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agender-wolfie · 1 year

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Guys. Stop tagging your OC stories as X reader. It’s hard to sift through and I don’t go to the x reader tag for OC’s I don’t care about .

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ursaspecter · 11 months

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*comes out of spotify covered in blood*

Hey guys I just searched up playlists for my blorbo

#shut up casey #arthur morgan would not be represented by cough syrup by young the giant #nor would he listen to melanie martinez ffs #one specific playlist had 4 mother mother songs. that's 4 too many if you ask me

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arcanespillo · 10 months

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can someone rec me some merthur fics, ive never read any (like never in my life)

#well actually ive never read spn fics too so if you have a favorite fic send me the stuff. im tslking to you mutuals #give me sadness please #slow burn #i like angsty ones #canon stuff #unrequited love stuff mmm so good #merthur #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #deleting later #merlin emrys #bradley james #colin morgan #supernatural #ff #ao3 #spn #dean winchester #sam winchester

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a-star-is-here · 1 year

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So, uh, I wrote another fic

"Merlin, could you move any slower?"

Merlin chucks a stick at Arthur, which he promptly dodges.

"That's treason, Mer-lin, I could have you in the stocks for that". Arthur teases.

Merlin rolls his eyes. "Well, it's not likely I've been running around the town doing errands all day while a certain pompous ass is sitting on a throne all day, and it's not treason if the stick just happened to go in your direction."

Merlin nearly trips after his cloak catches on a rock, prompting him to step on said cloak and fall over. Arthur whips around in time to catch him, giving a light chuckle as he helps Merlin up. "Ever the damsel are we?"

"Definitely not what you said last night."

"Shut up Merlin."

"You know I can't do that."

Continue reading here

#merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #merlin bbc #arthur pendragon #arthur #merlin emrys #merlin fanart #fanart #bradley james #colin morgan #merthur ff #merthur fanfic #merlin x arthur #king arthur #fluff #proposal #ao3fic

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bourbonificould · 2 months

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The Red Walking Dead Series: Chapter 18: Blood is Blood

The group now has a plan with Luke breaching into Howe's, as Clem sets off to go grab some walkie-talkies.. All they need is to execute, to catch Carver, Micah and their goons offguard. It isn't as easy as it sounds, but that's just how these things go, right?

#twdg #the walking dead game #red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 fanfic #twdg fanfic #my fic #trwd au #im so tired ffs #twdg lee everett #lee everett #kenny twdg #carley twdg #clementine twdg #arthur morgan #carver twdg #luke twdg #all the characters you know by now

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eiswolfzero · 10 months

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I think I need to read some Sam Witwicky ffs again

#but then again not done with Arthur Morgan ffs yet #when will I return to writing myself #when the thirst is quenched? haha #I miss Sam #best protagonist

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thefanfictioncorner-blog · 1 year

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Read now! (16)

#wattpad #x reader #fanfiction #games #arthur morgan x reader #read dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #red dead redemption fandom #arthur morgan #john marston #dutch van der linde #micah bell #ff #romance #rdr1 #rdr2 arthur #cowboy #outlaws #crime

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immajustvibehere · 2 years

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Vibin's FicRecommendations

Honestly, this is just a way for me to remember and revisit my favourite fanfictions on Tumblr :) this gets updated regularly.

Here is my masterlist!

Arthur Morgan x Reader

fluffy/teen:

Exit Wound by @icarus-fell-in-spring

High Noon Heat by @a-gal-with-taste

Sweet as Sugar by @amorgansgal

Ain't Goin' Nowhere by @outlaw-scribble

Lost and Found by @yeet-or-be-hawed

Daydreams and Daisies by @widowsblake

Downtime and a Bath by @red-dead-scribbles-ff

I Will Sit With You In The Dark by @photo1030

whiskey n' rain by @stars-kiss-the-sky

untitled by @kioplama

untitlled by @aslutforarthurmorgan

I Got You by @photo1030

Graphite and Gratitude by @bimrsadler

A Proper Woman by @moody-cowdaddy

Drunken Flirtations by @red-dead-scribbles-ff

The Morning After by @romancebywaterfalls

Ohio is for Lovers by @widowsblake

an admiration for perennials by @reaveries

spicy/explicit:

