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myshipsmyotpmylifeistrash · 1 year

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Ships I ship even though they conflict with each other and the fandoms hate each other

Drarry/Dramione/any other Draco ship with some exceptions

Loved them both even though I’m not a fan of the original source. Never read the books. I’ve only seen the first two movies and bits and pieces of the others, but I like the ships. But I don’t really like Harry x Hermione, but if it’s in a fic I won’t complain about it. And I can ship Draco with literally any other student and the fics that are out there are amazing.

Zutara/Zukka

Love both. Not at the same time though. Love different things about both. But I still love both either way. Don’t get the hate both ships have for each other, cause they’re both kinda similar.

Hellcheer/Steddie

Don’t care that the fandoms hate each other cause I can read fics about both ships and love both of them equally. Didn’t even watch every season of stranger things, stopped at season two, but gifs and small clips have made me love both ships. Haven’t read a poly fic, yet, but open to it.

Rachel x Joey/Rachel x Chandler

Fell for these at different times. During the show I loved Joey and Rachel, but for fics I love Rachel and Chandler. Like they give different vibes and depending on which I want I just choose which kid of fic I want to read.

Jiara/jafe/kafe

Not 100% sure if those last two are the ship names but all three are interesting. But I do not like all three in a single ship. Last two are crack ships that have some good fics that I low key became an actual shipper.

Fexi/Lexi x Nate

The second started off as a crack ship, but there were some REALLY good fics on it that I just love it now. Wouldn’t work for the show at all and would not like it if the show let it happen cause it wouldn’t make sense, but that’s what’s the first ship is for.

Merthur/Merwaine

Either ship just works for me. There’s small things about each that just click and I can see it being a good idea. Any fic on whichever ship would just make sense.

Bamon/DamonxRose/Benzo

Absolutely love bamon with my whole heart but I can read an occasional fic about Damon and Rose. Fuck Julia for what she did to Kat cause Bonnie carried.

I could read fanfics on either ship and I’m okay with the other half being in a different ship in the meantime. Like if I’m reading about A x C I’m okay with B being in a ship I don’t like. Cause right now it’s not about A x B it’s about A x C and B is free to do whatever. (If this makes sense, it’s 3 am)

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scaryorganmusic · 9 months

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I forget where I saw this so I can’t credit my sources, but I thought I remembered reading somewhere that RWRB is actually The Social Network fanfic, which is possibly the funniest option. Like, British Andrew Garfield/American Jesse Eisenberg.

omg you guys were in sync lol yeah i started watching the movie with my merthur goggles on and halfway through a friend told me it was social network so i started thinking about zuckerberg and then they told me it was actually social network FUCKING RPF so this was a RIDE for me. i watched that movie once and don't know shit about the actors so i can't rly comment or find the little references but that's WILD

#like what if andrew garfield politician

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thegeminisage · 4 years

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Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Categories: F/F, Gen, M/M Fandom: Merlin (TV) Relationships: Merlin & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Morgana (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin (Merlin), Morgana & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon & Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Ygraine de Bois & Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin & Morgana (Merlin), Gaius & Merlin (Merlin), Gwen & Merlin & Morgana & Arthur Pendragon Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Ygraine de Bois (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin), Kilgharrah (Merlin), Leon (Merlin) Additional Tags: Magic Revealed, Reverse Magic Reveal, that tag doesn’t make sense yet but bear with me, Arthur Pendragon Has Magic (Merlin), everybody has magic, arthur and gwen and yes even uther, YOU get a magic and YOU get a magic!, Arthur-centric, Pre-Slash, Gen or Pre-Slash, Humor, Angst, Angst and Humor, The Great Purge, Fire, Anger, Abuse, Nightmares, Flashbacks, Suicidal Thoughts, War Crimes, Guilt, Survivor Guilt, Grief/Mourning, Self-Reflection, Self-Discovery, Hijinks & Shenanigans, it’s not all angst all the time i promise, Episode: s02e08 The Sins Of The Father, Uther Pendragon’s A+ Parenting (Merlin), merlin using magic so nobody suspects he has magic, merlin using the old “i’m not a sorcerer i’m an ALLY” excuse for like a hundred thousand words, #letmerlinsayfuck2020, UPDATED WEEKLY

Arthur Pendragon is at an all-time low: he’s still suffering from the day he nearly dueled his father to the death, his sword arm has been wounded so grievously he may never fight again, and, worst of all, every last soul in Camelot and the kingdoms beyond have had magic forced on them overnight. Now Arthur must contend with the chaos of magic run rampant, his father’s dangerous instability, Morgana’s increasing distance, catching Merlin in more lies than he can count, and the magic that is now threatening to consume him—all while searching for a way to break the curse before it consumes them all.

