Aletheia

It’s not that Merlin hates being in the middle. Arthur’s bed is big enough for three grown men, especially if one is as skinny as Merlin. It’s just that the king and the first knight always gravitate to the middle, effectively quashing him.

Lancelot would tuck his head into Merlin’s neck, one of his legs trapping Merlin’s. The man is so selfless that Merlin doesn’t have the heart to shove him off, even if his flyaway hair tickles.

Arthur would toss and turn, kicking the blanket off no matter how cool the night air is. Then, lying on top of the covers, he would turn on his side and half-lie across Merlin.

Some nights, Merlin would gently extricate himself and slip quietly next door. Gwen always scoots over to make space for him in Morgana’s bed. Most nights, however, he would lie overheated under his lovers’ embrace, awake and content.

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A/N: Cut it down to 150 words. Go me!

In my fanon, Gwen and Morgana keep an extra nightgown* for the nights when Merlin drop by. It's important that they match~ after all.
Also, Santiago Lancelot grows his luscious locks out thanks to Merlin's Pout of Magnitude. The HEA end.

* Part 1 starts here

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Three crossovers:

1. Like an Onion Inside Out (The Doctor, the Queen, and the TARDIS Remix) by spiralleds
(Narnia/Doctor Who, The Doctor/Susan Pevensie, PG-13)
Summary: Sometimes endings are just the beginning.
Spoilers: Inclusive of the entire Chronicles and through series 4 of the new Doctor Who.
Warning: character deaths, talking animals

Author's meta

Includes Nine, Ten and Thirteen. And it WORKS. Also, even though it's character death, it's Narnia, after all =3

2. Congrats, You've Met Your Match (The Space Captain Remix) by roga
(ST:XI/SGA, Kirk/Sheppard, R, 3000 words)

Ridiculously hot even without the sex. The original reads as the missing sex scene ;-)

3. Ten Synonyms for Sensational (The Dragon/TARDIS Overdub) by nopejr (Doctor Who/HP, Ten, Draco Malfoy, PG)
Summary: The Doctor pouted. Draco wasn't impressed.

Cuuuuuute *_* And funny. With fanartzes!

And three non-crossovers:

1. Still Waters (Hypothetically Speaking Extended Dub) by cimness [LJ]
(ST:XI, gen, mentioned Spock/Uhura, implied Kirk/Spock, PG)

Author's meta

The original is an always-a-girl!Spock genderbend. The remix is Jim's pov, and his finding out (via his slutty ways myriad charms) that Spock is practically royalty. I love how the remix shows the differences of the Kirk/Spock dynamic when Spock's male instead of female.
tl;dr: Am deeply impressed, read it!

2. Art Appreciation (Boxed Wine and Crackers, or the Decline of Public Funding, Remix) by eyebrowofdoom (Smallville, Clark/Lex, PG)
Summary: If you can do this, you must be morally old enough for a drink.
Spoilers/Warnings: adult themes.

Leeeeeex, you're so cute. Only Lex would have a fantasy life as a starving art student X-D

O/T: In other news, Michael Rosenbaum's Adina/Adam is the only 3-D character in Sorority Boys. I wasn't expecting anything but a stereotypical slapstick comedy (w/ bonus crossdressing Rosenbaum!), so his acting really impressed me =D (believable character, inner conflict, repress repress repress, deny deny deny)
Also, he looks SO YOUNG in that movie.

3. Free Range Subjects (The Scientific Method Remix) by suaine
(Merlin, Merlin/Arthur, R)
Summary: No one ever said science was easy, and alien scientists are only human, after all.
Spoilers and/or Warnings: non-con (an alien made them do it)

It's an AMTDI fic from the aliens' pov =DDD \o/

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

"You're such a romantic," Jeremy said, straightening up.

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ETA 6 p.m.: Happy birthday, sequinedfairy!

Fic-changing meme gacked from herohunter:

Pick one of my stories and tell me a point in the tale that you'd change -- something tiny or big -- and I'll tell you how that one difference would have altered the course of the entire story.