The Art of Thievery (I) by @shittybundaskenyer

The Art of Horsemanship (II) by @shittybundaskenyer

The Art of Dealin' a Good Hand (III) by @shittybundaskenyer

Oneshot: In which Arthur takes matters into his own hands by @shootybangbang

Returned Favors by @a-gal-with-taste

Wild Horses by @widowsblake

VDL Gang Gang Bang by @amorgansgal

Short Fuse by @widowsblake

observance by @william-butcher

Rough Rendezvous by @bimrsadler

Easy Rider by @bimrsadler

Pleasure and Purpose by @bimrsadler

Crimson snow by @leechmilf

Honeybee, Horse Thief (1) by @unusual-raccoon

Honeybee, Horse Thief (2) by @unusual-raccoon

Honeybee, Horse Thief (3) by @unusual-raccoon

Tricksters by @sad-sweet-cowboah

Alternative Payment by @verai-marcel

All Tied Up And Nowhere To Go by @alwaysaslutforarthurmorgan

Forget Me Not, Honey, Killshot by @shittybundaskenyer

Dutch van der Linde x Reader

fluffly/teen:

The Duality of Man by @dutchvanwinkle

Obi-Wan x Reader

fluffly/teen:

your thoughts are loud by @spidersbane

My opponent's weakness by @scribble-dribble-writes

Soft by @honestlywtfisgoingon

Silent Suffering by @imaginesfordifferentfandoms

tired. by @hellotherekenobi

spicy/explicit:

Hearts Finally Mending by @murdockussy

Like turning on the light by @full-time-make-believer

The Lesson 1 by @djarinlyy

The Lesson 2 by @djarinlyy

The Purest Love by @honestlywtfisgoingon

Simm!Master x Reader

Give Her Back by @deep-space-elf

Please let me know if I didn't tag something/someone properly! This took about an hour of copy 'n pasting...

Don't take the fluff or spicy labelling too strictly...if the fanfiction didn't label it specifically I improvised a bit.

#arthur morgan x reader #red dead redemption 2 #arthur morgan fanfiction #doctor who #simm!master #obi wan x reader #obi wan x reader fanfiction

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the-kr8tor · 1 month

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I’ve been so brain dead lately

All I think of is Arthur Morgan. Ffs

Angel! I missed you on here ❤️ I understand, I, too had an Arthur Morgan phase (he's still my baby girl)

#ask answered #chatting with lovelies #🫶🫶🫶

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shotmrmiller · 1 month

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🧩 and ☁️

🧩 gifs. i fucking hate gifs on ff because i want to read porn not see it.

☁️ red dead. our husband arthur morgan sings it when he's drunk lmao

that cowardly killer

that shot mr miller

has laid ol otis in his grave

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tiodolma · 1 year

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So, as you're watching Camelot, who's the better Merlin? 😗 Physical appearance, character, magic, the way he behaves?

As of writing this, i have only been finished watchcing 5/10 episodes of Starz Camelot (2011). I’m going to just answer with what I know for now.

Will contain some spoilers.

I love Colin Morgan but without a doubt, Joseph Fiennes’s Merlin is the best Merlin adaptation I have seen so far. (tbf i've only seen like 3 arthuriana adaptations or 4 if u include monty python)

Physical appearance: I wish his Starz Merlin wasn’t bald. He looks too modern. But BBC Merlin is still more modern-looking compared to him. Starz Merlin’s baldness could be a dealbreaker to some. I know because I had been skeptical at first. Anyway. This Merlin is OLD. No one knows his true age (im still at ep5). This is key because he’s a lot more famous, respected and feared not only coz of his magic but because he knows and has seen things.

Character: It’s like Starz Merlin popped straight out of Prose Merlin. Starz Merlin has the madness, the mystery, the wisdom, the experience. This one is a proper kingmaker, strategist, and an actual tutor to Arthur. He is still very protective, caring and watchful for him not in a “i am your servant” kind of way but more like in a “you better not fck this one up, kid. I placed all my bets of the future in you so can you pls live up to your birthright and pendragon name ffs.”

Magic: He’s as powerful as BBCMerlin (i think). He does not flaunt his magic because the consequences are too great. He’s a proper sorcerer tbh. He’s witchy and etc. His logic and motives are mad and you better just say yes to what he will say. This Merlin is plagued by visions. He can scry effortlessly and without the use of magical objects like waterbowls or crystals. If u watch the show u can see how he does it. He uses his scrying to his advantage tho (which is frkn great i love it.)

