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Nov. 3rd, 2009

Merlin fics wot people should write

I'm all caught up with Merlin 2X06 now. Arthur's neatly brushed (combed?) bangs under his crown in 2X06 makes me want nerd!Arthur fics.

1. Sorority Boys -- with Merlin, Arthur and Will. Arthur/Ann clearly must be Adam/Adina, with his complex about his/her fat ass arse >=D
Will is the stoner eternal senior who takes crossdressing in stride.
Morgana is the nearsighted sorority president, because Katie McGrath wearing glasses IS CANON. Gwen is going to beat Merlin up (or get Lancelot to beat Merlin up) when she realized Merlin had been taking showers with Morgana =O

Sir Leon can be the sleazy scumbag loser who roofied Arthur/Ann.
Cedric is the guy who stole the fraternity's money and blame Merlin.

Uther hitting on Merlin on the yatch = BONUS because he's always thought Arthur's friend isn't quite right in the head.

2. Hors de prix/Priceless -- with Merlin as the golddigger Irene and Arthur as the hotel barman Jean. Merlin mistook Arthur as a millionaire and put the moves on him. Arthur went along with the charade, fell for Merlin, etc.

A year later, the two met again at the same hotel. It's Merlin's birthday and he's had a cozy arrangement with Uther for three years now. Uther caught Merlin cheating with Arthur, Merlin threw his lot in with Arthur only to realize that he's the help AHAHAHAHAHA.

Merlin moved on to Lancelot (du Lac sr. just croaked, leaving his massive wealth to Lancelot). Arthur wouldn't give up on Merlin and ended up being Lady Helen's boy toy so he can continue going on dates with Merlin.

I stopped watching the movie at this point so IDK what happened next, haha.

3. I'm contemplating claiming Bluebeard over at [info - livejournal.com] tobreakthespell. But IDK if I'll be motivated to see the fic through, since it's not a happy one =/

For some reason I can't think of any happy fairy tales that match the Merlin fandom =S (that hasn't already been claimed, that is.)

Arthur Blackguard--too evocative of WoW and RPGs, Y/N?


P.S. Hi! I'm sorta-not-quite back yet! *waves* Hope everyone's doing fine.
P.P.S.In other news, my laptop's monitor & graphic card died last Thursday.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Sep. 21st, 2009

Golden Children (Arthur & dragon gen, PG, 100 words)

When Arthur was six, he faced down a dragon with a wooden sword.

The dragon (a monster as big as a mountain!) took one look at his toy sword and snorted.

"You don't scare me, dragon! Knights always kill the monsters in the end!"

"Prince Arthur Pendragon," the dragon said, as if Arthur had not spoken. "The world will kill and eat you. But not if you eat the heart of the world first."

Arthur frowned. The dragon wasn’t following the storyline.

"Two golden children sharing one destiny."

In the morning, he would think that it was all a dream.



Answers [info - community] merlin100's sword prompt & [info - community] writing_game's exasperating prompt
The dragon's prophecy is inspired by Sylvia Plath's poem "Mary's Song" ("O golden child the world will kill and eat.")


[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Aug. 4th, 2009

Six RemixRedux09 recs (Or, Crossovers are awesome when done right)

Three crossovers:

1. Like an Onion Inside Out (The Doctor, the Queen, and the TARDIS Remix) by [info - livejournal.com] 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 [info - livejournal.com] 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 [info - livejournal.com] 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 [info - personal] cimorene [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 [info - livejournal.com] 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 [info - livejournal.com] 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 ]

Jul. 5th, 2009

A Prince's Favour (The Rights of Possession Remix) [implied Arthur/Merlin & Uther/Merlin, PG-13]

“A prince’s favour is a precious commodity,” his father once told him before taking his favourite horse away.

Arthur had taken the lesson to heart, doling out equal camaraderie to noblemen’s sons and equal flattery to their daughters.

Except he had slipped horribly—over Merlin, of all people—and it was no use to protest that he’s mine or you gave him to me, because he had not forgotten that Apple was a present when he turned seven.

His father had no rights on his manservant (his friend, his favourite), and still he left marks of possession on Merlin’s skin.