Most of my fanfics are AU anyway, but have at it! =D

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ST: XI recs:

1. Fanart: GQMF Colour by jbadgr
Spock inna suit MMmmmmm <333

2. Star Trek - I Love the World, Boom de yada yada fanvid by BigMamaG
Kirk's "I love real dirty things" & Nero's "I love arachnids" = X-D

3. Your mom is illogical...
Aaaaa Chibi Trek *_* Chibi Sulu (& Chekov!) is soo cute (read: suave and good-looking), but not as ADORABLE cute as Chibi Spock! =DDD

3*. Ahahahahah kappa!Spock X-D

4. Eyes Like An Impossible Storm by waldorph [@ LJ]
2,108 words, slight Kirk/Spock, PG, angst, outsider POV (Winona Kirk)
Summary: "She thinks that maybe in another universe, one where ships didn't come out of lightning storms in space, she would have had a brown-eyed, steadier child"

5. Vid: Circus (Star Trek XI; Kirk) by butterfly
You have to d/l it, but it's worth the effort.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Last day to vote for your three Merlin/Arthur favourites!
(There's a three-way tie for #1 right now)

My personal fav.s are:

1. tentacles, 3. French revolution
7. Salem witch trials, 11. pleasure slave, 13. transgender!Merlin
15. pirate!Merlin, 17. stowaway!Merlin
28. India, transgender!Merlin

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Offer still open indefinitely: Throw me a character name or two!

What I wrote yesterday (3 X 100 words):

- The last dream Dog had [Good Omens]

- Four people Chekov never fell in love with, and one person he did [Star Trek: XI]
<-- Awkward sentence construction is awkward.

- Three facts about Spock from my personal canon/fanon [Star Trek: XI]

No Kirk/Spock yet because they're 100 words each. I'm a drabble writer, not a miracle worker. (Except if I skip several years ahead in the timeline, I suppose.)

for the rest of your life."

"Mm," Jeremy said, loading the little sound with so much meaning that Simon sped up to avoid it.

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Happy birthday, zed_pm! =D

In the absence of Pintoliciousness, have some random Star Trek: XI recs:

1. hounds_morrigan: The Hounds of Morrigan (Uhura/Kirk/Spock, NC-17)
Summary: Radical AU. An alternate world without a federation. Nyota Uhura is a scary BAMF with an even more terrifying matched set of hunting hounds on her leash.
Warnings: Slavery, non-con, d/s without the safeguards.

The barely legal Kirk in that universe looks like this. Apply scars as needed.

2. st_au_drifters (Kirk/Spock, AU WIP, 7/?, R so far)
st_xi_kink prompt: Post apocalypse, mirror world. Featuring pirate/bandit/bounty hunter with dubious morals Kirk and serene/beautiful/cruel bottom!Spock who kills with his brain. Real Spock and Kirk don't even have to show up, but bonus points if they all meet up at some point and the crew is equally horrified and turned on/shocked by the all that sexy evilness. Let alone the fact that Kirk and Spock are together.

3. hollycomb's Now Disappear (Sulu/Chekov, R)
Summary: Chekov develops amnesia during a mission and can't remember the past five years of his life. Sulu is heartbroken.

4. Closer v.2 (Kirk/Spock FanVid, NWS lyrics, R-rated m/m nudity)

5 a. hamano_ayumi's Star Trek doodles
5 b. jbadgr's fanart icons (with bonus Tribbles!)

Attention, Americans! Two Merlin eps. airing tonight! (NBC?)

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FYI: I compiled this rec on Saturday, before the authors' reveal. Posting it after the reveal because I want to have the author names included. Recs #2 tomorrow.

Drabbles to write before remixthedrabble round 7: more Good Omens, try some Calvin & Hobbes, Jeeves & Wooster

Merlin recs:
1. Faded by amory_vain
Remix: Fading (The Prelude to Incest Remix) by sophinisba
[Uther/Igraine, 100 Words, Rated PG-13]

2. Remix: Sweets for the sweet (The Ophelia Remix) by xsmoonshine
[Gwen/Morgana, 100 Words, Rated PG]

3. Unnamed, by sophinisba
Remix: The Once and Future Wizard (The Dreams of the Seer Remix) by aralias
[Morgana, Merlin, 100 Words, Rated PG]

4. Bedtime Stories, by xsmoonshine
Remix: Meddlesome (The Who Needs Ketchup Remix) by wojelah
[The Dragon, 100 Words, Rated G]

More Merlin remixes, including kernezelda's Melt In Your Mouth (Anachronism Remix), which was better written than my original flopsy "Delicacy."


Harry Potter rec:
1. Freckles, by lilian_cho
Remix: Freckles (Mirror Image remix) by penknife
[George, 100 Words, Rated G, spoilers for book 7]

2. Remix: The Magic's Gone (The When Dreams Don't Come True Remix) by benebu
[Petunia Evans, 100 Words, Rated PG]

More Harry Potter remixes.


