#merlin fic recs please i would love them
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Also. Favorite Merlin fic you've written and fics you wish you could find more of? 👐
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I know you're either gonna be crying or laughing at this one joan, bc my favorite Merlin fic that I've written is Let Me Die, Let Me Drown, Lay My Bones In The Ground.
It's unpublished rn, but I'm hoping to post it soon! I worked so so hard on it. Not kidding. I worked harder on it than I did with my Let Them Be Brothers series. I had three people go through this fic and beta certain parts of it. So I had three people beta this fic. I wanted to test my limits and I really did go and test my angst and torture limits with this fic and, now, I've found that those aren't my limits and I can actually write worse and now I'm excited to see just how worse I can go in breaking characters.
I read the fic over and over and over again so many times that I've become desensitized to the angst and pain. I've searched through Pinterest writing tips, reddit writing tips, tumble writing tips and tips from my own notes to write this. I mean, I still feel like I can improve the last scene a little more but I'm taking a break from writing rn so we'll see.
Anyway, that's my favorite fic. It's nearly 40k and its a oneshot bc I found that splitting it into chapters messed with the narrative flow. Also, thanks again joan for continuing to beta it <333 ^^
Now... fics i wish I can find more of... hmm...
Well, generally, I wish I can find more gen Merlin fics 😅. The fandom is mostly merthur or other ships and I can't and won't read ships (except the ones that I've found to be safe). So yeah, I just wish I can find more gen Merlin fics. Or no slash ones.
But other than that, I would love to have fics where Merlin is in a defenseless position (like a slave, or captured by bandits, or restrained in some way physically or mentally), and not completely passive but not completely defiant and aggressive too. Just the bolder and more defiant bits being small or a touch above noticeable, but he's still very much restrained physically or mentally. And Arthur (either he knows Merlin or this is his first meeting) sees him and notices how compliant he is but also notices how he isn't completely compliant and is impressed by him, but also anguished for him and angry and protective too :))
OH! I also like fics where Merlin is in a position of power or authority (whether he likes it or not) and Arthur is gaping at him in surprise or pity or awe (and a sometimes, just sometimes, a touch of jealousy).
i would also LOVE to see more freya or freylin fics
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600 Followers Celebration
Y’all!! This is wild. I realized the other day that I started writing my first fic in my notes app on my phone on 4/11/23. I posted the first chapter of that fic in July last year! I am so grateful for each and every one of you. I get so emotional every time someone reads one of my fics. Thank you for being here and being amazing. And I’m so glad you all like fandom bingo (which is still open)!! 🧡🧡🧡
I wanted to do something fun to celebrate. There are two parts -- vote and ask! I'll tag every post for this celebration with #bte600.
💗 VOTE: vote on the poll under the cut!!
A week or so ago I did an ask game where people sent me made up fic titles and I told you what I would write for them. Well, I got a little carried away and came up with some ideas I'm actually pretty excited about. So now I want you to vote on which one I should actually write next! The poll will be open for a week.
🧡 ASK: Send me any of the emojis below – send me as many as you’d like! But please send one at a time.
❣️shout out
Spread the love around and tell me about a fic, author, fan art, or artist on here that you love!
📜fic rec
Give me a fandom and a direction and I’ll give you a fic rec. I’ve got more than 9000 bookmarks on ao3 lol bet I can find something! let me know preferences about ships, ratings, content, etc.
(fandoms I’ve read a lot in over the years: all the Pedro boys, Inception (Arthur/Eames), Captive Prince, LOTR/Hobbit, MCU, X-Men, 00Q, Star Trek (various ships), Mass Effect, The Raven Cycle (pynch), Teen Wolf (lol), Stranger Things, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Check Please!, The Witcher, The Sandman, Sherlock, Stargate Atlantis, RWRB, Merlin, ATLA… and more?)
❓question
Send me any question, FMK, ask about a headcanon, ask about one of my fics, how I write, ask for commentary on a scene or line, whatever you’d like – I’ll answer it!
Remember, 💗 vote on the poll under the cut!!
Let's vote! Which one of these ideas should I work on next? (see more about each at the link) I had to cut one so I cut one of the Frankie ones that was very similar to something I just wrote.
🧡🧡🧡 thanks for being here!
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#followers celebration#i love y'all#joel miller x reader#frankie morales x reader#marcus pike x reader#javier peña x reader#din djarin x reader#marcus moreno x reader#dieter bravo x reader#ask me anything#bte600
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FIC RECS: Tore apart my sanity edition
Missed doing those, especially that the brilliance of this fandom is quite endless. You'd think you've read everything, then a fic comes and makes you stare two ceilings above. I think we all have PhDs in ceiling reading at this point.
1. through storm and hellfire by @prattery.
Look, I know I scream a lot about fics, but this time it's so rightfully, I swear. There is something about this one that just unravels you so fully, so reverently. It was a spiritual experience; reading this fic. Anything written by this author is a spiritual experience. If you're new to my blog, you will soon know that I fall apart for such beautiful prose so easily. And the way Arthur was written here.. holy lord in the sky. I haven't survived this fic as of yet (weeks later). It was not Merlin who got kidnapped here; it's our literal hearts.
2. you hold a knife at my throat (i tell you exactly where to cut) by @nextstopparis.
