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moonstone27ls · 10 months

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Unicorn Warriors Eternal finale...

Thoughts? Uhh not much. It was okay.

Did I find myself strapped... uh no. Its not to dump on Tartakovsky, he and his staff did an amazing job. But some of it I already saw coming lol. Emma tries to get back, her family thinks she’s gone nuts.

I even called on the descendants of their incarnations helping. The final fight was good and the ending was a bit of a twist. And hoping for a second season....

but I say hoping for several reasons. One, there’s no confirmation of another season. Two, there’s an ongoing strike with the writers and ... I don’t know if this effects Tartakovsky or not. Third... the wiki said the series was done. I would hope not cause it ended on a cliff hanger but oh well.

Any takebacks/or criticisms.... on one note they did sorta throw back the love triangle/rectangle. It was nice to see Emma/Winston. And so complainers about Edred could shut up lol. because her return, Edred wasn’t interested in Emma, its only Melinda. He greeted her more as a friend/or an ally.

Though with that in mind... again IF the series was/or did continue I would have liked to see the romance drama/officially dissolved or come to some conclusion. At least in regards for Melinda/Edred. Small downside for this sinceee.... I can assume since for them it was four years. Edred/Winston had to throw their rivalry aside to survive in that cosmic realm. So.. (again this is hoping for season 2) would like to know how they came to throw their differences aside. Does that mean Winston understands? Does he even feel empathy for Edred?

I mean four years is a while to stop acting like children and just talk.

On a random thought though.... still surprised he’s in “werewolf” form. But I guess cosmic realm has no need for full moons/or werewolf rules. The final mesh battle bugged me a little bit. But only on technicality. Okay I get Seng and Merlin they’re versed in magic. I even get Edred.... but Winston? Winston’s a werewolf oO.

I still don’t feel he’s natural magic or anything. And unless Merlin taught him spells during those 4 years... I don’t feel magically he brings anything to the table. Werewolves are still more physical strength in my opinion than magic.

But then that brings something to mind................if that worked then. Was that interference brought on by Morgan? We all assumed that cause of those green eyes the evil had Winston cursed on purpose.

But since in confirmed what we all (or some) suspected that Morgan was still alive. Does that mean that was her way of sending aid? Also... why is Morgan still stuck with the “evil”. Is it to represent how she still wants to control Melinda/remove her powers? Cause again that evil has PURPOSELY gone after her SEVERAL times. I dunno just makes me wonder. If its driven due to her past interaction... couldn’t Morgan just give up? /change and accept Melinda’s powers. Thats probably too easy 8B, but still.

Anything else... Emma/Melinda accepting becoming friends was cute. Emma and Copernicus hugging was adorable. Even more so that he had become protective of her that he refused to follow orders.

Though...again storywise it makes me question the love drama again. Why is it Melinda doesn’t seem to remember Edred when she’s with Emma? I dunno when she’s detached it feels like “normal” Melinda. If they have come to compromise why can’t she remember Edred. Lol I dunno feels unfair Emma/Winston get their cute moments. But Edred’s been intentionally shut out by his own lover. I almost would let it go if there was some consistancy or if I even heard Melinda go, “I still love you but it feels awakward now that my host is more aware.... I kinda want permission to be affection”.

But oh well. Seems we won’t get a second season. Which is a shame I would like to see the story continue.

#unicorn warriors eternal

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fluffypotatey · 1 year

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f g p r from the fanfic ask game? please?

Hey bestie 🥰 thanks so much for the ask this one took me awhile lol

G - Do you write your story from start to finish? or out of order?

i like writing things from start to finish. key word: like. my brain, however, likes to jump ahead to specific scenes and events. i used to fight that bit and force myself to forge on along and wait until i finally made it to that part in the story.

lmao that was a horrible idea. those scenes would continue to haunt me and pester me until i finally give up and wrote them. so i just stop fighting it and write out of order. (honestly it was a blessing for me to decide to make my lmk one-shot series not in chronological order bc then i’d never get it done lol

it’s why my writing can get slow sometimes because while writing the chapter for the next event, i’ll be hit with some scene 2 chapters later or 3 scenes after some confrontation i haven’t started yet!!! i have ch7 for the dr geyer fic. it’s in my docs but i haven’t finished it bc someone *looks at brain* wants to write more of s6b bc Theo’s in that one >:(

P - Are you what George RR Martine would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance vs letting the story unfold as you go?)

you know, i know i read of this before like years ago but i don’t remember it lol. had to look it up to make sure i was understanding this right.

so… i think it depends?

with my merlin multi-chap fic and my medieval fantasy wip i plan those in advance. the merlin fic? i have that 1st arc’s plot down, i know where the story will lead to, i even know which characters i’ll keep alive or keep dead.

with my one-shots (and my one-shots that chose to say “fuck you”), those are a spur of the moment kind of writing. i had something playing in my head that’s wants to be free, so i write it down and pray that it’s satisfied (it typically is not which is why you see a lot of my one-shots become multi-chapters or one-shot series). these don’t have a solid plan when i begin. i tend to come up with it as the plot comes together.

tbh this works well with my fics bc i have a base outline: the actual show/book/movie. with my dr geyer fic, i know where s5-6 begin and end. sure, i’m choosing what gets to happen in-between, but i at least have the comfort of that base. the lmk series? it’s literally just me plugging in an oc and forcing a couple characters to air-out their issues.

R - Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

oh definitely. tbh my main one would have to be Lemony Snicket. fell in love with the narration of those stories. the snark, the personality, the vocabulary, the inner dialogue. idk it just did something to 9 year old me lol

another big one i’d have to say is Branden Sanderson. not really his writing, but how complex and beautiful his worlds are. i didn’t know that you could create and capture the essence such beautiful worlds in writing but reading his books and seeing them come to life really influenced my desire to write and design fantastical worlds or even just explore snippets of other worlds like BBC Merlin Albion.

F - Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it

babe, i’m so sorry but it took me forever to choose. i debated on whether i should do lmk or teen wolf or abc merlin or even shit i haven’t posted bc i love too many of these T^T

but dw i did find one (it’ll be under the cut bc this got long jfc). i giggled a lot when writing it just because the back and forth with Liam and Mason interjecting was fun. also i picked this one to prove the dr geyer fic hasn’t been forgotten. i’ve just been….preocupied and going feral over immortal monkeys

“I’m not here to start anything,” Mr. Doughlas said to them calmly. “I just want the mountain ash barrier open, mh?”

“Yeah, because this isn’t starting anything,” Liam growled.

Mr. Douglas smiled, sharp teeth in full display. Again, he twisted his claws in the chimera. Theo, again, kept quiet. The only indication he was in any being came from his winces. Liam can’t tell if he should be impressed or horrified that getting stabbed in the spine barely got a reaction out of Theo.

“This is simply a contingency. I just want the barrier open, then I’ll be out of your hair. I promise. No funny business.”

Theo chuckled (well, more like gurgled) and snorted.

“Says the Nazi.”

Douglas drove his claws further into Theo’s spine, polite smile cracking, in response. The chimera grunted, but Theo just laughed again.

“Sorry, sorry.” Theo’s smirk looked almost deranged with the blood coating his lips. “Nazi was the insult others threw at you, right?”

“He’s a Nazi?!” Mason shrieked.

Doughlas sighed, all politeness disappearing as he addressed them all.

“Must we obsess over my previous occupation? I don’t see how this is important. I was just a soldier there.”

“Oh yeah, being a part of a genocidal fascist group should totally be overlooked!” Liam exclaimed. “Not like you were involved in and advocated for any of that!”

“Yeah, it adds nothing for us to even slightly trust you,” Mason added.

#thanks for the ask!#asks #fanfic ask game #long post #yeah it was F that was giving me trouble lol I wanted to pick so many T^T #dr geyer fic

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knightofmordred · 7 months

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it's hilarious when you talk about how gwen was treated by the writers and the trauma she went through, and ppl try to catch you out by saying "well they all had tragic storylines"

because if they actually read what was written and understood it, there is almost always an answer to their statement or question.

yes! all four main characters went through some form of trauma. yes, they all were neglected in their writing/storylines at some point. but the key difference is that although even the white characters experienced trauma and bad storylines, they still were treated better by the writers than gwen was.

gwen's trauma was almost always made about the other main white characters. for example, when her dad was killed, the episode revolved more around morgana and merlin trying to help gwen, rather than gwen's own trauma. she also wasn't really allowed to mourn her father because the writers decided that it would be better to be strong and there's no point in her crying (i.e being a stereotypical strong Black woman).

she also didn't get to mourn elyan at all because she was enchanted. and even when the enchantment was lifted, she still didn't get to grieve, and elyan was almost never mentioned again.

im sure someone else has spoken about this too but there is also a difference in merlin and gwen's kidnap/torture ep.

gwen was kidnapped by morgana and literally tortured and enchanted. and yes, so was merlin, but there's a massive difference in their episodes and how they were written. merlin's was more funny and lighthearted. very much 'oh no he wants to kill arthur, and thats his literal one job and he cant even do that' whereas gwen's kidnap and torture was much darker. morgana used magic to twist gwen's mind and make her believe that all her loved ones were against her. she was trapped in a dark chamber.

gwen was also used as emotional support to all the characters too. and yes, the other characters were also there for her at times but the way it was written was usually more focused on the white characters and their 'heroic' acts (i.e the ep when tom was killed and it focused on morgana more than gwen).

idk where im going with the rest of this im just rambling at this point and i could probably think of so many more examples, but my main point is that although yes, the white characters were also treated bad, they still were treated better than gwen was.

#merlin #bbc merlin #gwen pendragon #arthur pendragon

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bitsandbobsofwriting · 2 years

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Oh my god so I’ve been off tumblr for way too long but I was like “None of the fics in my to-read list sound good to me right now. Where can I find some good ones?” So I was like “oh! I haven’t checked bits and bobs in a while so let’s see what she’s been up to” and then I decided to read the most recent fic, which of course was eat shit and die, and so I found myself sobbing on the couch while I ate Mac n cheese. Basically, I want to say that holy crap that eat shit and die fic was absolutely incredible and I loved every minute of it and Arthur’s speech legitimately made me cry ❤️❤️❤️

(Referencing This Fic)

YAY!!! I'm so glad you loved it Magic!!! We all love sobbing whilst munching on some mac n cheese, so I'm honoured to have been able to help with that :D

I also legit find it hilarious that I've called it "Respectfully, My Lord", but it's being solely referred to as "the eat shit and die fic". I'm in love with that😂

On another note, I'm so sorry I haven't posted #36 from The List yet lads!! Got writer's block to the extreme for this one, so progress is a lot slower that I'd hoped. It should definitely be out in the next couple of days, though whether it'll be any good or not is another matter...

Anyway, here's a sneak peek to hopefully stop y'all abandoning me lol:

“We’re going to Gaius so he can look at you, I’ll send a guard for Leon, and he can help you back to your rooms afterwards. If Gaius doesn’t want to keep you overnight, that is.”

