unhand my rod
con o'neill as terry in BEDROOMS AND HALLWAYS (1998)
I've seen a few (very few) people now point out that referring to Stede and Ed as The Lighthouse and The Kraken isn't good because it's the parts of themselves that they hate the most-- I disagree and here's why.
Yes, both if them despise those parts of themselves-- for Stede an inability to guide someone or love them without hurting them, for Ed the trauma from killing his had and the legacy he wants to forget. BUT. They are also the things they love most about each other.
Stede is a lighthouse-- he is a beacon of light in the dark one must follow for safety. Follow him too closely and you might get hurt. But it can also be a relief, a sign of stable ground. A place to stay. A place to make a home.
Ed is a Kraken-- dangerous and wild, but also a product of the sea. The kraken doesn't know what it wants, but it belongs to itself. It finds strength, stability, and a home all within its own being. Never does the kraken doubt what it is, only why it is. And that's okay.
Stede doubts himself in a way he's never seem from Ed. He learns that sometimes it's okay to rely on yourself, even when it's scary. Ed has managed to make his own life, but for the first time is able to feel solid ground with Stede. He learns it's okay to follow the light, even if there's a chance you might get hurt.
Stede and Ed being The Lighthouse and The Kraken is not only a symbol of their flaws but a symbol of their strengths and I'm crying
my fellow gay pirate lovers! if you want to write Spanish dialogue for Jim but don’t speak Spanish the non binary pronoun I and my Spanish speaking friends use is “elle” (pronounced ay-yay) and you can add an “e” as the ending to gendered words such as “amige” for “friend”!