All I can say is that I found this one on the night of my final MA exam and risked failing because I stayed up till dawn reading it. And guess what? I'd do it a hundred times over. Because this fic killed me 🤩 With a knife knowing exactly where to cut 🤩
Whenever it's Protective!Arthur that is as much consumed by Merlin's safety as Merlin was with his, then know I am absolutely and utterly gone. And everything that comes with Arthur teaching Merlin how to wield weapons and its close proximity trope. Oh boy. I was literally killed, I'm telling you.
3. Of Course Falling in Love is Awful. Why Else Would They Call It a Crush? by watchriverdale.
Respectfully, how does this marvel of a fic have less than a thousand reads?? If I may, it's one of the best AU - Canon Divergence that I've read in so long! Merlin being an actual physician, Arthur making silly excuses to go visit Merlin and it ending up for him falling head over heels, BAMF elements of both, just everything! Absolutely AMAZING. And the full circle at the end; what an icon.
4. The Walls of Camelot by spqr. (@andthepeople)
I'm literally not joking when I say my brain function grew and developed more after reading this fic. It was so fully-fledged in a way you don't find in literal published books. The amount of creativity and research combined in this fic.. WOW! You just literally live the war with them, all emotions entangled, all thoughts experienced. I think I had the hardest time processing that the fic ended more than anything else because of how invested I was in the story. I didn't want it to end. It was a wonderful, wonderful ride.
5. I suppose that I look different (without the robes and crown) by WingedWolf121. (@lancelotofthelake)
You know when fic writers begin to narrate Arthur through Merlin's eyes and describe him as golden? That is what I would say as the overall feel of this fic. I felt it radiating gold and beauty. It was unmatched, truly. From the AU idea to its execution.. I was hooked all 18K. I'd give it 18K kudos of my own alone. And the way it was written !!! Please. Any Arthur who just loves Merlin a tad too much is unparalleled. And when the same energy is returned by Merlin >>>
Oh and lastly: “Ask me who you were there to me, Merlin.” I'll leave you at that.
+ 1: My heart is readily yours by yours truly.
Have I mentioned how much this one tore my own sanity apart while writing it? (yes. yes I already have like a thousand times, tell me to shut up about it already). But it's for good reason. I am a changed human being after this fic. For better or for worse, I'm still not sure about that.
#LJ recs#merlin#fic recs#bbc merlin#merthur#merlin fic#arthur pendragon#ao3#merthur fic recommendations#if you know the authors' @ on tumblr let me know so that I tag them!#regulusrules recs
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BBC Merlin fic rec
The Time Merlin and Lancelot Almost Destroyed Camelot (as told by the Knights of the Rountable) by CaffeinatedFlumadiddle
Words: 16,279 Chapters: 3/3 English
Summary:
"It's true then?" Elyan frowned as he peered out the door into the hallway Lancelot had just exited through. Gwen bit her lip before nodding. "Damn. What would Lancelot and Merlin even argue about?"
"Please," Gwaine rolled his eyes before flicking his hair out of his face "This has got to be some new battle strategy. Maybe Morgana is trying to throw us off with this so we won't notice when she tries to invade again." He shrugged. The others seemed to consider this.
"That somehow makes more sense." Percival muttered. Gwen wrinkled her nose before putting down the basket with a sigh.
"I'm telling you," She said "George heard them both yelling. It sounded very intense."
"Maybe they were having sex. Sometimes people yell during sex." Gwaine suggested. Everyone turned to him.
"Is that more likely than having an argument?" Leon asked dryly. Gwaine pointed his glove at him.
"Between Lancelot and Merlin? Yes. Absolutely, you ignorant fool."
Or
Lancelot and Merlin get into an argument. All of Camelot loses its goddamn mind trying to figure out what's going on.
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Merlin and Lancelot friendship, the knights getting up to shenanigans, poison ivy as an apology gift, everyone freaking the fuck out when Merlin is spotted without his emotional support Lancelot
I honestly love this so much, go read it.
#bbc merlin#merlin#merlin emrys#lancelot#sir lancelot#knights of the dumbass table#the knights of the round table#ao3 fanfic#ao3 link#merlin fic recs#merlin fanfic#fic rec#i��m bad at tagging
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merthur fic recs: arranged marriages
1. and you held me tightly ('til the morning) by Imagined (@burglarhobbit)
Merlin ducks forward, grabbing Arthur’s hands. His are cool and soft, and Arthur is surprised by the feel of Merlin’s palm over his own rough knuckles. “Arthur,” he says pointedly. “I know my duty, and I don’t need you to remind me. Are you always like this?”
“Like what?”
“Annoying,” Merlin says, and leans back, appraising him more thoughtfully than his tone suggests. “So concerned with your honour.”
Or: Arthur must marry Lord Emrys for a year to create an alliance between their people. Except it isn't Emrys who comes to marry him, but the young druid Merlin, who soon turns all of Camelot upside down—and Arthur with it.
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ugh oblivious and pining!arthur never fails to slap
2. At Arm’s Length by sirencalls (@naydran)
“I’m sorry, there must be a mistake.” Uther furrows his brows. “That is my son’s manservant.”
“This is Emrys, the most powerful sorcerer who will ever walk the earth. It is our deepest honor to be able to offer his hand to your son.”
“Merlin?” Arthur asks, looking across the hall. Merlin looks the palest and the smallest Arthur has ever seen him. He looks like a scared animal that knows it’s about to be trapped, and that’s when it clicks for Arthur that no part of this is a joke. None of it. “Merlin, what are they talking about?”
