Aletheia ~ Veracious Reality

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 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 ]

"You're such a romantic," Jeremy said, straightening up.

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Fic-changing meme gacked from herohunter:

Pick one of my stories and tell me a point in the tale that you'd change -- something tiny or big -- and I'll tell you how that one difference would have altered the course of the entire story.

Most of my fanfics are AU anyway, but have at it! =D

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ST: XI recs:

1. Fanart: GQMF Colour by jbadgr
Spock inna suit MMmmmmm <333

2. Star Trek - I Love the World, Boom de yada yada fanvid by BigMamaG
Kirk's "I love real dirty things" & Nero's "I love arachnids" = X-D

3. Your mom is illogical...
Aaaaa Chibi Trek *_* Chibi Sulu (& Chekov!) is soo cute (read: suave and good-looking), but not as ADORABLE cute as Chibi Spock! =DDD

3*. Ahahahahah kappa!Spock X-D

4. Eyes Like An Impossible Storm by waldorph [@ LJ]
2,108 words, slight Kirk/Spock, PG, angst, outsider POV (Winona Kirk)
Summary: "She thinks that maybe in another universe, one where ships didn't come out of lightning storms in space, she would have had a brown-eyed, steadier child"

5. Vid: Circus (Star Trek XI; Kirk) by butterfly
You have to d/l it, but it's worth the effort.

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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

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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.)

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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... )

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Ron would never admit this to anyone, not Harry and certainly not Hermione, but when he was ten he wrote a letter asking for admission to Durmstrang.

He never did send the letter. When the twins scared him with Giant Squid stories, he would picture that letter, tucked away in a chest under his bed with his old teddy.

Once sorted into Gryffindor, he forgot all about the letter until the Durmstrang delegation arrived for the Triwizard tournament.

He wouldn't trade his friendship with Harry for anything, but just imagine: he could've gone to the same school as Viktor Krum!

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Remix of velvetmouse's The Letter for remixthedrabble. Audienced by roflolmaomg.

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BTW, I think I'll actually enjoy the Ron/Lavender moments in HBP. Remember when your girlfriend would whine about wanting a boyfriend, because they want to feel cherished, etc. etc.? Yeah, getting those vibes from Lavender here.

- Hermione angsting over clueless Ron
- The Liar, the Underage Wizard and the Cabinet =D
- Luna looks even more otherworldly, if that's possible Love the peeling "Slide to open" sticker.

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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?”

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Answers merlin_flashfic's Alternate Universe challenge.
Audienced by oconel.
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

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In other news, people should go check out 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 ]

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

'Tis for merlin_flashfic Thanks, oconel! =D

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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... )

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writing_game pimp in the words of the ever estimable benebu:

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

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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 sophinisba gave me:

[ Harry Potter ] ( Read more... )

[ Good Omens ] ( Read more... )

[ Merlin ] ( Read more... )

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1. GIP. zed_pm made it upon my whinging request.
Quote is from ifyouweremine X-D

( Quinto's GOT MILK? ad )

2. I signed up as pinch-hitter for remixredux09. If you love remixing but are iffy about having other people remix your fics, do the same thing ;-)

If you want the full Remix Redux experience sign up here.
Sign-ups are open until 11:59 PM EDT June 6, 2009. Assignments will be handed out by June 13, 2009. Stories (min. 1000 words) are due at 11:59 PM EDT July 12, 2009.

This year you only need a minimum of five 500-word ficlets OR seven 100-word drabbles in one fandom to qualify.
AND! Star Trek: Reboot is one of the fandoms offered =D =D =D

3. nextgen_drabble's voting for Rose and Scorpius is open until Wednesday, 11:59pm EST.
My flopsy is probably pretty obvious =P
My personal fav.s are #4 (Talk Nerdy To Me), which has shy Scorpius, and #7 (Recalled), with some role reversal.
You have to vote for both most & least favourite, or your vote doesn't count.

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1.

