#mergwenthur drabble

[princess-of-the-worlds]

Two years after the plot that left his girlfriend Freya dead, con artist and criminal consultant Merlin Emrys has found himself in a burgeoning relationship with the MI5 agent who once arrested him, Arthur Pendragon, and his event planner wife Gwen. But on the eve of Freya's unsolved murder, Merlin's nemesis Morgana le Fay comes knocking and brings with her a proposition — Merlin's help with a treasure hunt, Morgana's for luring out the mastermind of Freya's death.

Yet, as Merlin finds himself working with Morgana, he finds himself risking everything he has built with Arthur and Gwen as well as falling into his alluring criminal past.

master of all, master of none | Art

A collaboration for @aftercamlann After Camlann Big Bang 2023

Story By @princess-of-the-worlds

Art By @aro-tarot

Artwork rating: M

Fic rating: M

Word count: 57K

Relationship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen/Merlin (Merlin), Gwen/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Merlin/Morgana (Merlin), past Freya/Merlin (Merlin) - Relationship), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin)

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Nimueh (Merlin), Leon (Merlin), Elyan (Merlin), Minor Characters

Archive Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Additional Tags: Alternative Universe - White Collar Fusion, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Criminals, Canon-Typical Violence, Minor Character Death, White Collar Crime, Treasure Hunting, Protective Gwaine (Merlin), Past Freya/Merlin (Merlin), Morally Ambiguous Character, Established Relationship, Polyamory, Power Imbalance, Partner Betrayal, Break Up, Guns, Non-Explicit Sex, Angst with a Happy Ending, After Camlann Big Bang 2023 (Merlin)

[flight-of-fantasy]

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

Tagged by @princess-of-the-worlds

Rules: post the top 5 works you’re most proud of that you released in 2022 (not necessarily your most popular), your top 4 current WIPs that you’re excited to release in the new year, your top 3 biggest improvements in your writing over the past year, your top 2 resolutions (ways you wish to improve your writing/blog) for the new year, and your number 1 favorite line you’ve written this year!

5 works

Hm I don’t think I posted 5 works because I write things and then don’t post them because I get anxious lol. But I did post 4 this year, which is huge for me! Here we go:

1.  Greet the Dawn

Really proud of this one. Wrote this for the Merlin Library Drabbles for Dopamine series. I just really enjoy writing from Gwen’s POV. I definitely wanna write more slice-of-life Merlin fics

Summary: Merlin is terribly nervous about the transition from servant to court sorcerer, and Gwen knows a thing or two about transitioning from a servant to a member of the court. Luckily, she has a remedy. She began it when she became Queen, and she's more than happy to share her secret with Merlin.

2. Heart & Soul

This one is in progress and I was and still am terrified of posting it lol. It’s Mergwenthur, where Arthur accidentally kisses Merlin and freaks out (as does Merlin). He confesses to Gwen and turns out Gwen has seen this coming for years. Cue healthy poly talks and Gwen and Merlin both helping Arthur through his bi awakening. Nothing can truly come between these three, I am convinced. They are unbreakable. 

3. A Merfolk-Scale Earring

Merthur & Merman!Merlin fic told in the style of a fairytale (omniscient narrator). Based on a prompt channel discussion in the Merlin Library. I cannot resist merpeople, I’ve been obsessed with mermaids since childhood.

Summary:  It's a known fact that soon-to-be Pirate King Arthur Pendragon wears a single blue merfolk scale as an earring. It's the only proof he has that he was saved by a merperson in the storm that killed his mother, even as his father blames Neptune for her death. Little does Arthur know, the very same merman that saved him has just waltzed onto his ship as the new cabin boy, still getting used to his new spindly legs

4. When Dragons Call

This one hasn’t gotten much attention but I had a blast writing it! For Mergwenthur week--a rewrite of the Dragon’s Call but Gwen is a knight/the Princess after winning a tournament to be heir, Arthur is a sorcerer come from Ealdor after his mother Ygraine fled Camelot under mysterious circumstances, and Merlin is the castle gardener with his mother Hunith as the blacksmith. I wasn’t gonna write this as I drew the role swaps and was just gonna keep it as art, but I couldn’t resist!