The way he behaves: if BBC Morgana has her trademark smirks then Starz Merlin is kinda the same lol. Starz Merlin is crazed and barely holding it together and yet still getting things done. He masterminds a lot of the organizing, the propaganda, the political maneuvering... just to prove arthur’s legitimacy, claim and worthiness. It’s very close to Merlin from the legends I think.

Power Comes At a Cost

What’s important is that Starz Merlin’s main thing is “power comes at a cost”. This is vital in the characterization and what I had been looking for in the entirety of BBC Merlin. Both Starz Camelot’s Merlin and Morgan get hurt or suffer terribly from using their powers. I think it’s also why Starz Merlin has a lot of other skills. Unlike BBC Merlin who rarely shows any regret when he kills/hurts somebody using his magic or just for the sake of “destiny”, Starz Merlin does feel remorse and is afraid of the fact that he can kill people if they dont give him what he wants. This makes his character a lot more nuanced and compelling.

The Plot and Other Characters

I have to admit though Starz Camelot’s storyline is more solid. The characterization of Arthur, Guinevere, Morgan is also strong and goes on par with Merlin’s. They’re not caricatures imho. Plus they act In the age they are supposed to be in the show. Arthur and Guinevere are the youngest but they slowly grow out of impulsivity and into maturity and assertiveness. Morgan Pendragon shows the result of 15 years stuck in a nunnery while stewing in magic, knowledge, revenge and hatred against Uther and Igraine. It’s not a Monster of the Week kind of thing so there is not a lot of senseless killing involved —make no mistake, there is killing involved but it’s not the main focus....unlike in the BBC Show where the story at its core is to “secretly eliminate every threat to the pendragons” due in part to the Monster of the Week format.

The main focus, as of ep5, for Starz Camelot is Arthur growing to be A King with and without Merlin’s constant guidance and protection. This makes the plot and writing better and more coherent (in this first 5 episodes anyway). Moreover I do not think the good vs evil plotline is rubbed in one’s face. In fact there is no blatant mention of good vs evil (which is a relief gdi, everyone in Starz Camelot have a bit of asshole energy in themselves).

BBC Merlin vs Starz Camelot Merlin

I do understand though that BBC Merlin and Starz Camelot were two different stories. BBC Merlin told the storyof Merlin growing into his power whereas Starz Camelot’s Merlin already has power but just refused to use it. In the BBC show Arthur is 2 years older than Merlin and was already trained as heir-apparent and kingdom administrator. In Starz Camelot, Merlin’s age is uknown while Arthur was basically a teenager who he just plucked out of the countryside right after Uther was assasinated. We can already see the power dynamics and scope of influence just between their ages alone. Moreover In BBC Merlin, the magic ban, the genocide, and kilgharrah/gaius, all influence and dictate a lot of BBC Merlin’s secrecy and life. They’re both very lonely characters but Starz Camelot’s Merlin has more freedom and has more control of his own life because there is no magic ban. As expected, BBC Merlin has a more uphill battle.

They both have their idealogies and act in extreme and atrocious ways to getting there but... I know I’ve said this before but BBC Merlin acts more like an indoctrinated bioweapon secret service agent rather than an actual person. Starz Camelot’s Merlin is a lot more nuanced, more grounded and more complicated. Starz Camelot’s Merlin is not the extremely self-righteous-i-am-holier-than-thou-as-the-Emodiment-of-Love-Light-and-Loyalty-creature we know as BBC Merlin Emrys.

Starz Camelot’s Merlin is A Sorcerer and A Kingmaker, in every sense of the word:

smart, tactful and resourceful

Cautious but still cunning

Knows how to handle and manipulate people

Remorseful,

has seen things,

snakey,

duplicitous,

Has meltdowns when overwhelmed,

still sad and caring in his own way and

...most of all have a certain degree of prickly and dangerous madness (and i think he is aware of it)

This one is more faithful in spirit to the basic arthurian legends compared to BBC Merlin.

Conclusion: BBC Merlin (the character) has his charms, but he can be extremely frustrating to watch because he underperforms constantly. What I am trying to say is that everything I complained about BBC Merlin had been fulfilled/achieved/fixed by Starz Camelot’s Merlin in just 5 episodes.

I do not know what is going to happen yet but as for now I am impressed and quite satisfied.

#thots #starz camelot #camelot 2011 #merlin crit #essays

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frootaye · 11 months

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FROOTAYE FAVES SHOWCASE #002

Eyezayar’s "Arthur Becomes:" Red Dead Redemption 2 Series!