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my heart ached so hard reading this fic
3. So The Story Goes by TheCourtSorcerer (@thecourtsorcerer)
“Who am I to wed?”
Balinor and Hunith shared a nervous glance. Balinor knew this would be the hardest part—he wasn’t the most pleased about it either, but it was the best idea he had and, well, at least he knew his son would be marrying into a good family.
Even if he held his own biases against the patriarch.
Merlin stared on, expectant—arms now crossed over his chest in perhaps the least princely manner Balinor could picture. Hunith pulled her hand from his knee, and he braced himself, head high and shoulders back.
“Arthur Pendragon,”
or
Balinor & Uther have a deep mistrust of each other due to a petty feud in their past friendship, and therefore the only way to bring their kingdoms together is through marriage--the only way they'll trust one another to not destroy their kingdom is if they are united.
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fadhfkdsj probably the fluffiest fic in this rec list and we love them for it
#merlin#merthur#merlin x arthur#bbc merlin#merlin fic#merthur fic#merthur fluff#merthur fanfiction#merthur fanfic#merthur fic recs#merthur fic rec#arranged marriage#pining!Merlin#pining arthur#pining!Arthur#developing relationship#pining
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LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
thank you so much, I shall answer these prompts NEOW
21: Fics you wish you could find more of?
Oooohhh more fics involving Gwen, that's for sure. When she's written right she's one of the strongest, most relatable characters imo, 'cause all she wants is for the world to be right and just and kind and everything wants to prove her wrong, but she won't back down from her views. I would also adore more Elyan, just in general. And complete rewrites of the show 'cause the one I'm reading right now is so good I might do one as well. Also modern au's where they're all like secret badass spies or smth, 'cause those are so fucking cool (i am accepting fic recs for ALL of this, please feed me y'all)
24: Everyone knows that fandom doesn’t like uther but what are your feelings about gaius?
I think 1) we need more concrete info about how he was when he was younger, but 2) i think he is severely complicated and wanted what was best of merlin and morgana, but failed the two while also giving them a ton of love. With morgana, he just didnt want her to pursue her power lest she become uther's next victim, cuz gaius cares for the pendragon siblings like his own. With merlin, he was just trying his best with his overpowered nephew, who alos has a destiny regarding his people's genocide's son, and he just doesn't know what to do half the time, kinda like merlin. I didnt like how he lied to merlin n morgana, how he gaslit her and how he made merlin hide and become so anxious abt his magic (and we see what that looks like season 5), but i get it. I really get it. I dont know what i wouldve done if one wrong move could mean the death of two kids he considers his own. I bet he was scared all the time and hated himself for it.
27: Modern Merlin headcanons, if any?
OH BOY. OHHHH BOY. So many. It really depends on what au i have for modern merlin, but I'll give you a few generals:
he's a teacher of sorts; i like the idea that he's kinda collecting magical anomalies and teaching them how to understand their powers and being, since he knows what its like to be afraid of urself, so he's a personal magic teacher. I also rly like my magic elementary school au, since its merlin teaching magic to a bunch of kids, which is adorable
he has officially one cat, a black one called Midnight, that accidentally became immortal along the way and now hes severally attached. I say officially since hes also friends with any other animal that he might come across and they recognise him if he passes them again. disney princess fr
he's figured out his gender and he can turn into a woman if he wants; she looks exactly like merlin, same height, same weight n muscles, the hair is longer cuz merlin likes it that way and her voice is deep and gorgeous
his favourite weapon is a staff or any long distance fighting weapon of the sort; also he looks cool as fuck fighting with it, but thats just a bonus
I'll stop here but i have SO MANY MORE
30: Side character death that makes you the maddest?
Elyan. There was, quite literally, no need for it. I was gonna say Lancelot, since we did not get enough of him, but his death made sense for his character. Elyan? What the fuck was that? It was just for pain and nothing else. What did it add to the story if not just a sad funeral scene and thats it? It just felt like they wanted him gone n found a way, and that pisses me off. I feel like him saving gwen and living would've given such a complex situation when she turns evil, 'cause what if she "confides" more n more in her brother, creating a rift between arthur n elyan, which then creates a rift between arthur n the knights, which would just isolate him further n make him suffer, which is what morgana wanted!! we couldve had protective brother elyan! I think i just wanted more knights in general.
Thank you so much for this ask, I yapped a fuck ton but it was funn
#merlin#bbc merlin#come get yall headcanons#hey look i posted a thing#merlin prompts#this was so fun
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do you have any fic recs? i absolutely love your writing and everything you blog here and i was wondering if you had any
Well, there's @aemelia's work, which I need to be uploaded at a rate faster than one chapter every 84 years, so please join me in bullying her. (She does have some short, complete fics written for Kinkalot. I've seen a couple of people in her comments note that her work reminds them of mine, and she herself has said it's basically just fanfiction of my fanfiction, so I think that would be a good place to start. Also, again, I would like some help in my campaign to bully her into writing more.)