Merlin huffs out a tired laugh and rolls his eyes, but doesn’t resist:

“I’ll call for Leon, and it’s really not that bad. Nothing’s broken, I just twisted an ankle and bruised a couple of ribs.”

Morgana growls slightly at his words, adjusting the grip she has around his waist as they come to a stop outside Gaius’ room, fortunately having managed to avoid all the castle guards:

“You did not twist anything, you did not bruise anything, that pig did those things to you, and I’ll be damned if I have him in our Kingdom any longer.”

She knocks harshly, and it doesn’t take Gaius long to open the door and bustle the two of them over to a pallet, sitting Merlin down and not bothering to wave Morgana away, knowing that nothing could pull her from the servant’s side until she was less... angry.

After this it'll be #22 (which I know a few of you are wondering whether it will have a happy ending or not.... yeah, no. I mean... no one's going to die, but they definitely won't be having a fun time), then I'm thinking maybe #7 or #13 :D

#bbc merlin #merlin #merlin x leon #merleon #arthur pendragon #send requests #send asks #merlin/leon #merlin emrys #leon #asks #requests #sir leon

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nextstopparis · 3 years

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Something I think about a lot lately is how the fandom often forgets how Kilgarrah tells Merlin on the series finale that everything he'd worked for had come to pass. This implies that the Gilden Age of Camelot had indeed been brought about. Just not in the way anybody expected. I think that people wanted Arthur to find out about Merlin's magic, legalize it, and then rule Camelot with Merlin by his side. And yes, as an audience member, that would've been the ideal scenario. But the thing is, in the context of the show, that was never the objective. First of all, I find it really annoying how people act like Arthur didn't make any changes regarding the laws against magic at all. We are literally shown that he has when he orders the villagers in 5x03 to let the old woman go. And with Kara, he explicitly states that her wrong was in ABUSING magic and in murder rather than being a sorcerer or a Druid. And also, let's not forget the way he took Mordred under his wing. Chances are that Arthur figured out Mordred was a Druid once he remembered who he was. So it's blatantly obvious that changes regarding laws against magic were changed under Arthur' rule. However, with the threat of Morgana ways present, there's no way he could've simply legalized magic without it bringing about dire consequences. The whole point of the battle of Camlaan was to eliminate the threat that Morgana posed. And in the end, not only are we told that Arthur and Merlin did fulfill their destinies but also that they will be reunited. I definitely feel that the magic reveal should've come much earlier bc just like everybody I would've loved to see Arthur and Merlin ruling side by side. But if we take a step back from how we wish things had gone and look at how things actually went, it actually makes perfect sense that things turned out the way they did. Magic could never have been allowed freedom until the threat towards Camelot was eliminated. Morgana's defeat did exactly that. Kilgarrah tells Merlin that everything that needed to happen has happened. And he also tells Merlin that when the time comes, he and Arthur will be reunited. I believe that to be true. All of that said, the show wasn't perfect but I think that people are often a bit too critical and miss the bigger picture. I wish that we'd gotten to see Merlin and Arthur together in the end but at least we have the comfort of knowing they will be reunited once more

hello!!!! listen i got so excited when i saw this ask omg... ok SO

i completely agree. actually i think you made a really good point that I’ve never even really thought of before: everyone’s assumption about what the golden age of camelot should look like is heavily dependent on kilgharrah’s words in the first ep. kilgharrah told the audience what arthur is destined to do. kilgharrah introduced destiny. kilgharrah kept pushing destiny. all of our expectations for what arthur should have done completely rely upon what kilgharrah said to merlin in 1.01, that everyone else just reasserted along the way.

im not going to lie. personally, im not satisfied that we did not see a camelot without proper laws around magic. i, too, was expecting that at the end. but it is kind of funny how my expectations rely on a character’s descriptions, and yet i still was not satisfied despite that character saying that destiny is fulfilled. like its genuinely kind of odd, isnt it? im thinking, ‘ok kilgharrah says that arthur is supposed to do x, y, and z, cool’ but not ‘ok kilgharrah has now said arthur achieved everything cool’ ???

its almost like im taking what kilgharrah said and twisting it into being what i personally expected, and then taking it out on arthur.....

some might say that its bad writing and that the writers are going back on what they originally wanted. honestly, i dont know. im in no position to critique whether something is good or bad writing. maybe this was their intention all along and everyone blew it out of proportion. maybe they could have articulated it better. maybe it is bad writing. idk. all i know is that the same character that told us what the objective was at the beginning (that we all accepted) said that the objective was reached at the end. and people, not being satisfied, blame it on another character not doing enough and whatnot.

anyway. i just want to say that i do understand people’s frustration with arthur. sometimes it does feel like he makes promises too big to keep (4.10). sometimes he is frustratingly taking one step forward and two steps back. sometimes it does feel like having as much power as he does makes everything so simple and within reach. i get it. he’s fucking frustrating sometimes, and honestly, im not going to begrudge people on their annoyance/anger with his character progression/what he did/didn’t do.

but i also agree with you. i personally think that people oversimplify it too much. so much that it makes vilifying arthur very easy. i think its quite naive to think that the laws regarding magic could be reversed so simply and so easily. actually, i think a lot of this stems from the comparisons people have drawn between having magic and being gay. which, im just going to talk about for a second: i get that people like identifying/relating magic with being in the lgbt+ community. i understand that some of the prejudices they face look very familiar. i get that some lines just scream that magic is an analogy for being gay, ok. i get it! people want them to be free and accepted because it’ll almost feel like a personal win. you want magic to be legalized and accepted as soon as possible bc you understand the struggles magic users go through and you just want them to be themselves. discrimination over something one cannot control is personal, no matter what it is. so i get it!! sometimes i agree! but people get so caught up in relating to certain experiences and humanizing magic so much to the point that they forget that it is a very real threat that really can corrupt people and cannot be fought with anything other than itself. like its so fucking easy for people to forget this. i dont even understand why its so easy, since we are shown how dangerous and intangible it is every fucking episode. i think at some point you get so caught up in relating to a character’s experience and wanting for them what you want for yourself/your community that you forget the fundamental differences that are present, too.

like yeah, of course you’re allowed to see your own struggles as a queer person in those with magic in merlin, but that doesn’t mean the root of your struggles is the same??? like yes, the hatred towards magic was a prejudiced one. it wasn’t at all valid, the way they were treated. but magic was still a very real threat to people without it, or with less of it. there is absolutely no reason to be wary of someone for being in the lgbt+ community. but there is definitely a justified reason to fear someone with magic.

anyway. magic was something that was both grossly mismanaged, and something that did need a lot of time to fully grasp to create fair laws around. you can’t approach laws regarding magic the same way you’d approach laws pretecting lgbt+ people. the difference between a magical vs non magical person outside of law is literally one based on power imbalance. its not a difference that’s emphasized solely because of prejudice. someone with magic can fucking kill you and you wouldnt be able to do a damn thing about it. they just throw u back with some jedi force bullshit. lgbt+ people just want to be themselves!!! theres no way anyone can be harmed because of that. thats not a weapon. its not the fucking same. i honestly dont know how else to word it. i understand relating to experiences, but that doesn’t mean every single part of the situation is equal.

so trying to approach laws regarding magic the same way one would regarding lgbt+ laws is just. a flawed course of action, imo. magic is different. it affects everyone. you need to take time and make sure you do it right for all parties. you need to make sure everyone is looked after because it can be a threat to those who don’t have it. and thats not something to take lightly. any other approach to legalizing magic, in my opinion, would’ve been almost fucking offensive. if arthur wasn’t going to take all the time to learn about it, to find the best way to make it up to magic users and also to keep his non magic people safe, and respect the traditions/religions that came with magic, then what the absolute fuck would be the fucking point. anything else would’ve been, at best, a temporary solution, and at worst, the downfall of the fucking kingdom, on its way to complete entropy. and you know what, youre absolutely right. with morgana, he had no fucking time at all to learn or do a damn thing worth doing for the laws. like isn’t it just so convenient that morgana turned publicly against them/to the point of no return, at the dawn of arthurs reign??? like isnt that just so fucking convenient!!!

if it wasnt for that, arthur 200% would’ve started changing his mind about magic’s inherent evilness the second his scum of a father kicked the fucking bucket. the only reason he didnt was because morgana turned on them and became what she did. think about it: they always dealt with magic attacks, and yet arthur was always open minded about magic (well, mostly, anyway). morgana took up so much time and caused so much harm that it wasn’t even an option to give her more room. her attacks were so consistent and so destructive that she didn’t even give arthur time too cool down and think of magic being used in any way besides the way morgana used it (except for that one (1) time merlin healed gwen).

so not only did he really not have the fucking time to do research and learn as much about magic as he ought to have if he was going to compensate properly for the harm his father caused, but with morgana out? taking every chance to attack? legalizing it willy nilly wouldve been fucking stupid. im sorry but thats just my opinion. it would have been dumb.

but yes. i do think that arthur did as much as he could, regardless. we saw him execute one (1) person in all the time he was king (except for 4.05 but shh) and that was kara, and as you said. it wasnt even about her having magic???? like, ok, i havent exactly watched this ep bc i couldnt stomach it, but im pretty sure he was willing to let her go as long as she didnt try fucking killing him and his people again???(idk though you’ll have to correct me). it was also obvious from season one (1.03) that arthur always believed that the punishment should fit the crime, and that everyone needed to have a fair trial. he did not believe magic should automatically result in death (literally just watch 1.03 when hes fighting uther for gwen’s release) and this was even before merlin’s influence!

as for mordred, tbh i do actually think that was a plot hole ecjexcjeoic mostly bc they literally never brought it up where arthur struggled with it or thought about it or whatever. idek. so im not going to comment on the mordred thing. that whole arc was rushed to me. it wasnt even an arc it was like a spike lmfao ejceiceic.

i do hope merlin and arthur meet again, though. i hope that was as set in stone as arthur’s death seemed to be.

i think i accidentally turned this discussion into something else but. yes. i agree with you.

#i read this like four hundred times im so scared of posting it #my head is going to be chopped off in like two seconds fucking hell #i hope i didnt offend anyone with this #its just my opinion #ask #ignore me #PLEASE

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cedric-stories · 3 years

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A Long Day

Word Count: around 1,300 but I could continue this at a later date

Warnings: Suggestive, make out, fluffy (kinda, lol)

Plot: Not really a plot. This is a dump of (I’m gonna be blunt) things I wish could happen between us.

Reader pronouns: she/her

A long day

Things had been rough at work this morning. As soon as it was time to leave you ran for your life to get home. Once you got there, you walked in to find a raging Cedric.

“Oh, Merlin’s mushrooms! Everything is going wrong!”

You signed. Things seemed to be complicated for Cedric today as well.

“Hey, honey. What’s up?”

Cedric turned around and looked at you. He gave a small shrug and turned back.

“Okay then.”

He laughed. “Okay then? What in Merlin’s name is that supposed to mean?”

