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Gibbs + Ducky
#IN LOVE FROM EPISODE ONE BABYYYYYYYYY#ncis#jethro gibbs#ducky mallard#1x01 yankee white#2x13 the meat puzzle#3x15 head case#4x10 smoked#5x13 dog tags#6x13 broken bird#7x13 jet lag#clearly the 13th episode of the season are peak gibbs/ducky#im never ever over the hug in smoked#also ducky calling gibbs 'sweetie'#and gibbs ruffling ducky's hair while holding him in meat puzzle#gibbs and ducky#ray.gif
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16 and 17 for the Frankie ask game
"frankie ask game" lol. yes please! thank you 💗
16 - Least favourite episode(s)
Off the top of my head -- the troll episodes. Absolutely bizarre storyline. Why was it even a two-parter. (Although it does contain one of my favourite scenes, namely Merlin randomly popping out from under Arthur's bed). I don't like scatological humour so the farting jokes in the goblin episode were also painful for me to sit through. These episodes were mainly aimed at a younger audience so it makes sense that they were... the way they are, it's just a big tone shift.
The Lamia episode isn't that bad in comparison, and I actually don't mind the emotional whump, it just felt really really pointless, especially compared to the other episodes in the series.
A Herald of the New Age is actually a good episode but I think it's awfully placed within S4, to the point that I always forget it exists. It comes right after the whole Gwen & Lancelot drama, which gets picked up again in the following episode with Arthur's engagement to Mithian and it just... I don't know. I feel like it should have been put somewhere else. I don't dislike it but it's in the wrong place and it bothers me.
17 - Favourite character to write/draw
I've written almost exclusively Merwenthur, most of it from Gwen's POV (I think?) but Arthur's POV was the easiest out of the three, for some reason. Possibly because he loves Gwen and Merlin both, and so do I.
I've written a grand total of one (1) Merwaine fic but writing from Gwaine's POV was extremely fun. He's a fun character!
If it's favourite character to write about/describe, then probably Merlin. Especially when he's being shifty and/or weird. Which is probably why Arthur's POV works so well.
↳ ask me questions from the frankie ask game
#listen i get that in 4x10 people think elyan might want to kill arthur bc he banished gwen#and so it's kinda linked to ep 4x09#but it stills feels misplaced to me idk#it's bradley james's favourite episode btw#i can see why. it's a nice arthur-centric episode and bradley is very good in it#i just keep forgetting about it#which is why i always tag mithian posts as “ep 4x10” because in my mind that ep follows ep 4x09. as it should have.#asks#ask games#*
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"It is, I think, a theoretical mistake and a practical blunder to collapse the distinction between representation and reality, but at the same time we cannot keep them isolated from each other. They are locked together in an uneasy marriage in a world without ecstatic union or divorce."
Stephen Greenblatt, Marvelous Possessions
#black sails#hey stephen did you by any chance happen to watch black sails episode 4x10?#you know we are going off the deep end when i start theoryposting and tag it black sails
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gus continues to be best breaking bad character, more at 11
#oak watches brba#i love him so much he is so best guy ever. i want to study him#i promise this is not interfering with my love for jesse#jesse is still my poor little meow meow but gus is endlessly fascinating to me#also unrelated. should i tag these with the episode number. does anyone actually read these#ETA: going back and retagging them with episode numbers. i should have done that initially tbh#4x09#4x10
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A Joyful Future Masterlist - Part I
Aaron Hotchner x Female Reader Aaron Hotchner x Gender Neutral Reader
updated: november 15th, 2021 total finished works: 166 works in progress: 23 planned works: 107
summary: canon-divergent, big family!au
currently working on absence part ii and the mean-it era
beta’d by @ssaic-jareau, without whom none of this would be possible
resources and links:
inspo blog + media folder
faq + cheat sheets
headcanon masterlist
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▶ episodes i’m planning to adapt for ajf ✸ smut - explicit sexual content (18+ only, minors dni) ✦ suggestive content - non-explicit suggestions of intimacy, drinking, etc. ☰ fem!reader (all other fics are gender neutral) ◎ graphic/edit ✂ director’s commentary ☎ podfic
Part I: Cicatrize
Ao3 Link
2007
Advocate Cicatrize ✂ | 3x01 "Doubt" - 3x11 "Birthright" Ambition Aaron Hotchner's Letter of Recommendation ◎
2008
▶ Working Title: Reflections | 3x05 "Seven Seconds" ▶ Working Title: Worser Instincts | 3x16 "Elephant's Memory" ▶ Working Title: Developments | 3x17 "In Heat" Dreaming ✦ Intellectual Guesswork | 3x19 "Tabula Rasa" Familiarity | Crossover: NCIS 5x19 "Judgement Day, Part II" Focused | 3x20 "Lo-Fi" - 4x01 "Mayhem" Constellations | 4x02 "The Angel Maker" Buffer Through and Through | 4x03 "Minimal Loss" ▶ Working Title: Milestone | 4x05 "Catching Out" Players Bedtime ▶ Working Title: Grounded | 4x07 "Memoriam" Pride | 4x08 "Masterpiece" Dead Man's Hand ☰ | 4x09 "52 Pickup" Unfair Midnight ✦
2009
At Risk Part I | 4x10 "Brothers at Arms" - 4x11 "Normal" At Risk Part II | 4x12 "Soul Mates" - 4x13 "Bloodline" A Kindness | 4x16 "Pleasure is My Business"
Part II: Fear Itself
Ao3 Link
2009
No Deal | 4x18 "Omnivore" ▶ Working Title: TBD | 4x21 "A Shade of Grey" Collision | 4x23 "Roadkill" ▶ Working Title: TBD | 4x24 "Amplification" Outnumbered Fear Itself | 5x01 "Faceless, Nameless" Enough ✂ Infirmity | 5x02 "Haunted" Push | 5x04 "Cradle to Grave" 5x05 "The Eyes Have It" Nightmare Realized | 5x09 "100" Hands | 5x09 "100" Nightmare Recalled | 5x09 "100" Stay Arrangements An Unrivaled Force of Nature | 5x10 "The Slave of Duty"
2010
