Uncanny 

Sometimes I really like human creativity and like, solidarity.

The youngest boy from my neighbors turned 11 yesterday, but non of the family was allowed to go outside, because the mother of the family works in a hospital. So what we, as a neighborhood, decided to do was go outside where the father had drawn squares for everyone so we wouldn't be too close to each other. My mother put some birthday music on and one of the neighbors had brought a pan and wooden spoon to bang on real loud, prompting a few other people, myself included, to run inside and grab pots and pans.

And then we just sang for the boy, while he was standing on the balcony of his house and the parents put cake outside for us to take if we wanted to. I just thought it was a beautiful moment, to get together as a neighborhood and sing for this boy's birthday.

french recipes: if you’re not making this in paris then what’s the point. fuck you

italian recipes: use the left leg meat of a pig from one of three farms in this specific area of tuscany, or from this day my grandmother will begin manifesting physically in your house

In the last four days, a lot of you might have seen the video of Mr. Philip Banks catching a baby boy that was thrown out of a burning building - the baby was saved by both him and the mother who sacrificed herself to help save her kids. In the video, you can hear neighbors pleading with her to jump down herself, but she didn't. She was completely engulfed in flames by the time she went back in to try and save her daughter. There are two heroes in this story, and both of them are angels, one in Heaven now, and the other here on Earth.

Both of the children made it, but sadly it was too late for Mrs. Rachel Long. She leaves behind a little girl that will need more surgeries to start her recovery, a baby boy that is getting better but is extremely traumatized, and a husband who is now heartbroken and left homeless with their two children.

I implore you, if you cannot donate yourselves, I completely understand, but please at least share the donation link, that helps too!

Mr. Phillip Banks is a true hero. The way he sprinted to catch the little boy, throwing himself with everything he got to save him - without a doubt, the boy would have been severely more injured or gone if it wasn't for him.

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Rachel Long, rest in peace.

40 The Untamed Fic Recs

Thanks to these, the Pandemic Times, I’ve gathered enough good fics for The Untamed to make a pretty killer rec list, if I do say so myself. Most are Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji, but I have ventured off into other wildernesses as well. Most notably, I’ve gotten very into my Yunmeng Trio feelings and love for the juniors. I’ll tag accordingly, so you know what’s what. 

As ever, feel free to reblog. 

Check out my other fic rec lists:

IT Chapter 2 fic parts one and two  - Reddie

Good Omens fic - Aziraphale/Crowley

Various BL Series fic (fandoms: Love By Chance, TharnType, 2Moons series, My Engineer, Until We Meet Again, 2gether, History3: Trapped)

You can also head over to my bookmarks on AO3.

(UPDATE: This rec list now has a part two featuring another 23 recs that you can find HERE.) 

(All recs are complete) (I’ve noted pairings, length, and rating, but not any warnings or additional tags.)

** denotes personal favorite

Lees verder

i love taking the idea of “the serum gave steve better muscles and better senses” and just pushing it just that little bit into uncanny valley territory. he can see very slightly into the ultravioliet and infared spectra, moves/thinks quicker than normal people (hes conciously slowing himself down a LOT bc he knows it freaks people out) and is just. really strong. all of him is very strong. he can open a can of beans with a fingernail. 

stop me if youve heard this one before Edit: apparently teeth aren’t bones! Learn something new everyday

I’m in the mood for a fic where…

Y’all, I just accidentally deleted a post with 15 of these, and I can’t get it back, so this post contains the last asks in my (still closed) inbox.  I’m so sorry to whomever just got deleted!

Meanwhile, in our last round of In the Mood fics before I take a little hiatus:

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1.  Do you know any good WangXian fics that include yunmeng bros reconciliation?? 🙏🏻😍

the yunmeng accords by cafecliche (T, 23k, wangxian, my post)

❤️Attempting the Impossible by Ariaste (T, 36k, wangxian, my post)

The Duet of Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian by SilverStark (T, 19k, wangxian, my post)

Lost and Found by dea_liberty (M, 36k, wangxian, my post)

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2.  Do you know of any fics where LWJ begins bringing some blue into his wardrobe rather than all white after WWX returns and the juniors (or anyone really, I just had the thought re:Sizhui and/or Jingyi) notice? Or anything having to do with people noticing how much happier/more content LWJ is?  (I am a SUCKER for that moment in narration where someone realizes that something (in this case, mourning) is different, when they never really noticed its presence before it disappeared since they have nothing to compare it to)  [Aaarrgh, this happens in SO MANY FICS and yet I’m completely blank.  Help me out, fam.]

