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juliansswimmingpool · 1 year

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Merthur Fic Masterlist (Updating)

These are some of my favourite Merlin fics so far. A lot of these will contain spoilers for the show. They are listed in no particular order. I have also cropped some of the summaries to save people the scrolling time.

Updates since first posted: 1

Under 10k:

The Tulip Thief by Polomonkey | Complete | 3.2k, 1 chapter | General Audiences | Modern setting, fluff, pre-slash, misunderstandings, hand-holding | 'Sometimes I steal flowers from your garden on my way to the cemetery, but today you’ve caught me and have demanded to come with me to make sure the “girl is pretty enough to warrant flower theft” and I’m trying to figure out how to break it to you that we’re on our way to a graveyard'

10-20k:

to go with grace by andiwriteordie | Complete | 17k, 1 chapter | Teen & Up | Post-canon, character redemption, Morgana POV, angst, introspective, forgiveness | Morgana Pendragon is dead, at Emrys’s hand. Just as the prophecies had foretold. But before she can enter Avalon and find peace, she must first pay penance for all the sins she committed in her life. Her penance is quite simple: look after and heal Arthur Pendragon, the Once and Future King, until the time comes for his return to the land of the living.

The Sorcerer and the Lionheart by just_a_wavefunction | Complete | 16k, 1 chapter | Teen & Up | Post-canon, historical references, friendship, Immortal Leon | Merlin spends fifteen hundred years waiting for Arthur's return. Luckily, he doesn't have to wait alone.

Hear Your Heart Sing (Love, Love, Love) by schweet_heart | Complete | 15k, 8 chapters | Mature | Soulmates AU, fluff, humor, angst, office romance | Merlin used to like the idea of finding The One – until he fell in love with Arthur Pendragon. Now he has a boss he can't date (but can't stop thinking about), a soulmate he can't find (who has terrible taste in music), and a best friend who can't believe he still hasn't got his act together (even though it's seriously not his fault).

From This Day On by lady_ragnell | Complete | 19k, 1 chapter | Teen & Up | modern setting, canon era (it'll make sense), mystery-solving? (idk how to describe it) | While on a hike, Merlin and Gwaine stumble upon the Lost City of Camelot, cursed to wake up every morning a century in the future, and Merlin decides it's his duty to break the spell--with help from a prince, an imprisoned seer, and quite a few others. A Brigadoon AU.

21-50k:

and with my opened mouth i join the singing light by intothefirewego | Complete | 33k, 6 chapters | Mature | Graphic descriptions of blood | Heavy angst, major character injury, emotional hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, magic reveal | Merlin frowned, and tried to inhale, but choked on a cough. He opened his mouth, trying to speak but his mouth was sticky and full and he felt warm, warm, warm, warm spilling down down down down… The world tilted on its axis a little bit, and Merlin leant into Arthur’s body. Why was the world tilting? Arthur’s face shifted from annoyance to horror.

Destiny That Darkly Hides Us by Nympha_Alba | Complete | 40k, 7 chapters | Explicit | Angst, WWI, Edwardian era, college AU | It's 1913, the practice of homosexuality is unlawful, so is the practice of magic. When Arthur Pendragon and Merlin Emrys meet as Cambridge undergrads, they're both hungry for a real and true connection without secrets. For a short time they believe they may have found it. But war breaks out and separates them, and it seems unlikely that they will meet again. After all, what are the odds?

A.S.S. (Agents of Secret Stuff) series by supercalvin | 39k, 8 parts | Mostly Teen & Up | Mostly none, one fic is marked with Graphic Depictions Of Violence | Spy AU, modern setting, humor, crack treated seriously, BAMF characters | Merlin & Arthur are an unstoppable spy duo. Basically merthur + the knights and other characters do whacky spy shit

51-100k:

Tributes by TheAvalonian | Complete | 88k, 10 Chapters | Mature | Graphic Depictions of Violence | Hunger Games AU, angst, enemies to friends to lovers, emotional hurt/comfort | It is the 57th annual Hunger Games, and Merlin Emrys stands at the Reaping ceremony with his best friend Guinevere Smith at his side. In a twisted game where death seems the only certainty, Merlin will find himself tested in ways no one could have ever predicted - and may even find himself fighting for more than just his own life as he enters into an unlikely alliance with Arthur Pendragon, the Career tribute poised to win it all.

