Name: Emily, ferventrabbit
Pronouns: she/her
Artist/Writer/Beta: Writer and beta!
Find me here: ferventrabbit on Ao3
Socials: ferventemily on Bsky and ferventrabbit on Tumblr
Favourite OFMD Moment: It's gotta be Ed talking to a lil wolf - I loved it so much that I got it as a tattoo!
About Me:
Mid-30s, Philly-area native and Gritty stan, co-host of a fanfic podcast! I participated in the OFMD RBB in 2024 and had an amazing time. I am so excited to be helping to bring this event to the fandom in 2025. I've been involved in writing fanfiction for about ten years, and fall more and more in love with it every day <3
Name: Aletea
Pronouns: She/her
Artist/Writer/Beta: Writer! I spend every free moment writing these days.
Find me here: Aletea on Ao3
Socials: aletea on Bsky
Favourite OFMD Moment:
so, so many. Jim's “not a fucking mermaid” scene. Frenchie's pyramid scheme - every Frenchie scheme, in fact. Izzy's performance during Calypso's birthday. Stede twirling in the cursed suit.
About me:
oh boy, now I have to introduce myself. What can I say? I'm in my mid 30s and spend all of my free time writing. Most of it is focused on Izzy, some on Frenchie and the remaining on garlic soup (Archie, my love!). I only joined the fandom in November of 2023, desperately hurling chapters onto AO3 before I started to find the community. I hadn't written for years before that, but OFMD reminded me how much I love it.
I participated in the reverse bang last year, and it was my first big event. I LOVED it, and am so excited to help run it this year!
Name: Holly or Dean/deanbird
Pronouns: she/her
Artist/Writer/Beta: Artist on the whole, but I've been stretching my writing legs a lot this past year!
Find me here: Deanbird on Ao3
Socials: Deanbird (AO3 and bsky), swashbuckling-sweethearts (Tumblr), deanbird_ao3 (IG)
Favourite OFMD Moment:
How to choose?!?! All the GB kisses, the Snake Snack bit, "take the fuckin' leg", Stede and all his outfits, Jim's s2 look. I could go on!
About Me:
I love birds, art, and long walks in the woods. You can almost always catch me lookin' at critters and turning my AU Eds into nature-lovers like me. 💜
I lost my drawing spark during COVID and OFMD brought it back, and now I'm even drawing people (something I'd always avoided!). I've met so many incredible people and I love seeing all the beautiful creative works we make. I'm exited to host this event which will help create even more!
Name: Kylie/Merry
Pronouns: She/Her/They
Artist/Writer/Beta: Artist!
Find my work: MerryFinches on InPRNT
Socials: merryfinches on Tumblr and Bluesky
Favorite OFMD Moment: You Wear Fine Things Well, both times! Also the way Ed says “take the fucking leg” gets me every time, as well as anything Black Pete says.
About Me: I’m an artist and long-time nerd. Lover of pink and sparkles! In real life I’m a UK-based small-business owner and parent to little kids. OFMD is my happy place and where I find space for myself!
LEAH
Name: Leah, Pineau_noir
Pronouns: she/her
Artist/Writer/Beta: Writer, occasional beta (when I have the spoons)
Find me here: AO3 Pineau_noir
Socials: Pineau_noir on Pillowfort and IG, Pineau-noir on Tumblr, Lpineau_noir on Twitter
Favourite OFMD Moment: omg, um dead Nigel, anything with my wife Spanish Jackie, 'Coming Nana! Coming for some cake!', anytime Ed has an ADHD moment and I'm like 'hey, me too dude!', when Izzy carves his name into Stede's shirt
About Me:
I'm fairly new to fandom (about 7 years) but in human years, I'm in my 40s. I have kids and cats and pink hair, and sometimes I don't make sense because I also have ADHD. I love reverse bangs, it was the first fandom event I participated in (way back in 2018) and I'm so excited we have one for OFMD.