Aletheia ~ Veracious Reality

( 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

1. Ficlets and drabbles galore. Sooo easy* to write them.

2. Merlin characters are v. v. easily transplanted into AU situations.

3. Present tense.
Are your English/Creative Writing teachers telling you to do this? Stop it, please D:

4. People are less concerned with Britpicking (compared to HP).
I still maintain that Merlin's referring to a donkey when he calls Arthur an "ass."**

5. Reverse print.
Why white on black, whyyy? =O Think about your poor readers' eyes!
?format=light*** to the rescue.

* Is this the case with all TV fandoms? It seems to me that SV was filled with epic-length fics.
** So "arse" should still be "arse." Or you can use "bottom" instead.
But in general it doesn't bug me, because Merlin/Arthur = hot. Shallow reader is shallow.
*** Even more annoying is the few people who changed their fonts on an html level, so that the font stays a funky shape/color/size even when using "?format=light" or "?style=mine." *cries*

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1. zed_pm's Top 10 favourite scenes from Merlin series one

2. lilithilien's picspam of Camelot Pierrefonds

3 a. mr. pratdragon r total hotass
3 b. i rly fink i needz impirical evidents okay

lonelyfajita's Merlin picspams:
4. I was watching this with my thirteen-year old cousin, and he was really into the whole Arthur-running-from-the-spiders bit and right after Merlin moaned "FASTER! GO FASTER" my cousin went, "YES! YES! HARDER, ARTHUR, TRY HARDER! DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP!"

5. 'Sophia may have been your first love, but she won't be your last.' Uther is trying to secretly remind him that he has already twice tried to convince him that he was in love, first with Merlin and then with Lancelot. He'd even started bonding with Merlin, trying to get to know his son's new boyfriend.

* Apparently Merlin also owns a red jacket? It matches the shade of Arthur's (expensive-looking) red jacket X-D

X-posted @ LJ

(In other words, Merlin recs)

1. Merlin Picspam for episode 11 by lonelyfajita

2. maze =/= labyrinth. And other awesome meta about mysticism:
Merlin Episode 11: Today is a Good Day to Die by crabby_lioness

3 a. Remember that scene where Merlin smacked his lips because he was so thirsty?
Of course you do.
In Times of Drought by Ramtops_Witch
(Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, Rough sex, dom!Arthur)
Prompt: When Merlin complains about his thirst, Arthur goes out of his way to quench it. Blowjob, frustrated Arthur, Merlin likes it rough.
Summary: Alternate scene, cut from final script. [For reasons unknown to the world at large.]

3 b. Which continues:
Lessons in Being Arthur’s Manservant
Part One: Doing What Your Prince Tells You, Damn It.
(Merlin/Arthur, NC-17, Bondage, Dom!Arthur, Humiliation (slight))
Summary: Merlin is taught a valuable…lesson. Oh let’s be honest. It’s smut.

3 c. And continues: Lesson Two: Riding Royal
(Arthur/Merlin, NC-17, Dom!Arthur, Riding, Pony-play? Spanking.)
Summary: This is why the kink meme is dangerous. *Ahem* I mean: Arthur is not content with Merlin’s body of knowledge and proceeds to expand it.

4. I may be semi-stalking ramtops_witch to see if she has written MOAR Merlin.

5. And she also wrote kitty!Merlin =D
Kitty! [Day One] [Day Two] by Ramtops_witch (WIP, 2/3)
Rating: PG. No. None of that. He still has his ears! It’s okay!
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin. Merlin Kitty/ The ladies of the court (non sexual. Pervert).
Summary: Due to a Spell Merlin is turned into a Cat Person. WARNING: EXTREME LEVELS OF CUTENESS MAY RESULT.

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✔ Re-post my bunny & kitten icons in case anyone want them. ( Here Be Three Icons )


X-posted @ LJ

1 a.

Jonathan/Jack: "Is that what you're wearing tonight?"

David: *looks down at his military dress*

Jack: *looking laid back and awesome* "I'll have something of mine sent over."

David [179 cm]: "I think you're taller than me."

Me: ORLY?

Jack [180 cm]: "I'll send the tailor with it."

It's only one centimeter! Oh David, why so insecure?

1 b. David wearing Jack's suit = Jonathan giving his robe to David. Huzzah! \o/

2. ruien explained where the butterfly crown imagery came from.

3. Am gonna start thinking of David and Jack as "The Australian and the European" so as to not keep thinking "David looks so Aryan D:"

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1. PICSPAM: ARTHUR/GWEN (1X13)
You can almost ship Arthur/Gwen after reading this. Srsly.

2. Obedience is Better Than Sacrifice (or, That One Time Bradley Does as He is Told by Katie)
Merlin RPF, Bradley James/Angel Coulby, PG-13, 1159 words
'Tis so precious =D
* Oh look, the title's what Samuel told Saul. We've come full circle! \o/

X-posted @ LJ

1. Someone should write a changeling!brunette!Arthur fic. Here's some pictorial inspiration.

2. I so, so, want an online/interactive/flash Merlin and Arthur paper dolls that you can accessorize *__*
Arthur's Assets & Camelot Fashion by feilongfan

3 a. Man of the Month: MERLIN
Esp. love the "Mussed hair, lips, eyelashes, NEED I SAY MORE?" pic =D
And the fingers <333
3 b. Picspam: Merlin's ear!
3 c. For The Uninitiated: Merlin Episode 1 Picspam

4 a. Picspam: The Ring of James <--RPF writers, TAKE NOTE!
4 b. Picspam: Colin Morgan

5 a. HAZ U HRD ABOUT R JOHN?
5 b. irish peeples mite be mad at me, but is ttly worf it

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:♥: Penguin slash with bonus fanart!

:♥: Real gay penguins (news link courtesy of anthimaeria *g*)
Gay penguins expelled from zoo colony for stealing eggs are given their own to look after following animal rights protest (OR, longest news title evarr)

X-posted @ LJ