Gilde Cage 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️🔞🖤💜🧡

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She/her, they/then UK based fanfic writer. Here for #OFMD 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ & new friends. Dabbling in #HeatedRivalry ATM 40s Blind and proud 👁 ADHD brain, cool with it 🧠🫧 Kinda queer (pan), strongly allied 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Cryptid Knight

A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A series of silver discs on a keyring lie flat on a wooden table. Theargest says One Day at a Time. Other smaller discs lie overlapping with timeframes ranging from 1 week to 1 month written on them. One disc is slightly seperated and reads 2 months.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
A yellow background. At the top in dark blue, flowing text, are the words Dearly Beloved. AT the bottom, dark blue text in a less flowing script reads Written by GildedCage. Art by Puck the Tall Hobbit. OFMD Reverse Big Bang 2026. In the centre is a gorgeous illustration of a stained glass rose window. The main circle is dark blue, with eight petals extending from the centre, At the top of each petal is a red circle, featuring either a heart or a sunburst. At the base of each petal is a smaller petal in white and oink. At the centre of the rose is a turquoise circle with a black and white sailing ship in the middle.
Pale blue background with pink bubble text that reads I was the biggest supporter of double pod 2026
Pale blue background with text. At the top, pink bubble letters with black edging read 'Double Pod because it wouldn't be the same with one'. Below, black letters read 'A Bit of a Fixer -Upper by Temporal_Discounting'. At the bottom, pink text reads 'Narrated by GildedCage and ClaireGregory'.
Head and shoulders shot of Anthony Stuart Head, a handsome white man with short, dark hair which is greying at the temples. He is probably in his mid to late 40s in this picture.
A yellow table holds a bottle of Leffe 0.0 beer, a bottle of Erdinger Alkofrei, and a can of Heineken 0.0.
A coupe glass full of cloudy peach coloured liquid against a purple tablecloth. In front of the glass is a keyring with a collection of silver discs. The largest disc at the front reads 'one day at a time'.
Leather office chair with a grey blanket over the top of the backrest. On the seat is a cream cushion with a silhouette in black of a cat clawing the air in the bottom left. The rat of the cushion is filled with black text in an OFMD style of font. It reads: cats are terrifying. Everyone knows that. Coz they're witches. And they've got knives in their feet. Behind the chair is a cat tower and scratching post.
It wooden table top covered in loose stickers, all of which depict imagery from OFMD
My left hand resting laln down a little towel. My nails are alternating iridescent teal and iridescent, glittery purpl
Pic is of the back of my head, neck and shoulders. I'm wearing a capped sleeve, back T-shirt. I have a tousled, blond bob. The undercut is just peeking through a gap. It is dyed plum purple, dark pink and bright orange.
Pink tentacles swirl through sunlit water. Over the image are blocks containing text, which reads: Monstrous. Written by dance_across. Read by GildedCage.
Pink tentacles swirl through sunlit water. Over the image are blocks containing text, which reads: Monstrous. Written by dance_across. Read by GildedCage.
Close up of pink tentacles swirling in water, seen from below. A sunlit surface is just visible above. Over the image, against pale grey boxes, dark gray text reads: Monstrous . Written by dance_across. Read by GildedCage
A large cheese plant stands in front of a bed with white sheets and pillows. The wall is a textured cream squares. We can only see about a third of the bed. It has a wooden futon base. The cheese plant is in a raffia pot.
Screen shot of the AO3 page that holds the Soundcloud link to the podfic. Hyperlionked text above the large box showing the Soundcloud audio track reads, This is a podfic of Interpreting clouds by GildedCage Hyperlinked text below reads GildedCage. Interpreting Clouds. The background of the Soundcloud tile is a green/grey/blue sky with peach coloured clouds to the left of frame.
Head and shoulders shot.Two men (one white and one who nay have East Asian heritage) both with short dark hair both classically handsome, are face to face, very close. Their foreheads nearly touch. They are both wearing sports jerseys one in blue one red. The background is pink
Exploding gold fireworks against a black background. Text in gold sparkler writing reads With A Bang. Below that in gold ballooon font reads Ch3.