I also really enjoyed Gibraltar May Tumble by shes_gone, which is a reincarnation fic featuring Victorian-era ghost!Arthur haunting a cottage Merlin moves into. (Don't worry, they figure out how to bang.) Gibraltar May Tumble - shes_gone - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
Quickening Days by Fahye, canon-era, a sort of Groundhog Day scenario wherein Morgana is inadvertently keeping them trapped in the same day because she's dreamt something terrible is going to happen to Camelot. This is basically an episode, except Merlin and Arthur get to have actual sex instead of just eye sex: Quickening Days - Fahye - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
Take the Reins by anonymintea, featuring bottom!Arthur my beloved and smut with feelings: Take the Reins - anonymintea - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
The Future Soon by lady_ragnell, modern AU, Morgana makes the group scry for funsies, and Arthur and Merlin both see a vision of themselves married to one another and try to do everything they can to stop it. They do not succeed: The Future Soon - lady_ragnell - Merlin (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
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@broomsticks, leftsideisdown, Jackie, whatever you know this fabulous human as, we can all agree on "wow what a rockstar." In fact, I got so caught up in compiling some excellent fic of hers, that I nearly forgot "but wait! There's more!"
Listen, her pinned post on Tumblr alone is incredible. Look at that organization! So easy to find anything you could want to peruse on a given day! Then...the meta?? The STATS? Okay the stats meta blows my mind because I'm nerdy enough to like stat talk but allergic enough to math to have 0 comprehension of numbers. Which boils down to "please don't make me touch a number, but I'd sure love to watch you play with them!" Like...what a nerd! I say, with the utmost respect and admiration. I'm geeking out over her geeking out, I swear. But ALSO...recs!!!!! All of that on top of being a prolific and varied creator, which is rad as hell! Her brain? I love it.
But also...what a sweet and supportive human! Also, did I mention cool? Very cool. I always love seeing what new thing she's chatting about, creating, or reblogging. One of my favorite people to follow, I swear!
So now...let's get into the goods!
Fics
the dark side of the moon
Luna/Bellatrix. Rated: T. Words: 200. Implied past Pandora/Bellatrix. Implied/referenced character death. HP Shipuary 2023. Kinkuary 2023. Femslash Fuckery 2023.
Luna grew up knowing two Bellas.
flowers kiss and miss
Lily/Narcissa. Rated: T. Words: 1,400. 14 drabbles. Non-linear narrative. Fluff. Romance. Angst. Secret relationship. Implied character death. Implied necromancy. Ambiguous/open ending.
She thinks mermaids are red-haired. She thinks they sing. She thinks they’re beautiful.
For Everything a Season
Dolores/Marge. Rated: G. Words: 300. Crack treated seriously. Romance. Christmas.
There were many, many reasons why they would not work.
She bred bulldogs, for Merlin’s sake. She broke at least one teacup a week, she snored like a herd of stampeding hippogriffs, and she never cleaned her hair out from the shower drain.
Oh, and she was a Muggle.
Hers
Cho/Fleur. Rated: T. Words: 700. POV First Person.
At the Yule Ball, a test of loyalty.
Sealed with a kiss
Bellatrix/Pandora. Rated: T. Words: 200. Secret admirer. Getting together. Hogwarts era.
Pandora's secret admirer is not one to be messed with.
Whatever You Want
Hermione/Minerva. Rated: M. Words: 200. Student/teacher. Dom/sub.
Hermione just wishes to please!
which one of us will survive the other
Lily/Petunia. Implied Petunia/Vernon. Implied Lily/James. Rated: M. Words: 1,292. Sibling incest. Dub-con. Infidelity. Canon character death. Halloween '81.
Petunia’s wanted magic her whole life. Then again, she’s always wanted what she couldn’t have. What she shouldn’t want.
One night, all her dreams come true.
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hp character overrepresentation in fanon vs canon: more random-ass stats!!
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Recs
femslash fic recs: ginny + infidelity
HP fic rec list: underrated gems of 2022
a wormtail week works rec list
strange little girls: a rarepair (mostly femslash) HP fic rec list
also Mutuals March???? Incredible!!!!
for an explanation about Mutuals March, or to figure out why i wrote you a thing, please check out this post.
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Fic Author Self-Recs
Fic authors self-rec! ✨ When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers ❤️
Thank you for the tags @artemisia-black and @merlins-sequined-hotpants!
The Nymph of House Black - Tonks travels back in time to the Marauder era. I loved writing this story so incredibly much. Snippet below:
Dora stood gingerly and saw herself in the mirror – it was the vision she’d seen for years. Mousy brown hair, pale complexion, heart-shaped face, and dark grey eyes. She was ready.
“What’s going on, Dora?” Tonks said. “You don’t look very good.”
“Nothing, Tonks,” Dora croaked. “Do you remember what I said about love?”
Tonks nodded slowly, still looking concerned.
“No matter what happens, please remember who you love. No matter how scared you are, love for me, okay? Just love everyone for me.”
(more under the cut)
Cariad - a postwar, Remus and Tonks survive story. It's entering a new stage with a calmer life for the Lupin family, but writing Remadora going through the real pains of marriage was so rewarding.
“This isn’t working, Remus,” Tonks said, wiping her nose with the cloth napkin in her hand. A strange buzzing, quite unlike the catchy music, filled his ears.
“What isn’t—”
“We aren’t working. I know you want the kids at the house but I just can’t live there anymore,” she said, her chin quivering against the multicolored party lights. “I don’t know what I’m going to do, but I can’t…this isn’t working.”
Remus felt as if his heart had been ripped out of his chest. Hope slipped in his arms, but he caught her, holding her tight to his chest, scrambling to hold onto something that would make sense of what Tonks was telling him.
Call Me Edward - Teddy goes back in time from 2009 to 1997. I put that little bean through so much.