With wonderful editing, engaging funny storytelling and increasingly hilarious moments, Eyezayar's modded RDR2 video series kept my eyes glued to the screen the whole time (A rare feat in the world of increasingly shortening attention spans, i'll have you know!)

I had just beaten RDR2's main storyline, and I was on the hunt for some funny YouTube videos in an effort to consume as much content as possible. Luckily for me, Eyezayar appeared to save the day, with this series of videos that are RIGHT up my alley!

Each of the six videos has a new bit, a new mod, a new thing, a New Challenge. I could write my own wonderful heart-shattering description, but I think Eyezayar did it the best already - "6 story chapters, 6 challenges. Arthur Becomes is a Red Dead Redemption 2 mini-series that will completely transform the game as we progress. Every chapter of Arthur Morgan’s story will come with a brand new challenge, ranging anywhere from gun-specific restrictions to ridiculous modded novelties. Can we complete the game while dealing with Arthur’s ever-changing identity crisis?"

As explained, the series gets WACKY. There's a superspeed mod, a no-guns challenge (RDR2 very much "requires" guns to complete the game), a mod that shrinks Arthur to the size of two chickens stacked on top of eachother (My personal favorite video of the bunch! He's very small!!), A very chaotic chaos mod (This video got age-restricted and I had to jump through a lot of hoops to watch it since I'm in Europe. Thank the skies for VPN!) and a few more very fun quirks! All of this is tied together by Eyezayar's own story for the bizarre world of Arthur Becomes.

For shorter versions of this and other FFS entries, check these out on twitter: https://twitter.com/frootaye/status/1664743010804826112?s=20

I had a genuine ton of fun watching these videos. For Red Dead Redemption 2 fans, comedic funny gameplay video enjoyers, and other curious viewers, check out Eyezayar's "Arthur Becomes:" Series! :D

#red dead redemption 2 #rdr2 #arthur morgan #youtube #gaming #eyezayar #FROOTAYE FAVES SHOWCASE #funny #modded #video #its been a little while since i watched these so the description isnt as descriptive as i wouldve liked #go watch the videos so u get the best impression!!!#ERINDROMEDA IF U GOT TAGGED. SO SORRY #I FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TAG FROM THJE PREVIOUS POST...

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arty-morgan · 1 year

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But for real tho how do we think canon!arthur is in a relationship. i always saw him as a shy and closed off person but seeing his interactions with mary i ain’t sure anymore. i think he could be quite sassy and flirty when he’s in a relationship. the way he checked mary’s butt when she entered the stables is imprinted in my head😮‍💨 its just something about that scene that is so sexy and idk why but just the way he leaned down to take a look at her backside was everything😏 so that’s why i think he could be really romantic. also he is totally the type who doesn’t fall in love often but when he does he’s a total simp and would do everything for his lady. the man still keeps a portrait of mary in his tent ffs!! that should tell us all we need to know about him and his love life.

Oh I could TOTALLY see this!!! I know he often portrays himself as a big, strong, tough, ‘don’t mess with me or I’ll kill you’ outlaw guy but I mean, we see in game that he has such a soft and sweet side to him. His journal entries, the way he is with children, the way he is with people in need in the later chapters of the game. I know he’s kind of a dick in some aspects at the start of the game, but it’s called red dead redemption for a reason lol! I know he’s still sad about Mary in the game and like, I get it. I just broke up with my former girlfriend like 3 weeks ago and shits kinda hard, so I’m with ya, Arthur.

I think if canon Arthur were to be in another relationship with somebody (I’ve always liked the idea of him with Charlotte the widow for a female character, and I LOVE him with Albert Mason. Idk, the two just seem like a very good match in my eyes. They like, play off of each other really well)- I think it would take a little while for him to get back into the swing of how romance works. After maybe getting over that awkward stage, I totally agree that our man here would be a FLIRT. I mean, the way he talks about the dancing girls at that Saint Denis show you can see with Mary? Fuckin hilarious. I do think he’d be a caring partner, especially if we’re talking later in game Arthur Morgan. He can be scary to strangers, but he’s so LOYAL to people he cares about. I bet he’d be a pretty good partner :)

#thanks for reading my essay #sorry it took me sooo long to reply!!!