Fandom is drama. Fandom is melodrama. Fandom is high school. [...] Fandom is smarter than you. Fandom is stupider than you. Fandom is five arguments over and over and over again. Fandom is the first time you've ever had them. [...]

Fandom is love for characters you didn't create. Fandom is recreating the characters you didn't create. [...]

Fandom is signal and response. Fandom is a stranger moving you to tears, anger, laughter. Fandom is you moving a stranger to speak. [...]

Fandom gets no work done. Fandom is too much work. Fandom was/is just a phase. Fandom could never be just a phase. Fandom is where you found a friend, a sister, a kindred spirit. Fandom is where you found a talent, a love, a reason.

Fandom is where you found yourself.

--hesychasm's "in lieu of life."

♥ Hard to not c & p the whole thing *_*

2.

"I'M BRILLIANT. MORE MILK, MORE MILK! NOW SCOWL, I WANT FIERCENESS. GROWL AT THE MILK! HATE THE MILK! GRIMACE! I'M SUCH AN EPIC ARTIST I SHOULD JUST CHOP MY EAR OFF NOW"

-- ifyouweremine channeling the photographer of that video of milk being "flung suggestively" at Zachary Quinto X-D

...you'll have to watch it yourself. I recommend the "I'm Too Sexy" alternate soundtrack. (The milkshake thing is overdone, really.)

3.

Mr. Spock [...] holds the valid belief that he shares a bloodline with Mr. Holmes. The relationship at first seemed easy to explain; While Mr. Spock exhibits the physical characteristics and upbringing of his native planet Vulcan, he is in fact half human. His mother, Amanda (neé Grayson) was American, but the name Grayson is of English extraction.

[...]

[T]he Graysons can only trace their family back as far as Professor Jeremy Grayson of Boston in the year 2045. Spock cannot know, then, that his mother's family tree includes a Holmesian branch. At this point, we have eliminated one possibility: the only other one, that Spock gets his Sherlockian ancestry from his father's side, must by Spock's and Holmes' own rule be true. But this is an audacious possibility, because we know from Spock's World that the marriage between Spock’s father Sarek and Amanda Grayson was the first interracial marriage between human and Vulcan, and that genetic engineering was needed to produce Spock. If Holmes was Spock's ancestor, then, it follows that Holmes was a Vulcan.

--Scott, David M. "Sherlock Holmes: Visitor to a Small Planet"

Not only does Spock descend from Sherlock Holmes, he's related to Dick Grayson, twelve years old >=D Oh wait, actually it's not a good thing to share Nightwing's genes.
Genetic engineering --> Spock ~ Conner Clark Luthor? X-D

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Sixty-five prompts merlinarthurfqf for Fics and Artwork by June 30, 2009

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

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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!)

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I have to admit that I only watched Star Trek because of:
1) Sylar with eyebrows! and,
2) I want to read ifyouweremine's pr0n

Like a gazillion other people have said, it was GLORIOUS.

I like every single character in that movie, and that _never_ happened to me before.
Yes, including the evil Romulan guy, who I found vaguely hot (which is understandable because he was played by Eric Bana, who played Hector in Troy).
I even like Spock's mother (didn't recognize Winona Ryder until her third appearance X-D)

ruien shared ST canon tidbits with me, but I was all, "Uh-huh. Sylar with eyebrows! Spock Spock Spock!"
I should like BlondPratJerk!Kirk better, but I don't. It's the power ot the eyebrows!111

I want to cuddle ickle!Spock with his pretty eyes <333 Spock! Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock! Spock!
Ickle!Kirk was awesome too! And Kirk was as pretty as everyone said <333
Mind meld! Spock! Spock!
Kirk Senior was hot too! Alternate Reality! Spock!

I even love the canon het pairing =D =D =D

Hikaru Sulu! Gold power ranger! Fold-out sword! Fencing!
17 y.o. Chekhov OMGSoPrecious ^___^ "I can do it I can do it I can do it"

Eomer Karl Urban's stupid haircut makes me want to cry, but otherwise YAY Bones! Spock!

