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themerlinlibrary · 8 months

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Favourites Friday (Jan 2024) – Self-Rec Round: Longest Favourite

TML Favourites Friday round-up! January 2024 round 4 (SRR)

What is Favourites Friday? – The Basics

a different theme is announced on Friday each week; FF recs must match the theme of the week

only one FF rec per person per week/theme

FF recs must be unique within that week/theme; no double-posting the same fic for one theme!

no self-recs during regular rounds

only self-recs during self-rec rounds (last Friday of each month)

Theme for this self-rec round: Longest Favourite!

it's a fated thing by a_star_is_here T, 35k, Merlin & Arthur, Merlin & Morgana Canon Divergence

Unfit by s0mmerspr0ssen T, 106k, Merlin & Arthur, Gen Canon Era AU

Experiment by elirwen E, 12k, Merlin/Arthur Modern AU

Out of Yourself Into a Delirious Place by thesongistheriver E, 160k, Merlin/Arthur Modern AU

Wærcsár Tācnunge by Glon_Morski T, 239k, Gen Canon Era AU

Focal Point by kirani T, 12k, Merlin & Arthur, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era

Flicker Of A Candlelight, Heat Of An Inferno by lavender_spice T, 93k, Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Morgana Canon Divergence

Over the Lights, Under the Moon by SlantedKnitting E, 111k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Gwaine/Merlin, Elyan/Merlin, Freya/Leon, Gwen/Lancelot, Gwaine/Percival, Gwen/Morgana Modern Setting AU

False Hearts Know by Excited_Insomniac E, 51k, Merlin/Arthur Modern AU

I didn’t realize I could hurt you (I regret that I did) by sleepygecko T, 36k, Merlin/Arthur, Merlin & Gwen Canon Era

Twin Tales: Branching Out by Linorien T, 235k, Gwen/Arthur, Merlin & Arthur Canon Era

You're My One & Only by TrebleMaker07 T, 9.6k, Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Lancelot Soulmates AU

The Once and Future Kings by tjmcharg M, 461k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Divergence

Two Men: One Prince & One God by Crimson_Fanfic_Writer_7 T, 43k, Merlin/Arthur Mythology AU, Canon Divergence

I Don't Know How to Start by Shadow_Hole M, 39k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon Era

Over the Glowing Hills by Imagined T, 272k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era AU

you should've said by ravenwilds E, 19k, Merlin/Arthur, Gwen/Morgana Modern with Magic

Nowhere to Run by prettylittlecandid31 Teen and Up, 5.5k, Gen Canon Era

A masterlist of all round-ups can be found here.

If you want to make sure you never miss a FF rec, or would like to participate and share your own favourites; join us on the Discord TheMerlinLibrary! Happy reading!

About the FF round-up lists:

Recs are listed in the order they were posted on the Discord; the order does not imply any sort of ranking.

The pairing given in this list is the main pairing of each respective fic – please read the tags for any possible minor or side-pairings, as well as any potential warnings or triggers.

Pairings and Eras are given as tagged in each respective fic. (?) signifies that the tags were unclear and I do not know enough about the fic to fill the gaps.

Round-ups are compiled on the weekend of the week after the respective theme of the post (when the new theme has already been anounced), to avoid omitting potentially belated FF recs.

The weekly round-up is not a guarantee! I'm running this alone, so it can only be posted for weeks when I have enough time on my hands to compile a list. If you'd like to help out, feel free to contact me on Tumblr ( @zaharya ) or Discord. Thanks to @ravenwilds for helping me out with these round-ups, and for Chel for making a whole-ass bot to make it easier!

#the merlin library #tml #favourites friday #ff #merlin #merlin discord #favorite #recs #fic recs #longest fic #self-rec

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live-laugh-love-aziraphale · 1 year

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If anyone who likes Merlin wants to read a masterpiece I recommend The Once and Future Kings by tjmcharg

#bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #morgana pendragon #guinevere #merthur #the once and future kings #IT FUCKS IS ALL IM SAYING #it's also changed me as a person

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lightcassian · 2 months

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Btw, my AO3 user is the same as on here!

Anyway, here are some more recs because I couldn't contain myself.

RTC

You again? By icepoptroll [17,222 Words, Rated T, On-going.]

Summary: In which the six Cyclone accident survivors wake up in the hospital and find that their nurse is a man named. . . Karnak. Wild and wacky coincidences freak the kids out. Karnak's life is about to get real weird real fast.

MERLIN

The Once and Future Kings By tjmcharg [563,962 Words, Rated M, On-going.]

Summary: In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.

His name...

Merlin.