“It means you didn’t even answer me when I asked a question.”

Cedric, once again, turned to face you.

“Well, it’s been a hard day, I am sorry.” He replied with a huff.

“Fine. I wasn’t asking for an apology”

You headed off to the bathroom and got a shower. This is just what you needed. Cedric will probably be in a mood the rest of the day and it would just send your already-horrible-day into an even worse time. Cedric wasn’t one to be in a terrible mood (not in the littlest bit) or even very angry, but he was one to be grumpy; and grumpy was not what you needed.

After taking your time in the shower, you finally decided it was time to face the rest of your evening. You got to ringing out your long hair and stepped onto the cool surface of tile outside the shower. You went to grab your towels from behind the door when you realized they were gone. It was so strange; you knew you had seen them there before you got in. Then, you looked for your clothes and noticed only your panties were left. You were dripping wet and didn’t know what to do. Against your better judgement, you decided to call for your boyfriend.

“Cedric? Can you get me a towel or something, please?”

You waited a minute and didn’t get an answer.

“Cedric?” you called. Still nothing.

You rolled your eyes and presumed he was working on some potion or spell. The next thing you could think of doing was putting on your green, lacy bra and panties and head to the bedroom. Shaking as you walked along, you reached the dresser and when you opened the drawers there was nothing.

“Are you looking for something, angel?” A voice asked from behind you.

You were startled and spun around to see your boyfriend standing about four feet from you.

“I was looking for my clothes or a towel. I called you,” you said in a rather snappy tone, “did you hear me?”

Cedric gave a grin. “Yes, I did.”

Your face looked shocked. “And, again, you didn’t answer?”

“That seems to be what happened, yes.”

“Why?” you asked, flinging your arms down at your sides.

Cedric’s smile grew wider and more dangerous.

“I didn’t want to.” He answered very flippantly, waving a hand in the air as he spoke.

Your eyes squinted.

“Um, why?”

He began walking towards you, his arms unfolding.

“Well, I thought this might be more fun. After all, what’s the point in taking your things if I just give them right back? I would say you know me well enough to come up with a good answer to that question, sweetheart.”

Suddenly, you noticed the glimmer in his eyes, and it all started making sense to you. A warmth in your stomach began to burn as he was walking forward. It became harder to stand and your arms couldn’t keep steady.

“Ah,’ you replied to him, not moving a muscle.

“Ah indeed,” he paused. “so, I noticed you’ve had a hard day at work, lovey.” He said, reaching an arm out to brush the side of your face. “I’m terribly sorry I was rude to you when you got back.”

Your head instinctively pressed up against his warm, gloved hand. A soft hum left you as he trailed a line down your neck to your upper chest.

“It’s okay.” You said, looking at the ground.

“Why don’t you come over here,” he said gesturing to the quilt-covered bed, “and relax.”

He moved his other hand to your waist and began sliding it up.

“I think I can take good care of you.” He said, kissing your cheek. “Don’t you?”

You smiled wide.

“Yes.”

Next thing you knew, he was softly pushing you onto the bed. His lips brushed over the top of your hand and began kissing up your arm. Once he reached your shoulder, he put his mouth to the top and started to suck . You tried your best not to moan but it wasn’t easy. The feeling of his warm tongue over your skin made you almost dazed. After a few minutes, he stopped sucking and went back to kissing you. Once he reached your chest, you felt his tongue glide up your neck. Your head flipped back, and a long moan escaped your mouth.

Cedric’s cheeks began to flush when he heard you. He sat up and gave you some room. You scared him with your close-to-violent reactions, and he didn’t know if you were enjoying any of this. He was still very insecure in your relationship.

“I’m sorry, y/n. I may have gotten a little ahead of myself.”

You looked at him, shocked and sat up quickly. You grabbed his collar and kissed his lips hard.

“No, no, no! Please, Cedric, don’t stop. For the love of god, don’t stop!” you began to beg. You normally gave him some space and would politely tell him whatever it was was okay with you and you enjoyed it, but today was different. Today, all you needed was him and you were determined to get it (since he had already started this madness). Your core was burning and something inside you told you he could finally handle this side of you[TJ3] …

Which he tried to handle it but was very surprised by your actions. You couldn’t help noticing how his robe was stilled tied. You pulled on the knot and looked up at him.

“Please?” you asked, your eyes big.

He gulped and shyly nodded.

Without another thought, you began to untie his bow and gently opened it. You ended up flipping over and straddling the man. You kissed up his neck to his face, making him giggle. You ran your hands over his chest, felt the cold buttons of his vest and started undoing them one by one.

You looked into his eyes once more for approval (which you got by a small kiss and another nod). After, you couldn’t help but smile at him, and get a little frustrated by all the layers he wore.

When his vest was unbuttoned you put your hand on his undershirt and leaned down. Sliding a hand behind his head, you kissed him firmly then backed off; trying to get him to follow. He sat up on his forearms enough for you to start sliding off his robe and vest.

“Y/n, this wasn’t exactly what I had planned. I was the one who was going to handle- “

You shushed him with a kiss.

“Oh, Cedric, as long as you are happy, I am having a great time.”

He goofily smiled and you pushed him backdown on the bed. You couldn’t help but admire his beautiful gray bangs that contrasted against his dark hair. You twisted a piece around your finger and brought your other hand to his face and booped his nose.

“You’re so handsome.” You said to him, gently sliding your arm up his shirt.

His blush got redder after your comment, but then you noticed him look down at your chest. He unhooked the back of your bra and smiled.

“as long as you don’t mind, I’d like to-um…”

A shock ran up your body and your core was set on fire.

“Go ahead.”

Author’s note

: I would really like to continue this but, tbh, I’m new to writing smut so if I went on it would be my first. Hope you liked it! Also, I have read every x reader on tumblr about him so if it sounds like things you’ve read before I think I got some inspo from other writers! thanks again y’all

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arrival-layne · 4 years

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Jim Whump/Angst Promps for my soul:

I am that bich that loves to see my favorite characters suffer. But the overwhelming potential that ‘tales of arcadia’ has (especially trollhunters) for good whump fics/art/edits is *chefs kiss* immaculate.

Jim gets beat to hell a lot during TOA but because the show is targeted towards a younger audience, censoring must be put in place.

(Whumps are not for everyone. Proceed with caution)

Edits/art of Jim and the trollhunting team with accurate injuries (Bruises, blood, scrapes, broken/bruised ribs, cuts, etc)

Barbara ain’t no fool and mentions at one point in the series that Jim comes home with bruises, etc. Jim trying to hide his injuries from his mother who is a doctor. is ugh, so good.

Especially if say she were to hug him after he had come home particularly late, relieved to see her son. And did so just a little too tight and too quickly. Jim with bruised or even broken ribs crying out so suddenly at the pain.

Hats and scarves to hide the injuries. The trio patching each other up, comforting one another in pain. Jim maybe even knabbing some of his mom’s medical books.

Can you imagine them learning how to do stitches? What are you going to say to the hospital ( or Jim’s mom) once you’ve had one too many visits. Especially if the wound is irregular. or god forbid it has magical properties to it. Would modern medicine even heal such a thing?

How far along is Troll kinds medicine. Do they have anesthesia? numbing agents? Troll culture as we’ve seen can be harsh. Are procedures particularly painful?

We saw what it took to break the spell bond between Strickler and Barbara. Could you imagine Jim going through such a thing. Toby? Claire?

All of them, Jim, flinching hard at sudden movements. PTSD becoming more evident the more they encounter.

Sleep deprivation. Failing grades. Jim having to stand there being scolded by teachers and family, without any of them, at the time, knowing what he’s doing to protect them. What he’s seen.

When Jim defeats Bular and immediately performs for his school. I want that kid as soon as the curtains close to fall to his knees in exhaustion. The pain he must have been feeling the entire time.

One favorite of mine that I didn’t even think of, actually popped up in Adjustments. Jim fearing the armor. Feeling closed in and claustrophobic when it’s on. Desperately trying to claw it off. Knowing danger and horrible things are coming when it’s on.

I’ve also mentioned with some fanart of mine the effects of grave sand and the amulet could have on Jim. “It changes your nature. Some of the changes are… permanent.”

Jim struggling to come to terms how he felt when high on the grave sand. Maybe it felt good. He wanted to hurt them. He felt justified in his anger towards Blinky. etc. What kind of person does that make him?

Jim is the type of person to try and do it all on his own. He wants to protect his friends. his family. He has a hard time remembering it’s okay to lean on his team. I’d imagine he’d keep secrets from them when needed.

He didn’t tell them about Unbecoming. He saw the carnage, the people he loves and care for die. His mother’s last words. Jim felt that fear, the despair of being all alone. He knew what would come if they didn’t win this war. A hard lesson given by Merlin.

Merlin letting that information slip. Jim feeling ashamed he’d ever thought about truly abandoning his duty. That fact that he did. The anger he feels towards Merlin and his job. His teams anger that Merlin put him through something like that.

I’ve also mentioned in a previous post, an alternate scene to Jim’s troll transformation. Where merlin’s Manipulation wasn’t enough. And Jim refused to alter himself. Believing in his team.

Merlin knowing this wasn’t going to be enough. The horrible reality of their situation. Merlin is the type to do whatever it takes to ensure a win, even if the methods are questionable. He makes the hard choices, sacrifices his allies.

Merlin dragging Jim up to that bathroom himself. The struggle and the fight while you can hear the running water filling the tub. It would be a dirty fight, cheating and biting. The furniture broken, broken glass on the floor.

That black jar shattering. Merlin being so much stronger. Forcefully shoving Jim under, drowning this kid and making him undergo a change that will be permanent.

Jim desperately clawing and kicking. Screaming and shouting. Fighting it with all his strength.

He loses and watches as he falls and falls. Hearing the furious cries of his friends, his mother as the light above him slowly slips away.

And I can see everyone bounding up those stairs and staring at Merlin as he stands above the tub, soaking wet and ruffed up, face grim as he turns to them. The black in the water fading.

The nightmares. Waking up in a panic. Maybe Jim being physically ill. The bags becoming more prominent under his eyes.

Jim blaming himself for Dral’s death. He can see it in his minds eye over and over again. Not being able to save Vendul. The despair he felt as he saw Nomura drop from his grasp. His desperation to protect people he cares about is so good.

Jim and Strickler arguing about telling Barbara everything. The guilt that eats away at them.

And Jim being HALF TROLL. is my favorite thing. A lot of potential there as well!

I imagine he’d experience dysmorphia. His entire biology and appearance have changed. Again, Adjustments approaches this so well. Werepirechick is a stunning writer.

Because Jim’s body has changed so much, foods, herbs and medicines may affect him differently. Himself and the team might not even consider it. Something that could be safe for trolls may not be for a human. As well as the other way around.

Jim being delirous/hallucinating. Maybe under a fever, pain, etc?

