#courtjestermerlin

[witchmd13]

eid mubarak my lovely ✨❤️

eid mubarak to you too my friend!! 🥰💖

[athousandyearstime]

ahh it's you're birthday?! I hope you're having the most wonderful day 💛🎉

Thank you so much, Sia!!!! 🥰 Have a great New Year's Eve yourself! <3

[eddiediaaz]

Hi Alie!! How about 1, 6 and 11 for the end of year asks? 💛

sia, hi!! thank youu <3

1- Song of the year? oh this is so hard skdfjndfsdfs, i think maybe you're losing me by taylor swift. truly a masterpiece in my book

6- Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you? 6x11 (in another life) from 911 because holy shit that was insane to experience it live lol

11- Something you want to do again next year? weekend trip getaways!! went to NYC twice in 2023 and i wanna take more fun short trips like that in 2024

[pyjamacryptid]

artists self rec! when you get this, reply with your favourite five arts/sets/edits/gifs that you've done, then pass on to at least five other people. time to shine and spread some self-love and appreciation 🥰 <3

oh my god sia i am SO SORRY i am only just now seeing this ask it's been so long i am so so--

Sia!!!

This was so hard to choose wow.

FANVIDS FIRST:

I'm Sorry | Merlin & Arthur from BBC Merlin [tumblr link] [direct yt link]

This took me over 2 months and, so far, it's the best fanvid I've ever made. I'm ridiculously proud of it and I only have a tiny bit of shame in saying so XD. The finished product ended up far better than the original concept I had in my head. I wanted to make a video that focused on how Merlin and Arthur forgave one another; Merlin, since the day he met Arthur, and Arthur when he learned the truth. Because the core of their relationship was unconditional love, to their own strength and detriment. I cried almost each time I worked on it.

2. I Became Greedy | Kurosawa & Adachi from Cherry Magic [tumblr link] [direct yt link]

This took me about .. I want to say a month? I'm also proud of this one. Cherry Magic is a light-hearted BL j-drama that - at its core - is about the importance of reaching out to others, and the bravery of reaching out and accepting someone else's outreached hand. I eventually want to edit a video on the overarching meaning of the show. But I... am a sucker for pining lol and I was so taken in by Kurosawa's pining. It was so poignant, I was literally clutching my chest in sympathy pangs. So, I wanted to edit a vid that emulated that and focused just on that feeling. And I think I??? did!

3. it's not living if it's not with you | Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji from The Untamed/CQL [direct yt link]

This was the second fanvid I had posted to my youtube channel and I used a lot of editing techniques I had never tried before, so I learned a lot! I wanted to show as many aspects of wangxian's story and relationship in one video as I could without mucking up the pacing or making it messy in general. I love the colour palette and font I chose. Something else I really wanted to achieve was using a light-hearted song with a sad meaning over both sad and happy scenes, because that's a recipe for EMOTION. And judging by the comments I got on this vid, I dare say I succeeded XD I had a lot of fun making this! Even if I got stuck on it for a month and then thankfully could finish it when I was hit with an epiphany. I also cried quite a bit while making it shkgjhdf

Listen. I have. Emotions.

ART:

4. A Favourable Misunderstanding | Merlin & Arthur [link to full comic here]

A meme re-draw turned into a fluffy comic because it took on a life of it's own and Merlin & Arthur are a force to be reckoned with when being idiots in love. I was also super proud of this! Despite the many styles in one comic (which is fine, I was just worried about nothing looking like it matched) I was happy with how I drew them! Especially as I find Merlin's face very difficult to get a grasp of, for some reason. And I was also proud of their characterisations! I still get so happy to see how well-loved it is, and so perhaps it doesn't need its own rec but what the hell. I love it, too hehe.

5. Balls the Unfathomable | a comic about a weirdly wholesome demon summoning [link to full comic here]

My friends and I, while on a call, fell into doing a bit. That lasted a really long time. And during it, I became a summoned demon nicknamed "Balls". No, I'm not joking. It was ridiculous and hilarious.

Thankfully, I remembered most of it and immediately tried to commit it to paper for - what I thought - was going to be a short, half-assed sketch comic. Nope. I ended up with a multi-page comic with clean lines and everything.