I'm going to watch it at IMAX later tonight =D =D =D
PSA: It's only playing in IMAX until this Thursday.

Bring on the fics where Kirk licks Spock's eyebrows MWAHAHAHAHA >=D

- Awesome mind-meld plotbunny
- Star Trek Reboot Drabble Challenge: Journey to Drabble -- 100 prompts =)
- st_xi_kink's kink meme

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Non-Star Trek related:
- movie ads in Canada run TEN MINUTES LONGER than movie ads in the U.S., which is already pretty darned long.
- Canadian males in ads all have the same closely-set-together-eyes and tall straight nose, just like American TV actors all have square jaws =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

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: lilithilien ♥
☆ The first version won third place at armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge.

☆ 555 words. Or 731. It's all relative.
★ Borrowed the varying flashfic length from 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 )

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

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.

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

2. 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. 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.

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Merlin to-do: ( Read more... )

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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 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 )

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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

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tiny!Merlin: "Help, help! I'm being swallowed by the mystical Black Sleeping Bag monster!"

( Never fear, Merlin! Your prince in shining armour shall rescue you! )

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HP drabblers, please fill out this poll on drabble trees @ slytherin100

1. The Janus Thickey Ward by et_tu_lj
(Molly, Gilderoy, G, 362 words)
Summary: Sometimes a little bit of happiness is enough.

2. Headmaster!Snape fanart by camillo1978
(w/ bonus painting!Dumbledore picking his nose! *g*)

3. Remix_Redux is back this year! And they're considering RPF and bandom, so you should go fill out their poll if you're interested.

4. The new writing_game board is here =D

5. slytherin_100's Fly prompt is open until May 14th, 2009.
The Masks prompt is open until May 7th, 2009.

Please fill this out over @ LJ: Merlin characters' age poll! (With gratituous Narnia ticky boxes)

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Happiness meme - Day 8/8

* Why are there no Merlin/Narnia icons out there?

+ Finished writing for armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge and I like it \o/

* Speaking of which, would anyone be willing to beta?
It's < 1K words, Merlin/Arthur PG-13. ETA 04/29/09: Thanks, lilithilien!

+ Ep. 13 reaction: Hell, even I would have slapped some Emergency Het in after what amounted to a spiritual blowjob.
* It actually makes me want to watch it! Well, will watch it before Season Two airs, at any rate.

+ Warm kotatsu <333

1. ☆ "Late bloomer" & ★ "Fairy Tale" (Scorpius, Draco, G, 2 X 100 words)

Links seen at ajatsharu:
2. [identity crisis] On Race, or Privilege, Or Just Being Human

Rights, I guess, equals entitlement, equals a demand for privilege. It's hard for me to think of a right to be free when I've grown up in a family and a society where my family members - and country members - have sacrificed everything they are (in "Western terms") for their family. Their time, all their income, every inch of their soul and being, in family. Their children are their assets, their stability is their bedrock. Whatever right one has to be something less than practical, to leave the family home, that right gets overwhelmed by other desires. Same as freedom. The desire to see parents happy, or the wish for a smooth life, even in exchange for doing what one loves.

3. Why Aren't People Commenting on My Post/Story/Whatever?

15% were planning to get back to that post later. It's open! It's in a tab! Or it's in Read Later!
[...]
10% of the people who read you only lurk. They lurk everywhere. Maybe they can't type. Maybe they have tentacles and can't find a tentacle-ready keyboard. You don't know. And do you really want to risk displaying your prejudice against the betentacled?

Link seen at animeartistjo:
4. Mmm, Catholics, you deviant old thing, you

Legend says that Bacchus appeared to the dying Sergius as an angel, telling him to be brave because they would soon be reunited in heaven.