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3.  Hello I love your blog!!! [Thank you!]  Do you know any fics in which wwx is actually angry at JC or the cultivation world? Like maybe in his second life or some other canon divergence fic.

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4.  hi! i was wondering if you could rec me any “duckling juniors protecting/loving/defending wwx” fics? love the blog, thank you for all the work you put into it <33

Four Parts Honey and One Part Vinegar by masked (T, 13k, wangxian, my post)

bespoke by cafecliche (G, 3k, wangxian)

the stone-filled sea by yukla (T, 9km, wangxian, my post)

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5.  Hi! I’m kind of in a single parent lwj obsession rn, so was wondering if you knew of any good fics with wangxian parenting lsz when he’s a teenager—either one or both of them, preferably modern au, though really happy with whatever—along with any good single parent lwj fics for lsz at any age in general :) - @chartreuseorigami-fandoms​

sudden nature by everbrighter (m, 97k, wangxian, my post)

To be of use by Erisette (not rated (G), 53k, wangxian, my post, teenage stuff in the last third)

Hear No Evil, See No Evil Anymore by quiversarrow (not rated (G), 6k, future wangxian)

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6.  do you have any meng yao/jin guangyao centric sories where he is a good guy any au would be fine. @mystic-wolf-bait

Body Swap AU by floraidh (G, 24k, wangxian, my post)

mercyandmagic usually has stories where meng yao goes through a growth arc and becomes good

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7.  Hi! I was wondering if you know any good fics where Wei Wuxian was raised by someone other than the Jiang Sect or he grew up on the streets? Or maybe a fic where Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji knew each other growing up?

Here is my Non-Yunmeng Wei Wuxian list.

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8.  Hi, your Tumblr is a blessing! Thank you for running it 🙏 [You’re very welcome!] I feel like there’s not enough fics where wwx, in contrast to canon, is actually liked / adored / admired / courted by many. Which is strange, because he’s know for being a beautiful, talented and intelligent, I refuse to believe that only lwj would fall for his charms! Ofc that calls for a mandatory lwj boiling in vinegar and (probably) oblivious wwx. Any recs? Wwx needs more love and positive attention!

with you, I am home by tellthemstories (M, 47k, wangxian, my post)

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9.  Hello, anyone knows a good completed fic with wangxian in an actual love drama/triangle? By actual I mean real, not WWX’s 1-braincel-you-like-mianmian idiocy. I read three fairly good ones - “A Heart Made of Jade” makkurokuro93, “While You Were Sleeping” queen_gee, “They Call Me Homewrecker” sweetlolixo - but overall this doesn’t seem to be a popular wangxian trope, there’s only few completed ones with “Love Triangles” tag. No polyamory group sex kink. P.S Any combo, wangxian+lxc is coincidental

The Proposal by LFMH021 (T, 93k, wangxian)

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10.  Do you have any fic recs with smitten LWJ from his POV and some vinegar drinking? Gonna give my recs in this topic too, as I love those! My personal favourites are: Smile for Me by Kuro, Soft-hearted by Sarahyyy, The Emperor’s Portrait by catbrainedschemes, Marital Prospects by Vamillepudding, The Breaking of Your Soul by sunsandships.  Other nice ones: Works of Art by aetherya, Impulse Control by Sarahyyy, Flower Crown by MiiMi, Of Bunnies, Sleeves and All Happy Things by Moonwaif!  [Wow, you’re much better at this than I am… I’m going to need to put half of these on my List.]

vinegar jug by dandelion_san (G, 8k, wangxian, WIP, my post)

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11.  ok this is a super random ask but do you have any fics where Lan Wangji is shorter than Wei Wuxian? idk but I just think its a really interesting hc. thanks mojo!