There are all kinds of Whump/Hurt and Comfort prompts I want to apply to trollhunters. Jim specifcally because I love hurting my favs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I’m a little sick and twisted.

Feel free to add on. Or even take these on if you’re interested. I should probably just start a whump blog. 👀

#trollhunters #tales of arcadia #toa #jim lake jr #claire nuñez #tobias domzalski #oh kara #lowkey I think I use this a coping mechanism #but that's a conversation for another time #lol #Even though I love hurt and whumps I hate major character deaths and unhappy endings #no comfort #no go #I like to see them get hurt and then overcome and be comforted

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Close Friends - pt. 4

A/N: This turned out excatly as I wanted it and I cannot wait to write further OMG I AM SO EXCITED. I can’t believe I’m the writer of this but yeah, I wish it was already written down for me.

Sirius has been so excited to see you. He has been so patient to tell how his summer went. He has been eager to tell you of all Padfoot and Prongs adventures he had experianced. And most importantly, he had wanted to tell you how happy he finally was.

His idea of you and him completely ran away for this moment because all he wanted to do, was see you and tell you everything. Letters weren’t enough. For him, letters weren’t enough and he wanted to have you in his arms.

He had promised himself that after this summer, he will speak up about his feelings for you. He had promised that himself and he was not going to back down. If he doesn’t do in the following few months, he will regret it and he knows it.

But that had to wait. He wanted to give you this first.

“You’ve been coddling that box since we got on the train.” said James as he threw his trunk on his bed, pulling out his wand and charming everything on it’s place.

Sirius looked down at the red box with a golden bow on it. He brushed his thumbs over it and smiled. “You think she’ll love it?” he asked, his smile turning into a frown.

James chuckled and threw himself on Sirius bed. “She isn’t greedy as other girls. She’s simple. She’ll love it.”

Sirius turned towards James and kept the box tight in his hand. “I never asked you why you call her Twiz?”

“Who? (y/n)?” James grinned, placing his hands behind his head and chuckling. “She knows why I call her Twiz plus you know how it is with me, the nicknames just come and they feel just right.”

“Mind explaining?”

James chuckled again, sitting up and putting his arms on his knees. “Before you and her became close friends, me and her went on a date in our second year.”

“A what?!” Sirius blinked a few times, not sure whether he heard James correctly.

“Don’t worry, mate. We were kids and it really wasn’t a big deal. It wasn’t even a date, really. We bumped into each other in the corridor, I thought she was cute, I asked her if she wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me, she said yes, we went, I forgot my wallet at my dorm and she was really cool about it. We decided to have some fun, got into Honeydukes, I stole some chocolate frogs, she stole twizzlers and when you started hanging out with her, it came out. Period, end of story.”

Sirius kept looking at him. He was jealous- he really was but it was frustrating to know that he shouldn’t be. He knew James was telling him the truth and that there was nothing going on between the two of you but knowing James knew you before him was just- it was- he always thought he introduced you to his friends but appereantly you already knew James and why hasn’t James told him about this date.

“Pads.” James said clearly and loud.

“Huh?” Sirius dazed out from his thoughts to see James smiling and staring at him.

“Stop overthinking. Nothing ever happened between Twiz and I. We’re friends.”

Sirius let out a small chuckle. “Yeah, I know.” he looked down at the box, then smiled wider. “Should we go to see the Newbies?”

“New baby Gryffindors- yes, let’s go!”

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Sirius has been scanning the whole freaking Hall for you but you were nowhere. Not at one table, not on one seat and even though he checked so many times, one more was still not enough.

He was confused, twisting the box in his hand over and over again, waiting impatiently for you.

“Maybe she’s late or something- extended vacation.” James put his hand on Sirius’ shoulder.

Sirius turned his head to look at James and gave him a nervous, worried simper. “Yeah- she’d tell me though, wouldn’t she?”

“Who?” Peter asked curiously, glancing between his two friends.

“Our Twiz, Wormy.” he put his other hand on Peter’s shoulder and beamed at him. “Our only-girl friend that managed to stay after our shananigans. Also the girl Sirius has been pining after for two years or something.”

“(y/n)?” Remus looked up at him and Sirius snapped his head back to him. “She’s here already. She just said she’d ditch the ceremony.”

“What do you mean ditch the first day back? She would never, especially if it was her last year. This would be important to her and what else would be more important than this?” Sirius continued to ask meanwhile Remus only shrugged, looking away at the First years.

“Dunno.” was all he said, biting on one pistachio.

Sirius kept looking at Remus, trying to figure out if he was hiding anything or not telling him where she was. Why would you tell Remus you’d ditch the ceremony? Why would you ditch the ceremony in the frist place? The girl he know would be right by his side, trying to imprint the last time First years were sorted into your head. You’d love it- the candles, the new faces, the whole ceremony. You were moved by small things.

He looked down on the box, brushing over with his thumbs and smiling.

You loved small gestures.

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When the dinner was over, the group was going back to their dorm and as Sirius was just mocking James and his Head Boy duties of leading the First years to the Gryffindor tower, he saw you running in his direction.

You pushed away a few sudents, trying to get by and asking. “Is it over?” you asked a few of them as they nodded. “Shit!” you let your hand run through your hair and stare at the door.

Sirius felt his heart beat three times faster as he saw you standing there, looking so much more beautiful as he did the last time. He was screaming for you to look at him and when your eyes finally locked with his- he felt overjoyed by it.

Your smile reached your eyes and you started laughing and running towards him. He started walking faster to you as well, running at the end when the two of you finally clashed into a hug and he wrapped you so tight, your warmth, energy splashing him like a wave. He could smell your hair shampoo, papaya- new one, and he loved it immediately. Just to have you in his arms brought him fullfillment and as if you were the missing piece to his soul.

He had missed you, lifted you off the ground and twirled you a bit. “Merlin, I missed you!” he mumbled into your neck with a smile but in doing so he smelt an unfamiliar smell that did not belong to you. Was this man’s cologne?

He pulled away and let his hands rest on your hips that felt a bit more smaller than the last time he held them. “You got fit?” He said more questionably. “Why?”

“What do you mean why?” you giggled

“What about your curves? Your amazing curves?” he kept running his hands up and down your hips.

“I worked out- and you can’t see it because of the uniform but trust me, the curves are still there. Couldn’t get rid of those machos.” you smiled and he mirrored it, bringing you back into a hug.

“I missed you.” he said one more time and felt you squeezing his neck and letting your hand run up his hair.

“I missed you too.” you said, pulling away and flicking the front of his hair. “And you let your hair grow?”

“Didn’t you hear? I’m a rockstar now.” he winked, wrapping his arm around you and walking by your side.

“You’re a rock-” you flicked the side of his head. “Stubborn and can’t get anything through you.”

“I have so much to tell you- oh and I brought you something I hope you’d like-” he stopped, fidgeting the box in his hand you noticed in that moment.

Gasping, oyu put your hand over your mouth and looked at him. “Sirius...you shouldn’t have?”

He gave you a cocky smile and lifted up the box. “Oh, I didn’t. Bought this for me-self.” he joked and you narrowed your eyes at him, punching his shoulder like a bag.

“Arse.”

“I’m kidding.” he laughed and walked behind you, wrapping his arms from behind until there was only a red box in front of you. A red box with a golden bow. “It’s not much- a lot has happened during the summer and I worked to buy you something pretty.” he spoke quietly as you turned your head over your shoulder, locking your eyes with his grey ones and letting the moment hold time still. He couldn’t help himself to just forget about everything when he was looking into your eyes and smelling your papaya hair shampoo, mesmerizing it and burning it into his brain as a memory he wouldn’t want to ever forget. Finally, shaking off the spell you put him under, he glanced at the box and opened it, showing a gorgeous silver bracelet with a heart and infinity sign, joined into one.

Your breath was taken away and he could feel you lean back onto him as your feet seemed to give in the moment. You took it into your hands, marvelling the leather black string that binded the signs together. You felt overwhelmed by the gift, feeling the tears well up in your eyes but before you let them go freely, you turned around and jumped into Sirius embrace. You dug your head into his neck and pulled him close, feeling his arms embrace you. “I love it, Sirius. I love it so much.” you pulled away, cupping his face. “I love it, love it, love it so much- thank you!” you pulled him into another hug and he chuckled.

“Well, I think the signs are two obvious to say that, (y/n)(y/l/n). I-”

“TWIZZLERS!!!” he heard James shout behind him, shutting him up and breaking up the moment between the two of you.

“CHOCOLATE FROGS!” you beamed at James and went up to hug him. “Heard you’re a Head Boy- Gryffindor surely is not in good hands.” you messed up his hair as James only laughed.

“I know right! Finally, a Head Boy who is handsome, smart and fun- Dumbledore finally got to his senses.”

“Bet he did- OOOH! I know I missed it but what are the First years like?”

“All babies. Don’t know what the hell is waiting for them.”

“Did you tell them not to take Arithmancy?”

“And Advanced Potions. Wreck- what’s that?” he pointed at the bracelet in your hands.

“Oh this!” your face lit up from happiness as Sirius approached the both of you. “Sirius bought-” you said and suddenly frowned, looking at the both of them.

“What?” they both asked in a serious tone.

“I bought you a magnet.” you frowned. “You bought me an expensive bracelet and I bought you a magnet.”

Sirius chuckled and took the bracelet of his hands, unpinning it and putting it around your wrist. “I’m sure I’ll love and cherish it till the day that I die.” he said, tying it and taking your hands in his.

“So you give her a bracelet, you give him a magnet and what do I get?” James intervened again and you started laughing, meanwhile Sirius was shooting him a glare. James seemed to catch that, realizing what he had ruined and backing away. “Oh! Well, look at the time. I should check on the First years.”

“Finally.” Sirius muttered under his breath meanwhile you ripped oyur hands away from his and ran after James.

“CAN I CHECK ON THEM TOO! I wanna see the new us!” you pleaded James with puppy eyes, meanwhile James kept glancing between you and Sirius.

“Don’t you want to spend time with Sirius over there?” he asked directly, making Sirius smile.

You turned around to Sirius and smiled. “We have a whole lots time to spend together, don’t we Sirius?” you beamed at him at far and Sirius smile dropped. “But baby Gryffs only have one first day and I just wanna see their terrified faces- come on James. Don’t be such a bore.”

James narrowed his eyes at you. “Don’t you ever- NEVER- call me a bore.” he said jokinly and smiled immediately after that. “Come on, let’s go, Twiz.”

“Alright, just give me a minute.” you said running back to Sirius and giving him a peck on the cheek, putting one hand on his cheek and with a smile, melting him away. “Thank you for the bracelet. It means the world. I promise you’ll have my full attention as soon as possible.” you said and slowly started backing away, jogging back to James as you gave Sirius the last glance of the day.

“You’re welcome.” he said when you were gone, smiling but rethinking back on the unfamiliar scent that couldn’t get out of his head.