“All I wanted to do was meet them,” Teddy said bitterly. “But they’re nothing like what I was told.”
“Well, people don’t always want to tell you the worst about your parents,” Harry said. “Especially if they’re not alive anymore.”
Teddy rubbed his toe against the worn Persian rug in the library, at a loss for words.
“I don’t know what it feels like to get your parents back, but I think you should talk to them. They definitely don’t hate you. People who hate you don’t send Patronuses to ask after you. They don’t worry about where you are or what you’re doing. They don’t talk about you at work, either.” Harry offered Teddy a small smile.
The Death of Teddy Lupin - an exploration into the afterlife through the eyes of Teddy.
“Where’s home?” Teddy asked, almost afraid of the answer.
“Where love ends,” Gran replied simply, putting her hand on his heart. “As long as there’s love to give, we’re not home yet.”
Teddy gaped at them, confused. “Won’t that take forever?”
Nymphadora and Remus smiled brighter than anyone else.
“The more time you spend here,” said Nymphadora, taking Teddy’s hand, “the more you’ll understand. Forever is all the time we need.”
On Her Terms - an Astoria piece focusing on her relationship with her mortality. This one's rather personal to me.
“I wanted you to be happy,” Astoria says calmly, rocking Scorpius to sleep. “Do keep your voice down. My son needs to sleep.”
“Does he know? Draco?”
“I told him this morning.”
Daphne gave Astoria a reproachful stare. “And?”
“He didn’t take it well.”
Daphne bursts into tears. “You’re my only sister. How could you do this to me?”
“I gave you the life you always wanted,” Astoria replies softly. “I’ve got the life I wanted too. It’s all right, Daph.”
I'll tag @messrmoonyy, @mumka-fanfic, @puppyduckster, @passionatewrites, and @annabtg!
#remadora#remus lupin#nymphadora tonks#teddy lupin#astoria malfoy#astoria greengrass#drastoria#andromeda tonks#fic recs#self recs#cariad#time traveling tonks#time traveling teddy#call me edward
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The King’s Chambers Recs - November 2022
Hello,
We are back again with another monthly rec list of some of our favourite fanworks recommended by some of our members!
All of the recs are top/dom!Arthur with bottom/sub!Merlin unless stated otherwise.
Fic
Touchy-Feely (requires AO3 account) | dante_s_hell | Explicit | 3,549w
Summary: Merlin gets a little too touchy-feely when drunk. Written for a merlin_writers prompt. Prompt can be found at the end of the story.
Haunted Ride | Sage_Owl | Explicit | 1,499w
Summary: Merlin can see ghosts.
He and Arthur get stuck inside an elevator.
Both of these things are true, but only one of them is relevant.
Imprint | Fr333bird | Explicit | 2,126w
Summary: Arthur is in the military and is home on leave. They only have one precious night together.
Merlin wanted to feel Arthur inside him again. He wanted to be able to feel him tomorrow, the day after… for as long as he could once Arthur was gone. He needed Arthur’s imprint on his skin, the ache of Arthur’s cock in his arse.
Hope of the Immortal | ArtemisPendragon | Teen and Up | 20,028w
Summary: After centuries of waiting for Arthur’s return, and the ancient king showing no sign of resurrecting anytime soon, Merlin decides to turn himself into a stone statue and wait out the remaining years in a semi-conscious state. He places a charm upon himself, making it so that he will change back once Arthur returns and finds him. A plaque on the statue’s plinth reads as much: “Whoever holds dominion over this soul of stone / Need only touch it to turn it to flesh and bone.” It becomes something of a must-try in the city, and despite thousands of people interacting with the statue every year, no one succeeds in turning him back into a human. That is, until one day… (First kiss, no sex)
The Dance Floor Tilts Around Us | orphan_account | Explicit | 922w
Summary: At the annual Samhain masquerade, Merlin and the dragon prince gravitate towards each other as if linked by invisible strings…
Office romance? | lizlybear | Explicit | 2600w
Summary: Merlin wears lingerie to work and Arthur loves it.
Evermore; Still Never Enough | LillaW | Explicit | 3,058w
Summary: He’ll live countless lives and find Arthur in every one of them and lose him all over again. But this will always, always be what he lives for…
Leashed | riventhorn | Explicit | 3,058w
Summary: Written for the kinkme_merlin prompt: In the fashion described regarding the treatment of Damane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damane) in The Wheel of Time, rather than killing all sorcerers, Uther has select few "leashed" and enslaved to the service of his armies. Merlin is leashed and Arthur is his master.
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[Fanart] Collared Merlin | whimsycatcher | Mature | Digital Art
Summary: Yes, it’s that recurrent AU where Merlin is enslaved by Uther and used as a prized weapon against his own kind… Arthur decides, fuck that, and then by the end of it all they both decide, let’s fuck. This plot, I like it! I also just really wanted to reference a shot of him from The Laughing King because FRECKLES! ;) (Mature fanart)
My kingdom for your graces | sfintii | Gen | Digital Art
Summary: My kingdom for your graces. (Gen fanart)
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Dear librarian, I loved the fic "Follow the Water" from your Happy Hour Friday last week. Could you recommend any other fics with a focus on friendship/Harry's friend group and preferably also slow burn? Thank you in advance and thank you for all the work you do here x
I'm so glad you enjoyed Follow the Water! It's one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy these fics as much as you enjoyed that one!
