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• Bonny and Read by majormoon

  Fandoms: Historical RPF, Assassin's Creed RPF, Assassin's Creed - All Media Types  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • F/F
  • Work in Progress

  31 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Anne Bonny/James Kidd | Mary Read
  • Anne Bonny
  • James Kidd | Mary Read
  • Historical AU
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Alternate Universe - Historical
  • Pirate Fiction
  • Legendary pirates
  • Female pirates
  • nobody needs Calico Jack
  • lesbians with swords
  • Alcohol
  • Violence
  • tragic ending
  • Lesbian Pirates
  • Moderate/Fast Burn
  • sword fights
  • warning: heterosexuals
  • Partnership
  • Implied Sexual Content
  • description of injuries/corpses
  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Action
  • Combat
  • Mild Sexual Content
  • Blood
  • looting
  • Crossdressing
  • Gender Roles
  • Gender Issues
  • Pirates
  • Golden Age of Piracy
  • "Butch" lesbians
  • brief mutual pining
  • they're girlfriends your honor

  Summary

  “Bonny and Read” is a Historical RPF (Real Person Fiction) about the two legendary female pirates Anne Bonny (1697-unknown) and Mary Read (1685-1721/1722 (historically/AU)).
  It’s a Historical AU (Alternate Universe) in which Calico Jack never existed, Anne Bonny is Captain instead, Mary Read served on a merchant ship, and where, as a result, the historical events unfold differently.

  Based on real, historically attested events.
  Character appearances follow Bonny and Read’s depiction in Assassin’s Creed IV.
  Inspired by Assassin’s Creed IV and the character Sea Hawk from She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (animated show; 2018-2020).

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,257

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