It’s not going to be easy: Arthur grapples with a destiny he’s not sure he can handle, and a past he’d rather forget—and if he wants to save his people, he must be prepared to confront hard truths and harder choices. It’s a trial by fire, one that risks destroying everything Arthur has left to hold dear should he fail. But with enough courage, enough understanding, and maybe just a touch of magic, there’s nothing he can’t face.

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Merlin and Arthur reach the island's shore. There seem to be no beasts in the immediate vicinity, so Arthur takes a moment to catch his breath. "When—did you learn—to do that?" he gasps, hands on his knees. He's so used to Merlin fleeing the moment a battle begins that he's just as shocked by his fearlessness as he is by the magic.

Merlin's expression looks absolutely pained. "I've had lots of practice," he says. "I mean I've had lots of practice. Arthur, you should know. You deserve to know. There is one more thing I lied to you about, and I have to tell you, I have to tell you right now, but I—I—"

Merlin is trembling head to toe. Alarmed, Arthur reaches for him, grabs his shoulder to brace him up. "It can't possibly be worse than any of the others," he tries to joke, but Merlin's expression warns him that it is. Whatever it is has Merlin so frightened that it is making Arthur afraid, too. "Merlin—what is it? Please tell me. I want you to tell me."

"I want to," Merlin gasps. "I've tried over and over. But I—Arthur, I'm—I have—"

"Arthur Pendragon!"

Merlin and Arthur look up. Standing atop one of the tallest towers, now dressed in full armor and looking utterly impervious to the cold, is Morgause.

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#bbc merlin #merlin fanfic #merthur #merthur fanfic #MAGIC REVEAL #but only after i jerk us all around as many times as humanly possible first #which is i think in the spirit of the source material may it rest in pieces #i'd like to formally apologize to the anon who said they used my updates to keep track of time during quarantine #it is not sunday. i am so sorry to do this to you. i just couldn't wait #liz makes stuff #liz writes #liz's merlin stuff #how arthur got his groove back

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a-small-batch-of-dragons · 3 years

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Soft Epilogue

Prompt: Hear ye, hear ye, I humbly request from the fanfic goddess, a merlin fanfic of epic fluff proportions!! Lol I love your writing, can I request an Ace!Merlin and Ace!Arthur platonic love life bond?

Thanks for the request, babe! it seems fitting that on my birthday I get to upload a fic about ace qprs

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Pairings: merthur qpr, implied morgwen

Warnings: none my dudes

Word Count: 1807

In the end, there’s no big celebrations.

Oh, Camelot has a feast to end all feasts, but that’s not the point.

There’s no big rushing into each other at the end of a hard-won fight, Arthur looking all stupidly heroic with his hair all sweaty or Merlin rippling with otherworldly power that makes men want to fall to their knees.

There’s no kiss after years and years of pining finally being deforested—get it?

“Shut up, Merlin.”

“What, that was a good one!”

“Merlin!”

—alright fine, there’s no big kiss, there’s no music that swells romantically in the background—

“Though not for lack of trying on your part, I’m sure.”

“Will you shut up, you prat, and let me talk?”

“It’s a wonder you ever stop talking.”

—okay, look.

It’s simple.

It’s the end of a fight. Everyone’s exhausted. There are heavy pants and the scrape of steel on steel from the trodden corners of the battlefield, as soldier after soldier, knight after knight, falls to the ground in a heap. Some get back up. Some don’t.

Arthur’s fingers fumble on the pommel of his sword. Huh. He needs to redo the grip on the left side. It’s fraying. His fingers are too clumsy. They won’t hold the damn thing properly. The chain mail keeps snagging where it’s come loose. He really needs to fix the grip.