Good Omens rec: Reading Omens in Harry Potter, by lilian_cho
Remix: It Started With An HP Box Set (The Footnote-Happy Remix) by benebu
[Crowley/Aziraphale, 100 Words, Rated PG]

and is currently running for his life," Ethan said, and now his voice was so incongruously pleasant as to be grotesque.

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Star Trek XI recs:

1. midnight_city's [fanart] - star trek stuff

It's cute like a v. v. cute, LOLarious thing X-D
Guess the movies! (Hint: both by Pixar =3)
Kid!Spock in a Starfleet summer camp get-up is the BEST THING EVARR <333

2. hollycomb's Sulu/Chekov fics, which I'm totally all over, once I get over the reflexive tic of "Hikaru no Go! Touya Akira!" whenever I read Chekov calling Sulu "Hikaru" ^^;;

2a. Trouble Sleeping (Sulu/Chekov, R)
Summary: Sulu and Chekov sleep in the same bed, but they're never in it at the same time.
How they got together in the end. Sulu PINING. V. sweet <3

2b. Space Sickness (Sulu/Chekov, NC-17)
Summary: Chekov is sick, Sulu is lost on an alien planet, Kirk is a cockblock.
Established relationship. Sweet and h/c and atmospheric and just right *_*

2c. Theoretically (Sulu/Chekov, NC-17)
Summary: Sulu makes Chekov watch the classic American Terminator movies. Chekov has some thoughts.
I wanna watch the new Terminator movie because Anton Yelchin's in it, but apparently it's even more awful than T3? ^^;;

2d. If I Didn't Care (Sulu/Chekov, NC-17)
Summary: Kirk and Chekov have a harrowing experience together on a dangerous planet, and Sulu is definitely not jealous.

If you only have time to read two, read the first two. If you only have time to read one, read "Space Sickness."

Sulu pining *_* Chekov seducing Sulu >=D

3. rageprufrock's new WIP: Discourses in Management (Lab), pt 1/? (PG-13, for language)
Summary: “How’s it going?” the instructor asks, her voice a harmony, hovering nearby. / "Futilely,” Spock volunteers at the same time Jim says, “Shitty.”

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( The Aftermath (implied Merlin/Arthur, PG-13 for gore & implied violence) )

Answers merlin_flashfic's Nightmares and monsters challenge and merlin100's dance prompt.

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1. What Dreams by suaine, PG
Summary: There was always a price. The balance of nature was transactional - one thing of a certain value required the sacrifice of equal value given up by the one who asked.

But Arthur never finished those thoughts, kept all of his heart locked up tight. Merlin knew what he was going to say anyway, knew of the way Arthur kept looking over his shoulder when he thought no one was watching. Arthur had nightmares, dreams of a world without him in it, all the more terrible for their warmth and muted beauty, hitting like a physical blow when he woke up.

2. merlin_flashfic's AU challenge will run until 22.00BST on Saturday the 13 June.

3. In lieu of #2, please answer this poll on AU Merlin fics =)

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( ETAs )

I have to admit that I only watched Star Trek because of:
1) Sylar with eyebrows! and,
2) I want to read ifyouweremine's pr0n

Like a gazillion other people have said, it was GLORIOUS.

I like every single character in that movie, and that _never_ happened to me before.
Yes, including the evil Romulan guy, who I found vaguely hot (which is understandable because he was played by Eric Bana, who played Hector in Troy).
I even like Spock's mother (didn't recognize Winona Ryder until her third appearance X-D)

ruien shared ST canon tidbits with me, but I was all, "Uh-huh. Sylar with eyebrows! Spock Spock Spock!"
I should like BlondPratJerk!Kirk better, but I don't. It's the power ot the eyebrows!111

I want to cuddle ickle!Spock with his pretty eyes <333 Spock! Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock! Spock!
Ickle!Kirk was awesome too! And Kirk was as pretty as everyone said <333
Mind meld! Spock! Spock!
Kirk Senior was hot too! Alternate Reality! Spock!

I even love the canon het pairing =D =D =D

Hikaru Sulu! Gold power ranger! Fold-out sword! Fencing!
17 y.o. Chekhov OMGSoPrecious ^___^ "I can do it I can do it I can do it"

Eomer Karl Urban's stupid haircut makes me want to cry, but otherwise YAY Doctor whose name I keep on getting wrong Bones*! Spock!
* So, his full name is Bones McCoy? For SRS?