Companion drabble/remix of [info - personal]sophinisba's "Keep Your Head Down" for [info - livejournal.com]remixthedrabble.
Audienced by [info - personal]snakeling.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jul. 2nd, 2009

Voting @ summerpornathon & Gimme a character name

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



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

You can comment on LJ or directly here )


What I've written for this meme so far (a flospy, a drabblet & three 100-word drabbles):

- Three facts about Aziraphale from my personal canon/fanon [Good Omens, 129 words]
- A reason Aziraphale is awesomecakes [Good Omens, 60 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.)

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 29th, 2009

Only one day left to claim your reel_merlin prompt!

Claim your prompts here.

Things wot I want to read that people should claim >=D

1. Spirited Away: Arthur enslaved by Nimueh & Merlin not remembering who he is.
Chihiro/Sen!Arthur ("Art"? Or "Pen" from Pendragon) and Haku!Merlin ("Lin"). And Merlin saving Arthur's life when he was a wee child.
And Nimueh being the witch who enslaves them. And Pig!Uther X-D

2. It Happened One Night: SpoiledHeir!Arthur, FamousDiva!Sophia, FreelancePhotojournalistPeter Parker!Merlin, OverprotectiveDad!Uther...
You know you want to write eeeeeet.

3. Velvet Goldmine =DDD
Merlin = dorky Christian Bale
Arthur = Brian Slade
Morgana = Mrs Slade
Lancelot = nekkid Curt Wild

...and Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru (either Arthur/Merlin or Arthur/Morgana twincest). If anyone have watched the movie, that is =P

Other movie prompts that are still available: Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 22nd, 2009

Important Conversation (The Awkward Secrets Remix) [Gwen, Merlin, PG]

"I shouldn't have kissed you."

"Sorry?"

"I'm sometimes bad at receiving other people's signals. Not as bad as you, obviously—"

Merlin gave Gwen a confused little smile.

"And with what you said about Prince Arthur last night, I realized you only feel that way for one man in particular."

He opened his mouth to ask What way?, but Gwen went on, "I'm glad we can be friends."

She was looking at him with a painfully earnest expression, and he couldn't bring himself to correct her—that this was not the secret that he was keeping from her.

"...Thank you."



Remixed from [info - personal]sophinisba's "Just Friends" for [info - livejournal.com]remixthedrabble.
Beta-ed by [info - personal]roflolmaomg and [info - personal]snakeling.

Bonus crack gag reel: I wanted to do a plot twist for the remix, but the plot refused to budge. )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 21st, 2009

The Headmaster's Son (Merlin/Arthur AU, PG-13, 100 words)

Of all the barely legal men out there, why did he fixate on the headmaster’s son?

Arthur was a good student who didn’t give the staff any trouble. Except for his Literature teacher.

On Tuesdays, Merlin always wore long jackets, because Arthur would be right there with his pouty lips and pen-biting.

Today, Arthur had stayed behind and ambushed Merlin with a kiss. Of course, the headmaster just happened to wander by.

Lifting guilty hands from Arthur’s shoulders—to push him away, not clutch him closer—Merlin contemplated throwing himself out the midget-sized window.

What is the meaning of this?”



Answers [info - livejournal.com]merlin_flashfic's Alternate Universe challenge.
Audienced by [info - personal]oconel.
[info - personal]ayes_sid gave me the prompt: Merlin/Arthur, Uther finds out and there's no way out for Merlin. She didn’t say I can’t write a ModernDay!AU, so =P




In other news, people should go check out [info - livejournal.com]cliche_bingo, a multi-fandom challenge (no deadline, min. 500 words for fic, you can do recs/fanarts/icons instead, etc.) Will make a proper pimping post later, although they really don't need it.

[LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 17th, 2009

Blue-eyed Stranger (Merlin/Arthur reincarnation, PG, 100 words)

Merlin desperately wanted to believe him.

This blue-eyed stranger who walked to him and introduced himself as Arthur ("My Merlin. I've been looking for you for entire lifetimes") with a fond, intimate look in his eyes.

This golden-haired man who spoke of destinies intertwined ("Our love transcends all time; we've seen seas rising, and we’ll see the earth breaking apart") with a solemn expression on his face.