The sword sings quietly as it slides home, back into the sheath, away, away. His breath leaves him in a rush and he looks up, looking around, counting.

Leon stands, already directing the survivors to start taking care of those they lost. He catches his king’s eye and nods. Once. Arthur nods back.

Gwaine pushes his hair out of his eyes and makes a joke. It’s what he does best. As the desperate chuckles start up again, Arthur’s mouth quirks up in a smile. Gwaine catches it.

Elyan strips the last of the shrapnel from someone’s wound and hauls them to their feet, a man of the people until his last. Arthur watches, paralyzed by the weight of the crown on his shoulders, as Elyan helps in ways he can’t.

Percival stands. Shadows Arthur as they start to move through the field. The weight is a little easier to bear now, as his breath starts to sink back into his chest.

Lancelot turns, smiles. Says ‘it’s good to see you,’ as if they’re just mates, running into each other after a long hard day. As if he’s about to buy Arthur a drink at the tavern and talk about the harvest, the new work from the blacksmith siblings, how much he misses looking up at the moon. Arthur just claps him on the shoulder.

Everyone’s here. Except—

“Arthur?”

So there’s no dramatic turn, no big flourish. Time doesn’t slow to a standstill as they rush into each other’s arms. The bards would be so bored, there’s no dramatic confessions, no infamous realizations, no murmured apologies through the hurried meeting of lips. What would they have to sing about?

Well, perhaps they could sing about this.

Arthur turns, sees Merlin standing there. He smiles. Merlin smiles back. There’s a little cut on Merlin’s shoulder. Barely enough to graze through the tunic, but enough to draw blood. Arthur frowns, stalks forward, gently tips Merlin’s head to the side so he can have a look.

“I’m fine, you prat.”

“You’ve managed to injure yourself.”

“Wasn’t me!”

“Given how clumsy you are, I’d be surprised.”

Arthur presses gently over the cut. It’s nothing more than a scratch, should close by the end of the day. And yet Merlin just rolls his eyes and lays his hand over it. A moment of golden light later and it’s like nothing ever happened.

“There. Happy now?”

“Mm.”

Merlin sighs and moves his head back. Arthur doesn’t. For a moment, their foreheads rest together.

Thank the heavens you didn’t die, I would’ve dragged you back here myself.

Just so you could kill me?

Obviously.

That’s all. Don’t look so disappointed, there needn’t be more.

Oh, alright.

The ride back to Camelot is slow. There’s work to be done along the way, after all. There are people to tend to, knights to bury and mourn, families to tell. There are knights that return to Camelot only for their hands to shake too much, their eyes to go too glassy. These knights leave with the highest honors Arthur can give them, thanked sincerely for their service and the knowledge that the people will forever be in their debt.

There are preparations to be made, hugs to give. Gwen throws herself into Elyan’s arms, Lancelot’s arms, Merlin’s arms, Arthur’s arms. Gaius isn’t far behind. Each of them breathes in the scent of the other. Home.

“So you missed me?”

“Of course I missed you!”

“I’ve got your favorite waiting, Merlin.”

“Thanks, Gaius.”

“Oi! Why don’t I get a hug?”

“Oh, fine, come here.”

Arthur looks up to the top of the steps to see Morgana. No longer is she the intimidating figure cut from Camelot’s noble cloth, dressed up like Uther’s legacy, no. Just a simple dress, one of Gwen’s, her hair down around her shoulders in limp curls. If Arthur were someone else, he’d say she’d never looked better.

“Don’t tell her that.”

“I don’t need to, she knows.”

“Merlin!”

“What? She’s your sister.”

She smiles, a little dimmer, a little warier, as she descends the steps and holds out her arms. Arthur doesn’t hesitate.

His sister is here, finally recovered from her long fight with the magic Morgause wove through that horrid bracelet. Morgana hugs him back, tighter than they can imagine.

“I’m glad to see you,” Arthur mumbles into her shoulder.

“I’m happy you’re back.”

Merlin joins them a moment later and Morgana pulls him in too, laughing at Arthur’s affronted face when Merlin squawks and his elbow digs unceremoniously into his ribs.