Exceeding Expectations | 5x11 "Retaliation" Three's Company Sunburnt ▶ Working Title: TBD | 5x18 "The Fight" A Horrible First | 5x16 "Right of Passage" Unbecoming | 5x21 "Exit Wounds" ▶ Working Title: Blackout | 5x23-6x01 "Darkest Hour/Longest Night" An Opinion
Part III: Berry Hill
Ao3 Link
2010
A Real Hero | 6x09 "Devil's Night" Short Notice Berry Hill ▶ Working Title: Berry Hill (Aaron's Version) Two Inches Stowaway ✸
2011
No Help A Chance of Snow Waldosia | 6x18 "Lauren" - 6x24 "The Big Sea" Absence | 6x24 "The Big Sea" - 7x01 "It Takes a Village" Mean It ✸ ☰ | 7x01 "It Takes a Village" Mean It (SFW + Gender Neutral) ✦ | 7x01 "It Takes a Village" Firsts ✦ Impression Gossip: A Prelude ✦ ☰ Surreal About Time Second Best Obligated | 7x10 "There's No Place Like Home" Conspiracy The Pleasures of the Elder ✦ ☎ Not Complaining ✸ Mistletoe ✦ ✂ Bring It ✸
2012
Gifts & Notices Symptoms Hide
Masterlist Part II
Masterlist Part III
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Hiiii! Do you have recommendations for tied to a tree whump? Thankyu <3
Ooooh that is a GOOD question!! My immediate thought was when we get introduced to the wonderful Killian Jones in Once Upon a Time 2x05. In fact, @killian-whump has a whole tag for that episode I recommend checking out: https://killian-whump.tumblr.com/tagged/gifs%3A%202x05
There's also when Roger MacKenzie was taken as a prisoner and they tied him to a tree so he doesn't run in Outlander 4x10: https://aceofwhump.tumblr.com/post/181971424764/thewanderingace-he-pulled-a-long-thread-from
Then there's 1x04 of Westworld: https://aceofwhump.tumblr.com/post/621830952185921536/james-marsden-as-teddy-flood-in-season-1-episode-4
Kuruluş Osman 144. - 145. Bölüm
Rob Roy
Supernatural 5x05
Doctor Who 11x08
Stargate Atlantis 5x15 (link 2)
And I don't see any gifs of it, but Robin Hood 1x02 is good too. Here's some screenshots
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https://www.tumblr.com/acoraxia/751189590385328128/i-do-want-to-like-macaque-but-the-way-the-only?source=share
I feel like this post is wrong, and not just bc I love macaque, just the shadowpeach relationship and the parallels they provide to other relationships and macaque parallels to other characters feels like such a vital part to lmk as a whole. But I'm not good at words, so asking for your imput
I don't want to, like, "gossip" behind anyone's back or anything, so I'll open this up to a discussion with @acoraxia! Hello, how are you, I hope you're having a good day.
(Here's the post if others are interested in readin' it!)
Now, I love Macaque, and I think he's one of the most important characters in the show. I presume "theater kid antics" is referring to Macaque's dramatic nature, but I'd hardly call that his defining characteristic. Macaque is a loser: he's spiteful, he's selfish, he's cowardly, he's paranoid, he's god awful at communication, he's obsessive (particularly over Wukong)...but we've also seen the ways he can put the world/others above himself (3x13, 3x14, 4x10, 4x14), and how he's capable of self-reflection and overcoming his past hurt/hatred ("Wukong was on a path of self-destruction...we all were"). We're, dare I say, at a point now where I'd even call Macaque reliable, in his own way. He'll show up for MK & Wukong, he'll "stick his neck out" for them, and I'm honestly so proud that he chose to stay till the end in 4x14 (versus his choice to run in 3x10). It's wild to me that he's the only 3 of the monkeys who has actually had a positive character arc, but that's just where we're at currently.
I think the claim that you could "remove him from the story and it wouldn’t change much" is greatly downplaying Macaque's role and importance to Wukong, both narratively/thematically and as a character. DBK and Wukong weren't close, but for Macaque, Wukong was his entire world. He (along with Wukong's fear of mortality) was the reason the great Monkey King reached for power in the first place. Both DBK and Azure had their own goals outside of Wukong (not that DBK particularly cared for SWK anyways)—what's important about Macaque as a character is that his motivation and loyalty was only for Wukong, and not towards any greater purpose or goal. Macaque and MK are very similar in that way: neither of them have lofty aspirations, and they are completely content with "quitting while they're ahead" ("Why didn't he just stop, right here? He was already so much stronger than anyone ever needed to be" ; "You're the one who wouldn't quit while we were ahead!"). Both hate change, and both have been hurt by their belief in Wukong.
I'm admittedly a bit...I guess confused, by this opinion, as entire episodes (1x09, 2x07, 3x04, 4x10, 4x11) are centered around Macaque and his relationship to both Wukong and MK. Macaque is there to show us the ways in which Wukong has both abandoned and hurt the ones he loves; he's a very important foil to both MK and Mei, as well as other characters like Azure. That's Monkie Kid's main theme right, the fact that you'll hurt your loved ones and they'll hurt you, but you love and care about them anyways (I have a whole tag around lmk's hurt/pain theme, for those interested).
Let's look at a few examples of this, particularly involving Macaque, Wukong, Mei, and MK:
Macaque: "Come on! Show me the real Sun Wukong! The old you would have leveled this whole mountain range to stop me, but you're scared of hurting some kid? Pathetic!"
(1x09 Macaque)
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Sun Wukong: "STOP! If you hurt that kid I'll-" Macaque: "-What. Make things worse for MK?"
(3x09 The King, the Prince, and the Shadow)
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Mei: "Time and time again I've watched you put MK in danger leaving him to figure out EVERYTHING on his own. Don't you realize you're hurting the people who care about you the most?"
(3x10 The Samadhi Fire)
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MK: "Until I know what I am, what my destiny is? I can’t risk hurting the people I care about—the ones I have left."
(4x08 The Brotherhood)
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(the 3x10 and 4x08 ones are direct parallels in particular, which I know I never shut up about them, but they're so, so important to understand for the Monkey's (+ Mei) arcs.)