Black square with firework starbursts . White curly text reads With A Bang Chapter Two GukdedCage
Screenshot of AO3 page. Text reads: Rating: Explicit Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: M/M Fandom: Our Flag Means Death (TV) Relationship: Blackbeard | Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet Characters: Blackbeard | Edward TeachStede BonnetLucius Spriggs Oluwande Boodhari Mary Allamby Bonnet Additional Tags: Blackbeard | Edward Teach Loves Stede BonnetStede Bonnet Loves Blackbeard | Edward TeachBlackbeard | Edward Teach is Down Bad for Stede BonnetAlternate Universe - Modern SettingNew Year's Eve FireworksPoison into PositivityComing OutFast BurnMeet-Cute Explicit Sexual ContentFirst KissFirst TimeWork In ProgressPodfic Welcome Language:EnglishStats:Published:2026-01-03Updated:2026-01-03Words:2,786Chapters:1/?Hits:0 With A Bang GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) Summary: Edward Teach is woken up on New Year's Day by a phone call requesting his professional services. The request is just odd enough to pique his curiosity. Notes: This is just a whim. A smutty, little fast-burn fic that came to me while watching the NYE fireworks and thought I would share it. Thanks to Zuckerbaby_1 for the ever-generous beta-read.
Screen shot of an AO3 page. Text reads: Ring Out, Wild Bells GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) Summary: Brighton, UK. December 2024. Ed’s hatred of the festive season was somewhat alleviated by finally getting to meet, in rather dramatic circumstances, Stede. Stede was the proprietor of the newly-opened tailors and gentlemen’s outfitters The Best Revenge. There was some irresistible force between them, almost as though they were always supposed to meet. Through a series of encounters and social engagements, they got to know each other better. As the new year drew closer, so did they.
Screen shot of AO3 page. The text reads: Maybe This Time GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) Chapter Management Chapter 5: It Couldn't Please Me More Summary: Ed continues to recognise the different versions of himself and what they mean to him. He invites Stede to join him on a muni adventure and makes a decision that will, he hopes, make good things more attainable. Notes: Sorry this chapter took so long to get out, folks. I hit a tricky patch of life then got really busy. I hope to have chapter 6 for you early in the new year, January if possible. I'm working throughout December so will look forward to getting back to writing in 2026. Huge thanks to Zuckerbaby_1 who put even more time, energy and creativity (if that's even possible) into doing a super supportive and invaluable beta-read. I struggled a bit with this chapter, just because of life stuff, and their suggestions and cheerleading were so helpful. I couldn't be more grateful. Thanks as always to YellowMustard. for screaming about the bits she likes best and catching some additional SPAG stuff. As ever, please feel free to comment and let me know what's working for you. Chapter Text Ed wakes up with a satisfied moan and an indulgent stretch. He’s heartened by the way his ribs only ache rather than throb, and his knee complains rather than screams. He’s not exactly leaping out of bed like a spring lamb but he’s definitely closer to slinking around like a cat, albeit an elderly one. And that’s a massive step up from the calcified starfish he felt like at the start of this whole journey. As he pulls himself up to sit, little party poppers crack along his spine, like his body wants to celebrate his continual revitalisation.
Image is a close up of bubbles in orange liquid.
Background is rumpled, cream-coloured bedsheets and blankets. Text in the centre reads The Scentsual World. An OFMD Canon Divergent Fic by GildedCage
A bed with rumpled, cream-coloured blankets and sheets. In the centre are the words The Scentsual World. An OFMD Canon-Divergent Fic by GildedCage
My hand (smallish with white skin). Fingers curled inwards. Every fingernail apart from the ring finger are painted matte black with a gloss black tentacle on top. The ring finger is the same design but inatte purple
A black square that shows a fractured pain of glass with a hole in the middle. In the middle read the words, Maybe This Time. An OFMD fic by GildedCage
Classic poolside holiday shot. Two pairs of pale white legs extend from the bottom of the frame, both on sun lounges. Beyond the feet a metal balcony railings and beyond that the sea, a sliver of beach and sloping clips covered in greenery to the left and right.