While the pairing of saints, particularly in the early Christian church, was not unusual, the association of these two men was regarded as particularly intimate. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (AD 512 - 518) explained that, "we should not separate in speech they [Sergius and Bacchus] who were joined in life". This is not a case of simple "adelphopoiia." In the definitive 10th century account of their lives, St. Sergius is openly celebrated as the "sweet companion and lover" of St. Bacchus.

AHAHAHH Patriarch!Snape X-D

Link seen at sams_cafe:
5. Why Dreamwidth?

The question then is: why don't people click on ads on social media sites?
[...]
[W]hen you're browsing your Livejournal flist or Facebook feed, what you're not looking for is to purchase something. Not usually, anyway. Spending money is probably the farthest thing from your mind. You're looking to find out what your friends have been up to, browse your sister's vacation snaps, or read some fanfic. Buying something is probably the farthest thing from your mind.

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Happiness meme - Day 4/8 & 5/8 ( Read more... )

:♥: skellerbvvt updated Citrus with chapter 1.3! \o/ \o/ /o/ \o\ \o/

:♥: kabal42 being bunnied by my "Familiar" drabble =DDD

:♥: My new Girl!Merlin icons from lizardspots' art <333
Please credit if taking.

* Isn't it kinda sad how girl!Merlin is my only "female" icon at LJ? I have Luna, Su Li, Jade Malfoy (my OFC), Yachiru (Bleach) and Natalie Portman at IJ.

:♥: kinkme_merlin Round #2!

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Happiness meme
Day 1/8
Tagged by oconel
1. Post about something that made you happy today.
2. Repeat for eight days.
3. Do it if you want to =D

+ See above

+ pretty new butterfly top! and cute white top with frilly accent =DDD <333
Both from Marqsmen.

+ $14 chirashi-sushi OM NOM NOM NOM

+ Frozen "tiramisu"* + Vividly Vanilla ice cream
* more cake than tiramisu, really

X-posted @ LJ

( The rest of Maria Mena's 'I'm in Love' lyrics )

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In that new HBP trailer, what's that thing Draco holds up to the light? A dust mote? =O
Am referring to the cabinet scene.

Also, yay for pretty straight-haired brunette Katie! =D (Mainly for Drop Dead Gorgeous visualization purposes)

That unicorn-in-captivity tapestry in the background of Harry/Ginny? Totally on purpose. Because their love is SO PURE and some such. James, Al and Lily were products of immaculate conception MWAHAHAHA.
For some reason, I had a flashback to the second Matrix movie when I saw that scene.

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1 a. Am so crazy-obsessed with this fanvid:
Merlin - The Dance (LJ post) by mamoru22
Merlin/Arthur vid to Maria Mena - I'm In Love

1 b. Untouched by solanyxe
PG-13, 'Untouched' by The Veronicas, 00:02:55
Summary: Arthur and Merlin both feeling 'untouched'

Motivational posters by andropovka:
2 a. Ventriloquism: "Ooh yes, Arthur you're so strong!"/ "Mmm, Merlin, I need you now!"
2 b. Sweet: Son, men do not give each other flowers.
2 c. Kingship: We built this city on rock and roll. And dead magic people.
2 d. Unwise: When dealing with an aerial foe, get into a target-shaped-formation
2 e. Arthur fanboy: the lights are on but there is no one home. Mmm muscles...

3. otempora42's Ep. 1x05 picspam: I love how everyone just stands around while Arthur does all the fighting. Makes you wonder why it's so important to be of noble birth when you're just going to be Arthur's cheerleader.

seperis' listfics:
4 a. Three things that Merlin doesn't know about Arthur, but will do, eventually.
4 b. Five magical creatures Arthur didn't kill
4 c. Five ways Arthur almost found out about Merlin, but didn't.

5. Awesome personification of emotion as laid out in 1 Corinthians 13:
Of Anger and Love by Ras Elased
Summary: Anger is a false thing. It is never alone. Anger lies like a harlot with a multitude of other emotions, shrouding them in her bed linens to hide them from sight...Love, when it is true, is always alone.

X-posted @ LJ