot of his journey toward understanding that his own feelings toward Ed might be romantic archiveofourown.org/works/60556876

In "Special", Olu and Zheng discover that they have more in common than they think. archiveofourown.org/works/53112991

Here is my ace4ace omegaverse Gentlebeard fic! #OFMD #OFMDFic #OFMDAroAceWeek archiveofourown.org/works/64155835

Sexy Lawyer Roommate (ongoing!) features demisexual Stede very much working out what that means to him. 💜 archiveofourown.org/works/63433801

Demi!Stede is a major headcanon for me, so I write him a lot. In the Pink Flags series, both he and Ed are demi. Here's the first in the series which was originally a one shot. Please mind the tags if you read! archiveofourown.org/works/50734591

"Slowly, and then all at once" This isn't just one of my favourite ace-spec fics but one of my favourite fics ever! It's so sweet, and I love the metaphors that help Stede understand his demi-sexuality! archiveofourown.org/works/56628178 Thank you, @happydaiz.bsky.social for this jewel of a fic! 🥰

I wrote something for this! Ed's POV from Man on Fire when he's definitely *not* panicking about his relationship, and the more existential question of whether or not romantic love even exists. archiveofourown.org/works/64140523

It's day three of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today's sharing prompt is: Demiromantic and Demisexual! Reply or QRT to share any art or fanfic that fits this theme!

It's day three of #OFMDAroAceWeek and today's creation prompt is: Comfort / “I’ve got you.” Reply or QRT with what you've created!

Hooooooo lets line 'em up! Different Names for the Same Thing: archiveofourown.org/works/47731306 and the songbirds are singing...: archiveofourown.org/works/53434351 Stede Bonnet is acing this. Probably: archiveofourown.org/works/59905636 The Road Less Traveled: archiveofourown.org/works/532079...

Surprise, which also counts as QPR (roompeople!!!) archiveofourown.org/collections/...

In "Cake", Roach is living the aromantic dream, aka stealing a wedding cake and getting a hug from Fang 💚 archiveofourown.org/works/53090746