Prince Ricky, who is now an Admiral, has just been informed that Blackbeard, Bonnet, and Izzy Hands have sunk one of his ships. So that means Izzy is alive. Ricky now needs to return to sea to track down the nefarious pirates but has grown fond of the following of pre-teen girls who fawn over him...

We’re talking dark fics this week with Chloe and Tessa! Why do we like dark fics? What would we love to see? What are some of our favs? Have a listen and find out! Also:  Chloe’s substack: https://splitscene.substack.com/ Essay rec: Angst as an act of self love by Merlina...

Our conversation this week touches on fanfiction’s role in helping co-host Lacey Bond (https://www.instagram.com/joy.goblin/) deprogram from Christianity. And the more I marinate on Lacey’s story after listening to this again, the more I can’t help but wonder if fanfiction has helped a lot of...