I'm going to watch it at IMAX this Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday =D =D =D
PSA: It's only playing in IMAX until this Thursday.

Bring on the fics where Kirk licks Spock's eyebrows MWAHAHAHAHA >=D

- Awesome mind-meld plotbunny
- Star Trek Reboot Drabble Challenge: Journey to Drabble -- 100 prompts =)
- st_xi_kink's kink meme

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Non-Star Trek related:
- movie ads in Canada run TEN MINUTES LONGER than movie ads in the U.S., which is already pretty darned long.
- Canadian males in ads all have the same closely-set-together-eyes and tall straight nose, just like American TV actors all have square jaws =P

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In which Arthur stole Merlin's food, watched his DVD, took him out to a boring party and manoeuvred him to bed (to sleep).

★ All-in-one beta & Britpicker: lilithilien ♥
☆ The first version won third place at armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge.

☆ 555 words. Or 731. It's all relative.
★ Borrowed the varying flashfic length from b_hallward's Increments (Merlin/Arthur)--am not the genius that came up with it. The 5, 10, 20, ..., 100 words structure fits what I have in mind, didn't mean to steal ^^;;

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( In which Arthur stole Merlin's food, watched his DVD, took him out to a boring party and manoeuvred him to bed (to sleep). )

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<-- Merlin's pyjamas Arthur's Arsenal shirt. Please credit if taking, etc.

Rambling A/N of sorts:
There's a funny story about this fic. ( Read more... )

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Oh the indignities.

This reminds me of this Smallville/Superman fanfic where Clark tried out being human (thanks to the A.I.) and felt Deeply Betrayed because papers aren't supposed to hurt you >=/

Which in turn reminds me of Yomiko Readman/"The Paper" from Read or Die, haha.

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1. skellerbvvt has updated Citrus with a loooong chapter two! *shortcircuits* \o/

2. yue_ix's Dark!Merlin series:

2 a. No shades of grey: fingers (PG-13, kinkme_merlin prompt "Arthur/Merlin, Arthur sucking on Merlin's fingers")
2 b. No shades of grey: branches (Merlin, and an Irish Elk, my prompt "Merlin as a wild boy/man of the woods.")

3. Merlin S2 shooting:

- Is that Gwen? O_o This woman that [SPOILER] is hugging? Nvm. Can't believe I didn't realize it's Morgana.
- Pretty gleaming horses *_*

4. why_me_why_not wrote an eclectic of drabbles/flopsies:

4 a. A is for Alien Overlord, Dean and Luna (HP)
4 b. P is also for Princeling, Edmund/Caspian (Narnia)
4 c. W is for Wardrobe Peter/Draco (Narnia/HP crossover)
4 d. G is for Godfather, Dresden/Marcone (Dresden)

5. H/D and manga collide:

5 a. dampfnudl's Little Prince (G, Draco & Doll!Harry)
* Little Draco is v. Gothic Loli-shota Aristocrat in this.
* The only non-creepy Japanese doll story is Clamp's Angelic Layer. This needs to be said.

5 b. You Are My Sunshine (G, butler!Draco wrapping a scarf around Harry's neck)
* H/D-ers recognize the art style, of course.
* AHAHAHAH OMG 70s Manga Art X-D *dies* The roses, the roses! And the shape of the face!
Am I the only one who've read all the ballerina!Mari-chan series? There were at least a dozen permutations, I swear.

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Merlin to-do: ( Read more... )

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( The turtle moves. )

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This was originally submitted as an answer to armer_gayms' ModernDay!AU challenge. Check out roflolmaomg's submission, 'tis epic! Whereas ifyouweremine slays you with baby cuteness =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

"The ladies already love me," Simon informed his computer, deleting the email.

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HP drabblers, please fill out this poll on drabble trees @ slytherin100

1. The Janus Thickey Ward by et_tu_lj
(Molly, Gilderoy, G, 362 words)
Summary: Sometimes a little bit of happiness is enough.

2. Headmaster!Snape fanart by camillo1978
(w/ bonus painting!Dumbledore picking his nose! *g*)

3. genfic_hogwarts is up for adoption at hp_adoptme here.

4. Remix_Redux is back this year! And they're considering RPF and bandom, so you should go fill out their poll if you're interested.

5 a. The new writing_game board is here =D

5 b. slytherin100's Fly prompt is open until May 14th, 2009.
The Masks prompt is open until May 7th, 2009.