In seasons 3 and 4, both MK and LBD have posited that no matter what you do, whether or not what you think you're doing is right, it all leads "to pain". That's an extremely consistent thread throughout the entirety of the show, going as far back as 1x01 ("Whenever I try to do anything, I just gunk everything up!" -> "No matter what I do, it’s going to lead to pain [...] it doesn’t matter if I want to help people or not! Everything I do just- it just makes things worse!"). While Wukong never wanted to hurt his loved ones (for the sweet sweet "This isn't what I wanted!" Azure parallel), he did. He's a very flawed Monkey, but he does try and he has changed for the better, and that's what's important, right? That's something even Macaque has understood by the s4 special ("Monkey King really was a bad guy?" "That's what I believed...what Azure would have you believe. Then, he met him: the monk.")
You can't really...pawn-off Macaque's role onto other people. Structurally, we needed a tragic best-friend character who was deeply wounded by Wukong in the past, who has then come to accept/forgive him (for the most part, give-or-take). That way, you can have someone who has seen/experienced Wukong's flaws then defend him, both for MK's sake and in contrast to Azure having a literal world-ending breakdown over (his crush on) Wukong. DBK can't be that character, Azure can't be that character, and the Mayor is a much weaker antagonist for s3, unable to provoke MK + the main gang in quite the same way—as well as being completely removed from the themeing and Wukong's hero/warrior dynamic.
Macaque, as demonstrated in 2x07, views the "hero" as someone who leaves, someone who abandons their friends to the shadows. MK completely up ends that world-view in 3x10, refusing to abandon Mei "when she needs" him ("We're heroes! It's what we do!"). It's literally one of my favorite scenes in the whole show, and it completely hinges on Macaque being there and then leaving (much like Macaque's arc hinges on Mei being the fourth ring).
I'm just like...I personally can't imagine a version of lmk where Macaque isn't there to be a foil to both MK and Wukong. I rewatched Shadow Play just yesterday, and that episode is so delightful, let me tell you:
"Welcome, viewers, to a shadow play the likes of which have never been seen! It follows the tragic tale of a legendary Warrior, and how those who bring light into this world inevitably bring darkness to those they hold dear..."
Ah you mean like...hurting the people you care about the most, perchance.
2x07 parallels 4x02, especially between the shadow-lamp itself and the scroll—while Wukong's MIA, Macaque regales his memories of Wukong, imprisoning MK's friends and forcing MK to fight "dark" versions of them? Sound familiar?
(familiar tales...new adventures...)
Which, that's a bit of a tangent, but I do think it demonstrates the ways in which Macaque is important to the foundation of this story. MK and Wukong, Wukong and Macaque, MK and Mei...those are the core dynamics of the show for me, you know. If Macaque wasn't there, I quite honestly don't know where we'd be
#I didn't get into Wukong V Macaque mentoring but I also didn't feel like it. Maybe another time#this is reminding me that I need to write my Macaque and Tang parallels meta...#Cause I like them...#3x08 really did so much for us we should all talk about her more#also *cough* about to be salty here#for the love of GOD the Mayor was not an important character. He was there to support LBD#And he's even a nice Azure parallel. But he's not significant. You know the reason the Mayor didn't go after the gang in s3?#Because Macaque needed that screen time. Because that Monkey is what was important to focus on#(<- coming from a place of annoyance that the Mayor is more popular than LBD)#lmk#lego monkie kid#lmk theme: hurt#lmk meta#lmk Macaque#hero warrior motif#asks#anon#mark my words eventually Macaque will defend Wukong from MK. Mark my fucking words
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hi!! can you recc some fics set between 4x10 and 4x14, aka what happened behind the scenes that lead kurt and blaine to the car makeout after their christmas in new york?
Hi - you asked! There's a long list to follow, most are reaction fics to the episodes. ~ Jen
4X 10
Baby, It’s Cold Outside by whyitisyou
Kurt and Blaine end up spending the Holidays after their first break-up together in New York. They use the time to talk and they have to deal with the fact that they still feel warm about each other.
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If The Fates Allow by flaming muse
Blaine is feeling a lot of things. He adds cold to the list.
canonical, set just after 4x10 (“Glee, Actually”), no spoilers beyond
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If the Fates Allowby Keitorin Asthore
Blaine desperately wants to do something, but he’s at a loss. And then Burt has a favor to ask him. Reaction fic to the Kurt plotline in “Glee Actually.” Klaine. Oneshot. COMPLETE.
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Soliloquy By flamingmuse
The clock says it’s two-thirty-six in the morning when Kurt finally decides he isn’t going to sleep. He sits up slowly on the couch and rubs his hands over his face. His limbs feel heavy with fatigue, but it’s not just physical exhaustion that weighs on his shoulders tonight.
Dialogue-free, angsty Kurt introspection set during Glee 4x10 (“Glee, Actually”) in the wee hours of Christmas morning.
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Time to dissolve by misqueue
Set over episode 4x10 "Glee Actually". There's little about Christmas this year that Kurt would choose. That's not necessarily a bad thing. A story of family and friendship and transforming grief into hope.
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Are We Ever Gonna Be Okay Again? by @justgleekout
An alternate timeline in which Kurt did go to Lima for Christmas and he and Blaine had that much-needed heart-to-heart.
But uh-oh! It's angst and they cry.
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Merry and Bright by SiderumInCaelo
Kurt and Blaine, ice skating.
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Missed by BlurglesmurfKlaine
Super short (like blink and you'll miss it) reaction fic I wrote immediately after Glee, Actually aired because I have a LOT of feelings about that episode.
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May your days be merry and bright by ShanleenKinnJaskey
Blaine surprises Kurt with his Christmas gift, and of course there's singing, kissing, and ice skating.
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Pocket Dial by nachochang
Blaine and Burt have a series of phone conversations that result in Blaine going to NYC for Christmas. Post-Ep for 4x10, Glee, Actually.
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4.11 Sadie Hawkins
Fragile Gifts by @wowbright
4.11 reaction. Blaine loves three different people in three very different ways.