Over 100k:

To Bare Our Teeth and Our Hearts by queerofthedagger | Complete | 124k, 14 chapters | Mature | Graphic Depictions Of Violence | An execution was not exactly on Merlin's bucket list, wasn't even what destiny had intended for him. Arthur, for his part, really wants to catch a break, and to stop thinking about his late manservant. Or sometimes, things have to go downhill first before they get better, and if Uther had known about the eventual outcome, he might've changed his mind for once in his life.

What I'd Have Done by Flight_of_Fantasy | Complete | 119k, 14 chapters | General Audiences | Canon era, magic reveal, heavy angst, gen or pre-slash, Arthur-centric, character study | For better or for worse, Arthur knows Merlin's secret. The problem? Merlin doesn't know Arthur knows. This leaves Arthur with a predicament… and an opportunity. A test. Three trials and three opportunities for Merlin to prove he doesn't deserve death. Arthur hopes he will pass them. Maybe then the image of Merlin's golden eyes will stop haunting him.

The Heart's Search by rotrude | Complete | 115k, 2 chapters | Explicit | Some violence | Romance, AU - dystopia, modern setting | For thirty-five girls/boys, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Arthur. But for Merlin Emrys, being Selected is a nightmare. Leaving his home to enter a fierce competition for a crown he doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Some bonus non-merthur Merlin fics:

Everyday Destiny (ffn, ao3) by Searchingforangels (ffn) or DancingInTheStorm (ao3) | Complete (only on ffn) | 53k, 200 chapters | General Audiences | Drabble collection, golden age AU, exploration of themes, non-linear narrative | Great destinies swing of small hinges; a collection of small moments that shape Albion. A pre- and post-reveal drabble collection.

#merthur #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #merlin fic rec #merthur fic rec #merlin x arthur #merlin emrys #fic masterlist #fic masterpost #fic rec list

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Clint Barton Angst Masterlist

Dollhouse (ao3) - JinxQuickfoot clint/laura, wanda/vision M, 12k

Summary: The torture bingo card.

It was an old joke that had been passed around the SHIELD agents with a darker sense of humor. Phil had disapproved. Fury had pretended not to know. Clint had joined in right away, only to find he had been able to fill out half the squares before the game had even begun, courtesy of a life of bad cards, poor decisions, and worse luck.

No one was ever supposed to win. -------------------------------------- The Barton family gets an uninvited guest, and it has no intention of leaving.

Don't Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (ao3) - samalander clint/natasha T, 8k

Summary: Even after Clint is freed, even after the battle is won and the villains vanquished, he can’t get warm. He can’t escape the little seed of Loki, and how it is killing him.

And his fingers are turning black and his chest is always numb.

Clint Barton is freezing to death from the inside out. And there is no one who can save him.

Evaluation (ao3) - CNWrites G, 3k

Summary: This time, Bucky looked up. He gave Clint a hard look. “In your own words, you took out three police cruisers and about half a block of the city. Care to explain things a bit further?”

Clint blinked, then blinked again. Bucky was still giving him that look, and it didn’t seem to be because he was playing a part. “Hey, wait a second. You don’t think I… wait, seriously, you’re not blaming this on me, right?”

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In which Clint Barton gets arrested in the middle of a mission. Bucky Barnes gets sent undercover as his psych evaluator in order to help... at least, that's what Clint thought the goal was. Turns out the evaluation is less of a cover than he expected.

hard love (ao3) - myglassesaredirty N/R, 1k

Summary: It's not right. It's not fair.

