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The Revenge comes around once or twice a year to pick Ed and Izzy up for an adventure. Usually this just means a trip to some beautiful island or other, but every once in a while they’ll participate in a raid. A couple times Izzy even goes along to a fancy party, gets to make a fake character and everything (his character’s name was Israel).
When the adventure is done, the crew will drop the two men back off at their home, a small cottage by the sea. They’re retired now (mostly) and spend every single day in each other’s company.
Izzy was worried at first that Ed would get bored quickly, the way he often did when they were younger, but Ed insists he’s mellowed out and has been perfectly content being retired.
Izzy will read books to Ed (Stede drops off new ones each time they come to visit), and Ed will cook for Izzy. They go fishing together, and walk through town holding hands.
Each night they cuddle up in their bed and fall asleep holding each other - Blackbeard and his right hand man, Edward and Izzy - safe in the home they’ve made of each other.