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Unexpected gifts By @wowbright
4.11 missing scene fic. Tina takes Blaine home from the dance. She's quite the gentleman even though she might rather be a rake.
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Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall by flaming-muse
Blaine watches the inauguration alone in his house, a bowl of microwave popcorn cooling on the coffee table and a glass of soda fizzing gently by his hand.
set in the canonical present, so assumes through 4x10 (“Glee, Actually”) with no spoilers beyond, takes place on January 21rst, 2013
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You Are Here and So Am I by Edwardina
Glee kink meme fill. Takes place circa 413. Blaine and Kurt are in touch. Kurt senses Blaine is down and manages to wheedle out of him that he has a crush on Sam. Kurt can sympathize because he’s been there. Their conversation about Sam morphs and Klaine end up having a pretty hot phone sex session.
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One More Night by trufflemores_Glee_fic
Blaine has a crush on Sam. It’s not subtle.
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Reassurance by NikkiEvans
A short phone call between Kurt and Blaine reveals why Sam is Blaine’s crush. It has a lot more to do with Kurt than anyone realizes. OneShot 4.11 reaction fic.
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4.12 Naked
Bare by Flaming_muse
Kurt and Rachel get a surprise package in the mail from Tina.
set in canon, episode tag for and spoilers through 4x12 (“Naked”), with no spoilers beyond
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Those stumbling words by misqueue
Set between 4x11 "Sadie Hawkins" and 4x12 "Naked". In a phone call after the Sadie Hawkin's dance, Kurt has something to tell Blaine. For klaineadvent 2013
And I breathe by misqueue
Set during 4x12 "Naked". Lonely, Blaine goes to Scandals looking for a human connection, but what he finds isn't what he expects.
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I'll be Looking at the Moon by misqueue
Blaine's surprised when Kurt texts him after his first date with Adam. It didn't go how Kurt expected. Set around 3x12 "Naked" and immediately following And I Breathe".
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Tiny Imperfections By @wowbright
4.12 missing scene +. No teacher tells Blaine to go see Ms. Pillsbury, and his boyfriend doesn't drag him there. But he goes to talk to her anyway, because he wants to.
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Long way home by pene
It can take a little time to find your way home. Warning: Finn’s death is referenced throughout the story.
This is alternate canon, splitting off somewhere around Glease. It is a love story foremost, but some chapters are possibly a bit sad, particularly the first one.
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Less Than Decent Exposure by @lady-divine-writes
Rachel and Kurt get a copy of The Men of McKinley calendar in the mail from Sam. Its arrival is met with mixed reactions. Rachel is fine with it, Kurt is appalled…until Rachel directs him to two months in particular - January and December.
Written for the Klaine Advent Drabble prompt ‘indecent’. Takes place during the episode ‘Naked’.
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4.13 Diva
Diva Love Fest by Flowerfan
After Blaine sings “Don’t Stop Me Now,” the Glee club reflects on his Diva-hood and, as Artie calls it, his "sexy stylings."
Support by trufflemores_Glee_fic
Blaine isn’t having the best week, but it’s improving.
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4.14 I do
Best to look at the library tag for this one! Lots of choice!
It's Too easy By insighfulinsomniac
Missing Moments/Episode Expansion of 4x14 “I Do.”
Kurt was confident that he and Blaine could have a repeat of Christmas — a shared holiday and a sweet duet that means nothing more than two friends enjoying each other’s company. That lasts about as long as one duet practice session at Blaine’s house the night before the wedding.
After that, it’s all too easy for Kurt to reach out for Blaine, to re-establish a connection that’s never truly left them.
And maybe, just maybe, it might change things between them. But one thing’s for sure — as much as he wants to pretend it’s not true, Kurt still loves Blaine.
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Shut me up and tie me down by milopoli
A peak behind the curtains of hotel room 206 after Will&Emma's wedding reception aka a Klaine smut fic in three acts.
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Thought you should see this by slayerkitty S&C sign in needed
This is a combination reaction fic to 4.15 and 4.16, then goes completely AU for 4.17 onward, though I do incorporate some spoilers for 4.18 (One section of this will talk about there being a possible school shooting at McKinley - I don't go into detail, but if this is triggering for you at all, please don't read it). Ultimately, this is a Klaine reunion fic. This is a combination reaction fic to 4.15 and 4.16, then goes completely AU for 4.17 onward, though I do incorporate some spoilers for 4.18 (One section of this will talk about there being a possible school shooting at McKinley - I don't go into detail, but if this is triggering for you at all, please don't read it). Ultimately, this is a Klaine reunion fic.
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A Ton of Twitterpation by @wowbright
Kurt has coffee with Adam the day after he gets back from Lima. Kurt notices that the barista has a crush on Adam, and Adam notices … well, you'll see.
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Voice of Experience by flaming_muse
For once, Blaine knows something Kurt does not.
set within 4x14 (“I Do”), with no spoilers beyond
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Shining Down for me by misqueue
Set within 4x14 "I Do". Kurt comes home for Will & Emma's wedding
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Blaine Absolutely Knew He Was In Love by Corriebird
“Blaine steps forward and whispers in Kurt’s ear, "If it’s not exclusive, then what’s to stop you?” Kurt’s eyes flare and he inhales sharply, so he steps back and heads to the bathroom without looking back. This is what life is, right? This is what it means to be alone, to be lonely. Taking what you can get. Sucking the marrow out, even if it’ll break your heart later.“ 4.14 fic!
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99 Perspectives on a Single Love story By @spaceorphan18
The Story of Kurt and Blaine told through the eyes of everyone else but them. Each chapter is a different perspective in the ongoing tale of their love story.
Chapters 54 The Photographers (Glee actually)
Chapter 55 Tine Cohen-Chang (Sadie Hawkins)
Chapter 56 Brody Weston (Naked)
Chapter 57 The Sychophants (Diva)
Chapter 58 Marley Rose (I Do)
Chapter 59 Adam Crawford (Girls and Boys on Film)
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Enjoy!!