“It hurt, you idiot.”

“She pulled me!”

“If you weighed more than a beanpole maybe that would help.”

“My weight is just fine, thank you very much.”

The feast is glorious. Food and wine flow freely out of the castle into the city below. The people dance, sing, yell, live. The city comes alive with the sound of its people. And that’s the end of the story.

They won.

They’re safe.

They’re with the people they love.

“You can’t just leave it there, Merlin.”

“What happened to wanting to keep your privacy?”

“Just—get on with it.”

“Fine, you prat.”

It’s not entirely over. There are still nights where Merlin wakes up and his fingers tingle so much it feels like they’re about to fall off. Nights where he swears he hears a low rumbling voice in the back of his mind, feels giant hands on strings grafted to his arms. Nights where he still feels like Destiny’s puppet, strung along without a second thought.

There are still nights where Arthur can’t stop hearing the singing of steel and the weight of a sword in his hands. Nights when he can’t stop seeing Uther’s face, hearing his voice, seeing Morgana dead and twisted, broken on the ground. Nights when the flames rise high as knights—his knights—slaughter innocent people as part of a meaningless war.

There are still nights when they think they can hear each other screaming.

But Arthur is always there to roll over and wrap his arms tighter around Merlin. He’s here, he’s right here, and he’s warm, and nothing, nothing can take something away from Arthur once he’s decided it’s his. Merlin jolts awake to a cold nose pressed in the crook of his neck, sleepy declarations of ‘mine, my Merlin, go away, leave my Merlin alone, he’s mine, you can’t have him.’ Or it will be to tender words, gentle hands shaking him away, whispered promises of ‘you’re here, it’s alright, I’ll keep you safe, you did it.’

And Merlin is always there when Arthur clenches the pillow so hard he looks like he’s going to break his fingers, there to gentle them away and pull him close, tuck his head under his chin and say ‘it’s over now, it’s safe now, they’re all safe, they’re all safe.’ Arthur wakes up to rough tunics, slim fingers woven through his own, the warmth of someone else who won’t ever leave. Or just the weight of an arm or leg thrown across his middle. It’s just enough to wake him up and realize that there is someone who, even in sleep, wants to hold him close.

In the morning, Merlin will wake before Arthur does. The morning will ruffle along the edge of the curtains and he’ll shiver, hiding a little further under the covers. Arthur will hold him closer, unwilling to give up his heat source just yet. Some days, Merlin will let him, falling back asleep with his fingers carding through Arthur’s hair.

But on most days, he carefully separates himself and tucks Arthur back up, pulling on his clothes and moving to get their breakfast set up. His fingers will brush a vase and a bouquet of flowers will bloom, one of the side effects of training with Morgana. He’ll smile and pick one out to give to Gwen.

Arthur will wake slowly, first reaching out to feel where Merlin’s gone, then sitting up to spot him at the window, or the table, or right next to him, comb in hand. He’ll grumble, saying Merlin gets up too quickly, only for Merlin to laugh and pull him up to eat.

The sun will rise through the curtains as they eat, get dressed, and leave to go about their days. The door will close softly behind them, waiting to open again once the day is over.

There’s no furious declarations of love, no gritting of teeth as they fight to make the world change. Just slow, steady, constant. A touch of a hand here, a brush here. A knowing look or a quick jab. Nothing rough, just soft.

They deserve a soft epilogue.

“Hmm. Should’ve known you’d get all sappy.”

“You like me sappy.”

“I think I should go see Gaius, my teeth are starting to hurt.”

“You love it.”

“…maybe.”

“Did Arthur Pendragon just admit I was right?”

“Shut up.”

“He did! He definitely did!”

“Shut up, Merlin.”

Morgana just rolls her eyes and wraps her arms around Gwen to watch the two of them bicker.

“He’s right, though,” Gwen murmurs after a moment, leaning back to look up at her, “they do deserve a soft epilogue.”

Morgana smiles. “I think we all do.”

She’s right and she should say it.