4 WIPs 

I only have 3 (that I’ve started, lots of ideas). Here we go:

Children of Destiny

My nearing-400K canon-compliant Merlin Season 6 fic (gen, Merthur vibes in spots). I’ve been working on it for 7 years now. It’s historically accurate while covering Arthur’s return in modern day, modern UK politics, Celtic gods and goddesses, obscure legends, things generally going to shit--but it also covers Gwen’s solo rule starting in the year 922 AD and is a mirror of historical politics. Gwen is a replacement of King Hywel the Good. Merlin is her penteulu (basically a Welsh version of a king’s advisor), and I’m covering the struggles of bringing magic back to Camelot. It also covers much of the time between the fall of Camelot and modern day for Merlin’s life (read: angsty). I have historically-accurate BBC Merlin maps I’ve been making and a wiki I’m building entirely for the project of aligning the show with history. It’s been a wild ride so far! A great way to practice my research chops and prepare for my PhD. Much more to go. It’s basically my magnum opus and I’m scared no one will read it or like it but I’m trying to get over that fear lol

2. From Dusk Til Dawn

Can’t talk about it because it’s my Big Bang fic for this year! All I can say is that it’s a bit like Servant of Two Masters but reversed--it starts out with fun curse shenanigans and then gets super plotty and angsty. It’s also a Disir rewrite, but set in S3. That’s all I’ll say!

3. What I Must Do

After a lot of waffling I’ve decided to do a sequel to my fic What I’d Have Done. I never thought it would get so popular and never really considered a sequel, but now I have a lot of ideas... so why not?? Instead of focusing on a Merlin magic reveal like What I’d Have Done, the sequel will focus on the Morgana magic reveal and her arc... especially as she and Morgause now know who Emrys is.

Summary:   Arthur thought nothing would shock him more than the revelation that Merlin, someone he thought he knew inside and out, possessed magic. But as he looked into the eyes of the woman he’d learnt to be his sister, his own blood, he was frozen in place at the magic there. A gold shimmering in her irises, and a deep, burning hatred for their father that could not be satiated. 

"I must do this, Arthur," Morgana hissed at him, and in that moment, Arthur no longer recognised her. "And I will not rest until my dagger is in his heart." 

The day Arthur had learnt of Merlin’s magic, his whole world had shifted—in the end, for the betterment of both himself and his kingdom. But the day he discovered his sister’s true nature, his world shifted again, and this time for the worse. 

3 Writing Improvements

Ooo I like this question

1. Confidence to share. I write a lot and talk a lot about writing, but rarely share it. I get extremely anxious about what people will think of it, or that I might get hate. The internet can be the wild west and I used to be a lot more fearless about putting my work out there. Less so now. Posting 4 works in 2022 and finishing my giant fic in 2021 after a 6 year hiatus (school lol) was a huge step for me

2. Beginnings/Opening Lines. Never been good at them. I write out of order so tend to write the ending first. Beginnings I struggle with, and especially with my original works, where you can’t just jump in (so much easier with fic!). I’m very proud of my opening line of the novel I’m working on now (a Peter Pan retelling with Norse mythology). It’s taken me about 9 rewrites to get the first chapter right, but I feel so much better now that I’ve trimmed the fat and now open with a strong narrative question. It’s especially important because it may be all an agent, editor, or potential reader reads!

First line if anyone is curious:  It was at 35,000 feet in the air that Erin first saw the flying wolf.

3. Outlining Outlining is my ish. I live and die by it. I don’t religiously stick to outlines, but I swear by their effectiveness, especially in screenwriting. In 2022 I think I improved my plotting skills a lot, particularly with pacing and figuring out how to make the plot flow correctly/how to split things up so that when I sit down to write I don’t wanna bang my head against a wall. My outline for Children of Destiny is now done and it is a 33K-word-long outline lol. I’m very proud of it. My goal for 2023 is to finish outlining all my projects--5 original novels, 1 screenplay, 1 TV pilot, 5 fics. 

2 Writing Resolutions

1. Finish shit. I don’t even care what shit. Just finish it.

2. Post shit. Submit shit. Yeah. And try not to have anxiety attacks over it. It’s just fiction. Breathe, Sarah

1 Favorite Line

Maybe this one, from Children of Destiny, referring to prophecies:  They rained down seeds of hope into Merlin’s hands, granting him a purpose only to abandon him in nourishing it.

tagging!! @aziraphalesbookkeeper @paintedpigeon1 @zaharya @inkmyth @thenerdyindividual

[merthurian]

guidelines

Created - 11 October 2022 Last updated - 11 October 2022

GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTING FICS

Please read before sending in an prompt!

Welcome to my fic sideblog! I used to write only on ao3, but wanted to post stuff on tumblr as well, so I decided to make a sideblog dedicated to writing all your requests and my own drabbles. Longer fics will be posted on my ao3 account, Imagined, where you will be able to find all of my fics. My main is @burglarhobbit!