#sirius black #sirius black imagine #sirius black x reader #james potter #james potter imagine #remus lupin #remus lupin imagine #marauders #maruaders imagine #maruaders imagines #marauders era

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sexy-sapphic-sorcerer · 18 days

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1: Magic is a Metaphor < 2: Morgana is a Lesbian < 3: Merlin is Gay > 4: Arthur is Bi

Again with the whole metaphor thing, Merlin's entire character is about having to hide his identity and wishing that he could be free to be himself so that he wouldn't have to lie about how much Arthur means to him. So that's all very gay, but he's also just very queer-coded generally. There are so many jokes about him being more effeminate or wearing women's clothing, most notably in this episode where he dresses in full drag and then takes the opportunity to shamelessly flirt with Arthur. Unhinged.

Basically every other character seems to just assume that he's gay, at least towards the end, because Gaius and Arthur are in utter disbelief that Merlin would be 'seeing a girl'. And of course he isn't, he's actually sneaking around with that druid guy, leading Arthur to question how courting a girl would leave him 'walking with a limp.'

I also think it's very interesting how often Merlin has to pretend to be attracted to women to avoid people discovering his secret, like with Gwen in Series 1 or Morgana in Series 2. Or this scene, where Gwen and Merlin are the only people not affected by the Lamia's seduction charm and they're trying to figure out why. And Merlin says, 'it doesn't affect you because you're a woman'. And firstly, Gwen is like, 'so what?' So, bisexual queen. And then Merlin says, "it only affects men," and Gwen says, "so then why haven't you fallen under her spell?" And Merlin is just like, 'oh shit, I don't know. I can't think of any reason why I wouldn't be seduced by a woman.'

Now, you might be saying, "but Merlin is attracted to women! what about that one female love interest he had for literally one episode who immediately died?" Oh, you mean:

I'm sorry to all of the Freylin shippers out there, but this was so clearly just the writers' last-ditch attempt to make Merlin straight. If you think about it, Freya also 'has magic' if you catch my drift, and that is the only thing that she and Merlin have in common, and the only thing that they talk about. And if you look at their dialogue out of context, it really doesn't seem like it's magic that they're talking about. It's just gay/lesbian solidarity. Also, never forget when Colin Morgan accidentally referred to Merlin's potential love interests as "him or her." So who else could he have been thinking of?

Merlin definitely had a crush on Lancelot. From the moment that they first meet, he just keeps going on about, 'omg, isn't Lancelot so strong and brave and chivalrous? God, I hope he becomes a knight, he would look so good in a suit of armour.' And then he says to Gwen, completely unprompted, "so just for the sake of argument– Arthur or Lancelot?" Why are you thinking about that Merlin? Then that scene ends with Merlin and Lancelot getting drunk and stumbling home together and waking up the next morning having shared Merlin's single bed. So take from that what you will. I don't necessarily think that anything happened between them, not because I think Lancelot is straight, don't get it twisted, just because I think he's a fucking virgin.

But certified pansexual manwhore Gwaine on the other hand, oh they definitely fucked. And it's a very similar situation to Lancelot, Merlin's only flirting technique is just to find some buff guy who's just saved his life and be like, 'oh my god what can I possibly do to repay you? Maybe you could come back to my place and I could tend to your wounds and then we could go down to the tavern, have a few drinks'.

And it works. Merlin literally used his job as apprentice physician to the Knights of the Round Table as his own personal Grindr, and i love that for him. But, of course, these are just side hoes to Merlin's main bitch, Arthur.

You can deny everything else that I've said, but you cannot deny that Merlin was in love with Arthur. And don't even try to say, 'but it's just because it was his destiny'. Because, yeah, like that's any less gay. They're two sides of the same coin, destined to be together, Merlin 'uses magic only for Arthur'. Come on.

Also, it's pretty clear that Merlin cares about Arthur more than he cares about his destiny, throughout the entire show. But it culminates in this scene in series five where, because of very contrived plot reasons, Arthur has to choose between legalizing magic and saving the life of Mordred. And Merlin convinces Arthur not to legalise magic so that he will let Mordred die. He literally enables the genocide of his own people and condemns himself to a lifetime of suffering just on the off chance that he can spend a bit more time with Arthur.

And if that isn't heartbreaking enough, of course, every action that Merlin makes only confirms Arthur's fate. And after he very platonically dies in Merlin's arms, as dudebros do, what does Merlin do? does he go back to Camelot and live a full happy heterosexual life? Of course not. No, he spends the next one and a half thousand years just waiting at Arthur's resting place, waiting for the day that Arthur will be resurrected and they can be together again. What the fuck kind of Greek tragedy, Achilles and Patroclus level shit is that? That is fucking gay.

#this is so fucking long omg sorry #consider this series as a masterpost of all of my ramblings #merlin #merlance #merwaine #merthur #bbc merlin #merlin meta #the magic of metaphor

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One Day - Part 11

A/N: Hello lovelies! I wanted to post this chapter on Saturday, but when I was about to do it, it just disappeared completely. I was so mad and frustrated I just gave up and watched LOTR lol So here we have chapter 11 and tomorrow it’s done! I want to know your thoughts on what happens next. How would you want it to end? Also, don’t kill me for the drama of it all. I hope you like it!

Draco x reader (she/her pronouns)

Word count: 1725 Summary: One day AU. Post-war. Since The Battle of Hogwarts, Draco and y/n meet one day a year.

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3 May, 2010

“How are you doing, Draco?” asked Harry as he sat by his side.

“Managing,” he managed to say with a small and tired voice.

Draco was absolutely distraught. He hadn’t properly slept in weeks and everything in his demeanour oozed fatigue and pain. St. Mungo’s had become his permanent residence, only this time he was not playing the part of the Healer.

“How about you?” he asked, more out of politeness than genuine interest.

“It’s chaotic. I feel like it’s 1999 all over again, you know? The paranoia, the panic attacks and the nightmares, all full-blown. The Ministry’s bodyguards aren’t helping either.”

Every time they had talked, Harry had tried not to exert too much of his own burden on Draco, but for some reason today he felt like blurting things out. Draco’s eyes were still glued on the bed in front of them. He really didn’t feel like partaking in that conversation, but his friend seemed to be in the mood to talk so he indulged him.

“Tell me about it. We have a whole team of aurors roaming the manor. I know it’s for the best, but I can’t even let my child go out and play. I fear something terrible might happen to him whenever he’s out of my sight. It’s…scary,” he admitted, realizing how much he actually needed to talk.

“Yeah, I get it. We don’t let the kids out either and we are all going crazy.”

Twelve years after Voldemort was defeated, some of his runaway death eaters were still trying to seek revenge. In the first few years after the war, Harry and Ron had led the operations to incarcerate as many as they could find. Their efforts had put most of them in Azkaban, but some others still loomed in the most unexpected places. Every once in a while, the death eaters on the loose would pop up. So far, they had tried – unsuccessfully – to harm Harry and Ron. The attempts were so poor it would ruffle everyone’s feathers for a while and then everything would go back to relative peace.

That was until (Y/N) moved to Paris. Even if her house was full of traps and charms to protect her, she was living alone, which made her an easy target. She was not difficult to track; her status as a literary celebrity and her connections to the magical French jet set made her appear in Le Monde Magique every other day. The network of dead eaters that were still active and underground followed her for three years before striking.

The night they did, Draco and (Y/N) had a date. That’s what saved her. (Y/N)’s plan was to relocate back to England, but as she managed to get everything in order both of them apparated back and forth. They saw each other every day, went out for dates and parties with their friends and even had family strolls and dinners with Scorpius. That night, they were going to take a roam through the Champs Élysées and eat on one of their favourite muggle restaurants.

Draco arrived to her flat, excited for the night to come, only to find a scene that could’ve easily come out of a Goya painting. (Y/N) laid on the floor, covered in blood and seemingly unconscious. A man – later identified as Rodolphus Lestrange – had his foot on her throat and was flicking his wand to perform the deadliest spell. Draco’s vision turned red. Without thinking, he immobilized his uncle in law, sent him flying to the other end of the house and beat him to a pulp. He could have killed him with his own two hands, hadn’t he been so worried about (Y/N)’s state.

With her in arms, he had called the French Ministry of Magic. Draco tried really hard to act professional, check her vitals and perform the right spells like a good Healer would, but he was paralyzed. He couldn’t imagine a life without (Y/N). Draco could only think about this as he held her tight to his chest. That’s how the aurors found him: trembling, covered in blood and sobbing, unable to let go of his benumbed girlfriend.

A month and a half after the assault, she was still unconscious. No signs of change and very weak vital signs. As soon as the Healers at the Sacre Coeur hospital in Paris had deemed her stable, Hermione had helped with the paperwork to take her back to England. Since the day they had put her in that bed on the fourth floor, Draco had barely ever left her side. Their friends and family would come and go. Even if they were all sad and grieving, they’d try to console him.

Seeing her like this, so pale and lifeless, the wounds that had taken so long to heal wide open again, haunted him. Whenever he tried to sleep, he had these nightmares of her being tortured by Rodolphus Lestrange and he couldn’t keep himself from staring at his fading mark and blaming himself for everything.

“I…I have never seen somebody lit up the way (Y/N) would whenever she saw you. Merlin, just mentioning your name made her a happier person. Since we all became friends, I thought you two belonged together,” Harry commented after a prolonged silence.

Draco really wanted to feel soothed by Harry’s comment. He tried. But as he turned it around in his head, everything about it made him feel disheartened and enraged: the quivering voice, the profound sadness and the past tense. He felt just like when he was younger and didn’t know how to deal with his emotions. So, Draco just snapped.

“Why are you talking about her as though she was dead, Potter?” he sneered. His tone and accompanying glare remined Harry of their schooldays. The difference was that now he knew that the former Slytherin was suffering and that sorrow encircled his every breath.

“Draco…”

“She’s not dead!” he screeched.

“She is not dead.” This time, he murmured so softly Harry knew it was not meant for him.

Draco leaned forward and buried his face in (Y/N)’s hair. His suppressed sobs broke Harry’s heart. Never in a million years he would’ve imagined that this is how things would turn out, but he soon found himself hugging Draco as he wept on his shoulder.

“She can’t die, Harry. She cannot leave me.”

He was desperate. Why couldn’t they be happy? So much time wasted with life’s twists and turns, time they could’ve spent together lost because of hushed feelings and unspoken words. So much time living like two parallel lines, always in tandem and never intersecting. And when they finally connected and they lived some of the most blissful and placid months of their lives, she was snatched away. Their happiness crushed.

As it downed on him that maybe she would never wake up, Draco’s mind focused on the conversation they had a few weeks before the assault. They had just arrived in Malfoy Manor from a party at the Potter’s. (Y/N) changed into one of Draco’s shirts and was sitting on the sofa in Draco’s humongous bathroom as he unbuttoned his shirt.

“You know, Dray,” (Y/N) said as she crossed her legs.

“Yes, darling?” he asked. Draco looked at her through the mirror and smiled.

“This is going to sound extremely rushed and weird coming from me,” her voice was timid, yet it held an underlying dreaminess to it that lured him.

