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My Harry Potter stuff is here.

Note: Please don't steal Arthur's crown & Merlin's hat. Google your own hats ;-)

I've uploaded some (not all) of my Merlin stuff on AO3.

As of February 22, 2014, my current Merlin favorites are:

:♥: "Mutants: Second Generation," gen, Arthur/Merlin pre-slash, PG-13, BBC Merlin/X-Men: First Class fusion.
:♥: "Unlucky (Five, Six, Seven Eight Nine Ten I Love You)," Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Leon, R, remix.
:♥: The Cupbearer drabble series, Merlin/Arthur half-brother AU, PG-13 for incest. cupbearer
:♥: "Cupid Undone," Merlin/Arthur sibling AU, PG-13 for incest.

Single-chapter WIPs won't be listed here.

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( Merlin one-shots )

( Merlin drabbles )

( Merlin flopsies )

( Merlin crossovers )

( Merlin poetry )

( Teen Wolf drabbles & one-shot )

( Good Omens drabbles )

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He swallowed again.

"Are you sure?" He looked into the knight's eyes, willing him to change his answer.

Bran had arrived at Camelot barely three months ago, and it was clear that he idolized the Crown Prince.

"Yes, sire." The young man sounded painfully earnest. "It was indeed sorcery; I saw it with my own eyes."

Arthur's lips were set in a thin line. How could Bran spend so much time under his command, and not realize how much Merlin meant to him?

"Very well." Arthur's voice was flat. "I will inform my father of this matter personally. You’re dismissed."

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A/N: This was my first Merlin fic ever. *feels nostalgic* All the S1 feels~
And it won merlin100's Celebratory challenge =D.

[ DW | IJ | LJ ]

"If you come at four in the afternoon, then when three o'clock strikes my heart will know to be happy."
Arthur met Merlin in the park and made him his friend.

Content Notes: Minor character death. A vignette with whimsical symbolism. Based on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince (primarily chapter 21).
Word Count: 1.5K
Beta: lovely_dusk
Prompts: merlin_games' Peter Pan Syndrome and an old kinkme_merlin prompt that asks for LittlePrince!Arthur and Fox!Merlin (I thought it was KMM 6, but apparently not. And trying to use del.icio.us just caused rage-induced stomachache >_<)

Disclaimer: This permutation of Merlin, Arthur, etc. are created and owned by BBC. No money is being made, and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

( Four in the Afternoon )

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Fanworks based on this fic = <3

An X-Men: First Class fusion//ModernDay!AU.
Powerful telepath Merlin went through life identifying as an empath until the night he encountered a brilliant mind in the waters.

Characters: Arthur/Merlin pre-slash, Morgana, Gwen, Gwaine, Leon, Lancelot, Morgause, Anhora
Word Count: 8989
Betas: Part one betaed by dear symetric and proofread by lovely_dusk, part two betaed by lovely_dusk <3
Content Notes: SPOILERS for X-M:FC. Italics.
Prompt: sweetestel's awesome manip for merlinreversebb.
Give feedback to her lovely posters and wallpaper here <3
Author's Note: Thank you sweetestel for letting me switch around Arthur and Merlin's roles from your original prompt. Brainstorming with you and sending you fic snippets helped me stay motivated <3
All references in the fic are Google-able. Here are the spoiler-y Mutants: Second Generation "Playlist" and the spoiler-y character list.

Disclaimer: This is a work of fanfiction – none of this ever happened. No copyright infringement is intended. No profit is made from this work. Please observe your local laws with regards to the age-limit and content of this work.

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( Making a home down there )

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Feel free to write anything for this series: sequel, prequel, deleted scenes, timestamp fic, remix, side story, drabble, listfic, etc. (I call dibs on Arthur prequel/backstory and Morgana prequel/backstory). Just link me so I can compile it on the series' main page =) I'm also open to co-writing offers. Here's Camelot First Class character list, for your reference.

Fanarts, translations, podfic, fanmixes and other fan creations = <3

Character(s): Arthur-centric, implied Arthur/Merlin, Arthur/Leon mentioned
Rating: R for subject matter
Original story: “Thirteen Years” (Merlin/Arthur, PG, 1066 words) by nyargles
Beta: symetric. Audienced by rea_saint. Thank you netgirl_y2k, symetric and other lovely, helpful British people who answered my questions.
Word count: 1317 words
Content Notes: suicidal thoughts, suspicions of child molestation, sexual behaviour in children (12/15), parenting, original characters, outsiders' pov, vignettes/snapshots in reverse chronology <-- Highlight for content notes
Author's Notes: Here's the tl;dr A/N aka "An extremely brief discourse on reincarnation."
Written for camelotremix @ AO3. Section titles from The Beatles' "All Together Now."
Disclaimer: This permutation of Merlin, Arthur, etc. are created and owned by BBC. No money is being made, and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

( Perhaps that, right there, was where it went wrong. They were greedy for time, and now they both had to pay the price. )


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This is a remix, and non-fic transformative fanworks for this fic is welcome.