STAR WARS

Dear Future Self (Hands Up) By Its_me_Faran [7,865 Words, Rated G, On-going.]

Summary: Leia and Han are going to kill him.

Luke was honestly minding his own business until a wild Darth Vader appeared out of nowhere crashes into him, and finds himself stranded on an unknown planet where he meets a young Ben Kenobi who was apparently on an evening stroll with Anakin kriffing Skywalker.

Oh, Leia and Han are 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 going to kill him.

Artoo Saves the Galaxy AU by PrinceJakeFireCake [13,488 Words, Rated T, Completed, 3/3.]

(P.S. I recommend checking out all of their works. They have a bunch of amazing works.)

Summary: In the years following the fall of the Empire, Luke and Artoo spend most of their time wandering the galaxy, studying the Force and helping people. They occasionally come across battlefields, remnants from the Clone Wars that were never cleaned up.

Artoo wants to fix everything so Luke stops feeling so guilty. The Force wants to fix everything because it’s the Force and can do as it pleases.

Anakin wants to know why Artoo is suddenly acting weird.

FNAF

His Empire of Dirt by pearlandpine [299,797 Words, Rated M, Completed, 69/69.]

Summary: Michael Afton falls in a ball pit while trying to put his father down for good.

When the hell did he wake up in the the 1950s and become William Afton's imaginary friend?

Michael Afton accidentally travels back in time and tries to stop his father from becoming the man behind the slaughter.

CONTENT WARNING: This fic gets very dark at times. Though there are definitely fun, light moments, the dark stuff can get graphic/explicit. This includes instances of: Child abuse, abuse, neglect, suicide ideation, suicide attempts, panic attacks, self-harm, dissociation, depressive episodes, graphic violence, murder, manic episodes, (drug-induced) hallucinations, depictions of PTSD, depression, anxiety, BPD and bipolar disorder, (reference to (but never depicted)) grooming, as well as use of drugs and alcohol, and explicit language. Please proceed w/ this information.

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merlin-slut · 1 year

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i’m finally reading “the once and future kings” by tjmcharg on ao3 and this description of lancelot is just so so so good oh my god

so far i would def recommend it!!! it’s a series rewrite!!

#amber’s fic recs #merlin #lancelot #bbc merlin

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greetings-humans · 1 year

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introductory post (includes some interaction boundaries, more details on me (ao3 acc, etc) & a dni under the cut)

yeah it's about time I made one of those ig (disclaimer: I'll edit this, if/when the need comes)

hello there! im deelay! you can call me dee, if you want! [btw if you know my irl name, not here you don't unless we're DM-ing]

gender is so weird and I'm okay with any and all pronouns (barring it/its)!

for details on what to use when talking to me or about me (like pronouns and gendered terms etc) you can go here

-im a young adult and that's like all imma say age-wise. however please take that into account when interacting with my blog! some of the reblogs/posts here might not be what I'd have been okay with seeing when I was like under 14 or something. so yknow. exercise some modicum of caution please.

-currently in uni, studying to get an english degree (every new thing I learn about teaching makes me want to yell at some of the teachers I've known/had, did they even study in uni? did they even keep in touch with pedagogical studies?? definitely not, form what I can tell)

-I'm technically a writer? like I write,,, supposedly lmao. like all the greats, the one thing I never seem to do is yknow write-

I write sometimes, let's say. and I'm also really interested in writing my own crime fiction novel one day. but that's for some day in the future lmao

-definitely a reader tho (yes ao3 and i are in a committed relationship)

-im also very very aroace, so like, blanket disclaimer, even if you might think I'm thirsting over a character, im really not and it makes me uncomfortable when others think so (and tell me that) so yeah lol

my interests and fandoms are. a lot. for example (and in no particular order):

merlin (bbc): im watchin s2 rn(August 2024)! i finally decided to pick this up again and properly watch it! esp since i really wanna read The Once and Future Kings by tjmcharg & And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly and i can't do that if i watched the show lmao

the magnus archives: my first podcast! as of September 2024 I've started s4 and all I want is to relisten to really see how much everyone has changed in the span of 4 seasons🥺🥺 mind your spoilers, I don't always tag! and if you're in s1 frankly just persevere until halfway through s1 or s2 at least before interacting, there's a lot of spoilers for the setting going around because the actual explanation doesn't come until quite later even if u kinda figure some things out on your own

DC (the bats, mostly)

windbreaker (satoru nii): im constantly reading the new manga chapters as they come out so beware spoilers! the anime is really cool too<33 talk to me about my children (sakura, tsubakino, umemiya, kaji, hiragi, suo) and all of the other children ofc anytime!