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Art for Eliot Rocks the Memory Palace
This art covers a scene that takes place at the end of Part Two from Quentin's point of view, and is briefly recapped at the end of Part Three from Eliot's POV. I included a little reminder-excerpt with the art in Chapter 4 of the fic.
Eliot Rocks the Memory Palace (with Art) (15271 words) by EliotQueliot Chapters: 4/15 Fandom: The Magicians (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Quentin Coldwater/Eliot Waugh, Margo Hanson & Eliot Waugh, Quentin Coldwater & Julia Wicker Characters: Eliot Waugh, Quentin Coldwater, Julia Wicker, Margo Hanson, William "Penny" Adiyodi, 23rd Timeline William "Penny" Adiyodi, Henry Fogg, Alice Quinn (The Magicians), The Monster (The Magicians), Kady Orloff-Diaz Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Canon-Typical Violence, Canon-Typical Behavior, References to Depression, Depression, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Possession, Episode: s04e05 Escape From the Happy Place, Imprisonment, Physical Kids Cottage (The Magicians), Gods, Memory Magic, Studying, Repressed Memories, Communication, Peaches and Plums (The Magicians), Rewriting Season 4 after 4x5, There is no such thing as Season 5, And canon stops at 4x10 anyway, But this is so AU and gets more so as it goes along, Quentin Coldwater Lives, Queliot is Endgame, Memory Palace, Past Child Abuse, Starbucks, Jennifer (The Magicians) - Freeform Summary: What if Eliot did a lot more from inside the Happy Place than take a greatest hits tour of his deepest regrets and speak to reality-Quentin only the one time? What if Eliot kept putting himself through the wringer to get out to Quentin when he could, especially when Quentin needed him? And by practicing, could stay out for longer stretches of time? What if the memory palace is actually the greatest study hall Eliot has ever known, and the enforced solitude with all his memories gives him the chance to level up into the master magician he was always meant to be? Eliot sees Quentin struggling--with the Monster, with exhaustion and burnout, with depression--and he'll be damned if he doesn't do everything in his power to help. Especially since he feels responsible for it all. 4x9: Eliot to Penny-23: "This is a mind palace situation, and we don't have a lot of time, and I have some extremely major shit to tell you." Penny-23 to Quentin: "I saw Eliot in there. Alive. And poking around like a pro. The Monster, everything he can't remember. It's in there. All of it."
#queliot fanart#the magicians fanart#queliot fanfic#the magicians fanfic#quentin coldwater#eliot waugh#Monster!Eliot#quentin x eliot#eliot x quentin#my art#my fic
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Thank you @fallevs for tagging me in the Glee game!
1. Favourite season 1 episode: Laryngitis (1x18) I was torn between this episode and Theatricality. But I decided to go with the episode that gave us Rose's Turn.
2. Favourite season 2 episode: Born This Way (2x18) The hardest decision for me, as there were so many great songs and very coherent storylines this season. Especially the narrative around Kurt is very good. I was thinking of either Prom Queen because of the beautiful story around Kurt and Blaine. But I decided to go with Born This Way because I love the music here, 4 out of 5 songs are in my Glee playlist. Somewhere Only We Know is definitely in my top 5 Glee songs, Born This Way is iconic, and As If We Never Said Goodbye just shows how good Chris/Kurt can sing.
3. Favourite season 3 episode: The First Time (3x05) It's rather difficult for me to decide here, because I found the season weaker, especially after season two. There is again a lot of good music, but the story has only scattered highlights for me, the characters don't do much and some story strands are not consistent. I like the music in Michael and Dance with Somebody but the story is only ok. I like the (sad) story of Karofsky in On My Way, but the episode is too packed for me. I chose The First Time because of the Klaine story and the good West Side Story music.
4. Favourite season 4 episode: The Break-Up (4x04) Please don't hate me, but I love a good cry. And maybe the authors could have come up with something other than cheating (I feel like that's the only thing the authors know to end any relationship?!) But I thought the whole situation was so realistic and well written. They are just 17 or 18 year old boys in their first relationship. Misunderstandings and mistakes are just part of it. I like that they have time to develop independently, and it's even nicer when they get back together. I also love the music in this episode.
5. Favourite season 5 episode: New New York (5x15). I love the New York story; I love domestic Klaine; I love the friendship between Blam and Kelliot; I love the glitter rock vampire scene; I love that Klaine is arguing, communicating, and making adult decisions. I love many of the songs.
6. Favourite season 6 episode: Dreams Come True (6x13) I thought it was a great ending for Glee, especially in combination with the 2009 episode. Is it realistic that all Glee Club members are super successful and famous? Who cares! I loved that the main characters all had a great future written for them. And I love that Klaine become parents in canon.
7. Episode that makes me cry: The Quarterback (5x03) and The Break-Up (4x04).
8. Episode that makes me laugh: Puppet Master (5x07) I love puppet master Blaine!
9. Favourite tribute episode: Michael (3x11) This is difficult, the tributes are always very good. I'll take Michael, but more for the music.
10. Favourite Christmas episode: In A Very Glee Christmas (2x10), I LOVE Baby It's Cold Outside. But for the story, I like Glee, Actually (4x10) better.
11. Episode with the best songs: I can hardly decide, there are so many good ones. The first episode that comes to my mind where I like every song is Duets (2x04).
12. Favourite sectionals episode: Hold on to Sixteen (3x08) The Unitards' number is great; the Troubletones' singing is great (don't hate me, but the costumes and choreography aren't for me); I love the New Directions' setlist, everyone gets a chance to shine and the songs form a good unit.
13. Favourite regionals episode: I just realized that I find the regionals setlist all just ok. I'll take Journey to Regionals (1x22) because of Bohemian Rhapsody.
14. Favourite nationals episode: City of Angels (5x11) I have to say that I liked the New Directions setlist here better than in season 3. Even though Paradise by the Dashboard Light is of course great, I never liked the focus on one soloist or couple in competitions. I just like it when everyone sings together. And they were so much better than Throat Explosion.
