Mercelot Week 2023!

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for the love of god, write all the self-indulgent scenes you want.  be utterly  shameless about including every last fantasy.  i know everyone likes to share quotes and quips about how miserably hard writing is, but please please try thinking of it as a joyful act where you get to be a messy human who makes art rather than some pain filled quest for icy perfection.

I don't think I'm physically capable of writing a magic reveal fic that involves Leon finding out about Merlin’s magic and him NOT being supportive. The very idea of writing Leon reacting poorly is unthinkable to me. I may write Merlin thinking Leon will react poorly, but him actually reacting negatively? I can not do it.

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Éomer Éadig/Faramir (Son of Denethor II), Aragorn | Estel/Éomer Éadig/Faramir (Son of Denethor II) Characters: Faramir (Son of Denethor II), Éomer Éadig, Aragorn | Estel Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon, Post-War of the Ring, Aragorn is King of Gondor, Éomer and Faramir are married, Éomer and Faramir are the Kings of Rohan, Minas Tirith, Burns, Chronic Pain, Because his father tried to burn him alive, Caring Éomer, Bold Éomer Éadig, Flirting, Embarrassment, Soft Éomer Éadig, Men Crying, LOTR men are the best, Bathing/Washing, Scars, Faramir has Chronic Pain, no toxic masculinity here!, Magic, The hands of a King are the hands of a healer, Kissing, Anal Sex, Eventual Smut, Fluff and Smut, POV Faramir Summary:

Faramir has chronic pain after being burnt alive by his father. When Aragorn finds out, the King insists on trying to help heal him. This leads to Faramir and Éomer telling Aragorn their feelings for him, and the three of them end up in bed together.

This is exciting! Thanks for the tag @snapshotmaestro! 

1. Favorite Color: bright blue 💙 (looks like blue’s kind of a theme over the last few people)

2. Currently Reading: I’m listening to the audiobook of The Martian (I’m 4 hours in, and it’s amazing so far. Even better than the movie was). I’m also reading The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski, and it’s good too. 

3. Last song: I’m listening to music as I’m typing this 😄   “Your Turn To Role (Critical Role Theme)”

4. Last movie: Black Widow! One of my friends and I went to see it in theatres together, and I loved it <3

5. Last series: probably Merlin? I haven’t watched much of anything recently and I’m procrastinating on watching Merlin S5 because I’m scared of it 

6. Sweet, savory, or spicy: ooh, that’s a hard one... I’d have to say both spicy and sweet (not at the same time though)

7. Craving: none right now, unless you count wishing for writing inspiration to strike 

8. Tea or coffee: peppermint tea, if I had any 😅

9. Currently working on: my fic Guilt and Ghosts... sorta. I’m kind of stuck on it even though I know where I want to go next. I’m also working on a Merwaincelot story with a friend (who I would tag, but I don’t know their Tumblr handle). And I’m working on a Merwaincelot wingfic that I’m super excited about too!

I don’t really know who to tag, so there will only be a couple. As usual, no pressure!

@lit-beyond-measure @rainbowvamp @bitsandbobsofwriting

ty for the tag @mintboiii :-) rules: tag people u want to get to know better

favorite color: right now my fav is a nice earth tone of green !

currently reading: im in between books rn, i just finished reading martin crimp’s adaptation of cyrano de bergerac and im planning on rereading the his dark materials series next :)

last song: ribs by lorde

last movie: i think it was luca, i rewatched it w my parents and they loved it :) also this time i watched the whole credits with all the illustrations and they made me absurdly happy

last series: his dark materials

sweet, savory, or spicy: savory. i only like sweet to an extent (i cant stand like. that cloying frosting they put on cakes) and im a picky eater so i dont really do spicy lmao

craving: a kiss on the lips watermelon<3

tea or coffee: in theory tea except i suck at making tea and always steep it either too much or too little

currently working on: uhh i wrote a lil song on my ukelele last night and im finishing up the lyrics !! i think its cute :)

tagging no pressure<3 @wirtspointyhat @parmak @melodramatic-ass @vortahoney @lavender-lysander @a-star-that-fell

Announcing the May Trope Mayhem Prompt List for 2025!

May Trope Mayhem is a multi-fandom/original creation event open to writers, artists, and creators of all kinds! Our creators have shared their favorite tropes, and we’ve put together a list of 31, one per day through the month of May. We encourage creators to join us for this month of fun tropey mayhem.

Our goal is to promote motivation and help with habit building, so we’re encouraging authors to keep their ficlets under 1,000 words, artists to stick to making just a sketch, gif makers to only do a single image, etc., as applicable to whatever you’re making.

This event is primarily held on Tumblr, but you’re welcome to participate anywhere Duck Prints Press has an account (you can see all our current platforms here) and we’ll keep our eyes on our tag everywhere!

How can you participate? It’s easy! There’s just a few simple rules:

write a ficlet or a poem, create art, make a gif, or create any other content that you want, aligned with the prompt for the day!

post your correctly tagged fills to Tumblr, and we’ll reblog them! We’ll reskeet works on Bluesky, retoot those on Mastodon, you get the idea. Note: we do not use Twitter.

you must tag warnings such as gore, MCD, sexual content, etc., so that people can make informed decisions!

please also tag fandom and ship, so people can find what interests them!

we ask that you put the tags at the top of your post, so they’re easy to find.

if you write more than 1k words and post the whole text on Tumblr or wherever, please use a read more if the platform allows.

if you create something with NSFW content or potentially triggering material, please put the entire work under a read more.