All she wants is love. A father figure, a mother figure, a friend, a mentor. Just to know that she's loved, truly loved for all that she is and that she is not.

And he turns her away. She can't make sense of it.

I am split in half, but that'll have to do (ao3) - MANIAvinyl clint/bucky N/R, 4k

Summary: Bucky sits there for a while, at the grave that Clint picked for Natasha, staring out into rippling water with something heavy tugging at his heart. Something helpless.

Because he can’t fix Clint. Some things you have to figure out in your own, no matter how much it hurts for the ones around you to watch.

Or; One year after Natasha’s death, Bucky finally gets Clint to admit that something is wrong.

I'll Write Your Memories Until You Live Again (ao3) - macie_the_hero T, 2k

Summary: Clint doesn't know if he'll be able to ever forgive himself. No matter how much he writes, no matter how many journals he fills out, they'll still be gone, and he can't do a damn thing to save them.

I Wanted To Feel Again, But Not Like This (ao3) - incogniteau clint/natasha T, 1k

Summary: Clint returns to living the farm life after the defeat of Thanos, but is it really living without his wife, Natasha, there?

like sick flowers need the sun (ao3) - hoosierbitch clint/phil M, 7k

Summary: Clint hasn't felt this alone in a long time. Coulson's gone, SHIELD isn't a home anymore, and no one on his new team seems to like him. After a lifetime of being ignored, Clint's gotten good at demanding attention. He'll annoy and frustrate and piss everyone off until they notice him. To him, any attention—even the negative kind—is good attention.

This poses a problem when they all finally learn to just ignore him.

Monsters & Magic (ao3) - Night_Hawk G, 10k

Summary: “Natasha…?” Barton's voice is filled with near-tangible concern.

Well, this is delightful. “How touching,” Loki taunts in his smoothest voice. “You will listen to her, of course, Agent Barton. You always have had a soft spot for Tasha, haven’t you?”

Clint and Natasha deal with the aftermath of Loki's mind control

The Aftermath (ao3) - crazyinfj (orpahn_account) G, 1k

Summary: After being a puppet to Loki, Clint faces his fellow agents. For the first time since he first joined SHIELD, he feels utterly alone and misunderstood.

Febuwhump Day #26 Prompt: Recovery

This isn’t so much recovery as it is Clint Barton gets the hug he deserves

The Love You Deserve (ao3) - flawedamythyst bucky/clint T, 8k

Summary: Clint had been in his aunt’s house for less than an hour when it became clear that this hadn’t been his greatest idea.

Clint tries to reconnect with his blood family over Christmas. It doesn't go well, but luckily Bucky's there to pick up the pieces.

this world is not meant for you (ao3) - wheelsupsevenup minor clint/laura T, 4k

Summary: Clint kind of hates the circus.

It’s a little late in the game to be making this realization, almost five years of carnie-ing and assorted archer-related performances under his belt. He’s made a real name for himself in the big wide world of carnival companies in the American Midwest, and he’s not even legally allowed to drink yet.

Not that anyone has to know that.

or; four times clint barton doesn’t miss. (and one time he does, on purpose.)

Turing Test (ao3) - Harishe bucky/clint M, 45k

Summary: In the aftermath of successfully protecting his apartment building from the Russian Mafia, Clint struggles with the loss of a friend and tenant, as well as his hearing. It all seems to be going according to plan until Bucky Barnes shows up in his motel room in the middle of the night. Bucky showing up is only the start of this new, begrudging adventure of revenge and discovering the truth.

Where My Demons Hide (ao3) -TheLittleMermaidDJ T, 13k

Summary: After New York and Loki, Clint is dealing with everything by NOT dealing.

But a mission gone to shit and the appearance of a lost friend might end up being just the thing to pull him back from the edge. Assuming it doesn’t kill him first.