5 c. hpgen100's Masks prompt is open until Tuesday, May 12.
The nineteenth prompt, Secret, is open until Tuesday, May 5. Feel free to combine the two prompts.

(X-posted @ IJ)

( The rest of Maria Mena's 'I'm in Love' lyrics )

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In that new HBP trailer, what's that thing Draco holds up to the light? A dust mote? =O
Am referring to the cabinet scene.

Also, yay for pretty straight-haired brunette Katie! =D (Mainly for Drop Dead Gorgeous visualization purposes)

That unicorn-in-captivity tapestry in the background of Harry/Ginny? Totally on purpose. Because their love is SO PURE and some such. James, Al and Lily were products of immaculate conception MWAHAHAHA.
For some reason, I had a flashback to the second Matrix movie when I saw that scene.

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1 a. Am so crazy-obsessed with this fanvid:
Merlin - The Dance (LJ post) by mamoru22
Merlin/Arthur vid to Maria Mena - I'm In Love

1 b. Untouched by solanyxe
PG-13, 'Untouched' by The Veronicas, 00:02:55
Summary: Arthur and Merlin both feeling 'untouched'

Motivational posters by andropovka:
2 a. Ventriloquism: "Ooh yes, Arthur you're so strong!"/ "Mmm, Merlin, I need you now!"
2 b. Sweet: Son, men do not give each other flowers.
2 c. Kingship: We built this city on rock and roll. And dead magic people.
2 d. Unwise: When dealing with an aerial foe, get into a target-shaped-formation
2 e. Arthur fanboy: the lights are on but there is no one home. Mmm muscles...

3. otempora42's Ep. 1x05 picspam: I love how everyone just stands around while Arthur does all the fighting. Makes you wonder why it's so important to be of noble birth when you're just going to be Arthur's cheerleader.

seperis' listfics:
4 a. Three things that Merlin doesn't know about Arthur, but will do, eventually.
4 b. Five magical creatures Arthur didn't kill
4 c. Five ways Arthur almost found out about Merlin, but didn't.

5. Awesome personification of emotion as laid out in 1 Corinthians 13:
Of Anger and Love by Ras Elased
Summary: Anger is a false thing. It is never alone. Anger lies like a harlot with a multitude of other emotions, shrouding them in her bed linens to hide them from sight...Love, when it is true, is always alone.

(X-posted @ IJ)

1. Ceremony of Innocence by snarkydame
(Arthur/Merlin, R, 2200 words)
Summary: To take someone out of their alloted time, and let them live in another, one must let the world break.

2. My answer to merlin_flashfic's anachronism challenge:
Delicacy (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 262 words)

3. A Merlin in Distress - seven-part commentpr0n, R
(Arthur/Merlin, Kink: Merlin is a damsel in distress in need of rescue. Make it cracky!)

4. oteap's Merlin lineart of cuteness!111
Gwen is too precious in her miniskirt. Professor!Merlin in rectangular glasses! Serious expression! A bowtie!
Kitty!Merlin + neckerchief! Duck!Arthur + crown! Arthur riding a dragon EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~ ^__^

5. Merlin Chibi Masterpost by yue_ix.
Uber-cute, esp. her chibi Lancelot (Ep.05. - Athur brings another man to his knees.) <333

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✔ Wrote for Now I'm Rehiring You challenge
✔ Wrote for armer_gayms' IM Convo challenge 600 X 600 pixels, and as small a file as possible without compromising the sharpness of details + colors.

✘ Write drabbles for merlinarthurfqf's April's Bizarre Holidays challenge.
(2/12 drabbles written) My f-locked mini-plotbunnies.

✘ Brainstorm for merlin_flashfic's Make Them Do It challenge. (deadline 22.00 BST on Sunday 12 April)
Began writing "A Spell Make Them Tell Truths in the Nastiest Way Possible," but it sucks. Will try something else maybe.

(X-posted @ IJ)

( The Ones Where Uther Scares Merlin (and dub-con may or may not be involved) )

This is usually where I ask for your recs, but I'm kinda scared what I'd get. For a change, why don't you rec me The Ones Where Merlin Scares Uther? (Or Arthur.)

Next Installment:
- The Ones Where Arthur Is a Spy
- The Ones Where Merlin and/or Arthur Is Dark/Evil

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1. This week's words that do not exist are brought to you by:
erastes - incalcitant
copperbadge - substantialiscious

2. I was sketching an HP character yesterday and thought to myself, "You know who's skinny? Merlin!"
I bravely refrained from transforming the sketch into a Merlin drawing. Aren't you proud of me?