#merthur fic #merthur #merlin #merlin bbc #bbc merlin #arthur pendragon #fic #dragonbabbles #ace

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aconissa · 3 years

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I got tagged in this fanfic ask game by @archistratego ❤️

how many works do you have on AO3? 4, but I purged a bunch over the years lol

what’s your total AO3 word count? 16,907

how many fandoms have you written for and what are they? from memory just four that I actually posted: the terror (2018), dark matter by michelle paver, the hobbit, and sh*rlock (lol). I started writing a hannibal fic ages back but abandoned it, maybe I’ll actually write a whole one some day

what are your top 5 fics by kudos? my 3 terror fics (grief taught love to fall like music from his tongue, look me in the stars and tell me truly and the grass below — above, the vaulted sky) followed by my dark matter fic the ocean held everything, and tossed aside the weary

do you respond to comments, why or why not? I usually have in the past but sometimes I’d forget for ages and then not bother

what’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? I can’t remember if any of my old deleted fics were particularly sad but I doubt it. and all my current ones give the characters happy endings (or are set in a time outside of what happens to them) because the original source material is sad as fuck

do you write crossovers? if so what is the craziest one you’ve written? nope, I’ve only ever been interested in writing AUs that use another media setting but aren’t actual crossovers

have you ever received hate on a fic? no

do you write smut? if so what kind? I’ve only ever written 4 nsfw fics (all deleted now) but three were f/f and one was m/m

have you ever had a fic stolen? no

have you ever had a fic translated? no

have you ever co-written a fic before? no

what’s your all time favourite ship? these days it’s just hannibal/will, let’s be real. a lot of the other relationships I really love are obscure and/or aren’t ‘ships’ so much (like sebastian flyte/charles ryder). there are plenty I have enjoyed for a long time though I wouldn’t call them all time faves (like fitzier, bagginshield, merthur, etc)

what’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? I loved that hannibal fic I started writing a year ago which was an apostle (2018) AU but I think I heard someone else had started posting their own AU so I stopped haha

what are your writing strengths? I have no clue tbh, I don’t write enough fic. my strength is really in academic writing, which I will brag and say I’m pretty great at

what are your writing weaknesses? I really struggle to get fics off the ground if they’re of any significant length, which is why I’ve had so many aborted multi-chapter fics over the years

what are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? I think it can add a lot to a story if done well, and I don’t even mind if there’s not a translation. if the tone and meaning gets across or the lack of translation is relevant to the POV then I’m cool with it

what was the first fandom you wrote for? sh*rlock lol

what’s your favourite fic you’ve written? probably the one for dark matter just because that book is so close to my heart and I think I captured the style really well

I’m tagging a few mutuals who I know write fic, but if anyone else wants to do this then I tag you too! @snailmailthings @thestarvedghost @horrorlesbians @m-i-z-u-m-o-n-o

#no pressure to do it of course!#ana speaks

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onceandfuturelesbian · 1 year

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modern merthur au

so they have a big friend group - merlin, arthur, the knights, gwen, morgana (maybe mithian, elena, sophia, sefa, vivian, mordred, kara, etc ?)

one couple gets married - i’m thinking start with morgana/leon? - then at their wedding, another couple gets engaged, and that keeps happening at each of their weddings

at either gwen and lance’s wedding (cause it’d be sweet) or gwaine and percivals wedding (cause gwaine would be inappropriate and it’d be funny but he’d be the most supportive) merlin and arthur are the last ones in the group to finally get engaged

then their wedding is super sweet idk

#i thought of this while i was trying to nap #merlin #bbc merlin #merthur #arthur pendragon #bbcm #fanfic #merthur fanfic #onceandfuturelesbian prompts #fanfic prompts #merlin fanfic prompt #merlin fanfic #merthur fanfic prompt #source: my sleep-deprived brain

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morhath · 3 years

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If you want to make a book/media rec list, here’s an idea: things that feel like fanfic but in a good way. (Can be adult or YA, but please no Cassandra Clare, Holly Black, Leigh Bardugo, or Nora Sakavic—I hate CC and the other 3 just weren’t to my taste).

AND/OR novella/novel-length fanfics where you can absorb details from context without knowing the canon! No pressure though lol, only if you want to.