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if-you-fan-a-fire · 1 year

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“HUNGRY. DESPERATE SHOPBREAKER'S PLEA,” Toronto Star. March 1, 1933. Page 2. ---- Man Captured at Midnight) Is Remanded in Custody ---- Frederick Henry, who was caught by officers Fred Bevan and Fred Paveling, after breaking a window and entering a Yonge St. grocery store last midnight, came before Magistrate Jones in police court to-day and was ordered remanded in custody one week.

Henry pleaded guilty to shop-breaking and told the officers who arrested him that he was desperate from hunger, had work and couldn't pay his room rent.

Patrol Sergt. Bevan was walking with P.C. Paveling at the corner of Charles and Yonge Sts. when they heard glass breaking.

Their investigations took them to the rear of a grocery store where there is a large fence. Turning his flashlight on. P.S. Bevan looked through the cracks of the fence and noticed a rear window in the grocery store broken. He helped P.C. Paveling over the fence and ran around to the front to prevent whoever was in the store escaping by this entrance.

Arriving at the front of the store, the sergeant drew his revolver and peered through the door. The man inside, in fright, dropped behind a counter. He was not fast enough for the sharp-eyed sergeant, who yelled at him to come to the door with his hands in the air.

Badly frightened, the man walked to the locked store door with his hands in the air. The sergeant told him to go back to the rear of the building and surrender himself to P.C. Paveling. who handcuffed him.

P.S. Bevan joined Paveling and they found themselves unable to climb the fence with the prisoner.. They were forced to cross a low fence into a Charles St. W. rear yard and arouse the occupants of the house, who permitted them to pass. through to the street. Here the prisoner was booked on a charge of shop-breaking.

Remains in Custody Remanded in custody till March 2 for sentence was the order made against Cecil Anthony and Samuel Dewhurst, who pleaded guilty to a long series of false pretences and fraud with worthless cheques.

Irwin Tannenbaum pleaded guilty to fighting on the street and was fined $5 and costs or ten days in jail. Geo. Labcock admitted his participation in the fight and was remanded for sentence till called on.

Charge Withdrawn "If he's not caught this time, he'll be caught later, but I'll order the charge against him withdrawn today," said the magistrate in the case of Lawrence Forsyth, charged as a vagrant, but said by police to have been carrying four bottles of a drug and the tip of a hypodermic syringe when arrested on Mutual St. at midnight. Feb. 26.

Cheque Dishonored Geo. Homuth was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining a Dominion of Canada 4 1-2 per cent. futures bearing bond of 1948 Issue by false pretences with intent to defraud. Evidence showed that accused had given a cheque for $500 in payment for the bond Jan. 24 last. The cheque was dishonored by the Bank of Montreal, Galt, on which it was drawn.

Frank Quinn was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining $182 worth of coal by false pretence with intent to defraud. A series of bank checks were offered as exhibits.

P. C McMaster (765) stopped a car with one headlight on on Queen St. He found Arthur White in it with several bottles, some empty and one containing gin, he testified. White was assessed $20 costs or one month. His liquor permit was cancelled.

P.C. Kelly (96) saw Robert Duff driving his auto at 50 miles an hour on Dundas St. W. near the bridge. ff was fined $10 and costs or ten days and his driving license was cancelled for 60 days.

Gilbert Godin, who participated in a party on Sherbourne St., was fined $20 and costs or month for breach of the liquor act.

Thomas Morgan and Mark Perill were charged with having liquor in a car on Walton St. yesterday noon. Morgan pleaded guilty and the charge against Perill was withdrawn. Morgan was fined $100 and costs or three months.

For His Own Good Gordon Meighen was ordered to jall for three months "for his own good" by Magistrate Arthur Tinker in early men's court. Meighen, who admitted three convictions for drunkenness, wore a bandage about his head and also a highly discolored eye, a celluloid patch for which perched temporarily high upon his forehead. "So I can see the magistrate," Meighen explained as he stepped up close to the dock rail. "I guess I seem to be in pretty bad shape. Perhaps I'll get some sort of a rest in jail," said he as he thanked the court for is sentence.

On second convictions for having been found drunk, John Malloy, Daniel Roach, George Geike and John Griffin each were assessed $50 and costs or one month in jail.

Wm, Beyers and Benjamin Rutherford were fined $10 and costs or 10 days each for imbibing too freely.

Donald Edwards who drank too. much had his liquor permit cancelled and was remanded for sentence.