3. We have Rentboy!Merlin, Merlin-in-a-dress, Waiter!Merlin and Barista!Merlin, but where's PoleDancer!Merlin and Bartender!Merlin, I ask you?
Or, you know, a fic where Merlin does a striptease/karaoke performance to "I don't want/ anybody else..."
Every fandom needs a striptease/karaoke fic. *nods sagely*

( The Ones Where Arthur is a Movie Star )

Next Installment:
- The Ones Where Uther Scares Merlin (and dub-con may or may not be involved)
- The Ones Where Arthur Is a Spy
- The Ones Where Merlin and/or Arthur Is Dark/Evil

And here's where I ask you for your MovieStar!Arthur recs =) (Or, MovieStar!Merlin which has its own special brand of crack <3)

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1. dsudis have solved the anachronistic tomatoes in Merlin.

2. Increments (Merlin/Arthur) by b_hallward
Summary: Ten times Arthur relied on Merlin's magic and one time he didn't.
* I wanna do this flashfic experiment thingy too. Maybe an HP fic?

3. Cute reader!Merlin fic by ingenius_inc.

4 a. hp_wishes March-April Request-a-thon is Draco Malfoy. Ends on April 4.
Go forth and request/fulfill comment!fic =)
* Um, I now want one for Merlin fandom. I haven't even gone over the anon kink memes yet =P *is greedy*

4 b. hd_smoochfest claiming closes on Tuesday, March 31st. My two prompts are so obviously mine (to the F-list) =P

5. Thanks mordyn4 for the rec! =D

(After I have an LJ, that is. Didn't bother saving links before LJ.)

Originally a tl;dr comment on syllic's post.

1. Don't you wish we have glasses that serve as a computer screen, and it tracks our eyeball movements so it scrolls down automatically as we read fanfic discreetly everywhere?
On the train, on the bus, in the car and on the road. In the market, on the run, in those meetings that're ho-hum.

2. I personally can't get into fanfic if I know zilch about the original source (Smallville and Merlin don't count because d-uh, everyone knows smth about Superman and King Arthur). Because fanfic always assumes some prior knowledge of canon.
And I need to know who is this Castiel guy and what is he doing sexxing up Dean, and is this Castiel person taller than Sam, older than sin, and have pretty pouty lips? And does he have wings? Is he an angel, a devil, incubus, what?
(Am not in the SPN fandom. Only watched the first four eps of SPN. Gave up.)

3. You should read Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief, The Queen of Attolia & The King of Attolia. It's children's book/YA/history-religious fantasy/THIEF. Because they are awesome (as awesome as Good Omens, in a different genre kind of way) and you can read them ON THE TRAIN/BUS/SUBWAY/PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

Multi-fandom recs grouped by fandoms: ( HP, Smallville, Good Omens )

Happy birthday, duco_lacuna! =D
Wishing you all the long blond evil-ness you may want.

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The following WIP would be more properly labeled as Arthur/Merlin/magic. I've always loved the idea of magic as a separate entity. There you have it, scorching hotness included.

:♥: Citrus 1a 1b 1c by skellerbvvt
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin, future OT4 (Morgana/Merlin/Arthur/Guin)
Kink, NC-17, slave!fic, mental revolutions, dub-con

Summary: The other bits of him, all little dust thoughts whirling around and him never quite catching them, never quite dwelling on them, they’re dancing attendance in his head, in his lungs, breathing them in and out as he works, as he watches, as he waits.

His magic was, and always had been, simply something he could do. Objects, all objects, wanted to move and he just let them.

[...]

His magic was ability: it reflected him. Now he was angry, extremely angry, with Arthur, enough to see some of the papers fluttering and the table jittering with the slightest tremors, begging to move. However, there, twirling through his veins, sitting in his mouth like the taste of cool, sweet plums, making the fire crackle and snap and rise, was something else. Something not him, something that made him hard and hot and something like hunger and something like thirst, and something like not enough.

skellerbvvt also wrote insane!broken!Merlin:

:♥: Penance (R, Dark themes, crazy Merlin, references to torture)
Summary: He had been...so...proud

( More Merlin recs: Harlequin's fics )

"The world is changed because you are made of ivory and jet. The curves of your lips rewrite history" <--I found this line in Maya's Drop Dead Gorgeous funny even though I didn't recognize the reference. (Until they pop up in another fanfic! In a different fandom!)