Ping us (duckprintspress) or tag your creations “#may trope mayhem” and so we can find them! We’ll reblog all fills that follow the above rules and are posted between May 1st and June 8th, 2025. Posting starts May 1st!

If you post to AO3, you can also add them to our collection there!

You don’t have to sign up for May Trope Mayhem, just post your fills. You don’t have to be a member of the Press nor do you have to be following us. You don’t have to be part of a specific fandom. We’re open to all ships, genres, formats, ratings, kinks, etc.! You can post whatever properly tagged content you want. You don’t have to post fills on the corresponding day, though we ask that if you’re creating for a day that hasn’t happened yet, please wait for that day to post.

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This is a low-pressure event, held in good fun, and we look forward to seeing what you create!

MAY TROPE MAYHEM Prompt List Text Version:

Fairy Tale Fusion

Bachelor Auction

Stowaway

Superhero x Supervillain

Inherited Blessing or Curse

Tiny Adorable Eldritch Horror

Love Triangle to Polyamory

Wardrobe Malfunction

Body Guard Character

Fake Dating

Ghost Love Interest

Idiots to Lovers

Unresolved Sexual Tension* (*resolved)

“Who did this to you?”

Character is Conveniently Unrecognizable in Glasses

Breaking the 4th Wall

Time Loop

Wing Grooming

Accidental Summoning

Language Barrier

The House is Alive

Pet Acquisition

A+ Parenting

Mentor and Mentee

Amnesia

Body Swap

Royal x Knight

Second Chance with a Former Love

Identity Porn

Accidental Baby Acquisition

Magical Familiar

Fic: The Raid Mishap

I wrote a thing. I haven’t written a fic in over 5 years, so this feels very strange. I’m not sure how things work anymore…. 

Comments are appreciated. 

Title: The Raid Mishap

Rating: PG-13 for language and blood.

Pairing: Hiccstrid

Summary: Set between HTTYD 2 & THW. Raids don’t always go as planned.

Read on FF.net here - https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13287398/1/The-Raid-Mishap

“I think that’s all of them guys, wings up!” Hiccup called, dodging a swinging mace and clubbing a faceless attacker with the back of his sword as he spun around to look for Toothless. There was a loud clang of a metal cage door from behind him before and the cry of a hunter that had gotten stuck it the way and suddenly his dragon was underneath him in a way that was practiced to perfection.

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rare vent art from a few months ago

I absolutely LOVE this idea of other races not quite understanding exactly how much of these things it takes to effect a human and thus taking their precautions to an extreme.

The part about the dwarves got me thinking. Have you ever been to one of the Colorado skiing towns? The ones that are at a much higher elevation than most of their visitors are used to? Last year, when I went skiing, I remember seeing several “oxygen bars” where you could go and (from what I understand) just breathe a high content of oxygen to help combat altitude sickness. So, in relation to this post, what if the dwarves started developing little “sun cafes” where visiting humans could go to get their fill of sunlight, generously provided by local clerics/wizards? They could even have plants from the surface, because some humans don’t do well when they haven’t been around any type of greenery for an extended period of time.

I just feel like Sun cafes would be a really adorable addition to a fantasy world :)

Reading fantasy again, I've started thinking about how odd it is how in books like that, the non-human races invariably scoff at human frailty and vulnerability, even those that they'll call friends. Like that's mean?? Why would you be a dick to your friend who you know is not capable of as much as you are, and it's not their fault they were born like that. That's mean.

Like consider the opposite: Characters of non-human races treating their human companions like frail little old dogs. Worrying about small wounds being fatal - humans die of small injuries all the time - or being surprised that humans can actually eat salt, even if they can't stomach other spicy rocks. Being amazed that a human friend they haven't seen in 10 years still looks so young, they've hardly aged at all! And when the human tries to explain that they weren't going to just unexpectedly shrivel into a raisin in 10 years, the longer-lifespan friend dismisses this like no, he's seen it happen, you don't see a human for 10 or 20 years and they've shriveled in a blink.

Elves arguing with each other like "you can't take her out there, she will die!" and when the human gets there to ask what they're talking about, they explain to her that the journey will take them through a passage where it's going to be sunny out there. Humans burn in the sun. And she will have to clarify that no, actually, she'll be fine. They fight her about it, until she manages to convince them that it's not like vampires - humans only burn a little bit in the sun, not all the way through. She'll be fine if she just wears a hat.

Meanwhile dwarves are reluctant to allow humans in their mines and cities, not just out of being secretive, but because they know that you cannot bring humans underground, they will go insane if they go too long without seeing the sun. Nobody is entirely sure how long that is, but the general consensus is three days. One time a human tries to explain their dwarf companion that this is not true, there are humans that endure much longer darkness than that. As a matter of fact, in the furthest habited corners of the lands of the Northmen, the winter sun barely rises at all. Humans can survive three weeks of darkness, and not just once, but every single year.

"Then how do they sane?" Asks the dwarf, and just as he does, the conversation gets interrupted by the northland human, who had been eavesdropping, and turns to look at them with an unnerving glint in her colourless grey eyes, grinning while saying

"That's the neat part, we don't."