riordanverse (pjo, hoo, magnus chase, a little bit toa, pjo show [which was def better than the movies but needs more screen time to fix up the pacing and add more depth in the appropriate moments])

fullmetal alchemist brotherhood! (i used to have roy on my pfp, he's my favorite character! i also wanna write a huge character analysis essay on him but uni responsibilities mean that's very slow going). im collecting the hardcover editions of the manga slowly, and i plan on reading the manga properly as i buy them!

star wars (prequels, kotor, clone wars)

criminal minds: (im at early s14 as of July 2024, so mind your spoilers humans)

jujutsu kaisen! (I'm just about to finish s2 as of April 2024 but I know what's happening by the end of s2 and I've given up on the storyline so spoil away, I'll just ignore you and live my life in my fanfic sandbox:] )

yuri on ice is an old love of mine (ice adolescence😭😭 one day😭😭 oh one day😭😭 so that was a fucking joke, mappa count your days and also im stealing viktor you can't have him, im gonna write iceado WITHOUT YOU) (well imma write it with a friend but like most importantly WITHOUT MAPPA and I urge all creative yoi fans that think they wanna try doing their own version of iceado to go ahead and give it a go!)

haikyuu!!: I'm all caught up, manga and anime-wise! also patiently waiting for the last (😭) movie that should've been a season but anyways they better not fuck this up too much- (update: battle of the garbage dumpster was wonderful even if they couldn't animate everything... it was just so short)

bungo stray dogs is also an old but semi-revived interest of mine (im pretty much up to date with the manga, just haven't read the light novels)

tian guan ci fu / heaven official's blessing (as of June 2024, I've finished s2 and tgcf is amazing it's wonderful, I've started book 1 and am currently procrastinating on reading it)

there's like. so much more

sooo muuuuch moooreeee

so I'll just let you figure the rest of it out

If you wanna see some of my thoughts without infinite scrolling, you can also search for the tag "deelay words".

Another tag of mine is "deelay's tbr" (which stands for "to be referenced") which you'll find at posts that really make me Think™ and that I want to keep in mind when I do anything creative with the characters involved.

When interacting with my blog, if you want to avoid spoilers at all costs, I suggest blocking the fandom tag because what you consider spoilers might not be what I consider spoilers if we're at different arcs of whatever that media is.

That said, I'd also appreciate it if you gave me a heads up on spoilers in any asks.

if you're here for any of my fics then well.

if you're here for pjo, um. those fics are truly discontinued/on indefinite hiatus. that hasn't changed. I watched the show and I'm actually reading pjo fics again from time to time so if I get inspired enough and manage to plan out a decent fic out of Percy Jackson Revealed,,,, then maybe there shall be a fic. But!!! I have no idea what the ending is gonna be, and without an ending I'm doing nothing because the chances of me dropping the fic (again) would be higher than my anxiety during exam season (aka very very high)

if you're here for the man behind neal caffrey tho!! hi, there. I am working on that sequel, don't worry. it's just long (im at like 7k or so iirc? and im not even halfway through yet) and I'm also working on uni and this other writing project I have going on. feel free to send me an ask with any questions or comments or whatever. august 2024 update: this project is very slow going tbh! i think i need to recalibrate some of my plans because it's so tiring to keep writing some of the stuff I've planned for. white collar crime cases are more tedious than expected. im also like on and off working on a double homicide case fic for criminal minds (that I think I'll rework to become an original thing) and it's coming out much more easily😭

unnamed grishaverse project: yeah so, I have a project going with my friend noel @fifteenth-entity, we're fixing the darkling! this fic will take place like around 50-100 years pre-alina, and will feature the darkling doing darkling things while that generation's most prominent grisha (aka a bunch of queers) also do things that may or may not affect the darkling. and his views. and personality. there may or may not be character development in the works. (there is, he gets better). this fic is canon divergent before canon even happens. the entire plot of shadow and bone will be eventually reworked. (also, no darklina, no darkling romance, in general, this boy needs to get mentally healthy first and foremost and I'm also writing him as aroace sooo) [for more info on this just search "unnamed grishaverse project", it's the tag I've used in like the only post about this. do feel free to send me an ask about this tho!!]

ice adolescence-esque fic: mappa fucked up majorly with canceling iceado and im supremely annoyed, mad, and upset. it just so happens that I was in the middle of my yoi renaissance era when the news came out so with my obsession going strong, I really wanted to try doing something with iceado. and then @athenov got roped in a la "be my coach co-conspirator/co-writer, viktor(ia)!". this is not going to be a very linear story, we're going around and about in different points in time. the first narrative follows viktor at 17ish deciding to try to ratify the quad flip and it includes some insight on his friends and family (who are OCs, im not sorry, his backstory is so barren, we had to!) and on how he ended up so alone by the time yoi was happening. the second narrative is post-yoi viktor coming back to russia ft yuuri, yuri & yakov. this is not a russian gov-positive fic. russian culture is very interesting and some russians are wonderful people —diversity is a thing, after all— but to be perfectly clear, fuck the russian government and everyone supporting their actions. what they're doing is inhumane. [posts about this project will be tagged as "dee & athenov's yoi fic"!]

