Singing the Body Electric

Fandom 50 #24

Until It Doesn't Hurt by CATastrophy
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Characters/Relationships: Izzy Hands + Ed/Izzy breakup and background Ed/Stede + elements of Izzy/Lucius
Medium: Vid
Length: 2:49
Rating: SFW (some scenes of violence, including a non-fatal self-inflicted gunshot)
My Bookmark Tags: angst, ambiguous ending, former relationship, fights & breakups, injury, heartbreak, self-harm
Song: "Until It Doesn't Hurt" by Mother Mother
Note: Contains some flickering and flashing lights.

Excerpt:

I want to fight, I want to bite / I want to swallow all the light

This is just a gorgeous three minutes of angst that perfectly captures Izzy's s1 and s2 journey away from Ed, with the way he swings between wanting to lash out and ruin lives but always coming back to just having to bear being left and being hurt. It's a great choice of song paired with crisp editing, making perfect use of moments of fire and self-isolation from the show without ever being too on the nose.