Like I said over PM, I’ve actually been planning a reclist that’s kinda fic-inspired, so I definitely have ideas! (Gotta be real, if you hadn’t said no Leigh Bardugo I would’ve also recced Ninth House.) Here are some books that have fanfic vibes:

Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. I swear this book must have some BBC Merlin fanfiction somewhere in its DNA; I’m not saying it’s BBC Merlin fic with the serial numbers filed off, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the author’s enjoyed some Merthur before. It’s modern-day, YA, romantic. The first son of the US and one of the princes of England fall in love.

Foul is Fair by Hannah Capin is literally fanfic, of the Scottish Play. The author manages to bring the plot to a modern-day high school setting while still making it really dark. (People very much still die.)

I know I just mentioned this in the other rec post, but In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan. It was initially released serially online, so it’s definitely got that in common with fanfiction! It also takes that kinda Generic Fantasy Land you see in so many fantasy books and is like okay... let’s play with that.

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie, which I’m almost positive is Finn/Poe from Star Wars with the serial numbers filed off. (Look at the cover and you’ll see what I mean.) Honestly I felt neutrally about it, but hey, it’s there. It’s, yanno, scifi with pilots and stuff.

The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison. She straight up acknowledges in the author’s note that this started life as BBC Sherlock wingfic. Don’t worry--it’s way better than the source material. It’s sorta fantasy-ish, steampunk-ish and does interesting things with gender! One of my favorite books I’ve read recently.

The Locked Tomb trilogy by Tamsyn Muir, first one is Gideon the Ninth, third one isn’t out yet. I enjoy a lot of things about these books but there’s also some really awful ableism in the first book and some poorly-timed memes in the second book. However! The author is actually one of the authors of the popular Homestuck AU fic, Hemostuck. It definitely has some fanfic vibes, and I keep joking that it’s actually Homestuck fanfiction (it isn’t, but Gideon’s shades are apparently meant to be Dave’s shades, so you can make a case for it being connected). These are sorta scifi sorta fantasy, lots of necromancy stuff but it’s in space.

The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk and Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho are both Regency-ish fantasy novels that both feel a little like Regency AUs? I liked Sorcerer to the Crown more of the two, but both are very good. They have great casts and romantic dynamics. The Midnight Bargain is about a world where women have to give up magic when they get married, which means none of them can bond with major spirits to strengthen their powers. Sorcerer to the Crown is set in a world where the current Sorcerer to the Crown is a young Black man, which society isn’t happy about. His life gets even more complicated when he accidentally acquires a young woman as a student.

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake is a recent read that is a modern Twelfth Night AU. I enjoyed it a lot although it had a beautiful opportunity to use one of my favorite tropes and then it DIDN’T.

The Chorus of Dragons series by Jenn Lyons, first one is The Ruin of Kings. Parts of these books feel like a transcribed DnD campaign and not necessarily in a good way, but they are very fun. Big old high fantasy tomes for if you have a lot of time on your hands. They’re sort of just... standard fantasy in a lot of ways? But very enjoyable and more diverse than usual.

I’ve been reading a lot of T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon’s pen name) recently and she focuses on character dynamics in a way that I think a lot of fanfiction authors do as well. You could read just about any of her stuff, but I’d go for Paladin’s Grace to start with, which is about a paladin whose god has died.

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho is a found family novella that plays with a lot of the genre conventions of wuxia, which I’m not super familiar with. I definitely missed a lot of the context for this novella but what I did get was great. A nun falls in with a group of bandits.

I couldn’t think of a ton of fic that can be read as a standalone, but here’s one:

Known Associates by thingswithwings. This is... very long. It is a Captain America fic that focuses on meticulously researched queer history, weaving that into the story of Steve Rogers. There’s a Lot going on in this fic, so heed the tags. I do think there are some bits that it skips over where it helps if you’re familiar with Marvel canon, but I don’t totally remember.

(I might be able to come up with a better list of fics like this later but it’s harder to think about whether or not they can be read as standalones when, yanno, I’m in the fandom in the first place. I do hope that the Queen’s Thief fic I’m working on will fall into this category though...)