Secrets Under Your Skin (Merlin AU, implied Merlin/Arthur preslash, PG)
Fifth in the cupbearer drabble series (AU where Merlin is Arthur's half-brother), but can stand alone on its own.

This is a "Thank you remixer for the camelotremix story!" drabble =)
My remixer wrote the following lovely fic from Arthur's pov:

♬ The Cupbearer (Brother's Keeper Remix) [Arthur/Merlin, Teen, Sibling Incest, 3,338 words]
Arthur meets his half-brother Merlin when he is six. Arthur is not all that impressed, but soon changes his mind. Canon AU.

CamelotRemix Fic Masterlist @ DW
Just click on the little triangles to the left of the cuts to expand. 'slike magic!

Please comment on the stories that you enjoyed! (And the original stories too if you like.) You don't need an AO3 account to comment, just an e-mail address which won't be displayed.

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Not My Fandom Fest running until Monday, October 18 [ Alphabetical List of Fandoms ]
Write a ficlet for a fandom you're not a part of based solely on what you've learned from your friends list and fandom at large.

Am gonna see what drabbles I can come up with this weekend =D You can nominate fandoms too!

"Arthur, what are you doing with my tea tray?"

"This isn't your tea tray; it's my chest plate!" Arthur informed his sister smugly.

"Arthur, give it back! Gwen and I are having a tea party."

"Yeah? Well we are playing knight and dragon."

"Hi, Morgana," Merlin said, voice muffled behind the paper plate dragon mask he was wearing.

"Merlin wants to have tea with us, don't you Merlin?" Morgana asked sweetly.

"No! He wants nothing to do with your stupid tea!"

"We have chocolate biscuits."

Merlin took off his mask. "Please, Arthur? This dragon is hungry."

"Oh, alright," Arthur groused.

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A/N: Answers merlin100's armour prompt and writing_game prompts: Finders Keepers! & Retaliate. I pictured clubcamelot kids when I wrote this.

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Merlin seriously regretted telling Will that today was his and Arthur’s one-month anniversary.

“Like a virgin, touched for the thirty-first time.”

“Shut it!” Merlin hissed.

“Like a viiiiirgin,” Will warbled.

Merlin usually plied Will with drinks until his friend belt out Madonna songs during karaoke nights. But this was not acceptable.

“Mr Matthews, unless you’re singing about atomic attraction, stop that incessant noise at once.”

Will shut up real quick.

“Sorry Professor Gaius,” Merlin mumbled.

“Thirty-one times, Mr Emrys?” The professor’s eyebrow reached unprecedented heights. “Even for someone your age, surely daily anal sex is inadvisable.”

Will is so dead.

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Answers writing_game's Quit prompt and 31_days' prompt: Like a virgin touched for the thirty-first time.

A/N: "atomic attraction" suggested by rea_saint as being geeky. I also considered "molecular bonds," but I can't ignore how Atomic Attraction sounds like a girl band X-D
Also, what's Will's usual surname in modern day AUs? I think I saw "Will Matthews" once, but I'm not sure...

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

“When you leave, take some of the beef stew home with you.”

Merlin swallowed his spoonful of stew and nodded. “Yes, Mum.”

“Are you eating right, Merlin?” Hunith looked concerned. “You're not skipping meals just to save money, are you?”

“Yes, Mum,” Merlin said soothingly. “You know Arthur insists on having three meals a day.”

“Well, I'm glad that boy is taking good care of you.” Hunith reached across the table and squeezed his hand.

Merlin smiled at her.

“You need some meat on that skinny frame of yours. I bet Arthur would love to grab and squeeze—”

“Mum!”

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Answers writing_game's Family member prompt and 31_days' prompt: Every time you go away you take a piece of meat with you.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

“We have five Harrys and one Albus in our year. I suppose we’re bound to have a Merlin sooner or later.”

Adding a half-stir to his potion, Merlin Emrys gave a noncommittal hum.

“It’s an unusual name for a Muggleborn though.”

“Never knew my dad. Might be a half-blood for all I know,” Merlin said lightly.

“Why are you being so talkative?” He turned to his Potions partner. “I thought Slytherins keep to themselves.”

“Ravenclaws aren’t so bad,” Scorpius Malfoy said dismissively.

Blue-grey eyes regarded him with curiosity. “There’s something about you, Merlin. I can’t put my finger on it.”