Four men who admitted being drunk were placed in charge of Capt. Bunton of the Salvation Army.

Had Alcohol Illegally Peter Hushon pleaded guilty in liquor and traffic court to having alcohol illegally in a house on Portland St. and was fined. $100 and costs or three months.

Fred O'Donnell, charged with permitting drunkenness, was remanded till March 3 on $200 bail.

Daniel Kellls and Ludwig Baron were charged with having alcohol illegally in a house on Morrison St.

"In a front room, in a cupboard we found four gallon cans of alcohol," said P.C. Wilson (703), displaying four tins and a bottle to Judge Coatsworth.

"Kellis is the occupant of the house and pays the rent there," stated P.C. Coulson. The charge. against Baron was dropped and Kellis was fined $400 and costs or three months.

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curmudggeon · 3 years

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Southern Hope (Arthur Morgan x Female Reader)

❝ If by any chance...in another lifetime, we happen to see each other again, I'll come and find you. And I'll make you fall in love with me, over and over again ❞

In which romance novelist, Mary-Beth under the pen name of Leslie Dupont, writes a coming of age love story based on her favourite gang members in the past, You and Arthur.

Trigger Warnings; Violence | Blood | Angst | Sexual Intentions

A/N: This is a project I've been working on for quite a while. I had the idea in mind when I had the chance to experience the musical composition of Aaron Copland's quintessential American Dream, 'Appalachian Spring' -one of my favourite pieces with such a beautiful storyline. And I wanted to retell it in the form of a book that is available on my Wattpad (ongoing) for you to enjoy from Mary-Beth's POV. I hope you show love to this book as much as I loved writing it. Have a sneak peek at the prologue!

Read on Wattpad here for more chapters to come!

PROLOGUE

Leslie Dupont; Mary-Beth Gaskill

Lemoyne, Saint Denis

November 1907

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“Mademoiselle Dupont, we expect your next manuscript to be submitted by next summer. Now is not the time to be reminiscing.”

Here we go again

Mary-Beth sighed as her editor, Céline Laurent, had warned her once more for not meeting the deadline to her books. She was in a crucial position in her life. After her debut as a romance novelist, The Lady of The Manor was an instant best-seller across the country. It was the kind of thing she specializes in, silly ol’ romances.

“I promise you, I’ll get it done by then.” Or maybe, at least not for now. She shouldn't have promised something she couldn’t keep, especially in the meantime.

“I’ll take your word for that, if you don’t meet the deadline by then. Y’know what will happen to your contract, Leslie.” Céline stood at the door frame of Mary-Beth’s office with hands on her hips and raised eyebrows.

She knew exactly what she had meant. In fact, she knew the consequences on the back of her head when she first signed that contract with her publishing company. Two more books were requested of her. Or else she would be evicted of her apartment and be forced to live along the streets of Saint Denis for the rest of her life. A life of luxury slipping between her fingers.

“Yes, ma’am,” Mary-Beth disclaimed, the moment her editor slammed the door as she left her office. Heaving yet another exaggerated sigh, she crosses her arms on the grand rosewood desk, flopping her head on top of it. “What am I going to do now…” She murmured into the crevice of her arms.

Mary-Beth was in the middle of a major writer’s block for a few months now. She lost sight of that imaginative space of hers, consisting of the most swoon-worthy romances to the picture-perfect life she portrayed through her characters. A part of Mary-Beth that her readers absolutely adored. But, her head was now a clouded space of everlasting void. It was difficult for Mary-Beth to come into terms of writing again, but she couldn’t quite identify what had put her into this position.

Once she gathered the courage to write again, it all came crashing down like violent tidal waves when she came face to the daunting blank page of nothingness —almost drowning her.

It was as simple as that. Come to work, have a cup of tea, sit down, and a blank page.

Every. Damn. Time.

Maybe it was because she was already nearing her mid-thirties, and she hasn’t found someone to sweep her off her feet. Maybe it was when she first held Tilly’s baby that she found the need to be a mother someday. Maybe it was the overwhelming response towards her writing, she felt the need to hide away into an abyss. Or maybe she couldn’t stop thinking about the time she had come across John again after so many years that the memories just come flooding back.

Or maybe, just, maybe. It was because it’s November.

The most dreaded time of the year. November, in which the seemingly fearsome Van der Linde gang had officially broken up. Guns were fired, ties were broken and deaths were grieved. An unforgettable, painful memory.