Post first Avengers film.

worth fighting for (worth dying for) (ao3) - bumblewyn M, 2k

Summary: Clint had thought that it would finally be over, that he could finally go home, only to find his messed up mind unable to believe the truth of what he fought so hard for.

Turns out it’s not that easy coming back to a life you’ve mourned for five years, no matter how badly you wanted it back.

You Can Sit Beside Me When The World Comes Down (ao3) - KC_Polar_Bear clint/laura, phil/melinda T, 20k

Summary: "She was looking at him the way she’d looked at him earlier, him standing there in the street surrounded by dead Yakuza, telling her he had a job to do as though anybody had told him to be there except his own impotent rage. When he’d told her not to give him hope, not to give him a ladder to climb out of the hole he’d dug himself into because it was so much easier down there in the dark, where he couldn’t see all the things in his world he hadn’t been able to protect.

In all the years they’d known each other she had never looked at him like that. He hated that he’d put that look on her face."

you’re climbing out of yourself (you’re going to smash into the sky) (ao3) - andibeth82 clint/laura G, 4k

Summary: He goes to New York, he sees a show, he thinks about Natasha, he meets Kate Bishop. He takes her home under the guise of needing his suit back and makes sure she’s safe and meets the pizza loving dog she swears isn’t hers and he tries not to be a bitch about it all or think about how his kids are sleeping alone in a big hotel room, unaware that their dad has abandoned them for the night.

(She asks him to sign his bow and as he stares down at the recurve that’s clearly modeled after his old SHIELD weapon, all he can think of is how he should tell her never meet your heroes.)

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givereadersahug · 1 year

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2022 - My Year in Fic

I was tagged by the wonderful @danpuff-ao3 and woah...looking over what I've done this year, I still can't believe it. Because 2022!!!! It should be known in my journals as the year I came back to writing fanfics. I've written so many after years of writer's block and, while most are drabbles and short one-shots, I am insanely proud of what I accomplished. My eternal thanks to the Harry Potter fandom, the SK8 fandom, and all the prompt communities on Dreamwidth. Truly, they are the superstars for providing the sparks. The first step is getting over the hurtle and smashing that writer's block, and the next (I hope) is breaking that 10k mark for one of my fics. *crossing fingers*

I won't list all the fics I've written this year. That's insane. My AO3 currently has 125 works published for 2022 and I still have XXX more to upload before the week is out. But here are some I'm insanely proud of and maybe, hopefully, crossing fingers you find enjoyment in them too.

Tagging: Still not comfortable in tagging random people, so if you came across this post and want to write up your year in fic, go right ahead! I want to see what you've written this year!

💙 01 - January

Lava Cake - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 452 words) from a prompt on the House of Snarry discord server

Harry bakes a lava cake for Severus.

“This is not carbonara.” - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, T, 698 words) Inspired by the 'What Did You Eat Yesterday?' manga series

Another night at Sia la luce – just without the carbonara.

💙 02 - February

Devotion - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, T, 7316 words) - A remix of my fanfic 'Intricacies'

Kojiro wants to know Kaoru's stance on them adopting kids. It's time for a long overdue conversation.

Intricacies - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, M, 2111 words)

Kojiro thinks he know everything about Kaoru, him learning the ins and outs of all things Kaoru since he was five. However, Kaoru continues to surprise him.

💙 04 - April

Croaking Together - (Harry Potter, Snevor, G, 300 words) Written for April's Fools day.

After a potions mishap, Professor Snape was accidentally turned into a toad.

💙 05 - May

Colours - (Harry Potter, Snarry, E, 2268 words) For the Liquid Luck Drabble challenge.

Severus follows the new Hogwarts professor into the Forbidden Forest one night.

Hawthorn - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 1237 words) For the HP Flowers Spring Round.

Harry keeps constant vigil by Severus's bedside after the Battle of Hogwarts.