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Answers slytherin100's Crossover prompt.

A/N: The dialogue flow in this drabble bugs me, but I'm not sure how to fix it =/

Punchline requires knowledge of Merlin 1X01, sry =P
In my head Albus Severus is an extra whiny Morgana, Teddy Lupin is Gwen, and Dominique Weasley is Lancelot. just because.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

“A prince’s favour is a precious commodity,” his father once told him before taking his favourite horse away.

Arthur had taken the lesson to heart, doling out equal camaraderie to noblemen’s sons and equal flattery to their daughters.

Except he had slipped horribly—over Merlin, of all people—and it was no use to protest that he’s mine or you gave him to me, because he had not forgotten that Apple was a present when he turned seven.

His father had no rights on his manservant (his friend, his favourite), and still he left marks of possession on Merlin’s skin.

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Companion drabble/remix of sophinisba's "Keep Your Head Down" for remixthedrabble.
Audienced by snakeling.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

"I shouldn't have kissed you."

"Sorry?"

"I'm sometimes bad at receiving other people's signals. Not as bad as you, obviously—"

Merlin gave Gwen a confused little smile.

"And with what you said about Prince Arthur last night, I realized you only feel that way for one man in particular."

He opened his mouth to ask What way?, but Gwen went on, "I'm glad we can be friends."

She was looking at him with a painfully earnest expression, and he couldn't bring himself to correct her—that this was not the secret that he was keeping from her.

"...Thank you."

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Remixed from sophinisba's "Just Friends" for remixthedrabble.
Beta-ed by roflolmaomg and snakeling.

Bonus crack gag reel: ( I wanted to do a plot twist for the remix, but the plot refused to budge. )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Sloth & Pride are companion drabbles. Everything else stands on its own. I'm not cool enough to make all seven drabbles related, sadly.
I want to do another sins set in the future (with different characters & prefferrably an interconnected storyline) because these ones come across as sympathetic & rather tame.

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"Gluttony" - Gaius, G
( Gaius grew up in a small village where going hungry during lean winters was a fact of life. )

"Wrath" - Uther, Igraine, G
( Given time, perhaps his queen could have tempered his iron grip )

"Envy" - Morgana, PG
( If only she could trade her visions )

"Sloth" - Merlin, Arthur, G
( If he had polished Arthur's armour by hand, this wouldn't have happened. )

"Pride" - Arthur, Merlin, G
( Arthur had always prided himself of his judgment. )

"Lust" - Lancelot/Gwen, Arthur, PG-13
( The first time it happened, they were young and carefree in love. )

"Greed" - Mordred, Arthur, G
( 'Your precious prince, now grown old to be a pitiful king.' )

ETA 07/06/10: dreaming_athena podficced my Seven Deadly Sins drabble series here =DDD [ @ Audiofic Archive
1. Is there a Merlin LDWS comm. somewhere? We have Merlin tweetfic comm., there should be a Merlin LDWS, yeah?
LJ, IJ, DW, doesn't matter.

2. Also, LDWS comm.s, why the high upper limit? 499-word = flopsy, not a drabble. And 1K words = ficlet, not a drabble.
This is what modding a drabble community get you, you turn into a purist without realizing it =P

3. You know what Merlin pastiche hasn't been done yet? Merlin/FMA. So, Merlin characters in an FMA-like world.
Consider this: magic ~ balance // alchemy ~ equivalent exchange.

Merlin saves Arthur's life but Something Goes Horribly Wrong. Arthur comes back to life, but now he's caught in a never-ending loop of Saving the Day and Dying a Bloody, Tragic Death at a Terribly Young Age.
After the however many times Merlin had Arthur dying in his arms, Merlin swears to break the circle. But what does Merlin have left to offer up in exchange (and not having Arthur die on him again?)

Depressing plotbunny is depressing.

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"I saw him first!" Merlin protested.

"He smiled at me!"

"No way is someone that gorgeous straight."

"Contrary to what you believe, Merlin, people can be attracted to both genders."

"Uh-huh, they’re called Closet Cases," he said with a straight face. "Or, Morgana-is-just-a-roommate-nothing-happened-Merlin."

Predictably, Gwen smacked his arm.

"Oh God, he's coming over here. What do I do?" Gwen hid her face behind a cupped hand.

"Did you change your mind? Can I have him?"

"Merlin!" Gwen couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll keep his blond friend distracted; you go and dazzle him." Merlin slid down his bar stool. "Good luck!"

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A/N: Yep, you weren't imagining the implied Gwen/Lancelot, implied Merlin/Arthur, and implied past Gwen/Morgana. What can I say? They're all so pretty =D

Answers merlin100's friendship prompt & writing_game's truce prompt.

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