15. Episode most people like but I don’t: I can just agree with @fallevs. Blame It on the Alcohol (2x14) Although I think the party is generally fun, I hate Rachel's selfishness. There is ONE other gay teenager who her gay best friend likes and she is trying to start a relationship with him. Because he can sing. Even though there are 99% other straight boys at her school and she knows that Kurt likes Blaine. The same goes for the Kurt is biphobic thing. He's a boy in love who is hurt by his crush, and the writers didn't write that argument well.
16. Episode most people dislike but I like: Again Puppet Master (5x07) I just love puppet master Blaine. He is so funny.
I tag @kirakiwiwrites @mynonah @1908jmd @rockitmans @daisyishedwig @cryscendo @esilher but no pressure!
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NCIS Season Masterlists
Below are/will be masterlists for each episode.
Season 1
1x1 - Yankee White
1x2 - Hung Out to Dry
1x3 - Sea Dog
1x4 - The Immortals
1x5 - The Curse
1x6 - High Seas
1x7 - Sub Rosa
1x8 - Minimum Security
1x9 - Marine Down
1x10 - Left For Dead
1x11 - Eye Spy
1x12 - My Other Left Foot
1x13 - One Shot, One Kill
1x14 - The Good Samaritan
1x15 - Enigma
1x16 - Bete Noire
1x17 - The Truth Is Out There
1x18 - UnSEALeD
1x19 - Dead Man Talking
1x20 - Missing
1x21 - Split Decision
1x22 - A Weak Link
1x23 - Reveille
Season 2
2x1 - See No Evil
2x2 - The Good Wives Club
2x3 - Vanished
2x4 - Lt. Jane Doe
2x5 - The Bone Yard
2x6 - Terminal Leave
2x7 - Call of Silence
2x8 - Heart Break
2x9 - Forced Entry
2x10 - Chained
2x11 - Black Water
2x12 - Doppelganger
2x13 - The Meat Puzzle
2x14 - Witness
2x15 - Caught On Tape
2x16 - Pop Life
2x17 - An Eye for an Eye
2x18 - Bikini Wax
2x19 - Conspiracy Theory
2x20 - Red Cell
2x21 - Hometown Hero
2x22 - SWAK
2x23 - Twilight
Season 3
3x1 - Kill Ari (Part 1)
3x2 - Kill Ari (Part 2)
3x3 - Mind Games
3x4 - Silver War
3x5 - Switch
3x6 - The Voyeur's Web
3x7 - Honor Code
3x8 - Under Covers
3x9 - Frame Up
3x10 - Probie
3x11 - Model Behavior
3x12 - Boxed In
3x13 - Deception
3x14 - Light Sleeper
3x15 - Head Case
3x16 - Family Secret
3x17 - Ravenous
3x18 - Bait
3x19 - Iced
3x20 - Untouchable
3x21 - Bloodbath
3x22 - Jeopardy
3x23 - Hiatus (Part 1)
3x24 - Hiatus (Part 2)
Season 4
4x1 - Shalom
4x2 - Escaped
4x3 - Singled Out
4x4 - Faking It
4x5 - Dead and Unburied
4x6 - Witch Hunt
4x7 - Sandblast
4x8 - Once a Hero
4x9 - Twisted Sister
4x10 - Smoked
4x11 - Driven
4x12 - Suspicion
4x13 - Sharif Returns
4x14 - Blowback
4x15 - Friends & Lovers
4x16 - Dead Man Walking
4x17 - Skeletons
4x18 - Iceman
4x19 - Grace Period
4x20 - Cover Story
4x21 - Brothers In Arms
4x22 - In the Dark
4x23 - Trojan Horse
5x24 - Angel of Death
Season 5
5x1 - Bury Your Dead
5x2 - Family
5x3 - Ex-File
5x4 - Identity Crisis
5x5 - Leap of Faith
5x6 - Chimera
5x7 - Requiem
5x8 - Designated Target
5x9 - Lost & Found
5x10 - Corporal Punishment
5x11 - Tribes
5x12 - Stakeout
5x13 - Dog Tags
5x14 - Internal Affairs
5x15 - In the Zone
5x16 - Recoil
5x17 - About Face
5x18 - Judgement Day (Part 1)
5x19 - Judgement Day (Part 2)
Season 6
6x1 - Last Man Standing
6x2 - Agent Afloat
6x3 - Capitol Offense
6x4 - Heartland
6x5 - Nine Lives
6x6 - Murder 2.0
6x7 - Collateral Damage
6x8 - Cloak
6x9 - Dagger
6x10 - Road Kill
6x11 - Silent Night
6x12 - Caged
6x13 - Broken Bird
6x14 - Love & War
6x15 - Deliverance
6x16 - Bounce
6x17 - South by Southwest
6x18 - Knockout
6x19 - Hide & Seek
6x20 - Dead Reckoning
6x21 - Toxic
6x22 - Legend (Part 1)
6x23 - Legend (Part 2)
6x24 - Semper Fidelis
6x25 - Aliyah
Season 7
7x1 - Truth or Consequences
7x2 - Reunion
7x3 - The Inside Man
7x4 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
7x5 - Code of Conduct
7x6 - Outlaws and In-Laws
7x7 - Endgame
7x8 - Power Down
7x9 - Child's Play
7x10 - Faith
7x11 - Ignition
7x12 - Flesh and Blood
7x13 - Jet Lag
7x14 - Masquerade
7x15 - Jack-Knife
7x16 - Mother's Day
7x17 - Double Identity
7x18 - Jurisdiction
7x19 - Guilty Pleasure
7x20 - Moonlighting
7x21 - Obsession
7x22 - Borderland
7x23 - Patriot Down
7x24 - Rule Fifty-One
Season 8
8x1 - Spider and the Fly
8x2 - Worst Nightmare
8x3 - Short Fuse
8x4 - Royals and Loyals
8x5 - Dead Air
8x6 - Cracked
8x7 - Broken Arrow
8x8 - Enemies Foreign
8x9 - Enemies Domestic
8x10 - False Witness
8x11 - Ships in the Night
8x12 - Recruited
8x13 - Freedom
8x14 - A Man Walks Into a Bar...