This young man who gave him pretty words ("You'll always be my Merlin, and I'll always be your Arthur") delivered through warm breath and soft kissable lips.

Merlin desperately wanted to believe him.



Answers [info - community]merlin100's time prompt & [info - community]writing_game's prompt: End your drabble with the same sentence you started it with.

A/N: Deliberate grammar mistakes are deliberate. Not sure if this structure works; feels a bit clunky to me.


P.S. This isn't the one with the summary: Arthur thought he had found his Merlin, but did he? Meanwhile, "Merlin" didn't seem to be gaining his memories anytime soon.
Still writing that one, albeit at a doped up snail's pace.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 12th, 2009

Desktop Meme, Times Three

Beta for AU Merlin drabble, anyone? Preferrably within hours.

'Tis for [info] - livejournal.commerlin_flashfic
Thanks, [info]oconel! =D




As seen everywhere:

01. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.
02. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
03. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on!

Doing it three times, because I have too many gears & I'm connected pretty much 24/7 =P

Mildmay, my personal laptop Read more... )

Pon farr Parr, shared laptop Read more... )

Archer, my T-mobile G1 Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Jun. 4th, 2009

Fandom meme & writing_game pimp

[info] - communitywriting_game pimp in the words of the ever estimable [info] - livejournal.combenebu:
Come and play, write us a one sentence, 100 words drabble (Prompt for letter Z);
live dangerously and Stain the Dangerous Adonis' shirt (Player's Choice, Box A);
take a Hike with your Intern, and (un)Button him (Player's Choice, Box D),
or simply Play That Funky Music over and over again (Songs table).
Any fandom or original verse is welcome.

I'm gearing myself up to write a Merlin reincarnation* fic. Well, the first three sentences, at any rate.
And, because I have a Fixation With The Age of Fifteen**, Merlin's 15 and Arthur's 18.

* I'm undecided on whether reincarnation fic = AU or not, but I'm writing it anyway.
** I lived in Interesting Times when I was 15. I recognize that other people don't necessarily have their Interesting Times coincide with their 15th year =P




Fandom meme: Comment and I'll stalk you to find (up to) THREE FANDOMS you apparently love. And then you answer these questions about them!
01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

Here are my answers for the fandoms [info] - personalsophinisba gave me:

[ Harry Potter ] Read more... )

[ Good Omens ] Read more... )

[ Merlin ] Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 31st, 2009

"The Aftermath" (Merlin/Arthur drabble, PG-13 for violence)

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

Answers [info] - livejournal.commerlin_flashfic's Nightmares and monsters challenge and [info] - communitymerlin100's dance prompt.



1. What Dreams by [info] - livejournal.comsuaine, 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. [info] - livejournal.commerlin_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 ]

May. 30th, 2009

MOAR MerlinArthurFQF prompts

Sixty-five prompts [info] - livejournal.commerlinarthurfqf for Fics and Artwork by June 30, 2009

I might be crazy enough to claim you-know-what, we'll see.



1. When Arthur was born, Igraine didn't die. Instead, the magic claims Arthur himself as payment. Arthur grows up having a lifetime obligation to Magic, a sentient being that dictate the flow of the world.

2. Uther found out about Merlin's magic. Convinced that Merlin had Arthur & Morgana under his thrall, he has him starved & tortured until the enchantment lifts. Arthur/Morgana/Gwen sometimes smuggles food into his cell.

5. The Great Dragon decides it's time to interfere before stupid humans bring about the end of Magic. Bonus: his scheme requires some Merlin/Arthur action.

8. The other knights are baffled by Lancelot's sleeping arrangements, as jealous!Arthur doesn't let any of them play with his servant. Lancelot finds this terribly interesting. Insert Lancelot into Merlin/Arthur as needed (or not).

17. Arthur has an arrangement with an attractive widow that they'll get together every time she comes to court, but this time she wants a threesome with his attractive man-servant. Bonus points for virgin!Merlin and/or it resulting in Arthur and Merlin discovering they are Meant For Each Other.

