Midweek Repeat: The Roach Episode (Originally aired Jan. 22, 2024)

Our Flag Means Fanfiction

Resurfaced from the archives, we're replaying The Roach Episode to celebrate the much-beloved Samba Schutte.

He’s everyone’s favorite chef – the man who can make a 40-orange glaze cake with nothing but a butcher knife and an open flame. We’re talking Roach in this episode! We’re exploring his backstory as well as what we’d love to see him do in Season 3.

It’s also been a wild week in the fandom and we recap everything from #Lubeasacrew to the billboards, trucks and planes. Hop aboard the Our Flag Means Fanfiction podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Also, it’s OFMD Aro/Ace Week! https://twitter.com/ofmdaroaceweek/status/1732091009129943088

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The Our Flag Means Fanfiction co-hosts this week are Randy (the most prolific Roach writer in the fandom https://archiveofourown.org/users/bongbingbong), Irene (Roach and Rizzy expert and artist https://twitter.com/neo__pessimist ), YA author Rosiee Thor (https://www.rosieethor.com/), jewelry maker Tony (https://www.blueboximaginarium.com/), cosplayer and journalist Lacey Bond (https://www.instagram.com/officialjoygoblin/), and me, Carly Heath (https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/).

Here’s the fics we rec in the show:

Heart Like a Kite https://archiveofourown.org/works/51579748

Cake - https://archiveofourown.org/works/52211017

Roach and the Aunties - https://archiveofourown.org/works/50801470/chapters/128333638

Best Ranking: A DDR love story - https://archiveofourown.org/works/45131290

Roach-centered ficlets - https://archiveofourown.org/works/39505494/chapters/98880282

All I have to offer is my flesh, blood, and bone - https://archiveofourown.org/works/50695186

It’s not the long walk home that will change this heart - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38909196

Communicating Want - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38441191/chapters/96071794

From one son to another - https://archiveofourown.org/works/47861134

Cleave the Pin - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38027014

Two Ungentle Men - https://archiveofourown.org/series/2866504

Cancelled - https://archiveofourown.org/works/45754003

Roach reference zine - https://twitter.com/royaleminit/status/1736886061698269358?s=20

Randy’s Rizzy fanfic directory -

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ja_nJZFcwKTZ33Sh3i0p0wG9x87DnzWwGQlW3CQGX1c/edit