Immediately, he stopped his task, turned around and knelt in front of her. (Y/N) smirked, pleased to have his full attention now. “What is it, love?”

“I want to have children. I want a quidditch team worth of kids with the love of my life.” As she said this, Draco couldn’t help but smile wholeheartedly.

He had thought about that as well. Having a proper family with (Y/N) sounded like a dream. They were already a quaint little family, she, Scorpius and him. They were so happy, at times the thought of having children together was almost automatic. He knew even contemplating it was a long shot; they had been dating for a little less than a year. But those were some of the most wonderful months of his entire life and he wanted more. As in “till death do us part” kind of more. As weird as he thought it was, Draco concluded that their lives had been intertwined forever that day after the Battle, so time counted differently for them.

“And if the love of my life is not available, then there’s you,” she added cheekily. Draco chuckled, feeling his heart fuller than ever.

Draco thought it was funny how they never had this conversation before. In all of their years of friendship, they had never asked each other what they thought about having a family. Paternity had just happened to him and he received it as one of the most important tasks in his life. Regardless of the circumstances, it was indeed the best gift life could’ve ever given him.

(Y/N) was good with children. Since James was born, she had become the next generation’s preferred babysitter. Draco always thought she seemed to understand the language of children more than any other adult he knew. Maybe that was an effect of being a writer? He didn’t really know. As much as she loved her godson and her little nephews and nieces, (Y/N) never showed a desire of having kids of her own. She always seemed so focused on other things, so passionate about healing and reconciling with life that having children didn’t seem like something she wanted.

And yet.

“I’d love for us to have our own quidditch team, my love,” he said, gently uncrossing her legs and caressing her tights, “on one condition”.

She raised an eyebrow playfully. “Let me remind you I’ll be the one going through pregnancy.”

Draco was all smiles now. “Marry me, (Y/N),” he said almost too casually. That was the essence of their relationship; a flamboyant proposal didn’t fit in the language they had created for themselves as they watched that sunrise on that windowsill. His hands on her tights, the glint in his eyes, that feeling that pulled them to each other said more than words could.

(Y/N) had said yes.

That’s all Draco could think of as he sobbed on Harry’s shoulder.

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@animelover09556 (your blog disappeared and I couldn’t tag you, honey, but if you ever get to read this I hope you’re doing well).

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wickxdangels · 4 years

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Seamus Finnigan Imagine; Blow it up.

Helloo! I’ve been a little offline because i’ve been dealing with writers block for a bit but slowly trying to conquer it, so that’s why i haven’t been posting much lately. I’m back today with another HP imagine, it’s not that long but it’s cute :) love you all! hope you enjoy it xx

Pairing: Seamus Finnigan x Reader

Warnings: None I believe

Request: Can you do a Seamus Finnigan imagine where he's got a crush on a Slytherin in his year who's best friends with Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley and good friends with the rest of the Gryffindors so she's commonly defending her friends from her housemates but she never cares what they say about her but Seamus does and it causes him to eventually blows up (pun intended)? Can't wait for your writing to come back!

Being an Slytherin can be difficult sometimes…not only because of your pureblood stuck-up parents, who only care about what people think of them, but you also had to endure sharing the same common room with idiotic assholes who you could swear had only one braincell left to work with.

That was Y/n’s case.

It was known that those in Slytherin were cunning, ambitious and resourceful, often leaders who proved to be a role model for many. Yet she often would think how someone like Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle made it.

Probably the sorting hat sorted them in Slytherin out of pity, she thought.

“Merlin’s beard! You two don’t have anything better to do? Like I don’t know, brewing your bloody potion!? We are literally in the middle of class! And if Slughorn hasn’t said anything it’s because he’s dead asleep!”she complained as pointed at the Potions professor who was literally asleep and almost snoring in his chair, then she stared at them rolling her eyes as the rest of the people in the classroom muttered things like ‘finally’ ‘yes, someone said it’. They weren’t exactly liked in Slytherin… or Hogwarts in general to be honest; she still tried to figure out how Draco put up with Tweedledee and Tweedledum here everyday.

“What’s got your knickers in a twist, blood-traitor?” Crabbed replied, a smirk playing in his lips as him and Goyle looked at her with their usual mean stare.

“You know, instead of coming up with lame comebacks as usual, you two should really try and at least work once in class. You two don’t want to be held back, right? Don’t go around feeding those rumors if you know what I mean..” she snickered, holding down a laugh as Ginny besides her managed to control hers as well.

Rumor has it that those two got held back, so when we all got here for our first year at Hogwarts, they were already repeating it. She didn’t know if those rumors were true after all, but they kinda looked older than they seemed to be. Their mental age anyways, remained the same or even younger.

“You know, you should really try to control that mouth of yours. Your mud-blood friends won’t always be there to have your back and you know that.” he replied, looking at Ginny and Luna before raising his brows at her, they were really trying to scare her.. too bad they looked to dumb to even spark any kind of imaginary fear.

“I’m not even the slightest bit scared of both of you. I know you two don’t do anything without Draco and we both know Draco won’t be laying hands on me anytime soon..” she muttered, squinting her eyes at them. “So, as his minions you two should know better. Now, shoo!”

“You little bitch—” Goyle tried to come up with better insults before someone stepped in the delightful convo they were having.

“You really should know better than to insult a lady, mate.” the Gryffindor, whose specialty was pyrotechnics said. “And it also seems like she’s the one winning here.. why bother to keep going and embarrass yourself further, huh?” Seamus commented with a chuckle on his lips.

In the back, while everyone was very much busy with paying close attention to the conversation they were having, Dean Thomas softly walked towards Crabbe and Goyle’s desk and dripped a mysterious liquid inside of it before walking back to his place again and throwing a little paper towards the professor who suddenly woke up

“Finnigan, shut up. This isn’t with you.” Goyle sneered at him.

Seamus looked at Dean who just nodded, he then stared back at Goyle and Crabbe. “You know, one day everything will come back at bit you in the arse… or blow you up, who knows..” he commented, shrugging as he then walked back to his shared place with Dean.

“Kids! I hope those potions are going good! Now, last step it’s to add some of red liquid besides the cauldron and you’re all set!” Professor Slughorn said as he waved his hands to the students, signaling them to proceed, ignoring the small argument going on.

Tweedledee and Tweedledum just gave Y/n and Seamus a stink stare before going back to their posts, Y/n looked back at Finnigan with a grateful smile on her lips and flushed cheeks as he just winked at her before bumping arms with Dean and waiting for their small mischief to happen.

So, while everyone was dropping in their liquids, the two Slytherins leaned in to see their potion that was turning a weird color.

The rest of the class stared at their own cauldrons as they emitted a soft mist.

“Okay, kids! I see that all of your potions got the soft mist it’s supposed to emit! Now, that's..—” sadly Slughorn couldn’t finish his sentence about doing a good job cause suddenly all that could be heard in the classroom was a big and loud boom!

A grey cloud of smoke covered pretty much the entire desk belonging to Crabbe and Goyle, the students closest to them were coughing and swiping away the smoke as Y/n looked in curiosity to them, before looking back at Seamus, who was currently high-fiving Dean with a victorious look on their faces.

“That’s not how it’s supposed to turn out..” Slughorn commented while stroking the back of his head. “I would like to see you two in my office, the rest of you can go.” he added, both boys who had their faces covered in grey dust coughed as they walked behind the professor, blaming each other for what had happened.

The rest of the class quickly got their bags and left, Ginny ended up leaving with Luna as Y/n stayed behind. She quickly grabbed her bag and approached Seamus and Dean’s desk, both of the guys were still laughing and grabbing their things.

“That was quite the explosion..” she said with a smile on her lips, looking at the guys who chuckled with her. “I believe a thanks is in place to you two.”

“It was actually Finnigan’s idea.. and I have to leave, I’m late for my Quidditch practice..” Dean quickly explain with a smirk before looking at both of us and leaving.

“I kinda knew you were behind it.. after all you’re the who’s got a way with explosions..” Y/n said as he looked at him.

“Well, what can I say?” he smirked looking back at her. “They had it coming, they’re always a pain in the arse to you.” he commented with a shrug and a lopsided smile on his lips. “I just had to step in for my favorite Slytherin.”

That very last sentence made her flush once again, her cheeks felt warm as she looked down for a moment before lifting her eyes to stare at his face, she softly got closer to him and deposited a sweet and soft kiss in his cheek, dangerously close to his lips. “Thank you, Seamus. I really appreciate that, no one has stood up for me quite like you have.” she confessed with a shy smile.

The boy in front of her was now sporting red cheeks as his hand rested on the place she had just kissed. “U-uh, yeah, absolutely! Whenever you need someone I’m your guy!”

She giggled at his words before giving him one last look and walking outside the classroom as Seamus sat down on the chair for a bit.

“Okay, next goal… ask her out.”

He said to himself as he chuckled, before walking out of the classroom to meet with Dean and talk to him about what had just happened.

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irregularjohnnywiggins · 4 years

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So, hey, a while ago I came up with this ask game about songs I associate with Arthurian characters. I had a lot of fun with that, but really wanted it to be more streamlined, so I came up with this solution - a list of Arthurian characters and the songs I associate with them.

Now, before we get into the list proper, I need to establish some things, the main one being that these song choices are primarily based on my interpretations of the characters, which is going to become extremely relevant with a few key choices that deviate completely from the normal story. Also, as an inevitable follow-through of this, these songs are entirely subject to my musical tastes, so if you're wondering why most of this list is either Heather Dale, Miracle of Sound or Jeff and Casey Lee Williams that's why. Finally, obviously not every Arthurian character is on this list - with some of the big-name ones like Merlin that's because I couldn't come up with a song choice, with others it's because I haven't fully come up with my version of them and as a result I'm still figuring them out.

With all that out of the way, I hope you enjoy this list!

King Arthur – Kingsword by Heather Dale

Kinda an obvious one - it's literally about Arthur - but I really like it and think it fits well with my version of Arthur, especially the last line of the chorus, 'A boy's hand will grasp it/A man's raise it high' - a major plot point of The Boy King is that Arthur has to grow up incredibly fast after the Sword in the Stone, and this song reflects that.

Guinevere – As I Am by Heather Dale

Again, another obvious one. This song brings into focus one major aspect of the Arthur/Guinevere relationship I play up - it's as much about their ideals as their attraction. Guinevere marries Arthur because she believes in his vision for Britain, and Arthur relies on Guinevere a lot for moral support. This is their greatest strength together, but it's also their greatest weakness - Arthur will later place faith in Guinevere's understanding of his vision where he shouldn't, and that will be the thing that turns Guinevere to Lancelot.