18. Spoilers for episode 6- Arthur has died, and Merlin makes a deal with Edwin Murden to learn the secrets of alchemy to bring back his prince. In exchange, Merlin ends up blinded and lame. Arthur ends up being perfectly fine, but can't figure out why everyone is acting so strangely or why Merlin refuses to be his manservant. somewhat angsty, Long oneshot or a 2 parter. Happy ending, please

23. Arthur is magical too, but no one has a clue because *he is so much more competent at keeping it secret than Merlin.*

45. Bruises

57. HP x-over. Because it's not enough being named after two dead people, Albus Severus Potter is Arthur's reincarnation. Bonus if Scorpius Malfoy is Morgana's reincarnation.

61. On his first year as Court Sorcerer, Merlin wants to give Arthur a special birthday present.

62. Arthur has a crush on Lancelot, who remains clueless. Merlin is amused and the tiniest bit jealous.

64. Merlin was trying to magic something bigger, but end up making himself smaller instead. (Pocket-sized Merlin!)

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 22nd, 2009

"First Time" & "Extracurricular Service" (Merlin/Arthur drabbles, PG-13)

First Time (Merlin/Arthur drabble, PG-13)

The first time Merlin kissed Arthur, they were standing on an ocean of grass.

Merlin trembled a little, and the kiss remained chaste until Arthur pulled at his stupid scarf—trust Merlin to be wearing a scarf on a glorious summer day—and plundered Merlin's lips.

The grass was heavy with dew, and later Arthur would find mud dotting the back of his jeans. But right this moment he could only listen to the tiny sounds Merlin made at the back of his throat.

The first time Arthur kissed Merlin, just two nights ago, he had thought Merlin was asleep.

***

Answers [info] - livejournal.commerlin100's Ocean prompt and [info] - communitywriting_game's Scarf, Kiss prompt

*** )
Extracurricular Service (implied Merlin/Arthur, PG-13 for suggestiveness)

"Well, this is awkward," Merlin said from his kneeling position on the floor.

Gwen let out a helpless giggle behind her hand. Lancelot, ever the gentlemanly knight, kept his eyes on Merlin's face. He was favoring his left ankle, Merlin noted. A sprain from training exercises, perhaps.

Arthur, red-faced and flustered, pulled on his long red tunic. "You're giving them the wrong idea!"

"Right, of course," Merlin said distractedly. "I wasn't performing any...extracurricular service. I was merely giving the king a physical examination."

"Oh, is that what they're calling it these days?" Gwen said with a smirk worthy of Morgana.

***

Answers [info] - livejournal.commerlin100's Awkward prompt and [info] - communitywriting_game's Kneel prompt.

[ IJ | DW ]

May. 15th, 2009

Cupid Undone (Merlin/Arthur drabble, PG-13 for incest)

Arthur/Merlin, reincarnation, one time they get re-born as brothers. )



A/N: Answers [info] - livejournal.comkinkme_merlin's prompt: Arthur/Merlin, reincarnation, one time they get re-born as brothers.
Also answers [info] - communitywriting_game Cupid Undone prompt and [info] - livejournal.commerlin100's Awkward prompt.

If someone wants to make this long and pr0ny, be my guest. *beams*

One of these days I'll write canon incest. And by that I mean Arthur/Morgana, not Uther/Arthur =P Although Igraine/Tristan has potentials.


ETA: [info]derryere wrote an awesome EPIC based on this teeny drabble:
at least it would seem that we don't | M/A AU | NC17 | ~15,8K

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 13th, 2009

Boys' Night Out (Merlin/Arthur flashfic, PG-13)

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: [info - personal]lilithilien
☆ The first version won third place at [info - livejournal.com]armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge.

☆ 555 words. Or 731. It's all relative.
★ Borrowed the varying flashfic length from [info - livejournal.com]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 ^^;;

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

(Read it @ LJ | DW )




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

May. 9th, 2009

I just got two papercuts from opening junk mail.

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.



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

2. [info]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. [info]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.



