Stizzy

Stizzy is the slash ship between Stede Bonnet and Izzy Hands from the Our Flag Means Death fandom.

Season One
Stede and Izzy first meet when Blackbeard sends Izzy to arrange for a meeting between him and Stede. Stede rejects the meeting, and calls Izzy "Iggy". Later, Izzy and the rest of Blackbeard's crew save Stede and the members of the Revenge from the Spanish. Izzy and Ed take control of Stede's ship, but Izzy quickly loses patience when he sees Stede and Ed becoming friends. Ed promises to kill Stede, which convinces Izzy to remain part of the crew.

When it becomes clear that Ed refuses to follow through on his promise, Izzy tries to kill Stede himself. He challenges Stede to a duel, declaring that the loser must either die or leave the ship. Izzy loses the duel on a technicality and is banished from the Revenge. During his banishment, Izzy decides to sell Stede out to the British. Stede and Ed attempt to run away together, but Stede gets cold feet. Ed returns to the Revenge and takes control of the ship, with Izzy as his first mate. They maroon the majority of Stede's crew on an island, then get the rest of the crew to throw Stede's belongings overboard.

Season Two
Stede and Izzy reconvene after Ed sails the Revenge into a thunderstorm. Stede swims towards the damaged Revenge in hopes of finding Ed, but Izzy tells him that they marooned Ed on an island. However, it is revealed that he is actually unconscious and being held in a small room beneath the ship.

After Stede and Ed reunite, Stede admits that he doesn't feel like a very good captain. Ed encourages him to be more assertive. Remembering that he once said he learned everything he knew from Izzy, Stede approaches him for help with becoming a better captain. Izzy attempts to train Stede, but remarks that he has no skills whatsoever. Despite this, Stede suggests they attempt a raid; he claims he is better in action than in practice. Stede steals a fancy suit from the ship they raid, but the rest of the crew begins to think the suit is cursed. Izzy tries to explain that a curse has taken hold, whether Stede likes it or not, but he ignores Izzy. After Stede is later attacked for wearing the suit, Izzy helps him to pawn the "cursed" clothing off on a French ship.

After Stede and Ed make love for the first time, Izzy offers them his congratulations. The Revenge docks at the Republic of Pirates, where Ed admits that he doesn't want to be a pirate anymore. He leaves Stede for the life of a fisherman. Izzy later finds Stede at Spanish Jackie's, and correctly surmises that Ed has left him. He tells Stede that Ed is complicated, but that he believes Stede was a good influence for him. Stede is grateful for this, as it's one of the first compliments Izzy has ever paid him.

The Republic of Pirates is targeted by Ricky Banes, and Stede concocts a plan to escape. The crew of the Revenge don British army clothing and take Ricky as a hostage. They lead Ricky towards the British army, and then attack. In the chaos, Izzy is shot in the stomach by Ricky. Stede and Ed help carry Izzy onto the ship, but his wound is fatal. Seeing Stede take charge, Izzy remarks that he's "definitely fucked". He dies in Ed's arms, and is buried at land. Stede and Ed decide to take a break from piracy by opening an inn together. They choose a ramshackle house a few yards from Izzy's grave.

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Stizzy is one of the most popular ships in the Our Flag Means Death fandom. Fans enjoy the dynamic between the two characters, and saw plenty of potential for an "Enemies to Lovers" type relationship between each other. They also enjoy the idea of Izzy and Stede, both in love with Blackbeard, discovering that they instead having feelings for each other. Other fans prefer the idea of Steddy Hands, which pairs Izzy and Stede with their mutual attraction, Blackbeard.

Stizzy currently has over 1700 works on AO3, and is the fifth most popular ship in the Our Flag Means Death tag.

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