#fandom: Merlin

[bewhyld]

The Fool Meaning

Upright: Beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit

Reversed: Holding back, recklessness, risk-taking

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It took me some time but we have our third tarot card, I hope you guys like it 🥹 If you guys are familiar with tarot cards you’ll know that “the fool” would usually be followed by a dog and I was thinking of adding the Diamair as the dog but I finally decided against it as wouldn’t fit the style.

[wipbigbang]

Story Title: "A Matchmaker of Two Fools"

Fandom: Merlin (TV)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/49015153/chapters/123659761

Summary: When Morgana is fed up with the antics of being both Merlin’s apprentice and Arthur’s only confidant on the matter of his crush on his manservant, she puts in action a plan to bring the two fools together. A new spell she’s been practising on her own, a spell that will bring Merlin‘s mind closer to his heart’s desire and occupy it with one thought and one thought only - to kiss Arthur.

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Gwen (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Gaius (Merlin)

Pairings: Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Gwen/Morgana

When I Started: August 2022

How I Lost My Shit: This was only meant to be a side plot of a larger fic I was working on at the time and then it developed into its own messy wip...and now more than 20,000 words later here we are😅

How I Finished My Shit: Pure wipbigbang motivation

[wonderindaisies]

Title: when my world wakes up today Fandom: Merlin BBC Trope: Blood from the Mouth Tags: Descriptions of Blood Summary: “Shut up.” Arthur orders immediately, hand coming to rest over Merlin’s mouth in an attempt to prevent him from talking. His hand feels slick as soon as he does, the blood coating Merlin’s lips spreading onto his palm. He uses his other hand to tighten the gauze around the knife still embedded in Merlin’s side. Every slight movement sends a pulse of bright red spurting out around the wound and the sight of blood has never made Arthur dizzy until this moment. He feels like screaming, like throwing up, like burning the world into nothing but ash at that moment. He feels like crying. “Stop talking, preserve your energy.” Read Here on AO3

[ocpotluck]

Happy Pride @oneirataxia-girl

[digthewriter]

Gift for @a-lafaye |  Cooking Christmas breakfast together.

[hyacinths-recs]

Hi! Do you know where I can find the spy!AU fic James Bond Eat Your Heart Out? I read it before and it was brilliant, but it has been taken down. Maybe someone has downloaded it?

Hey! I did not read the original, so I cannot tell if this is it, but even though katie-the-sith’s blog seems to be purged, there’s a fic with the same title and the same summary on ff.net! I sadly do not know if katie-the-sith and grave-walker are the same person, but this seems to be what you are looking for!

[wankusbonkus-gt]

Would you ever be interested in a fic where Merlin was the giant and someone else was the tiny?

Yeah, totally! I already have a few ideas for giant!Merlin.

[why-do-you-need-2-know]

Eventually your favorite fandom will forever be forgotten... except you the Merlin fandom you'll never die out and its kinda concerning.

[reggieslocket]

[magicourageandstrength]

I’m sorry but let’s just take a moment to appreciate HIM

[justaz]

*merlins magic gets exposed in front of the knights*

merlin, magic user: oh fuck

arthur, finally taking this opportunity to pretend as if he just found out merlin has magic after agonizing for the past month on how to bring it up: you have magic?

lancelot, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic: no! i have magic

gwaine, merlin defender, already knew of merlin’s magic, lover of chaos, ride or die: no, i have magic!

mordred, desperate for his hero’s approval bc no matter what he’s done emrys just stares at him with distrust and the poor boy is tired and so close to tears: no…i have magic.

percival, raised by druids and bonded strongly with mordred over that and does Not agree with the persecution of magic in camelot, had an inkling that merlin had magic but no proof: no. i have magic.

*leon and elyan exchange a look, elyan, amused and leon, exhausted, elyan shrugs*

elyan, knows how much gwen adores merlin and completely understands her stance bc merlin…is merlin, down to clown and put on a show, really playing up the dramatics: no! i have magic.

leon, exhausted, has known of merlin’s magic since he stepped foot in camelot, knows of his feelings for arthur and arthur’s feelings for him, knows arthur knows of merlin’s magic and wouldn’t harm him, thinks everyone is being absolutely ridiculous:

*the knights stare hard at leon and even merlin looks slightly offended at leon not jumping to his defense with the rest of the knights, arthur hasn’t said anything and is staring at leon expectantly*

leon, sighing: …no. i have magic.

[regulusrules]

We're TRENDINGG for no REASONN just like god DECREEDD, so here are 5 fics that would steal your breath away:

1. My breaths are run by your compass by regulusrules. [T] [20K+] [post-camlann fix-it] [golden age but merlin stabs arthur in his heart first].

Not because it's my fic and it's genuinely so insane you won't believe it, but honestly, it's the best idea I've ever come up with, even better than the widely beloved my heart is readily yours. For me, it's the perfect continuation of their story, and the most unhinged plot twist you could find in a fic.

2. Half of my soul by @clockwrkpendrxgon. [G] [2K] [MCD] [golden age growing old together]

This fic is half of my soul, or what the poets say. It's so much better as an ending than what they've given us. At least this is filled with such golden love it makes you ache. At least this makes sense.

3. from hearth and ashes, we’re reborn by @remuscariad. [G] [5K] [canon era magic reveal].

This fic is so good you'll be on your knees from it. The prose, the characterization, the tropes used... it will linger in your mind and fester there from how beautiful it all is. And the art in it by @onepeppercorn... stunning.

4. Our broken pieces by @aramblingjay. [T] [10K] [canon era established relationship]

You can pry this fic from my cold dead hands. I will never stop recommending it until it gets the fame it deserves. One of the most beautiful fics ever written about them, and genuinely encompasses their characters so perfectly.

5. gentle as an early spring breeze by @prattery. [G] [2.5K] [canon divergence golden age]

They are alive and in love and we're all living in this fic because it's what they righteously deserved. The way their life was written here and the love between them... I swear this author could write anything and I'd kudos it before even reading it.

[For more recs]

[calebauer]

they will find each other in any lifetime

[wonderindaisies]

Title: these kind of wounds, they last and they last Fandom: Merlin BBC Trope: Chronic Pain Tags: No Major Tags Summary: Arthur takes a steadying breath and yanks his arm away from Gwaine, stumbling again as the movement turns his vision blurry at the edges. His ears ring for a brief moment and his vision goes black, the pain overbearing as his legs give out under him. He hears someone say his name but they sound so far away that he doesn’t bother responding, he’s not sure his voice would cooperate even if he tried. Read Here on AO3

[ocpotluck]

Happy Halloween @oneirataxia-girl

[amariram]

Uther: you are not good enough for my son.

Merlin: you’re not good enough for your son.

Uther: excuse me?

Merlin: you heard me.