396. [Podfic] A Line Drawn In The Sand (Boku No Hero Academia)

Chapter 8 of Podfic of Double Discovery by @dp-marvel94 is up!

This was such a great chapter, I'm so glad I got to podfic it ^^

A slightly angsty Merthur fic idea/ mini fic where a magic reveal goes slightly wrong, and Merlin and Arthur are captured by bandits. Things are still raw between both of them—think of their interactions in Diamond of the Day—but they’re stuck together anyway. They’ll have to depend on each other to escape (they will, but angst first).

The bandits know that Merlin has magic and give him cold iron shackles so he can’t use it. Worse, their leader is bragging how much coin they’ll get if they hand over their new sorcerer (Merlin) to Cenred.

Merlin’s fate seems to be uncertain: even if he escapes with Arthur, Arthur could still have him arrested for magic. Or he could end up being forced to fight for Cenred. (I think it’s headcanon that known sorcerers are forced to serve Cenred in Essetir and that’s partially why Merlin had gone to Camelot in the first place.)

So, as soon as they’re alone (in a cell or tied to trees away from the bandit camp), Merlin asks Arthur to kill him. (He would rather die than serve Cenred, and he knows execution probably awaits him in Camelot anyway.)

Arthur is obviously horrified that Merlin would ask him to do that. He asks why.

Merlin doesn’t bring up that he doesn’t really see a way out of this for himself. But he answers honestly: he doesn’t want his magic to be used as a weapon. (Merlin feels no loyalty to Uther, but he has no wish to harm Camelot or anyone else. *cue Nobody’s Soldier by Hozier*)

His answer is what brings Arthur to look at him fully again—stranger and friend, sorcerer and servant. (Basically Arthur goes from not recognizing the Merlin he thought he knew, to realizing he’s the same fool he’s always known.)

They escape later, and there’s much for Arthur to relearn about his friend, but they work together to bring magic back

[Podfic] in your warmth I forget how cold it can be written by @spiritusrex , read by @apple-sapling

Original work: in your warmth I forget how cold it can be by SpiritusRex

DP: Danny Fenton/Tucker Foley/Sam Manson

Length: 22:24 | Rating: General Audiences

Summary:

“Do you want a blanket?” Sam asks, interrupting their little stalemate. Danny, hands still holding Tucker’s face away from his own, turns and frowns at her again. “No. What I want is to be able to sleep in the bed.” “Not happening,” Sam says, at the same time Tucker says, “No way.” “I knew you both didn’t love me,” Danny says dramatically. “I knew it.” “I love you,” Tucker says, “but I love being warm and cozy while I sleep more.” Having a boyfriend who runs supernaturally cold is only convenient in the summer. In the winter, it becomes a bit of an issue.

My first ever time recording for @polypodweek!

@watchpoob Is the substance available on poob? Does poob have it for us?

goodbye poob the substance is on mubi now

"jealousy is a green eyed monster" danny IS the green eyed monster. sam and tucker tease him for this; he tends to exhibit a pattern of jealousy/wishing to fit in/etc. one day jazz is too busy for him (new friend who is suspiciously little sister shaped) and ofc danny is annoyed. sam goes "wow danny, jealousy really is a green eyed monster." he responds with "I am not jealous and i am not a monster!" the next day theres a ghost terrorizing the city and the ghost is hurting the object of danny's jealousy. He gets called to crime and hes annoyed and scared and oh. he spots the faux sister about to get torn apart and he stays in the air, hovering longer than he'd like admit. she gets hurt and danny feels disgusted. He let this happen. This is his fault. He let his fucked up feelings get the better of him and now he's the monster. He kills the ghost. he doesnt thermos, he kills. He kills bloody and violent and part of him wishes that he were killing himself instead. In the aftermath of it all, the wounded girl being rushed to the hospital, he sits in the guts of the ghost. he sees jazz climbing into the ambulance and he laughs to himself. "jealousy is a green eyed monster."

I haven’t gone into it much before but I’m honestly so attached to the idea of Danny having a heart condition

It’s asymptomatic under most circumstances because his naturally low heart rate means that his heart isn’t under any real strain

But like?? Vlad died of ectoplasm poisoning, Danny died of electrocution

Vlad got ecto-acne for years and Danny thought he was fine but actually he has a heart condition that would’ve been fatal without treatment under most other circumstances <3

I just like it

I agree

Sometimes I just need for the fic to completely devastate me. Give me all the emotions!

No pressure tags <3 @maypersonne @beskad @meridiangrimm @android-levi

which ao3 tag are you?

Thats some big brian move

forever thinking about the kid in my elementary school named brian who would misspell his own name as brain.

late Dannyversary drawing for all of you 💚

happy 21st anniversary