Screen shot of Maybe This Time, chapter 4, as posted on Archive of Our Own. Text reads: Maybe This Time GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) Chapter 4: Oxytocin Summary: As Ed's recovery progresses, Stede tentatively begins to spend more time in his company as they both try to work out where to go from here. Chapter Text Stede wakes and stretches, vertebrae cracking in a series of champagne pops, like his body is celebrating the birth of a new day. It feels good. His body feels looser, straighter, more flexible. He hadn’t realised how tight he’d become over the last couple of months. Every muscle had locked up, trying to create a solid, armoured wall to protect him from damage. It hadn’t helped, of course. None of the attacks were coming from outside. They were all internal. Maybe that was it. Perhaps his body had locked down like a prison, trying to keep all those dangerous emotions from escaping and wreaking havoc on innocent bystanders. Either way, it hadn’t been fun. That first week that Ed had come to stay, Stede had practically been able to hear the screech of his rigid muscles scraping together. But since their little blow-up, when the dam had fractured a little and a flood of honesty came pouring out of both himself and Ed, Stede had felt the pressure reduce. The water level is still high, of course. There’s a lot more talking still to do. But it feels like it might be easier. More of a tumbling stream of conversation than torrents of boiling recrimination and guilt.
Close up pr a silver medal, which reads, British Gymnastics. The ribbon is purple, pink and white and reeds British gymnastics recreational gymnastics and trump leading.
Screen shot of my AO3 posted fic. Text reads: Maybe This Time GildedCage (DemonicHoarde) Chapter Management Chapter 3: What Would You Do? Summary: Ed meets his support team and begins the slow process of recovery in unfamiliar and emotionally unpredictable surroundings. Some progress is made on the path to healing. Notes: It's been a wee while but here she is! Chapter three has unfurled her sails and launched upon the briney deeps. Apparently you find me in poetic mood today. I am planning to aim for a new chapter at the end of each month until the story tells me when it's done. I'm envisaging about five more chapters. Bucket loads of fresh, delicious thanks to Zuckerbaby_1 for putting in a lot of time and effort on an elegant, creative and very necessary restructure of the middle bit. Chapter Text “Gentlemen!” Victoria’s voice rings out stern and clear as a Sunday morning church bell. “This is a hospital. Kindly lower your voices and, if at all possible, please reduce the swearing.”
Title card. Black background with a jagged hole in the centre as though we are looking at a broken sheet of glass. In the centre, white text reads: Maybe This Time. An OFMD fic by GildedCage
Screenshot of the AO3 page of chapter two, Maybe This Time. Chapter text reads: Stede is furious. Livid. His blood fizzes and spits, teardrops on a roaring fire. Every cell in his body drives him forward, with the relentless focus of a sled-dog racing across Arctic tundra. Racing, heart pounding and breath ragged, towards True North. But instead of the firm, packed snow he needs to achieve the speed he craves, there’s dragging, sucking sand. It slows him down, catches at his heels and wraps clammy fingers of seaweed around his ankles. Hissing, mocking laughter evident in every lick of the waves along the tideline. And fucking Izzy Hands has no fucking business standing in his way like this.
Wall with three fold-framed mirrors
A bedroom. Centre is a large, gold metal-framed bed. To the left are two long windows with yellow curtains, a large mirror on the wall, two brown leather armchairs, and a dark wood coffee table. To the right is a wooden desk and chair. The carpet is burgundy, the walls pale grey and have paintings on them. There is an electric cha ndelier handing from the centre of the ceiling.
Screen shoot of the AO3 page of the new fic Maybe This Time. Summary reads: Damage has been done. Serious damage. Physical, emotional, psychological. The unholy trinity of pain. Ed has a great deal of healing to do. Physical, emotional, psychological. And, as much as he hates to admit it, he just can’t do that without at least some contact with the cause of it all: Stede fucking Bonnet. As Ed’s scars slowly knit back together, and Stede gets the chance to darn the gaping holes he tore in Ed’s soul, the threads of their lives begin to weave into a skein of something new. Something potentially very fine. And, who knows? Maybe this time they’ll both be lucky. Maybe this time Stede will stay. OR A modern AU exploration of the post-Kraken era. There are lots of tags. This is an angsty one so worth checking them out. The link will follow in the reply to this skeet.