Another thing: If you have a genuine, not malicious or mean-spirited, question, feel free to send me an ask. Keep it chill, though! if you try to pick a fight i will delete the ask for the first time, but on strike 2, you're blocked.

i like to think that I'm open to discourse on some topics but not if you're starting out all aggressively cause if you're aggressive, I will be defensive (while privately having a panic attack) and we're not gonna get anywhere. Not that I can't get aggressive sometimes when I'm annoyed/offended or sth, like I'm not perfect but this is a general rule of a thumb yknow. Try not to be aggressive. or prepare for an aggressive conversation if you are.

so. once again for the people in the back

If you're here to pick a fight with me then gtfo please.

I don't like fighting, it makes me anxious, so save us both the trouble and be as civil as you can be if you have a disagreement with me. don't forget to check my dni tho. I'm not gonna sit around having basic arguments about my rights to queerness as an aroace person or some stupid shit like that.

that said, unless I'm literally at your post saying shit you disagree with. don't come at me. literally block me. it's fine. I quite literally do not mind or care. like, if you saw my post or reblog and decided I suck then just block me will you?

Moreover, if you ever want fic recs for a fandom I'm in, you're definitely welcome to send me an ask! but if you don't feel like talking, anything I will ever tell you is straight from my ao3 bookmarks. sooo, feel free to hunt around those! [in case the link isn't working for you, my ao3 username is Justice_not_Revenge]

ao3 disclaimer: anything before 2021 is not necessarily something I claim. So like don't think I'm into this thing or that I'm passionate about this ship just because in 2019 I bookmarked 100 fics with it, people tend to grow and change so yeah.

some generic DNIs

if you're anti-lgbtq+ in any way (cmon im queer myself this one should be obvious)

if you support AI art or AIs stealing fic content (if you're the type to use other people's OCs in character.ai with no permission, then like go away and don't you dare touch my OCs without talking to me and getting my explicit permission first)

literally anyone who thinks violating someone's concent is nice and fun and quirky

racists, ableists, sexists/misogynists, incest shippers, pro-shippers, etc

okay that's all! thank youuu-

#introductory post #dni #btw im treating my dni like a fucking contract which is why it's a bit weirdly detailed #im just covering at least a lot of my bases #i don't wanna leave a lot of loopholes there and all #you can tell from this that I'm a) a very organized person and b) a very anxious person lol #it's ye good old perfectionistic tendencies rising up even for an tumblr intro post #did i get an A in tumblr intro posts 🥺🥺🥺 (/j)

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not-rome · 1 year

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Chapter 3: The Poisoned Chalice, The Once and Future Kings by @crystaiskiess

#the once and future kings (tjmcharg)#bbc merlin #merlin emrys #arthur pendragon #I'm going to start doing these with my favorite scenes #because it's very fun and maybe it'll get more people to read it #i think the formatting on this one is better

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skltart · 2 years

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Hey there!

I'm making a book cover for a merthur fanfiction that I am reading called The Once and Future Kings and I like to use art rather that stills from the show, and I saw that the author of the fic tjmcharg reblogged something you drew.

Basically, I was wondering if I could use your drawings for my cover. I use them just for my own book list that I make every year but, in this case, I've been talking with TJ, and I would love to send it to them as well, so they have a cover to use if they'd like.

I would make sure to put your tag on it in order to give you credit :)

Let me know what you think, and I would love to send you the final product if you'd like.

These are the drawings I would use:

yeah man, sure! as long as i get credited I don't mind. i'm actually quite honoured that you'd wanna do smt cool like that with my art so yeah, thank you! and thank you for being considerate enough to ask!

#i don't have comissions open and i usually only do suggestions or prompst when im sick and bored out of my skull #but if you'd want another drawing for one of your covers i'd like to do one. just cause i think the idea is so sweet #it'd probably be a bit more low effort but yeah #not art #asks

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not-rome · 1 year

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Chapter 16: The Sins of the Father, The Once and Future Kings by @crystaiskiess

#the once and future kings (tjmcharg)#here’s to hoping this turned out okay #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #i will continue figuring out how everyone formats theirs so flawlessly #but big thanks to alex for dealing with me as i kept asking for help

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not-rome · 2 years

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I love seeing fic rec posts, so here is my version of one. With every fic I recommend, I have a quote from it that I believe should be convincing enough to read it.