8x15 - Defiance
8x16 - Kill Screen
8x17 - One Last Score
8x18 - Out of the Frying Pan
8x19 - Tell-All
8x20 - Two-Faced
8x21 - Dead Reflection
8x22 - Baltimore
8x23 - Swan Song
8x24 - Pyramid
Season 9
9x1 - Nature of the Beast
9x2 - Restless
9x3 - The Penelope Papers
9x4 - Enemy on the Hill
9x5 - Safe Harbor
9x6 - Thirst
9x7 - Devil's Triangle
9x8 - Engaged (Part 1)
9x9 - Engaged (Part 2)
9x10 - Sins of the Father
9x11 - Newborn King
9x12 - Housekeeping
9x13 - A Desperate Man
9x14 - Life Before His Eyes
9x15 - Secrets
9x16 - Psych Out
9x17 - Need to Know
9x18 - The Tell
9x19 - The Good Son
9x20 - The Missionary Position
9x21 - Rekindled
9x22 - Playing With Fire
9x23 - Up in Smoke
9x24 - Till Death Do Us Part
Season 10
10x1 - Extreme Prejudice
10x2 - Recovery
10x3 - Phoenix
10x4 - Lost at Sea
10x5 - The Namesake
10x6 - Shell Shock (Part 1)
10x7 - Shell Shock (Part 2)
10x8 - Gone
10x9 - Devil's Trifecta
10x10 - You Better Watch Out
10x11 - Shabbat Shalom
10x12 - Shiva
10x13 - Hit and Run
10x14 - Canary
10x15 - Hereafter
10x16 - Detour
10x17 - Prime Suspect
10x18 - Seek
10x19 - Squall
10x20 - Chasing Ghosts
10x21 - Berlin
10x22 - Revenged
10x23 - Double Blind
10x24 - Damned If You Do
Season 11
11x1 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
11x2 - Past, Present and Future
11x3 - Under the Radar
11x4 - Anonymous Was a Woman
11x5 - Once a Crook
11x6 - Oil & Water
11x7 - Better Angels
11x8 - Alibi
11x9 - Gut Check
11x10 - Devil's Triad
11x11 - Homesick
11x12 - Kill Chain
11x13 - Double Back
11x14 - Monsters and Men
11x15 - Bulletproof
11x16 - Dressed to Kill
11x17 - Rock and a Hard Place
11x18 - Crescent City (Part 1)
11x19 - Crescent City (Part 2)
11x20 - Page Not Found
11x21 - Alleged
11x22 - Shooter
11x23 - The Admiral's Daughter
11x24 - Honor Thy Father
Season 12
12x1 - Twenty Klicks
12x2 - Kill the Messenger
12x3 - So It Goes
12x4 - Choke Hold
12x5 - The San Dominick
12x6 - Parental Guidance Suggested
12x7 - The Searchers
12x8 - Semper Fortis
12x9 - Grounded
12x10 - House Rules
12x11 - Check
12x12 - The Enemy Within
12x13 - We Build, We Fight
12x14 - Cadence
12x15 - Cabin Fever
12x16 - Blast from the Past
12x17 - The Artful Dodger
12x18 - Status Update
12x19 - Patience
12x20 - No Good Deed
12x21 - Lost in Translation
12x22 - Troll
12x23 - The Lost Boys
12x24 - Neverland
Season 13
13x1 - Stop the Bleeding
13x2 - Personal Day
13x3 - Incognito
13x4 - Double Trouble
13x5 - Lockdown
13x6 - Viral
13x7 - 16 Years
13x8 - Saviors
13x9 - Day in Court
13x10 - Blood Brothers
13x11 - Spinning Wheel
13x12 - Sister City (Part 1)
13x13 - Deja Vu
13x14 - Decompressed
13x15 - React
13x16 - Loose Cannons
13x17 - After Hours
13x18 - Scope
13x19 - Reasonable Doubts
13x20 - Charade
13x21 - Return to Sender
13x22 - Homefront
13x23 - Dead Letter
13x24 - Family First
Season 14
14x1 - Rogue
14x2 - Being Bad
14x3 - Privileged Information
14x4 - Love Boat
14x5 - Philly
14x6 - Shell Game
14x7 - Home of the Brave
14x8 - Enemy Combatant
14x9 - Pay to Play
14x10 - The Tie That Binds
14x11 - Willoughby
14x12 - Off the Grid
14x13 - Keep Going
14x14 - Nonstop
14x15 - Pandora's Box (Part I)
14x16 - A Many Splendored Thing
14x17 - What Lies Above
14x18 - M.I.A
14x19 - The Wall
14x20 - A Bowl of Cherries
14x21 - One Book, Two Covers
14x22 - Beastmaster
14x23 - Something Blue
14x24 - Rendezvous
Season 15
15x1 - House Divided
15x2 - Twofer
15x3 - Exit Strategy
15x4 - Skeleton Crew
15x5 - Fake It 'Til You Make It
15x6 - Trapped
15x7 - Burden of Proof
15x8 - Voices
15x9 - Ready or Not
15x10 - Double Down
15x11 - High Tide
15x12 - Dark Secrets
15x13 - Family Ties
15x14 - Keep Your Friends Close
15x15 - Keep Your Enemies Closer
15x16 - Handle with Care
15x17 - One Man's Trash
15x18 - Death from Above
15x19 - The Numerical Limit
15x20 - Sight Unseen
15x21 - One Step Forward
15x22 - Two Steps Back
15x23 - Fallout
15x24 - Date with Destiny
Season 16
16x1 - Destiny's Child
16x2 - Love Thy Neighbor
16x3 - Boom
16x4 - Third Wheel
16x5 - Fragments
16x6 - Beneath the Surface
16x7 - A Thousand Words
16x8 - Friendly Fire
16x9 - Tailing Angie
16x10 - What Child Is This?
16x11 - Toil and Trouble
16x12 - The Last Link
16x13 - She
16x14 - Once Upon a Tim
16x15 - Crossing the Line
16x16 - Bears and Cubs
16x17 - Silent Service
16x18 - Mona Lisa
16x19 - Perennial
16x20 - Hail & Farewell
16x21 - Judge, Jury...