I'm a bad slash fan because I still haven't finished Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray, and I haven't watched Velvet Goldmine =P

1. A Very Serious Business Story (a Merlin/Babysitters' Club crossover) by syllic
Logan!Merlin/Stacey!Arthur, one-sided Nimueh/Arthur, Claudia!Morgana/Gwen
Word Count: 8,500 words

My only complaint is: Isn't Logan supposed to be Mary Anne's boyfriend? Stacy you h0r.
Also: I can't believe I never realize the depths of Kristy/Mary Anne in BSC. Now someone just needs to write Kristy!Bradley and MaryAnne!Colin and the crack will have reached ITS FULL POTENTIAL OF CRACKTITUDE.

2. Love-Trap, aka No Invisible Worms Allowed by xsmoonshine (PG, 760 words)
Warnings: Merlin eats worms. (in other words, crack is the new black.)

It's cute like a v. cute thing *_* And funny too!

3. Ten drabbles over at merlin100 here. Mine's #4. My fav. is #2. Only the original 50 members can vote =)

4. armer_gayms sign-ups close tomorrow.

5 a. merlin_flashfic's current challenge is anachronisms. Open until Friday 13th March.
5 b. merlin100's 15th prompt, Mask, is open until 13th March.
You know you want to write about the evil bunny mask on Gaius' desk >=D

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Everyone has seen Draco in shabby muggle clothes Tom Felton with floppy hair.
Let's relive his uber-cute 12 y.o. self and his ickle!w00bie-ness, shall we?

Also, Tom's twitter is a thing of beauty:

- writing songs in my pyjamas!
- In bed watching The Truman show, freaked me out a bit,starting questioning everything!? Early morning tomorrow, night world x
- i'm sitting in bed reading a new script...interesting stuff :) why does reading always make you so sleepy?!
- p.s i love tweeting! :) is that really sad?

(X-posted @ IJ)

1. Miss The Train Before by fahye (WIP, modern-day AU, currently PG)
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"I'd like to see you lift a wallet."

"What?" Merlin's throat seized up.

Gaius gave him the look from the previous night, the one which questioned Merlin's intelligence. "We're in a crowd. The conditions are ideal. Surely Hunith taught you…" He trailed off at the look on Merlin's face. "Or not. I revise my earlier opinion; your mother is either very stupid, or even smarter than I thought."

"Hey!" said Merlin, and then, "What?" again.

"Very sneaky of her, to stick you under my nose and flaunt your lack of basic education." Gaius waggled a plastic cup at him sternly. "I most certainly did not intend to spend my retirement running a school for amateurs, but I suppose I have no choice now. Very well. Watch closely."

It started in SINGAPORE guys. And Gaius runs a Chinese herbal remedies shop X-D
And it's all Mission Impossible-like, except hacker!Merlin is hired for a job to steal EXCALIBUR =DDD
There's Gwen and Lancelot (to come) and what more do you want?

2. Merlin Superhero (Lupin III) by solanyxe
Or, the fanvid that made me start this category.

Lupin III is a classic 1970s anime and that's all you need to know, really.

The fanvid has plot! (Summarized from vidder's description)
Merlin, Gwen, and Morgana are making plans to steal Arthur's sword. As Merlin ends in the jail, Gwen and Morgana steal around. Arthur tries to get his sword back, but he accidentally becomes Merlin's fangirl. Merlin returns the sword in the end, and Arthur joins the thieving group.

morrighan_sai, I totally spied the link from your comments section.

Just added #4 and #5 to The Ones Where Arthur is Vicious (But It's All for Merlin)

Next Installment:
- The Ones Where Uther Scares Merlin Like a Very Scary Thing
- The Ones Where Merlin and/or Arthur is Dark/Evil

And here's where I ask you for your Thief!Merlin recs =) (Or, you know, Thief!Arthur if such fics exist. *makes grabby hands*)

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Happy birthday, under_an_oak! =D

Happy Hina Matsuri, F-list \o/
Yesterday, I made uni sushi and it was good NOM NOM NOM. I would've bought sakura mochi but I don't like it enough to justify the price. Also, not my cultural tradition, haha.

