#read a reddit thread recently about how this scene is crucial to understanding both of their motivations  #because ed’s had a lifetime of adventure and finds the idea of a quiet domestic life an exciting change of pace  #but stede only just escaped a quiet domestic life that made him miserable for years  #and he looks at this sock-folding ed and thinks he’s ruined him by bringing him into the life stede ran away from  #i don’t think it’s quite as simple as ‘stede doesn’t want domestic non-pirate ed'  #bc it’s quite clear that stede loves ed for ed and not just the romanticized ideal of adventure he represents  #but it does force him to confront some uncomfortable truths about what he wants and what impact he has on others  (via @eugeniedanglars )