I'm Your Captain!
Stede... Stede doesn't know, does he?
Like, Ed is being as subtle as a wrecking bell, but look at Stede in that fourth gif. He's like, "Oh, I did a suitable Captain voice, look how proud Ed is of me. Well done me. That's two extra pirate points I've earned today" and then he saunters off on his merry way.
Can you guys imagine how many times Ed is going to have do this until Stede gets even the faintest inkling that anything more than Captain-practise is going on? That Ed isn't developing a lung problem that has him panting every time Stede gets it right? That puppy-dog-eyes and a jaw falling slack is not a standard reaction to some guy pulling rank? (And that getting a semi every time he does it is not just due to Ed's general proximity and taking it slow?)
I'm imagining that and it's driving me fucking mental.
When I read about Ep 6 originally being about escalating sexual tension, this is what I'm imagining.