Everything by scifigeek14

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12.  Hey! I’m looking for hurt fics where LWJ is very cold towards WWX, maybe because he’s in denial about his feelings or for some other reason; and WWX is very hurt. I’ve read Rebuttable Presumption by sarahyy (and all its AUs) and Broken Glass by Amona (both great, can highly recommend)! Bonus for sad themes like break up, separation, mental health issues… or LWJ’s POV. Something full of regret and heartbreak.

complementarity by besanii (G, 6k, wangxian, my post)

❤️to arrive late is better than not to arrive at all by Moominmammashandbag (M, 35k, wangxian, my post - this one passes the regret phase pretty quickly, though)

Honesty is the Best Policy (Except if You’re an Asshole) by piecrust (e, 22k, wangxian)

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13.  Hi, I was hoping you could help me find some fics based around Madam Yu being a horrible parent/guardian to WWX and someone finds out? Could also just be a subplot, I just really want a fic where someone gets angry with Madam Yu. Don’t really mind if it’s Canon Verse or Modern AU

❤️To have and to hold by Moominmammashandbag (M, 79k, wangxian, my post)

Sanctuary by lindgrsl77 (not rated, 14k, wangxian, WIP, my post)

❤️Love made visible by Moominmammashandbag (M, 31k, wangxian, my bookmark)

Crash Landing Into You by Leahelisabeth (fortheloveofcamelot) (T, 5k, wangxian)

Found Family by fyredancer (T, 11k, wangxian)

Whiskey - Sweet Pea x Reader

Based on the song “Marry Me” by Thomas Rhett

Summary: Y/n is best friends with Jughead, Toni, Fangs, and Sweet Pea, but when she gets her first real boyfriend and starts imagining everything they could be, Sweet Pea starts to get jealous.

A/N: If you guys like this, I’ll write a pt. 2 based on the music video where the girl leaves her wedding to find the one she “doesn’t want to marry”

Word count: 2174

She wants to get married

She wants it perfect

She wants her grandaddy 

preachin’ the service

She wants magnolias 

out in the country

Not too many people

Save her daddy some money

“He’s amazing guys, really,” y/n said with a big grin as she looked at each of her friends in the dimly lit bar.

“I can’t wait to meet him!” Toni squealed, hugging her.

Fangs, Jughead and Sweet Pea nodded as they watched the two girls giggle and gush. The more the talked about y/n’s new boyfriend, the more agitated Sweet Pea began to look. 

“We like all the same things, the same music, food, TV shows, everything! And he’s so sweet! He even brought me flowers on our last date,” y/n said with a sigh.

“Magnolias?” Sweet Pea interjected. 

Y/n turned to look at him with a shocked expression.

“No, roses. Why?” she asked.

“Well, at least he tried,” Sweets said with a smirk.

“Oh, don’t give him such a hard time before you meet him, Sweets,” she replied. “He can’t know everything right away. We’ve only been dating for two months, and you’ve known me my whole life. Of course you guys know what my favorite flower is!”

“I had no idea,” Jughead mumbled as Toni and y/n went right back to talking about yn’s last date.

“Neither did I,” said Fangs, looking at Sweet Pea with his eyebrows raised.

“What? Like she said, I’ve known her forever,” Sweets shrugged.

Jughead and Fangs exhanged a look as if to say ‘sure, bud, whatever you say.’ All three of their heads snapped back toward the girls when they heard y/n mention the L word.

“I know it’s early and everything is new, but I really think I could marry this boy, T. Nothing too big and fancy and not too expensive. Just something small would be perfect.”

Oh, she got it all planned out

Yeah, I can see it all right now

I’ll wear my black suit, black tie

hide out in the back

I’ll do a strong shot of whiskey 

straight out the flask

I’ll try to make it through without cryin’

So nobody sees

Yeah, she wanna get married

But she don’t wanna marry me

Sweet Pea got up from his seat at the table abruptly, bringing Toni’s and Y/n’s attention to himself and the other two boys that were staring at y/n with open mouths. Jughead and Fangs turned their heads to Sweets, who was standing up with his hands pressed fimly to the table, rocking it ever so slightly toward them. Sweet Pea let go, the table sliding back into its regular position, and backed up.

“I just remembered I have some stuff to take care of,” Sweets said before quickly turning around and bolting for the door.

His heart was pounding and his cheeks felt hot, but he wasn’t quite sure what had gotten into him. He’d never felt more awkward in any situation than he had just then listening to y/n tell Toni she wanted to marry some guy she hardly knew. 

Inside, Fangs shot Jughead a confused and concerned look, his eyes schrunching together. Jughead simply nodded as a signal that they should both go after their friend, but by the time they made it out to the parking lot, Sweet Pea was peeling out in his truck, headed in the direction of Sweetwater River.

“You think we should go after him?” Fangs asked.

“I think it’s better if we just let him work through this on his own,” Jughead replied. “I’m not even sure he knows anything more about what’s going on with him than we do.”

“You don’t think he-” Fangs paused to look over at Jughead and shrug, “you know?”