Fic mentioned in ask: Follow the Water by @xanthippe74 (38,245 words, rated T)
Harry Potter’s life is fine. Maybe a little dull and predictable, but he shouldn’t complain about that, right? When he unexpectedly finds himself at Luna’s house one afternoon, Harry gets invited to join the secret wonderland that she’s creating with a surprising group of friends. Maybe a summer outdoors is just what a former hero needs to bring some zest back into his life.
Also see my previous Happy Hour Rec of this fic!
Drarry and Friends
Be Better Than You Were by @m0srael (4,548 words, rated M)
Harry huffs a laugh of acknowledgement. Then he comes to a decision, one he hadn’t realized he’d been deliberating. He sets aside his mug and descends the remaining stairs before turning and extending his right hand out toward Draco, palm up.
“Draco, would you like to dance with me?” He asks, willing himself not to look away from Draco’s eyes that are suddenly going very wide.
Something in the Water by Leontina (10,170 words, rated T)
Ginny and Pansy force a lonely Harry to join them on their road trip through Italy. They fail to mention that Draco will be joining them too.
the way you make me glow by @softlystarstruck (11,090 words, rated M)
In a cottage next to the sea, love blossoms. Or perhaps it’s been there all along.
amid this warm and steady sweetness by @forestgreenlesbian (21,182 words, rated E)
Harry is not living in a period drama, no matter what his friends or his new house or Malfoy’s sudden affinity for horse-riding might suggest, and if one more person uses the word courting, he’s going to start hexing people.
The Moon Looks Lovely Tonight by Omi_ohmy (35,723 words, rated M)
When Harry moves into the damp and empty Black house, it doesn’t quite feel like home. And then the first owl moves in. After that, it’s a steep slope leading to bed-sharing, more owls, assorted housemates, strange potions experiments, and terrible cooking. And a bit of waltzing, too.
Such Great Heights by aideomai (93,302 words, rated E)
Draco Malfoy, wide-eyed and pale and in a decidedly ragged shirt, was crouched next to the pile of whatever the dragon had been eating.
Harry threw himself to a halt and yelled, “Merlin, how many times do I have to save your life?”
Make Yourself by @anyaelizabethfic and @zigster-ao3 (103,266 words, rated E)
Harry just wants to be safe within the freshly painted walls of Grimmauld Place, with his friends around him. But when he hears Draco Malfoy has been spotted at the local soup kitchen, he can't help but encourage a different type of stray to come under his roof.
I Do Not Love You by @writandromance (228,290 words, rated M)
In 2013, a carefully-designed Obliviation leaves Harry reconfiguring his life and identity without any memories of true love; an act that's essentially erased Draco Malfoy from his mind despite a wedding band and shared home.
In 2000, Draco had expected Pansy's relationship with Luna to bring the Gryffindors a bit closer to his orbit of quiet, carefully pacifistic existence, but he never expected to navigate such a transparent embrace into a unit of family, friendship, and love.
A mystery, two love stories, and a reminder that learning to love never has an end date.
❤️ As always, if you find a fic you enjoy, please remember to leave the author a kudos or a comment! ❤️
Lots of Love and Happy Reading!
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11, 18, 20 please?
11. Link your three favorite fics right now.
augh okay so, i have not been reading a ton of fic this summer? i've been in a big books mood. i have like 50 hockey fics open in tabs that i will very likely be injecting directly into my brain the moment grad school kills the part of me that can read books for pleasure. i share this because i assume the people want hockey fic recs but tragically i don't really have any i haven't linked before, so this these are some old non-hockey favorites that i've very recently revisted for reasons.
By Small and Small by luxover — band of brothers, babe/roe, teen, 43k, constantly returning to this fic to bask in how masterfully done the modern au is in a fandom where i usually hate modern aus!
And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly — bbc merlin, arthur/merlin, mature, 207k, the ending to that godforsaken tv show that we deserved, once every 2–3 years i go into a fugue state and reread this whole thing and apparently that is where i am right now 🥴
Hunger by Helenish — the bear, carmy/richie, mature, 3.3k, obviously after s2 of the bear i had to reread!!
18. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?
usually during the writing process, but sometimes after i have a draft, and sometimes when i have opened the ao3 new work page to post. for short fics it's usually just a lyric or quote that i think kinda encapulates the theme of the fic (a time-honored fanfic tradition). for longer fics, i usually have an idea of what kind of vibe i want the title to have long before i'm done writing, so workshopping title ideas becomes a fun little procrastination activity for when i should be writing but am not writing. with tnno, i knew all along that the title would be tnno; with haw, i didn't title it until i had the ao3 posting page open — both of those have titles that are references within the fics themselves as opposed to references to outside things (although "the next next one" is obviously also stolen from the hockey media). i don't know whomst among my tumblr friends has read any of my non-hockey stuff but "come and make the hymns of you" is a walt whitman reference and one of my favorite titles i've used. "the very best of" is a reference to career retrospective albums (e.g. "the very best of fleetwood mac").
20. Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?
oh yes very much so, haha. my characters love to have important conversations in the kitchen or in the middle of the night or in the kitchen in the middle of the night. i love metaphors, i love symbolism. there's always gonna be some fuckin symbolism. weather metaphors. themes-wise, my characters are constantly learning to trust themselves and trust the people who love them. they're always convincing themselves that they're content with what they have while actively drowning in yearning. i KNOW i have words/expressions that appear a lot but i'm kind of blanking right now. probably like, the physical sensations of emotion. tightness in the chest and lumps in the throat and turning stomachs all that 😂
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MASTERLIST + FAQ
— FICS IN PROGRESS
My breaths are run by your compass [T] [20K+] (bbc merlin) — julius caesar AU. Merlin stabs Arthur and it’s all Arthur’s fault.