Merlin to-do: Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 5th, 2009

Best Malfoy Legs Since the 1800s (Scorpius fanart, PG-13)

Title: Best Malfoy Legs Since the 1800s
Pairings/Characters: Scorpius, implied AS/S
Rating: PG-13 for crossdressing
Warnings/Kinks: skinny boy in a skirt
Medium: pencil; smudges cleaned in Photoshop
Summary: Draco muses that it's karma for making Crabbe and Goyle polyjuice as little girls. Lucius thinks his legs look better when he was younger. Narcissa just wants a cup of tea.
Artist's Notes: Won the Golden Squid for Truth In Advertising at [info]hp_april_fools *g*
n00b drawing mistakes fixed by my art beta, rea_saint. The leather upholstery belongs to him (the idea of it, that is, not the physical object.) If I'm not lazy I would turn this into a lineart and beg someone to color it. Unlikely to happen, but if someone has advice on how to turn sketches into linearts, I'm all ears.

Best Malfoy Legs Since the 1800s )



1. This is the picture that, two months back, I was sketching and thinking, "You know who's skinny? Merlin!"
I want a modern-day!AU where Merlin's an underwear/swimsuit model and Arthur's a photographer, and it's for a borderline soft pr0n magazine. And Arthur's giving Merlin half-breathy directions, and Merlin's getting turned on and his eyes gleamed gold.
Whoops, didn't mean to go the anthropomorphic dragon route there.

2. Why is it that I'm so much more shameless when it comes to Merlin/Arthur pr0n? It's not that the fandom's kinkier than HP. Is there even a kinkier fandom than HP?
Not to mention completely shameless about Bradley/Colin too. Huh.

3. I think I've pinpointed why I'm uninterested with Merlin RP games. Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, Gwen...they're all main characters. In HP, I can RP as obscure characters (Padma, Terry, Al, Scorpius), only-exist-in-notes characters (Su Li), my own OFC (Jade Malfoy)...even Draco's not a main character in canon except for HBP.

With Merlin, I can't help but be more judgmental and going "OoC! OoC!" when an RP-er's interpretation of the character significantly differs from mine.

ETA 10:43 p.m.: * Speaking of RP-ing, May 15th is Blog Like It Isn't You Day.
...I can blog as a random magic user sentenced to death in Camelot? =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 4th, 2009

Seven Deadly Sins (Merlin drabbles, 7 X 100 words)

Sloth & Pride are companion drabbles. Everything else stands on its own. I'm not cool enough to make all seven drabbles related, sadly.
I want to do another sins set in the future (with different characters & prefferrably an interconnected storyline) because these ones come across as sympathetic & rather tame.

*******

"Gluttony" - Gaius, G
Gaius grew up in a small village where going hungry during lean winters was a fact of life. )

"Wrath" - Uther, Igraine, G
Given time, perhaps his queen could have tempered his iron grip )

"Envy" - Morgana, PG
If only she could trade her visions )

"Sloth" - Merlin, Arthur, G
If he had polished Arthur's armour by hand, this wouldn't have happened. )

"Pride" - Arthur, Merlin, G
Arthur had always prided himself of his judgment. )

"Lust" - Lancelot/Gwen, Arthur, PG-13
The first time it happened, they were young and carefree in love. )

"Greed" - Mordred, Arthur, G
'Your precious prince, now grown old to be a pitiful king.' )



1. Is there a Merlin LDWS comm. somewhere? We have Merlin tweetfic comm., there should be a Merlin LDWS, yeah?
LJ, IJ, DW, doesn't matter.

2. Also, LDWS comm.s, why the high upper limit? 499-word = flopsy, not a drabble. And 1K words = ficlet, not a drabble.
This is what modding a drabble community get you, you turn into a purist without realizing it =P

3. You know what Merlin pastiche hasn't been done yet? Merlin/FMA. So, Merlin characters in an FMA-like world.
Consider this: magic ~ balance // alchemy ~ equivalent exchange.

Merlin saves Arthur's life but Something Goes Horribly Wrong. Arthur comes back to life, but now he's caught in a never-ending loop of Saving the Day and Dying a Bloody, Tragic Death at a Terribly Young Age.
After the however many times Merlin had Arthur dying in his arms, Merlin swears to break the circle. But what does Merlin have left to offer up in exchange (and not having Arthur die on him again?)

Depressing plotbunny is depressing.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

May. 3rd, 2009

Merlin has a not-so-secret addiction to cute fridge magnets

The turtle moves. )



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

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