“I don’t even know, man,” Jughead replied before turning around and going back inside, where he and Fangs made a b-line for the pool tables as far away form the girls as possible.

I remember the night when

I almost kissed her

Yeah, I kinda freaked out

We’d been friends for forever

And I always wondered 

if she felt the same way

When I got the invite,

I knew it was too late

Sweet Pea sat in the bed of his truck looking out at Sweetwater River and cucking rocks into the moonlit water. He flipped a particularly smooth rock around in his fingers and sighed. How could he have been so oblivious to his own feelings? 

“I really think I could marry this boy.” He heard her say it over and over in his head. As he stared at the rock in his hand, he pictured her in that flowy, strapless blue top and destoryed blue jean shorts she loved to wear during the summer. 

He thought about how pretty she looked in the fire light out in these very woods by Sweetwater River the last time the serpents had all gathered there for a night of drinking and s’mores. He thought about how hot his cheeks had been as he sat next to her in front of the fire while she pouted in an effort to convince him to go get her another one of those fruity wine coolers she loved so much. 

“Please, Sweet Pea,” she had said drawing out her words. “Just one more?”

“I don’t think so, darling,” he replied, putting his arm around her to steady her and keep her from falling off the log they had been sitting on. “You’ve had enough to drink tonight.”

She giggled as she leant into him, only inches away form his face, and pouted. She had been too busy pestering him for another drink to notice how his gave was flickering from her eyes to her lips. Just as he had gotten close to having the courage to close the distance, they had heard Fangs stumbling out of the woods behind them. Y/n had taken his momentary distraction with keeping Fangs from falling into the fire as her chance to escape and get another drink. 

If only he had ignored his dumb, drunk friend. Now it was too late.

And I know

Her daddy’s been dreading this day

Oh, but he don’t know

he ain’t the only one

giving her away

Somehow Sweet Pea had managed to keep his mouth shut and act like a normal human being around y/n for the past three months. It was especially noteworthy that he hadn’t made a fool of himself the first time that y/n brought her boyfriend to Pop’s to meet everyone. Though it did help that Fangs’ and Jughead would shoot him a look if hs facial expressions or body language started to give him away.

He finally had to let Toni in on his little secret after y/n and her boyfriend had left that night, but he only did so after Toni had given Fangs a nice, long lecture about kicking her under the table.

“I’m sorry, T,” he said with his hands up in the air. “I was aiming for Sweet Pea, but I couldn’t exactly see under the table.”

“Why the hell would you be kicking Sweet Pea?” she shouted.

Fangs went silent and stared at Sweet Pea and Jughead who were sitting on the curb outside the restaurant tossing pebbles across the parking lot. Sweets looked up at Toni with droppy eyes and rubbed his forehead.

“He was trying to help me not look like I wanted to leap across the table and strangle y/n’s boyfriend,” Sweet Pea said with a sigh.

“You have a problem with y/n’s boyfriend?” Toni asked sitting down next to Sweet Pea, “What did he do?”

Sweet Pea groaned as he threw his head back, lowering it again to see that all three of his friends were tarign at him. Jughead even had a little smirk playing accross his lips, anf Fangs looked like he was about to burst if Sweet Pea didn’t speak up soon.

“He didn’t do anything,” Sweets said. “Well, he didn’t do anything other than date y/n.”

Toni let out a little gasp at his admission. “So that’s why you took her dad’s side when he said he wasn’t sure she should keep seeing him.”

Sweet Pea nodded, tossing some more pebbles into the parking lot. “He wasn’t the only one giving her up.”

I’ll wear my black suit, black tie

hide out in the back

I’ll do a strong shot of whiskey 

straight out the flask

I’ll try to make it through without cryin’

So nobody sees

Yeah, she wanna get married

But she don’t wanna marry me

Y/n and her boyfriend were over by the pool tables playing a game with FP as Sweet Pea leaned up against the bar and tried to be subtle about the fact that he was watching them.

“Here. You look like you need this,” Toni said from behind the bar placing a shot of whiskey next to Sweet Pea’s elbow.

He turned his attention away from y/n and downed the shot, slamming teh glass back on the bar. Toni looked at him with one eyebrow raised, testign the water to see if he wanted to speak.

“Double,” Sweet Pea said taking a seat at the bar and completely turning his back to y/n and everyone else in the bar.

Fangs came up behind Sweet Pea as he was knocking back his third shot. he placed his hand on his friend’s shoulder and gave him a small smile. “That kind of night, huh?”