— COMPLETED FICS
I will turn your fear into a handful of dust [G] [1K] (bbc merlin) — growing old together fluff fic.
My heart is readily yours [T] [11.7K] (bbc merlin) — s05e03 the death song of uther pendragon divergence. Ghost!Uther stabs Merlin in his heart, and Merlin collapses in Arthur’s arms. (my forever favourite creation)
To you I swear my solemn oaths [G] [3.8K] (bbc merlin) — s04e03 the wicked day divergence. magic reveal right before Arthur’s coronation.
In the Air We Breathed [G] [1K] (the last hours series) — Will’s POV of James’s wedding while Jem was playing the violin.
Veiled Emotions [T] [50K] (harry potter) — separate one-shots of the marauders era, mainly Sirius and Regulus-centric. You can also find them posted separately here.
— MERLIN FIC RECS
I literally live to recommend the beautiful works of my fellow writers. It’s mostly Merlin fics, but sometimes you will find other fandoms. You can either follow my blog or go directly to this tag → #regulusrules recs
— METAS
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— ASKS
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— FAQ
Do you accept fanart for your fics?
Yes! Fanarts are more than welcome. I will even feature them inside my fics. And if you want to create a cover/specific fanart for any fic, you can contact me through asks or messages and I’ll provide you with extra information about my personal reflection on it.
Can I add your fic on another platform?
No. If I wanted to, I would have. Do not add my works to any website. (Wattpad, Goodreads, Storygraph, etc.)
Do you accept translations for your fics?
Yes. Translations are more than welcome, but must remain on AO3. Also, apparently this needs to be said now, but I only accept human-made translations. Do not feed my work into AI machines to translate them. I do not approve of ANY use of AI in connection with my writing.
Can I download/bind your fics?
It’s up to you, but preferably please no. I don’t want these fics to be everywhere, but I can’t totally refuse because I understand the value of these fics to you. However, if you are binding them, 1. let me know and 2. bind them only for yourself. I do not allow any monetary profiting of my work. If you find someone selling my fics, please contact me.
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No.
Can I call you by your name? And what pronouns do I address you with?
Yes, you can call me LJ! My pronouns are she/her. I’m more than happy to get to know my readers and fellow writers, so feel free to swoop in and contact me anytime.
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Monthly Fic Recs - January 2024
As well as my participation with Fic Feature Friday for older favorites, I promised myself this year that I would take a page out of my good friend @miyamorana's book this year and try to do a monthly rec post of new things I've loved.
I am very very behind on keeping up with new stories right now, since I got caught up with Bookmarking Project of Doom, but I do at least have a few recent reads to share! :D
Please keep in mind, my tastes vary and fluctuate with the tide. I read across a wide variety of fandoms and ships. Hopefully if you decide to keep up with my rec posts (assuming I keep up with them, and I'm going to try really hard!), you will find something to your taste!
STRANGER THINGS
love my baby like the finest wine
by glorious_spoon, ~6,000 words, Steve/Eddie
"Where the hell did you learn to bake?" Eddie asks, fascinated, as Steve leans down to peer into the oven, curses under his breath, and fumbles a pair of oven mitts on.
"Oh, you know, here and there," he says breezily.
"He ruined three batches before you got here," Robin says, ducking her head in. "Hey, Eddie."
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Or: Eddie spends Christmas with Steve and Robin, and maybe it's the start of something new.
A Festive Mix for a Friend
by entangled_now, ~2,300 words, Steve/Eddie
Steve learns that the ingredients don't have to be exactly right, it really is the thought that counts.
they're going to send us to prison for jerks
by greatunironic, ~16,000 words, Steve/Eddie
GARETH 11.46am
it’s been like five hours
should we do a welfare check on him?
JEFF 11.47 am
why? you think it’s possible to die from jerking it too much?
GARETH 11.47am
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
In which Eddie is TikTok famous, and his personal favorite creator just had an unexpected face reveal.
THE SANDMAN
Cottagecore 'verse
by apocryphal, ~23,000 words, Dream/Hob
The love story of a fae prince and a hedgewitch in the middle ages. <3
MERLIN
like there's hope in this story
by queerofthedagger, ~10,000 words, Merlin/Arthur
“Calm yourself,” Gaius finally says. “You’re alright. Gwaine is alright. Do you remember what happened?”
Merlin’s brows furrow and his gaze flickers through the chambers until it lands on Arthur. He tilts his head, the confusion on his face only growing.
He asks, “I’m sorry, have we met?” and Arthur’s world not only stops, but crumbles.
Things have finally been going well in Camelot; Arthur knew about Merlin's magic, their relationship had been changing, and their plans for Albion—even if for now only shared with a trusted group—were almost too good to be true.
Then an attack leaves Merlin without his memories since Uther's death and, strangely enough, of Arthur specifically, and Arthur's world threatens to come crashing down once more.
SUITS
many times, many ways
by spqr, ~15,000 words, Harvey/Mike
The only reason he’s even in the damn registry is because it’s required when you pass the bar, like a background check, fingerprinting; he literally hasn’t spared it a single thought since he bared his forearm for the NYSSR representative and looked away while they took the scan. Soulmates are something that other people worry about, normal people, the masses, like marriage and kids and mortgages in the suburbs, and besides, Harvey’s not the sort of person who wants a life partner.