Morgan le Fay – Divide & Armed and Ready by Casey Lee Williams

Moving on to my favourite character in Arthuriana, Morgan gets two songs because... I wanted to give Morgan two songs. No, really it's because Morgan is complicated, and the two songs present her two moods more or less throughout her story - either vengefully, apocalyptically angry, or just righteously angry. That's my favourite thing about Morgan's story - she has a redemption arc, to be sure, but at no point during it does she accept that her motivation was wrong - Uther and Merlin deserved what she wanted to give them, her sin was in taking her anger out on people that had nothing to do with her revenge. So, whilst it's not as simple as a black and white 'Divide is Morgan pre-redemption, Armed and Ready is Morgan post', there is a sense that Armed and Ready is Morgan at her calmest. Also, because visually Morgan takes a lot of cues from the Trollhunters version of her, I've had a lot of fun with the 'I am the Golden One' line.

Morgause – Mordred’s Lullaby by Heather Dale

Yet another easy one - some might think it works better for Mordred, but I have other ideas for him. Not really much else to say - it's Morgause at her most evil, going places even Morgan won't - note how Divide calls out using children as weapons, whereas Lullaby goes 'yeah, I'm doing that Count of Monte Christo shit'.

Mordred – Mordred’s Song by Blind Guardian

Because edgelord Mordred gets edgelord rock song. Mordred is interesting, because I really don’t like the ‘born pure evil’ idea of Mordred, and as such his story is much more of a tragedy than even Arthur - a man who makes what he feels are the best decisions with what he has to work with, who slowly comes to the realisation that he's the villain of this story. Hence, a song that refers to his acts of evil as 'No one asked if I want this/If I like this'.

Nimue – Indomitable by Casey Lee Williams

This one was tough to keep in - whilst I'm absolutely certain that it fits my version of Nimue, the song itself is deeply personal for the people who made it, about an actual tragedy that happened to them, and I'm deeply uncomfortable saying that 'actually it's about this'. So, provided we're all aware that this is, more than any other song on the list, me twisting the original intent to fit my own idea, this is perfect for Nimue, particularly Nimue immediately after imprisoning Merlin and taking over his role as The Light Mage, the Big Good of the magical world. Her story’s pretty interesting, but the theme of trying to fill shoes that are way to big for you and eventually realising you can’t and the best you can do is try your best and do your own thing is prevalent and reflected perfectly by this song.

Lancelot – C’est Moi by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner/Bad Luck Charm by Jeff Williams

Like Morgan, Lancelot gets two songs, but unlike Morgan there is an absolutely sharp divide between these two. To use a Fate reference as shorthand, C'est Moi is Lancelot as a Saber, whilst Bad Luck Charm is Lancelot as Beserker. C'est Moi is kinda the perfect song for Lancelot for most of the story - oozing self-confidence, probably too smug for his own good but exactly the right level of smug where you're not sure if you want to punch him or kiss him, it's great for Lancelot. Bad Luck Charm, on the other hand, is basically what's playing on a loop in Lancelot's head as soon as he gets caught with Guinevere, especially given he survives Camlann. Countless dead, two civil wars ripping the country apart, his friends either killed at his hands or cursing his name, his king and queen in a place he cannot get to, and all the while he's left to wander the world knowing that it's all his fault.

Gawain – Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Heather Dale

Not really much to say about this one - it's definitely influenced my interpretation of Gawain as the Pagan Knight to Lancelot's Christian Knight, and a lot of the events the song describes are what happens when the Green Knight comes to play, but all in all its just a really good song.

Kay – True and Destined Prince by Heather Dale

Being the deuteragonist of the Boy King, Kay is someone I've put a lot of thought into, and this song is definitely a part of my writers playlist I keep listening to to get into the Kay mood. In particular the key defining factor of Kay is loyalty - particularly to Arthur the person, because obviously anyone trying to hurt his little brother is getting smacked. Kay is basically the Leo McGarry to Arthur's Jed Bartlet if that makes any sense, helping to make Arthur's dreams a reality, and there's also the factor that Kay and Arthur always consider one another brothers, which the song definitely reflects.

Bedivere – I Follow My King by Heather Dale

You may notice that this song is basically the same thematically as Kay's song. This is because Kay and Bedivere are a healthy couple that communicate their feelings with one another and come to reasonable compromises, so obviously their attitudes towards certain things are very similar. But talking about Bedivere in particular, this song works better for him than Kay because of one key aspect about Bedivere - whereas Gawain swears allegiance to Arthur for initially very mercenary ideals, and Lancelot swears to Arthur because of Arthur's reputation, Bedivere swears to Arthur because he's experienced Arthur growing up, he's seen the kind of man he's grown into, and he knows that Arthur's going to be a great king. Also the song works better for Bedivere because if Arthur tried pulling the shit the subject of this song does on Kay he's get locked in his room until he learnt not to be an idiot.

Ragnelle – Force of Nature by Miracle of Sound

Tbh it's mainly here for the line 'They rant of redemption/As I leave them long behind' which is peak Ragnelle energy - Ragnelle doesn't care about your feelings or what you think about her, she's doing her own thing and she demands you take her seriously. Aside from that, Ragnelle in my version has a faintly Fae connection to the Otherworld, and even if I go with the idea of her dying (I'm still undecided on that) it's more than likely that she ends up in some other place where her and Gawain can spend their days, so there's a particular melancholy to the lines 'I can hear the worlds unseen/I can hear them call to me'.

Galahad – A Thousand Eyes by Miracle of Sound

This definitely doesn't seem like a song that fits Galahad, does it? It's certainly not the one I picked when I did the original format of this list, so what gives? Well, more than maybe any other song on this list, this one is influenced by my specific version of Galahad, and that is influenced by my specific version of the Grail Quest, which I only codified a few months ago - namely, by saying 'fuck it' and making it a horror story. I'm not kidding. There's a lot of complexity in this interpretation, and I'd love to go more in depth about it at a later date, but for now know that my Galahad isn't a clumsy Jesus stand-in, he's more like a Lovecraft protagonist briefly brushing against things beyond mortal ken before being consumed by them, and as such I could think of no better song than this one.

Gareth – Touch the Sky by Casey Lee Williams

Now, as with Galahad there are certain key things you need to know about my version of Gareth before the song makes sense. Unlike Galahad, this one is very simple: the boy is trans. Absolutely, unambiguously trans. His story is explicitly trans, he's explicitly trans, and as I've been reliabily informed by certain people this song has a lot of Good Trans Vibes, which I can definitely see. Honestly Gareth's story is another one I could probably talk about for a while, especially because I'm really unsure about certain bits of it, being cis and very wary of screwing up trans rep, but for now I'll leave it at this song being perfect for Gareth in Camelot, finally able to be himself and not Morgause junior - because if you expected Morgause to be a good mum you need to listen to Mordred’s Lullaby again.

Ywain – Stay By My Side by Miracle of Sound

Cute friendship song for the boy with the lioness companion, not much more to say about it. There is a search for identity element in both Journey and Ywain's story, in Ywain's case being a search for his own meaning outside of his family, but mainly its a cute soft song for a cute soft lion boy.

Dinadan – Knights of the Round Table by Monty Python

Because what else would it be?

Uther – Lionize by Jeff Williams

Asshole attracts asshole, and Uther's just enough of a dick that Adam's particular brand of 'everyone who isn't like me is weak and cowardly and only I can see what's necessary to save us all, you'll see I'm right in the end'. Also, you may notice there's no Merlin song here, and whilst that's partially because I don't know a song that could explain my complicated feelings towards Merlin, this song also tells you everything you need to know about Merlin, because if Merlin can look at someone who's got this in their heads and think he's a perfect candidate for the throne then maybe Morgan has a point after all.

Igraine – The Best I Can by Miracle of Sound

Igraine might have one of the most complicated backstories in The Boy King, involving mermaids, Mirror Universe Wonder Woman and the plot of ICO, but none of that is strictly speaking relevant to the story as is told. Basically, Igraine has been through a lot, and this song is about her trying to prepare all her children for the cruel world out there, and also knowing that she can't. It's kind of a downer to end on, but hey it's Arthurian Legend - it's all a downer.

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As a fellow Merlin fan, I can't help but ask what loaded march is and if it's on AO3? Merlin was a key part of my childhood but I'm not really that involved in the fandom. Any other suggestions?

*aggressively knocks at door* do you have time to talk about our lord, savior, and bible? Loaded March is an odyssey, clocking in at a 1.2 million deliciously intricate plot of magic, friendship, politics, and romance. It is one of the most in depth fic I've ever read and hands down one of the best works of fiction in general that I've ever read. Honestly. If I were stuck on a deserted island and could only have one book to read, it would be this baby.

It is a modern military AU and let me tell you, the author knows their stuff. Also, I'm soOo sorry this is late, I've been slammed and I wanted to do everything justice! It was also really hard to narrow down some recs!! But first, more about Loaded March!!

Arthur is a Captain in the Special Air Service (SAS) and has a team of specialists called Excalibur! Now, what I love about this is that there is obviously no way that the ensemble of Merlin could contribute to a whole squad/teams worth of people, so the author utilizes names from the original mythos and beautifully crafts them into characters that you love so dearly, even with them not being part of BBC Merlin. They write these new characters so perfectly woven into the plot that you become emotionally invested in all of them and all of their lives anYWAYS OWAIN is bae. I DIGRESS.

So they're this highly decorated special forces team, but they can't seem to hold onto a communications specialist. It's the only role that would be filled by someone who didn't enlist with them all. Generally they can't find someone who fits in. Long story short, Merlin is put on their team. And lemme tell you- Ya remember their first meeting and convo in the pilot episode? Footloose stays true to the show in that regard. Also I'm obviously not gonna spoil anything, but just an additional flavor vibe- Kilgharrah is a General they call The Dragon because of his attitude and it appears that he's always smoking cigars. Anyways, magic plays a heavy heavy role, as does politics. It's like a huge chess board of players with espionage and undercover work and twists and turns it's SO GOOD PLEASE READ IT AND GUSH WITH ME. It is on AO3. It's 16 parts. You should check it out at least! Whew child, I definitely have suggestions! I'm gonna run through some of the classics. Please be mindful of the rating on these. I've posted these because of the plot, not because of any sexual nature that may or may not be present. Any sexual content in the following can be easily skipped over without losing any of the plot. That said, I can also rec some hella good gratuitous ones as well. Don't judge me, I was in my high school and college prime when I was neck deep and active in the fandom. Additionally, if you ever want any requests for specific tropes/genre in general, hit me up! I'm an admin on the @fuckyeahmerlinfanfic Tumblr which was a fic request and hunting down specific fics blog.

The Student Prince

WC: 141.6KSummary: A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...

Commentary: This is THE most popular fic in the fandom and honest to god for good reason. The author was a student at St Andrews (which is where a lot of royals attend university and where William and Kate met). This is worth noting because a historic university like that has a lot of nuance traditions and events that the author incorporates. Will always highly recommend. If you aren't down to tackle Loaded March, this one for sure for SURE is worth tackling. And the podfic is to die for

Lord Drake's Bequest

WC: 10KSummary: "To my great-nephew Arthur I bequeath Tintagel Distribution, wholly and without reserve, save for one condition. You must marry, and stay married, for a period of no less than six months. You're a wonderful businessman Arthur, but a full life needs love and companionship, not just a string of affairs. Settle down young Arthur, and your life will be the richer for it."