(X-posted @ IJ)

I signed up for armer_gayms here because I couldn't resist the horrible manips D:
It's eight challenges over eight weeks for points, and you don't have to participate for every challenge =)

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1. Colin is a Pterry fan! =DDD

If they ever make a film of Terry Pratchett's Mort, I want to play the character of Mort. He’s death’s apprentice.
[...]
I’ve got loads [of favourite books]. Right now I’m reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I like most of Terry Pratchett’s books, and I also like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Life of Pi.
--20 Questions With … Colin Morgan, 4 February 2008

Life of Pi is awesome! Everyone should read it! \o/

2 a. Merlin and Arthur 02 in forest by ~DYKC
Pretty manga style \o/
2 b. Another modern!AU. Arthur thinks he's slick by trolleys (Merlin/Arthur fanart, G)
2 c. Children's Games by givemethebook (PG, Will and Merlin, Merlin/Arthur, 100 words)

3 a. 45 s of Sex Magick *_*
Vidbite : 'Need' (Arthur/Merlin)
Plot: It's all about the longing and the lust.
3 b. The Sword In The Wizard: The fanvid that will make you believe in the possibilities of Gaius/Merlin X-D
Also features Arthur/Merlin and Gaius/Arthur date rape I'M SORRY D:
Unbeknownst to many viewers, the BBC TV series "Merlin" was merely a testbed for the latest fantasy gay romance movie; "The Sword In The Wizard".
3 c. Merlin/Arthur fanvid: Reach out and touch me X-D
LOLOLOL Hilary Duff's voice AHAHAHA 's too funny
Warning: Metaphorical shooting of unicorns in a homoerotic context.

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Comment!fics I love:
✔ Similar, Crossover, Dr Who/Merlin, Jethro/Arthur, now
✔ Keys to the Kingdom, Sweeney Todd, Anthony/Johanna, locks.
✔ So Kind, A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, Tony/Control, coffee
✔ Iron Man, Batman: Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne.
✔ Sandman/House: Delirium as clinic patient.

(X-posted @ IJ)

(Or, lilian_cho's criteria for favourite characters)

Question: What do these characters have in common?

Draco Malfoy [Harry Potter]
Robert Chase [House, M.D.]
Val Toreth [The Administration series]
Lex Luthor [Smallville]
Arthur Pendragon [BBC Merlin]

Answer: ( privileged prat with daddy issues )

In conclusion, Arthur is not enough of a prat to qualify as my favourite character. Sorry Arthur, I love Merlin more. But I like Bradley better than Colin =P
And awesomely enough, there's BradleyJames/Merlin fanfic out there \o/

(X-posted @ IJ)

1. Someone should write this fic:

*So Harry goes for Sectumsempra, his new favorite spell. The one he’ll use when this is all over and he becomes a serial killer who stalks and kills pretty blond boys in men’s rooms, always seeking to capture that first great rush of using it against Malfoy.

*ETA: Seriously, I think he did. But nobody ever caught him because a) Wizards are completely inept at investigating anything, b) Harry's the head of the police, c) He only goes after Slytherins so killing laws aren't all that strictly enforced for them

--sistermagpie's HBP Chapter Twenty-Eight

ETA 02/24/09: The nod in the epilogue is actually Draco's shorthand of "I know that you just killed another random blond man in the men's room. I'm grateful that you never came back and finished the job in my case, really I am. Now please to be leaving my pretty blond son alone D:"

2. Present for the Boy (Draco, Teddy, Andromeda, G, 100 words)

3 a. Check out benebu's nifty Weasley drabbles

3 b. You may post any gen drabbles, old or new, to hpgen100 until Tuesday, February 24.
The twelfth prompt, Throne, is open until Tuesday, March 3.

4. Pretty Draco/Hermione fanart by trolleys!

5. hp_sas sign-up open until March 7th. No extension rule. Available pairings: Draco/James, Draco/Al, Draco/Scorpius, Harry/James, Harry/Al, Harry/Scorpius

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:♥: Pretty Pink Princess Barbie Bradley *_*

:♥: Fanfic included! (Bradley/Colin RPF by elandrialore, G)

:♥: Their initials are BJ/CM, AHAHA X-D

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Being in two fandoms simultaneously is confusing. Should I put the Merlin links above or below? Which icon should I use?
Should I separate them into two posts? (I hate making two public posts twice in one day)
< hr > is a life saver ~_~

Thankfully, so far I never pictured Arthur Weasley when reading Arthur/Merlin. Because that's just totally YAAAARGH Bad Association D:
Esp. considering Merlin Colin's allergy of ginger.

...someone should write Ron/Merlin.

(X-posted @ IJ)