All of these are for Merlin. I have a whole Google sheet of fic recs, though. Here is the link.

(under the cut since it's really long)

An Endless Sky by Shana_Rose

(Great romantic tension and confession. Also, their friendship feels so natural, banter is great.)

The First Pride Was a Riot by queerofthedagger

(I love everything about this fic. I really love Arthur's journey, though.)

Tired by spqr

(My only comment is this fic actually changed me as a person.)

let life come find me wanting by Imagined

(Idk I feel like ghost Arthur is the best reason to read anything.)

Still I Surface in Morning Light by queerofthedagger

(such an amazing magic reveal. oh my god another fic that changed me from reading it.)

a god at an altar, a beggar full of faith by atlantablack

(Arthur's interactions with magic and just the beauty of the writing.)

Like Honeyed Summer Days by queerofthedagger

(Lancelot/Arthur should be enough, but the beautiful writing style is another reason.)

The Once and Future Kings by tjmcharg

(The reason is the emotion is well-written. Like this chapter had so many moments I could've used, but this one just hits you in the chest so hard.)

If you made it this far, then please send recs. Thank you

#bbc merlin #merlin bbc #merlin fic rec #the formatting is like that because I format fics to look a certain way so it's easier for me to read

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themerlinlibrary · 10 months

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Favourites Friday (Sept 2023) – Self-Rec Round: World Building

TML Favourites Friday round-up! September 2023 round 5 (SRR)

What is Favourites Friday? – The Basics

a different theme is announced on Friday each week; FF recs must match the theme of the week

only one FF rec per person per week/theme

FF recs must be unique within that week/theme; no double-posting the same fic for one theme!

no self-recs during regular rounds

only self-recs during self-rec rounds (last Friday of each month)

Theme for this self-rec round: World Building!

The Night is Long by thetreeofwillow G, 7.9k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era; Winter Fest

The Court of Avalon by Imagined T, 57k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era, Post-Canon

The Great Dragon by s0mmerspr0ssen T, 71k, Gen Canon Era AU; War, Dragons

Worshipping You From The Darkest Of Corners (Like I'm Practicing My Own Private Religion) by lavender_spice E, 11k, Merlin/Arthur Dystopian AU, Cyberpunk AU, Priest AU

Blackout, Beaming, Gold by Zaharya, with art by Sunfall M, 18k, Merlin/Arthur Steampunk AU

Bought and Sold by PeaceHeather T, 103k, Gen Canon Era AU, Canon Divergence; Slavery

Shadow of the Stone by MerlinLikeTheBird T, 102k (WIP), Merlin/Arthur Canon Era AU; Role Reversal

You're My One & Only by TrebleMaker07 T, 9.5k, Merlin/Arthur Soulmate AU, Canon Era without Magic

If I Had My Druthers by TheManTheMythTheLazy T, 5.6k, Merlin/Arthur Reincarnation, Modern Era

you should've said by ravenwilds E, 18k, Merlin/Arthur Modern with Magic; Magical Realism

Knights of the Faceoff Circle by kirani T, 8k, Merlin/Arthur Modern AU; Hockey

The Once and Future Kings by tjmcharg M, 352k WIP, Merlin/Arthur Canon Divergence

By The Stars by ashamedbliss E, 21k, Merlin/Arthur Space/Sci-Fi AU

The Kingcraft of Arthur Pendragon by SauraUnderscore E, 79k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era, Canon Divergence

A masterlist of all round-ups can be found here.

If you want to make sure you never miss a FF rec, or would like to participate and share your own favourites; join us on the Discord TheMerlinLibrary! Happy reading!

About the FF round-up lists:

Recs are listed in the order they were posted on the Discord; the order does not imply any sort of ranking.

The pairing given in this list is the main pairing of each respective fic – please read the tags for any possible minor or side-pairings, as well as any potential warnings or triggers.

Pairings and Eras are given as tagged in each respective fic. (?) signifies that the tags were unclear and I do not know enough about the fic to fill the gaps.

Round-ups are compiled on the weekend of the week after the respective theme of the post (when the new theme has already been anounced), to avoid omitting potentially belated FF recs.

#the merlin library #tml #favourites friday #ff #merlin #merlin discord #favorite #recs #fic recs #self-rec round #self-rec #world building

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