Commentary: Fake Relationship- Need I say more?

Lions and Pebbles and Penguins, Oh My!

WC: 10.4KSummary: Sitting at the top of "Uther's All Time Parenting Backfires" is Arthur's fellow colleague and clumsy best friend - Merlin Emrys.

Commentary: This was so cute and I always recommend it to people when they ask me for recs. It's inspired by that old news article about the gay penguins at the zoo. So cute!!

What Child is This

WC: 30KSummary:A modern AU with Merlin, Arthur, mayhem, a baby and a jingly elf hat.

Commentary: Christmas fic!! It's a kid!fic but not how you think. Baby is abandoned and I won't say more but it was cute and I'm eagerly waiting until my Christmas vaca to reread it.

Pairing Pendragon/Merlin

WC: 25KSummary: Arthur is a BNF and Merlin is his prized beta

Commentary: I'm not trying to assume but before this fic I had no idea so just in case you're in my shoes, BNF is a big name fan. That aside, THIS IS ONE OF MY TOP FAVE FICS. I was obsessed with the podfic and am currently digging through my hard drive trying to find it because it's legit probably worth listening to it over reading it?? I've never seen a podfic or even an audiobook put together this beautifully. Arthur is a fanfic writer for STARZ Camelot and Merlin is his beta that he's never met before. Read it, Read it, Read it!! Talking about it now, I'm gonna read it tonight I think.

ANYWAYS

If you ever want anymore recs, hit me up! And if you read any of these and want to talk about them, hit me up.

I’m so sorry for the long post and for it having been so long to reply!!

#loaded march #lm hive #IM OBSESSED #ask

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letmetellyouaboutmyfeels · 4 years

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Hi, I read some of your stuff on Ao3 and I really enjoyed your writing! I'd like to read more but you have a huge backlog of stuff, what's your favorite/best thing you've written?

Oh goodness nonny, that’ll really depend on what you want to read. Or what fandoms you’re in, I should say.

In spite of all the trouble they’ve caused me, I’m still proud of my MCU script rewrites (they’re the “MCU Rewrites” series on my Ao3). I’m also proud of Richie Tozier: Small Town Trash because writing comedy is not easy for me and I think I pulled it off there.

From The Witcher fandom, probably Footsteps are More Easily Seen in the Snow and my dragon!Jaskier fics, Even Steel Blades Need Fire and its sequel.

From Timeless, definitely Confidence Trick, possibly my best work ever, followed by could twist the sinews of thy heart? which I know wasn’t anyone’s favorite but I’m really proud of how I was able to make one change that seamlessly blended in with canon and gave Wyatt a fuckton more development and nuance (and a fairly reasonable and interesting explanation for his behavior, although not an excuse because there is no excuse). I like to think that if they’d introduced that backstory twist on the show, audiences would’ve found it believable and interesting.

And finally for 9-1-1 I would say Like a Sack of Bricks and I’ll Bear You Up (Lest You Dash Your Feet) since my goal with both of those was to write a fic that demonstrated how Buck and Eddie might get together in canon and I think I succeeded.

Basically, anything I wrote pre-2018 you should, in my opinion, ignore (with the exception of the MCU Rewrites). I know those fanfics are liked and enjoyed by people and they’re a testament to my growth and evolution as a writer so I keep them up, but I personally think my writing isn’t as good, I didn’t have as much of a handle on my craft, and they’re mostly just porn without plot anyway. I stepped away from fanfiction for a few years and when I came back with Merlin Memory Month in 2018 and then dove into the Timeless fandom, that’s when I feel my fics are really quality and I like what I put out.

I’m so glad you like my writing and thank you for reading! I know I have a lot of stuff, ha ha, hopefully those suggestions and the guideline of “avoid pre-2018 works” will help you. Stay safe and treat yourself!

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Attack on Titans, Seven Deadly Sins (fandom) - RillCharmy, GaucheGrey (ship) - Patri, Nero (characters)

Answer to this ask game.

001 | Send me a fandom and I will tell you my:

Attack on Titan

Favorite character: Annie.

Least Favorite character: Levi >:/

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): SashaxConnie, AnnieXBertholdt. I don’t think I can get to 5 ships sorry! I was never into AoT for the ships.

Character I find most attractive: Jean maybe? The artstyle doesn’t do any character any favours LOL

Character I would marry: Armin !! He’s so cute

Character I would be best friends with: Sasha. She seems very fun to be around.

a random thought: It was my very first anime (if you don’t count Naruto, that I wacthed since I was a toddler lol). so I’m very attached to AoT, but I gave up reading the manga roughly an year ago because I didn’t like the story anymore. I’m looking forward to the manga to be completed so I can binge read it.

An unpopular opinion:I have some opinions on Ereri, but there’s a question for that so I think the new arc is BS. It was supposed to be humans vs titans, not humans vs other humans.

My Canon OTP: None sadly.

My Non-canon OTP: AnniexBertholdt.

Most Badass Character: MIkasa?

Most Epic Villain: Gotta say Zeke, even though I don’t know him well as a character

Pairing I am not a fan of: Ereri.There got to be a 20 year age gap....I don’t know what everyone is on, probably crack. Why is it even the most popular ship?

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Annie!!! When i stopped reading, she was still in a coma. I heard she came back lately but come on, it’s been so long.

Favourite Friendship: The Scouting Legion veterans.

Character I most identify with: Armin. Minus the brains.

Character I wish I could be: I wouldn’t wish to be fighting Titans at all. Thanks but no. Some dude in the inner walls.

Seven Deadly Sins

Favorite character: Escanor or Arthurt, can’t pick.

Least Favorite character: Meliodas.

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): DianexKIng, MargaretxGilthunder, DerierixMoonspeet for some reason. Lowkey ship Escanor and Merlin but only because I wanted him to be happy lol

Character I find most attractive: Ban? I dunno. I don’t think there’s anyone particulary attractive in SDS

Character I would marry: King.

Character I would be best friends with: I don’t know if we’d get along, but I’d want to befriend Arthur given the chance.

a random thought: After the Demon King was defeated, the manga should have ended. I don’t get why they did that mini-arc on Merlin resurrecting Arthur butchering Merlin’s character like that lol

An unpopular opinion: I feel like the series has a lot of pedo undertones, but you can’t really call them out because “Elaine is an adult, she just looks like a kid” “Meliodas knowing Elizabeth since she was a baby is cute because soulmates” “Meliodas in hundreds of years old, he just looks young” and so on. They just try to justify drawing children in romantic situations.

My Canon OTP: DianexKing

My Non-canon OTP: None really.

Most Badass Character: Ban. I mean, he couldn’t die.

Most Epic Villain: I like Herickson the best out of all the villains.

Pairing I am not a fan of: Banx Elaine. Also what they tried to pull with Gowther and Elizabeth’s aunt (I think?).

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Escanor. He really didn’t have to be the only one to die.

Favourite Friendship: Not really a friendship but a platonic relationship, Merlin and Arthur. Too bad she apparenlty grew him as a host for chaos, but I don’t recognize that as canon so LOL

Character I most identify with: KIng. Leave me alone to sleep all day and I’m happy. Slooooooth.

Character I wish I could be: They are all very happy in the end. Meliodas or Elizabeth, since they have everything figured out and had their happy ever after.

Send me a ship and I will tell you:

RillCharmy

When I started shipping them: I never considered it untill RIll shipped himself with Charmy, so it was pretty recently.

My thoughts: I honestly don’t think they have a future. RIll is clealy in love with an idea more than Charmy herself, and she has eyes only for Yuno. I won’t cry if they don’t become canon, but shipping is free isn’t it?

What makes me happy about them: Moslty, all the possibilities. Tabata could write a lot of things with them.

What makes me sad about them: As I said, that I don’t think they’ll ever become canon.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: I don’t read fanfics so i don’t know

Things I look for in fanfic: :(

My wishlist: Please Tabata just develop their relationship some more. I don’t care how.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Not really a big fan of CharmyxYuno, but that would be my first choice. As for Rill, I’m not sure. A nice artistic girl, maybe.

My happily ever after for them: As sad as it would be to see Charmy leave the BB, she could join his squad.

GaucheGray

When I started shipping them: I didn’t care for this ship much until some of the lastest chapters, so it’s a fairly new ship for me.

My thoughts: Unlike RIllCharmy I think Tabata wants to make them endgame (if he’s going to have canon ships in the end). At the beggining I thought it was lazy, because they were held together by nothing but getting caught up in the same shit everytime, but I like that he’s actually building some backstory and interactions for them.

What makes me happy about them: I think they both could be very beneficial to the other.

What makes me sad about them: Nothing really? That’s a pretty fluff and light hearted ship.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: N/A

Things I look for in fanfic: N/A

My wishlist: I’m waiting and seeing where Tabata is going with them. For now, to see them again in the manga would be nice.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: I don’t ship them with anyone else. I guess I wouldn’t mind any ship for them to be endgame.

My happily ever after for them: I can’t picture anything but them staying in the BB. They wouldn’t be the most affectionate couple with Gray being so shy and Gauche being Gauche, but they’d probably go on jobs together and whatnot.

Give me a character & I will tell you:

Patry

How I feel about this character: I don’t like him. I’m sorry, I feel bad for his hardships and all but he was a moron and his actions can’t be excused so easily.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: No one. He didn’t have many chance to have romantic interactions I suppose? I usually don’t ship villains, and he didn’t appear much outside his role as antagonist. I’ll just wait and see for possible ships in the future.

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Licht. .

My unpopular opinion about this character: As I said, I don’t think everyone -both in universe and in the fandom - should be so quick at excusing and forgiving him. The fact that he isn’t in a jail is nuts.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I’d say that I wanted him to be held accountable for what he’s done, but that’d be rendundant at this point so I wish he could joins the Golden Dawn, because he was basically the one pickying each and every memeber, he’s the captain as much as WIlliam.

Favorite friendship for this character: WIlliam.

My crossover ship:.......I don’t know sorry

Nero

How I feel about this character: Oh boy. Firstly, I didn’t think much of her, she was just the animal mascot. Then, I kinda hated her. It was not a good plot twist, and the fact that she was there fighting the last boss rather than Noelle or characters that were in BC since the beginning irked me. With time, she grew on me. Now I like her quite a bit.

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: Only the First Wizard King. I moslty liker her because of this ship eheh

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: Asta

My unpopular opinion about this character:As I said, I think Nero turning into a woman was kind of a sloppy and lazy plot twist. It was not foreshadowed or anything. I like Secre now, but I don’t understand why Tabata went that direction with her, and why he didn’t give us some hints.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish she got more time with Lumiere.

Favorite friendship for this character: Gotta say Asta again...man, this girl should interact with more people.

My crossover ship: I duuuuno.

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