Requests and prompts will keep this blog running, hopefully, so don’t hesitate to send them in! Sending in a request is simple:

send in a SHORT prompt. if you want a specific era (canon, modern, au) please indicate so! 

this is a merthur blog first and foremost! for other pairings, please ask beforehand (unless mergwenthur, but specify in ask)

I will not write NSFW, so please don’t request any

Your requests may take some time. I may be busy, I may not have a lot inspiration, there are countless reasons it may take me longer than you’d like to post your fic. Of course you can send in an ask if you’re uncertain I’ve seen your request, but if I receive any unpleasant messages, you will be blocked and your request deleted. Be polite and respectful.

Don’t like, don’t read. If anyone sends me any harassment for whatever reason, they’ll be blocked.

Trigger warning tags:

I will tag these as I go along, but send an ask if you would like me to tag something in advance or if I’ve missed anything:

n/a

[princess-of-the-worlds]

Title: in a field of dandelions

Link: here

Ship: Merlin/Gwen/Arthur Pendragon

Rating: T

Warnings: None

Major Tags: Canon Rewrite, Fairy Tale Elements, Fairy Tale Curses, Love Potion/Spell, Episode: s02e10 Sweet Dreams, Gwen Has Magic (Merlin), BAMF Gwen (Merlin), Tournaments, Dandelions, Secret Relationship, Merlin's Magic Revealed (Merlin), Running Away, Song: Dandelions (Ruth B.)

Summary: At birth, Arthur was cursed to wear his heart outside his chest — subject to a prophecy that his heart that will split in two if he ever falls in love — and at twenty-four, Arthur remains alive but incredibly lonely. 

But when he collides into Gwen, a mage who wants to be the best designer in all of Albion, and Merlin, the most powerful warlock to ever walk the earth, all three of them become intimately connected in a way that threatens to split Arthur’s heart in half

Word Count: 20,109

for @mergwenthurweek 

[princess-of-the-worlds]

But Merlin had one fatal flaw. When he loved, he loved too deeply, too passionately, too recklessly. When tragedy strikes, DI Merlin Emrys is determined to avenge his ex-fiancée Freya. The targets? Arthur Pendragon and his wife Guinevere, leaders of the infamous criminal gang The Knights. But Arthur Pendragon isn’t as much of a fool as Merlin expects. Knowing Merlin’s reputation for investigating and arresting criminals of all types, he cuts Merlin a deal — help him, and he’ll help Merlin bring Freya’s killer to justice.

Except neither Arthur, Merlin, nor Guinevere realize just how tightly entangled they will become, and just how much it will risk everything they have ever known.

come to burn your kingdom down | Art | Art (tumblr)

A collaboration for @aftercamlann After Camlann Merlin Big Bang 2022

Story By @princess-of-the-worlds

Art By @violetmessages

Alpha-read By @insane-ohwhyfandoms

Betaed By @mergwaines

Artwork rating: T

Fic rating: E

Word count: 72K

Relationship: Gwen/Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Gwen/Arthur Pendragon, Gwen/Merlin, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, past Freya/Merlin, Gaius & Merlin 

Characters: Merlin, Arthur Pendragon, Gwen, Kilgharrah, Gaius, Gwaine, Leon, Mordred, Cenred, Knights of the Round Table, Minor Characters

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Additional tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Criminals, Alternate Universe - Detectives, Organized Crime, Established Relationship, Getting Together, Polyamory, Enemies to Lovers, Explicit Sexual Content, Identity Porn, Action, Guns, Blood and Violence, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Minor Character Death, After Camlann Merlin Big Bang

[princess-of-the-worlds]

Title: in the deep green of forest (on the side of a hill)

Link: here

Ship: Merlin/Gwen/Arthur Pendragon

Rating: T

Warnings: None

Major Tags: 3 + 1, Season/Series 04, Post-Season/Series 05, Post-Canon, Modern Era, Resurrection, Polyamory, Found Family, Picnics, Weddings

Summary: The three times Merlin, Gwen, and Arthur had a picnic as an outing, and the one time they didn’t.

Word Count: 2,709

for Day 1 of @mergwenthurweek: Picnics

[princess-of-the-worlds]

Drabble Game

Bit really fucking bored while working so if you send me an ask with a ship (mergwenthur, merthur, mergana, stucky, klaroline, janto, generally torchwood) and a short prompt, I’ll write  you a drabble up to 500 words.

(if you want it to be nsfw, i’ll dm it to you.)