“It’s the third night in a row that he’s been her, man,” Sweet Pea said while sliding one of the empty shot glasses around on the wet and sticky bar top.

“I know,” Fangs replied, “but you’re doing so much better. I barely even have to kick you under the table anymore.”

Sweet Pea knew Fangs was just trying to lighten the mood, but what his friend didn’t realize was that his change in behavior wasn’t a sign of his getting over y/n. It was just a sign that he was starting to give up.

“I guess I finally realized that she doesn’t want me,” Sweet Pea said before getting up from his bar stool and heading for the door.

Yeah, she’s got on her dress now

Welcoming the guests now

I could try to find her

get it off of my chest now

But I ain’t gonna mess it up

So I wish her the best now

“I really think you should just tell her, Sweets,” Fangs said as he paced back and forth in Sweet Pea’s living room. “She’s starting to wonder why you don’t hang out with us anymore, why you’re never at the Wyrm anymore. She thinks she did something wrong, man.”

“Then tell her she didn’t do anything. Tell her I’m sick or something,” Sweet Pea replied.

“For three weeks? Tell her you’ve been sick for three weeks when you’ve been at school completely fine for three weeks?” Fangs questioned.

“I don’t know. Just say something! Anything!” Sweet Pea shouted as he got up off his couch and retreated to his bedroom, slamming the door.

Fangs ran a hand through his hair and turned around. As he came out the door, he locked eyes with Toni and shook his head. Her smile fell, and she shrugged. They had been taking turns trying to get Sweet Pea to say or do something for almost two weeks now. All Sweet Pea would ever say was that he wasn’t going to ruin things for y/n by telling her how he felt. 

About half-way through week five of Sweet Pea being stubborn as hell, Toni came bursting through his front door. She was huffing and puffing as if she had just ran all the way to the trailer parkf rom Riverdale High. Sweet Pea muted his TV and looked over at Toni as she spoke in between deep breaths.

“I just…learned that…y/n’s boyfriend…is going to…propose,” She said.

Sweet Pea froze, letting the remote in his hand fall to the floor. “What?” he asked.

“Apparently he told Reggie, who told Archie, who told Veronica, who told Betty, who told Jughead, who told me and Fangs just now at the Wrym.”

Sweet Pea looked at Toni with a blank stare. He couldn’t tell if there were a million thoughts rushing through his head or none at all.

“You have to do something about this,” Toni pleaded.

“Why should I?” Sweet Pea asked. “It’s not like she wants to be with me anyway.”

Toni shook her head. “Listen,” she said, “You have to tell her how you feel. I love y/n, but she absolutely cannot marry this boy.”

“Why not?” 

“Because he doesn’t love her as much as you do!“ Toni shouted.

“That doesn’t matter now,” Sweet Pea replied.

I’ll wear my black suit, black tie

hide out in the back

I’ll do a strong shot of whiskey

straight out the flask

I’ll try to make it through without cryin’

So nobody sees

Yeah, she wanna get married

Yeah, she gonna get married

But she ain’t gonna marry me

Merlin/Merthur Fic Rec Part 1

So I have enjoyed reading some brilliant Merlin inspired fics and here’s a collection of some of my favourites:

-Paint my spirit gold by andiwould (19k)

Arthur’s agreed to come to the druid camp so that he can see this Emrys the prophecy talks about and unite their lands, but Emrys won’t meet him. Instead, Arthur’s been left with this young druid called Merlin that parades around half-naked and smiles too much. At first, Arthur feels as though there’s not much more to him than just that, but later he discovers that he’s been wrong all along and that Emrys has been closer to him than he thought.

- The King of Mars by Ivalee (Chapters 5/5)

As children, the Pendragon siblings were obsessed with the space program. They dreamt of becoming astronauts and one day walking on another planet. Their dream leads them to NASA where the revelation of magic suddenly brings Mars within our reach. The Camelot 1 crew, including both Pendragons and powerful sorcerer, Merlin Emrys, land on Mars, and the world celebrates – until a Martian storm cuts the mission short and tragedy strikes. Arthur is killed, and Morgana makes the difficult decision to leave her brother’s body behind on Mars. His crewmates and the world mourn his loss, until Gwen Smith, a clever engineer at NASA, makes a shocking discovery: Arthur is alive.

His ingenuity and determination will get him far, but will Arthur be able to survive alone on Mars until help arrives?