Which doesn’t explain why he’s rushing across town right now, but – he can’t leave his own soulmate rotting in Rikers three days before Christmas. It’s a point of professional pride.
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Totally understand honestly I started watching it on YouTube and would increase the playback speed in scenes the main characters weren't in together. I later found out the uncut episodes were free on viki and just watched the cut scenes on there.
I enjoyed Semantic Error for what it was and enjoyed the fanfiction.
I'm thinking of watching You Are Mine(Taiwanese)
Bed Friend (Thai)
First Love, Again(Korean) apparently it deals with reincarnation and what If the love of your first life is reborn a man and doesn't have any memories of you.
Jun & Jun(Korean)
My Personal Weatherman (Japanese)
I thought I'd share some bls that you might find interesting but I haven't watched them yet so I can't vouch for them.
Anyways Merlin is making me feel things again so if you have any fic recs please share them lol
I skimmed Semantic Error and am currently skimming My Personal Weatherman! I think I'm mostly skimming MPW because I happen to watch it when I'm in an impatient mood (as opposed to skimming because there are parts I don't enjoy).
I've been meaning to watch Jun and Jun, I keep forgetting it already aired lol.
I cannot WAIT to dive into Merlin fic when the rewatch is done, I just can't do it yet because I don't want to remember anything until I see it in the series. <3
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Fandom Creator's Self-Rec Game!
Choose five favourites from your own creations (and tell me why, if you like!), then pass on to at least five other people. I'd love to hear what you're proudest of.
Thank you @aemelia for the tag haha 🫶🫶 Okay let's go:
Upcoming (harringrove, 11k, french, finished)
5 fois que Billy a essayé de faire en sorte que Steve couche avec lui avant qu’il n’ait 18 ans + 1 fois où Billy n'a rien eu à faire pour le convaincre.
I wrote this in a few days and it was so much fun, I loved it. It's also the fic that actually cured my two-year writer's block so, yep, kudos for that. It's also one of my rare finished projects and I learned a lot writing it: start smaller, don't take yourself too seriously and have fun.
(Don't) Fall Like Icarus (jjpope, 19k, french, ongoing)
"Il ouvrit les yeux.
Tout d’abord, il ne vit rien ; mais il faisait toujours face au miroir. Il avait les yeux rougis et brillants, à cause d’un affreux mélange d’alcool, de beuh et de fièvre, le teint cadavérique et l’air fou. Apeuré. Il commença à se tourner.
Il ne comprit pas tout de suite ce qu’il voyait.
Il y avait deux moignons qui lui sortaient du dos. Deux bouts de chair repliés qui ressemblaient à…
À des ailes.
JJ écarquilla les yeux.
Non.
Non.
Pas lui. Pitié."
I keep coming back to this fic from time to time haha the (season 1!) summer gays who helped me survive through quarantine are just very dear to me + who doesn't love a good X-Men AU with a winged main character?
Intoxication (Morgana x Gwaine, 1,5k words, english, finished)
"It’s been a week.
A week of red lingerie, teasing hands and snogging for hours. Gwaine thinks his tongue could fall from all the cunnilinguses he has given this week.
It gets him even harder though, hearing Morgana let out satisfied sigh after satisfied sigh while his balls get bluer by the second – he hates it. He loves it."
I think that's one of the hottest things I wrote for Kinkalot lmao (but also I might be biased bc I love pegging and Morgana x Gwaine are just the hottest straight ship ever - but also idc these two together need more love).
Waiting For You To Wear Me Down (merthur, 10k, english, ongoing)
"Every Friday morning, Merlin sat his arse down next to Arthur, greeting him with a shit-eating grin or a big yawn that made Arthur groan and roll his eyes, and they spent the next best three hours of their week.
Not that either of them would ever admit it."
o-o-o
I just wanted to write about Merlin in messy eyeliner and big combat boots and Arthur in posh pastel jumpers, and, as usual, like in any universe, they fight, bicker and fall in love.
!! This is my first actual fic in English haha (I had another but it doesn't really count because it was a translation)! It was so much fun writing this first part - I learned so much British slang writing it :') I need to continue it, I have a whole part from Arthur's POV planned.
Okay last one is hard bc I either want to share a old but loved unfinished (BIG) project of mine or the 1,5k words fic about Draconic!Merlin fucking Arthur lmao
Let's go with the merthur fic because I actually don't know if I will ever finish the big project:
Draconian Diet (merthur, 1,5k words, english, finished)
"One thing he could not quite get used to though was the sheer possessiveness Merlin could exhibit sometimes (not that he had any room to talk but, still).
It started small; just harsh stares at people who dared touch him in front of Merlin, then hands sparkling with magic on his shoulders, at the small of his back, pushing, tugging. Grabbing. Barely perceptible growls and blue eyes heavy on him."
OKAY DONE.
Tag : @lai-ah my beloved. @shizuumi151 I have read your kny fics (and loved them) so please feel free to do this thing haha, and well, anyone who sees this and wants to do it! 👍👍 I just don't know enough people here to tag anyone lmao
#I should have done this thing on my actual fic writer blog lmao#well whatever#my actual favourite fic I've ever written isn't actually published (or finished yet - but it will be)
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