Funnily enough, I hadn't actually ever finished a multi-page comic before this. Not one so polished anyway. Balls has that effect on people, I suppose. skjdhjkfdg

So yeah, I was proud of finishing it, and of choosing a cute, simple style and sticking to it (cute, "less realistic" styles don't come easy to me, so I struggled more than you'd think trying to figure out how I was going to draw this skdjhkfg) and of how I structured the panels, especially when I really was just winging it. I do not know how to panel (yet).

Basically; I adore my friends and the fun we have together and I had to share this particular shenanigan and Balls themself. They've become a beloved character amongst my friends and I.

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That's it! Long-winded commentary and all.

Thank you again for the self-rec, Sia! 🥺💕💕💕

psst hey, you should go totally check out Sia's blog - she does amazing edits and gifs

[bizarrelittlemew]

hiii! 9, 24 and 73 for spotify wrapped?

9: Eat Your Young by Hozier

24: This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads (surprised this isn't higher tbh)

73: So Young by Portugal. The Man

spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist

[queerofthedagger]

Omg Mona happy birthday!!! 🎉🎉 Wishing you the most wonderful day 💛

Siaaa thank you so much!! 🥺💖💖

[dragonlord-emrys]

Omg it's your birthday?! Happy birthday bee, hope you have a lovely day 🎂🎈

Thank you so much, Sia <3 Wishing you a swell NYE, too!

[ughmerlin]

Happy birthday Jagoda!!! I hope you have the most wonderful day 💛🎉

thank you sia!! 🤍 and if those first 58 minutes are anything to go by then today is going to be itruly ncredible!! 🥰

[southfarthing]

Eid Mubarak Sunny!!! 💛💛💛💛

thank you darling, Eid Mubarak!!!💛🧡💛🧡💛

[bellamyblakru]

happy birthday Ashley!! wishing you a wonderful day 🥳❤️

omg sia!!! thank you so much lovely🥺🩷🩷happy valentines day, too!!🥰

[voiid-vagabond]

Hey my lovely! How about Merlin for the character bingo?

He is so. I think I'll never get over him. He'll be with me forever, my little 🥺 guy little dude.

Send me asks!

[witchmd13]

Happy birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful day 🥳❤️

Thank you!! ❤️❤️

[magicinavalon]

Hey Mia! 3, 17 and 24 for the book asks? 📚

Hi Sia!! Thank you for the ask! 😄💙

3. What were your top five books of the year?

1. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

2. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

3. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

4. The Stonewall Reader by multiple authors

5. Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

All 5 of those I mentioned above were excellent, but I think the one that surprised me the most was The Priory of the Orange Tree. Also, the Stonewall Reader was really interesting if you are into queer history. It's basically a collection of accounts from queers in New York City from the 50's-90's (before, during, and after the stonewall riots) and each one is very powerful. Definitely not something I will soon forget.

24. Did you DNF anything? Why?

Hmm. I think I actually finished every book I started this year. I'm still working my way through Fragments of Sappho translated by Anne Carson. Also, I didn't finish the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue last year because I was reading it while finishing my degree, so I want to get back to that one at some point! 😅

[eddiediaaz]

Omg it's your birthday?! Happy birthday Alie, I hope you have a lovely day 💛🎉

thank you so much sia!!! <333

[try-set-me-on-fire]

pick me, choose me, love me

9,335 words || rated T

Eddie wants to scream. Eddie wants to talk to Buck. There are questions he should ask - Do you know when the bleeding started? How long has it been? How bad does it hurt? Are you injured anywhere else? There is a conversation he wants to have - If I leave you here I don’t know that you’ll be alive when I get back. There are protocols, in disaster situations. If you can only save one person, you save the one most likely to survive. Beyond protocol, you always fucking save the kid. Beyond that, it's our kid. It’s our fucking kid, it’s Christopher, and I am going to get him to the surface and in doing so I am going to leave you for dead. But it’s Buck, and they never really needed words to talk, and Buck is still looking at him, and Eddie knows what he'd say. He'd downplay the injury. He knows the protocol. And he’d already said it, damned him out loud, he’s going to take you back up top and then come back for me.

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[laylaeelfaouly]

hey, so i wouldn't usually make one of these but i'm feeling especially grateful this year. i never could have imagined that when i rejoined tumblr this year i would be able to create such an amazing network of talented mutuals so quickly. every one of you have made this year special and i'm so, so thankful to have every one of you!! it really means a lot to be able to come on this hellsite (affectionate) and see you all on my dash.

here's to hoping 2024 is amazing for you all. happy new year ✨

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