-A Medieval King Arthur in Cameron’s Court by tuesdaymidnight (26k)

The legends all say that King Arthur will return when Britain needs him most. That’s why Merlin is confused when Arthur is awoken in the twenty-first century. The country isn’t under attack, the pound remains strong, British artists are topping the Billboard charts, really, the only thing amiss is Merlin’s magic. At first, Merlin thinks it’s technology interfering with the balance of magic in the world, but with the arrival of Arthur, he’s not so sure. When Gwaine and Percival also reappear, together the four men try to find the cause of the magical failure. Eventually they track the problem down to a CEO of an energy industry giant who looks suspiciously like Morgana, and the four old friends are forced to stop her. All the while, Merlin has his hands full with three medieval knights trying to adjust to life in the twenty-first century.

- The Unintentional Wooing Skills of Arthur Pendragon by giselleslash (5k)

Arthur is a master of wooing…if one defines master as ‘a complete and utter tragedy’. Somehow Merlin doesn’t seem to mind all that much.

-A Modern Manservant by Mamalazzer (Chapters 2/2)

A modern magical comedy very loosely based on Ugly Betty. Publishing king Uther Pendragon has had enough of his playboy son seducing every female assistant he has ever had so he hires Merlin, a man he is sure Arthur will never sleep with. Merlin would be more insulted by this fact if he wasn’t so busy trying to juggle his duties, save Arthur’s skin from ruthless fashionistas and keep his magic a secret at the same time. Expect appearances by oil-lathered knights, the occasional mad druid, a perverted Will and a mental caretaker who lives in the basement and keeps harping on about coins and destiny.

- Warden (Of the Land) Primal (Of the Sea)  by FrozenMarVel (Chapters 20/20)

Arthur is a half-human, half-atlantean warrior, popularly known as the Aquaman. Following his world saving feat with his fellow League heroes, he does his best to use his natural abilities for the good of humankind. Enter captivating, fierce Merlin, a Prince of the Seas, who insists on Arthur’s help to stop his power hungry half-brother King Mordred from forcefully uniting the oceanic people to conquer the surface world.

The Kingdom of Atlantis needs its one true heir to take the throne, but can Arthur set aside his anger at the people who murdered his Queen Mother for bearing a half-breed? Amid Primordial Creatures, Legendary Weapons and Powerful Sea Sorcerers, Arthur must stop a great war and save everyone, while enduring Merlin’s irresistible self.

Easier said than done.

- Give the Dragon a Chilli by supercalvin (46k)

Aithusa might have been no bigger than a house cat but she was still a dragon. That meant wings, claws, and her own personal hoard, which in Aithusa’s case included soft pillows, fluffy socks, and much to Merlin’s chagrin, stolen pants. When Merlin found out that his winged ward had stolen a rather considerable pile of clothing for her hoard, he thought that it would be the end of any kind of friendship with his neighbour. But when Merlin met the victim of Aithusa’s burglary, he was pleasantly surprised to find Arthur, a man who had never in his life seen a dragon let alone a burglarizing one, and Cavall, a curious German Shepherd puppy who was quick to befriend the little white dragon. From there, it was only the beginning.

- A (Marginally Secret) Sorcerer on Her Majesty’s (Marginally Secret) Service…Plus a prat of a Field Agent by Phoenix_Rose  (Series)

Merlin Myrddin is our definitely, entirely, completely secret Sorcerer.

Arthur Pendragon is out definitely, entirely, completely magic-hating field agent.

Merlin definitely doesn’t call Arthur ‘Prince’ as a pet name (it’s a codename).

Arthur definitely doesn’t call Merlin ‘Emrys’ because he’s in awe of his power in any way.

And most importantly of all - they are definitely not dating against protocol, Uther Pendragon’s wishes, and the logic of every person in Great Britain.

-We duel at dawn by clotpolesonly (2k)

Merlin was squinting at him, concentrating very hard. Arthur waited for him to say whatever it was he was thinking so hard about.

What he finally got was, “Fight me.”

Arthur was hard-pressed not to laugh out loud. Merlin looked so determined, his chin up and eyes narrowed, but he was obviously still high as balls.

- About Time by rosewatergold (55k)

After losing Arthur, Merlin semi-accidentally travels back in time. In an attempt to change the future, Merlin takes Morgana under his wing and trains her in magic, all the while trying to pretend he’s not still in love with an Arthur who doesn’t remember that they used to be married (in the future, that is), keeping an eye out for Morgause, and juggling Camelot’s run of the mill crises. You know, the usual manservant stuff.

Enjoy! x