She would often think about campfire songs, the girls and, Miss Grimshaw’s constant nagging about undone chores. Oh, how best of friends Céline and Miss Grimshaw would have been if she had heard Mary-Beth had been slacking again. It was her coping mechanism, think more about the good times to get rid of the bad ones.

Mary-Beth remembered when she took in her hands at being a matchmaker. Prancing around the camp, she would eye her two best contenders. You and Arthur.

She knew from the start when you had laid your eyes on each other for the first time, she could see through the inexplicable connection in between. You were both extremely awkward when it came to small-talk or addressing each other as you walked by across camp. However, it never stopped Arthur to come to camp as soon as he could just so he could see you, even just for a second.

The conversation would often start with Arthur while on his way to Dutch’s tent,

“Hey,”

“Hey.”

“I’ll leave you to it then.”

“Yea sure…”

—and that would be it.

At the same time, every single day, at the course of sunset.

You poor socially inept fools.

Mary-Beth, Tilly, and Karen would always see the interaction happen in the middle of their afternoon chores. Grinning from ear to ear. They would elbow each other whenever there was something different about the correspondence.

One time, you would walk past him, suddenly kissing him on the cheek and scurrying away.

Arthur would stop in his tracks, stunned, with a hand-over where your kiss tingled on his skin. Then he would look back at you as you laid down, smiling to yourself against a tree with a book in your hands. And Dutch would yell his name, knocking him out of his stupor before he noticed he was staring for a little too long.

The girls would start applauding for your heroic performance, it was like a groundbreaking plot twist Mary-Beth couldn’t wait to write about when the idea came into mind.

The both of you were like a walking excruciating slow, slow-burn romance novel. That was when Mary-Beth would cue in her entrance as matchmaker as soon as the interaction slowly died down. Your story had to have a happily ever after in her book.

She would pester you and Arthur separately, mentioning each other’s names and slipping in hints of romantic intentions from the other side so the both of you can address whatever this relationship was.

Mary-Beth knew it was a mission accomplished the night Sean was rescued back to Horseshoe Overlook. When she stood aside of the camp watching Dutch and Molly ballroom dancing into the moonlight, she caught a glimpse of you and Arthur behind them. Running into the woods, hand in hand, giggling to yourselves like prepubescent teenagers.

After that night, it was a considered job well done when your chance encounters slowly turned into planned ones. He would take you on dates, and you would show him affection like nobody’s business. A perfect couple, your American dream.

Until it became a nightmare.

And Arthur had passed,

your Arthur.

Ever since then, Mary-Beth wondered what had happened to you. Were you still alive after all these years? She couldn’t imagine how hard you must be coping with the news. Or what if you didn’t know at all? Even when she asked John and Tilly, they said you disappeared that night he passed.

Not even a single trace. Where were you?

Mary-Beth dismissed the thought out of her head, lifting her head away from the desk. She had to let go of these memories for her own well-being. For what seemed like yesterday were merely years ago. But it couldn’t have hurt to reminisce just a bit, for old times sake.

The story of You and Arthur was unwritten, left to collect dust from the lack of content. The perfect example of a sepia-tinted photograph, forgotten. Mary-Beth believed the both of you deserved something much more than a devastating ending. She wasn’t as ruthless as the other authors she had met that held an iron fist when killing off their characters. Mary-Beth wasn’t like that.

And the idea came to mind. She was a romance novelist for a reason; to fulfil all the possibilities for the unconditional love you shared.

And so Mary-Beth picked up her beautiful fountain pen,

She began to write on the great desk in her quiet room.

To write the most beautiful story of the century,

You and Arthur. Arthur and you.

A perfect couple. The American Dream.

A life that could have been so much more,

A life to remember…

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4x01 | The Darkest Hour

#bbc merlin #merlin #sir lancelot #colin morgan #santiago cabrera #bbcm #merlinedit #all the other knights: i pretend i do not see it #THEY'RE RIGHT THERE MERLIN #at a certain point lancelot and merlin are just taking bets #merlin: i'm going to look arthur in the eye and do magic #lancelot: he will definitely notice #merlin: five silver pieces says he doesn't #arthur: lancelot why are you giving my servant money #lancelot: WHY ARE YOU BLIND #also can we talk about how he's literally not even trying with the flint sdfjkl #the sparks actually need a chance to touch the wood merlin ffs #just trying to light it from a mile away

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