#mage-pie #reading #books #fanfiction #my book recs

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capfalcon · 4 years

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actually, your superpower is writing fics that absolutely slap based on movies you haven’t watched hfhdhdhs

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i literally do this SO often oh my god im in 3 fandoms i haven't even consumed 1 minute of fjjfjfjf

honestly idk if it's like this for other people but it's. i don't need lots of source material to have a feel for characters. and with superbat, who they are is very very obvious, and with merthur that's also obvious. but i wouldn't feel comfortable writing a fic with dialogue for joenicky, at least, not yet. if i read maybe 20 more fanfics, yeah, probably.

#ask #nice asks

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girlonastring · 4 years

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Does anyone remember this merthur fanfic:

In a modern day AU Merlin was Authur's assistant and they are in a plane crash and Merlin uses his magic to save them thus revealing it to Arthur, and they find a baby dragon in a cave and end up finding out that Uther has enslaved all the dragons under a mountain or something to use them as a power source? Merlin and Arthur end up saving the day and raising the baby dragon.

I have a sudden urge to read this but can't remember what its called!

#merlin fanfiction #fic search #merthur fanfiction #fanfic search

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poetryincamelot · 4 years

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Fanfic Trope Meme

I was tagged by @dollopheadsandclotpoles Thank you! ❤

Copy/paste and bold your fic preferences because why not, gotta choose one (near impossible, but go with your first gut instinct), and tag someone because, again, why not.

slow burn or love at first sight (*ben wyatt voice* It’s about the PINING)

fake dating or secret dating (Big fan of the “I want my mother to be happy and/or to stop pestering me about my love life, so you can you please come home with me so she stops worrying?” trope)

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers (Very few exceptions, but I never go for hatefic or enemies to lovers where they really hate each other at first. If it’s just a mild dislike/annoyance, I’m good with that! But “best friends to lovers” is my most consistent fic trope fave! See also some of my favorite ships: Merlin/Arthur, Crowley/Aziraphale [they don’t count as enemies in anything but name tbh], Matt/Foggy, Emma/Mr. Knightley. Exceptions include: Zuko/Katara, Anne/Gilbert, Elizabeth/Mr. Darcy. That said, I really consider all of these “enemy” pairings as two people who just got off on the wrong foot and later formed real, deep connections (aka enemies to friends to lovers) so I’m basically an advocate for the “best friends first, romance later” types of relationships!)

oh no there’s only one bed or long-distance with correspondence (what will they DO? SNUGGLE! ACCIDENTALLY!)

hurt/comfort or amnesia (I work with folks with amnesia in my day job, very painful IRL and it defeats the purpose when I’m reading fic as escapism)

fantasy au or modern au (Modern AU only for Merlin, tbh. Otherwise, probably neither. I prefer canon-compliant fic)

mutual pining or domestic bliss (too hard, I’m not answering this!)

smut or fluff (both are good but teeth-rotting fluff wins for me!)

canon compliant (missing scenes) or fix-it fic (Depends on the fandom again and how happy I was with the ending of the source material)

alternate universe or future fic (tricky, but I think I prefer future fic for most fandoms except for Merlin)

one-shot or multi-chapter (one shots for the WIN. I find the pacing to generally be stronger for one-shots, although obviously there are exceptions!)

kid fic or roadtrip fic (I don’t really read fic where the main characters have kids but I’m okay with them being kids as long as things are kept age-appropriate!)

reincarnation or character death (Noooo sad fic please)

arranged marriage or accidental marriage (this one is also tricky...I like both but probably read more accidental marriage fics between best friends)

high school romance or middle-aged romance (I don’t see enough middle-aged romance in fandom, actually. I would absolutely love to see more!)

time travel or isolated together (they’re stranded in an elevator/cave/dungeon together! They have to finally face their FEELINGS)

neighbors or roommates (see also: best friends to lovers above)

sci-fi au or magic au (this depends on the fandom)

bodyswap or genderbend (A couple of my favorite ships involve one character keeping a major secret from the other that would be revealed through a bodyswap [Merthur and Mattfoggy] so I definitely read more of those!)

angst or crack (Crack leaves too fleeting an impression on me)

apocalyptic or mundane (I love domestic bliss fics. There is beauty in the mundane!)

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