"I'm in. I'm all in." - (Harry Potter, Snarry, M, 8413 words) For Snape-Potter's 2022 Snarry-a-Thon.

"You're her next of kin," said the social worker, cutting through the silence. The clock ticked in the background. Potions bubbling away in the next room over. And Severus Snape found himself holding a baby in his arms.

💙 06 - June

Falling Stars - (Harry Potter, Snarry, M, 3514 words) For the Liquid Luck Drabble challenge.

Severus wishes upon a falling star.

Pink - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, G, 200 words) For the Weekly Drabble Zone community.

Five years old Kojiro just wants to touch Kaoru's very pink hair.

Warmth - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 1074 words) For the hp-coffeehouse community.

Severus takes refuge during a downpour at his favourite coffee shop.

💙 07 - July

Dragons - (Harry Potter, Charlie Weasley/Severus Snape, M, 2659 words) For the Liquid Luck Drabble's Liquid Luck Never Have I Ever Challenge.

Charlie Weasley has an affair with his Potions professor.

On the Precipice - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, G, 719 words) For Kojiro Nanjo Week 2022.

Kojiro picks Kaoru up for their date.

💙 08 - August

Binds - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, E, 1783 words) Personal celebration of reaching 69 listed works on AO3.

Kaoru goes to Kojiro to unwind.

Forgiveness - (Harry Potter, Severus Snape/unnamed male partner, G, 625 words) For the hp-coffeehouse community.

Severus meets an old lover.

Lilac - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 1366 words) For the HP Flowers Spring Round.

"You're cursed," declared Hermione. She dropped several books onto the table, scattering the flowers lying about, and took a seat. There were petals on the table and on the floor — especially on, above, under, and surrounding Harry.

💙 10 - October

A Doe and Her Stag - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 500 words) For the HoS's 2022 Snarry AUctoberfest

The doe lowered her head — a sign of trust and complete fidelity. The stag, in turn, nibbled her ears, rubbing alongside her neck and urging her up. They galloped around, running circles around the clapping children and toddlers to the amusement of the adults in attendance.

Nightshirts (with art from Soltituss) - (Harry Potter, Snarry, M, 1428 words) For the HoS's 2022 Snarry AUctoberfest

Ever since Harry saw Severus in his long, grey nightshirt back when he was at Hogwarts, he longed to curl up inside the garment, to feel the lasting warmth of Severus's body and to smell the enduring scent of Severus's skin.

Reverence - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 200 words) For the HP Halloween 2022 gift exchange.

Harry and Severus pay reverence at Godric's Hollow.

💙 11 - November

Darkness - (Harry Potter, Snarry, E, 200 words) For the Weekly Drabble Zone community.

Harry squeezes.

Microwaving Potions - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 300 words) For the Harry100 community.

Harry suggests brewing potions via microwave.

The Prince and the Bezoar - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 500 words) For the HoS's 2022 Snarry AUctoberfest

"I need to do what?" asked Severus, lips curling in disgust. "Pass the Sleeping Beauty test," said Harry, who was enjoying the spectacle a bit too much if you ask for Severus's opinion.

💙 12 - December

The Christmas Presents - (Harry Potter, Snarry, G, 450 words) For the Adventdrabbles community.

The various Christmas presents Severus gave Teddy over the years.

Fruitcakes - (Harry Potter, Luna/Hermione & Dron, 450 words) For the Adventdrabbles community.

Hermione goes to Draco for relationship advice.

Snuggle - (SK8 the Infinity, Matchablossom, G, 200 words) For the New Year's Countdown community.

Kaoru pretends he doesn't like to snuggle.

There are some anon fics I want to list for December, but the reveals aren't up till January, so maybe I'll do an addendum to this post later.

#fandom #harry potter #snarry fanfic #rare pairs #snarry #matchablossom #sk8 the infinity #matchablossom fanfic #myfanfic #wrap up #random text post

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