16x22 - ...and Executioner
16x23 - Lost Time
16x24 - Daughters
Season 17
17x1 - Out of the Darkness
17x2 - Into the Light
17x3 - Going Mobile
17x4 - Someone Else's Shoes
17x5 - Wide Awake
17x6 - Institutionalized
17x7 - No Vacancy
17x8 - Musical Chairs
17x9 - IRL
17x10 - The North Pole
17x11 - In the Wind
17x12 - Flight Plan
17x13 - Sound Off
17x14 - On Fire
17x15 - Lonely Hearts
17x16 - Ephemera
17x17 - In a Nutshell
17x18 - Schooled
17x19 - Blarney
17x20 - The Arizona
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Hi,
Happy Thurs/Fri. I am not sure if this has been done before, but there is a scene from episode 2x18, 13 min mark between Rachel and Lucy where they are discussing whether or not Tim would move to NY. The scene ends with Rachel saying you have no clue and Lucy sort of confirming by saying the man’s a mystery. I would like to see this in a gif set with all the scenes involving Ashley and how Lucy responds confidently in how well she knows Tim (e.g. 4x10 (Kojo phone call), most of 4x12, any other time she answered a question about Tim) . Although it is minor, it displays an evolution/ shift in how close they became from season 2 to 4, at least to me.
If this has already been done, please direct me or send a link to the source. Thank you in advance for taking the time. I appreciate anything and everything you all put into the Chenford tag 🙏
Thank you so much for the kind words! Hope this is what you had in mind. :)
Here you go, thank you for requesting!
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the challenge for week 4 of the summer of buddie is: canon rewrite!
canon refers to the material that was actually produced by the official show. in other words, canon is what actually happened in 9-1-1. in this challenge we want people to rewrite the canon. so take inspiration from an episode, season, or arc of 9-1-1 and write what could have happened instead of what did happen. the only requirement for this challenge is that the fics can't be set after 7x10. for us, this can be anything from writing a a missing scene in episode 4x10, to rewriting the lightning arc so that eddie and buck get together during it, or to write a fic of how the poker date could have gone differently... the possibilities are endless!
you can choose whatever you want this challenge to mean to you. be wild, be creative, be sexy. have fun!
week 4 of summer of buddie goes from august 19th to august 25th, so you can post your fic(s) at any point during that week.
remember that you also can use the canon rewrite challenge in combination with other weeks's challenges in one single fic. you can mix and match challenges to your heart's content and post them all throughout the event!
make sure to mention us (@summerofbuddie) and use our tumblr tag (#summerofbuddie) in your fic post if you want us to reblog it here on tumblr.
if you want to, you can also add your fic to the summer of buddie collection on ao3. instructions on how to do so are HERE.
we can't wait to read all your amazing stories!
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About Fanworks (generally) Fanvids Fandoms and Ships Tags Fic Masterlist (after the cut)
Austin & Ally
One-Shots (Austin/Ally)
Make a Move ('Cause I'm Ready) -- In which Austin and Ally come up with more excuses to kiss after several failed attempts under the mistletoe, and maybe, possibly, finally get their act together. Post-"Mix Ups & Mistletoe." Rated G.
Multi-Chapter (Austin/Ally)
Speak Aloud What Until Now I've Only Sung -- It takes eleven years of bad timing, and one called off engagement, but eventually they figure it out. Austin/Ally through the years. Rated T; complete (4/4).
Merlin
One-Shots (Arthur/Gwen)
Burnt Chicken Never Won Fair Lady -- Modern AU. As Arthur navigates cooking a dead bird while simultaneously wooing Gwen, Gwen tries to survive Arthur's attempts to impress her, an old man who really doesn't like her, and Morgana's innuendos. Rated T. Fragment of Light -- Spec fic for 4x11 (includes some spec for 4x09 and 4x10, with the airing of 4x09 rendering most of this AU). When Arthur banishes Gwen from Camelot, he must come to grips with his mistake and let go of the life he destroyed. Meanwhile, Gwen struggles with the loss of not only her future but her confidence in the future of Camelot as well. Rated T.
A Handful of Sand -- After several months of war, Uther finally decides to pursue an alliance with one of the neighboring kingdoms. But with Camelot run dry of both money and knights there is little he can offer in return … save his son. Written for Drabble Challenge #3 at ag_fics (first place). Rated G. Multa Paucis -- More than once Gaius’s words turn Gwen’s world upside down, changing her (and her relationship with Arthur) forever. Written for Drabble Challenge #2 at ag_fics (first place). Rated G. There's So Much More Than Me and You -- Her loyalty to Camelot and faith in its future knows no bounds, and it'll be her downfall. Written for the Queen of Hearts Spec!Fest. Rated T (cw: mention of possible main character death). To Bargain a Heart (or at Least a Kiss) -- Based on Colin Morgan’s interview with the 7PM Project, in which he revealed that a S3 episode begins with Arthur and Merlin taking part in a bar brawl. Arthur returns, injured, and it is Gwen, hardly amused by Arthur’s latest escapade, who tends to him. Rated G. We Are Just Breakable Girls and Boys -- Hours after Morgana's departure, Arthur and Gwen deal with the fallout and their own feelings of guilt. Spoilers for 2x12. Rated G.
One-Shots (Gen)
A Pirate's Life (is Not for Spoiled Princes) -- Set in pre-Merlin Camelot. Arthur, Morgana, and Gwen play a game of pirates. Written for the lovely mustbethursday3 for Camelot_Love's Spring Fling. Rated G. Hints of pre-Arthur/Gwen.
Spider-Man (MCU)
Multi-Chapter (Peter/MJ)
scars are souvenirs you never lose -- A boy walks into the donut shop the next day. The interaction lasts all of three minutes. And when the door closes behind Peter Parker—when Michelle feels the return of that sharp ache and constant confusion she’s lived with since November—it’s only then that she realizes. She mentions the encounter to Ned, because she's always sharing customer service stories and this is certainly one of the stranger ones. But she keeps her realization to herself—she's not sure how to tell him, not when she barely understands it herself. Because a stranger walked into the donut shop, and for three minutes, her life had made sense. MJ (and Ned) searching for answers in a post-NWH world. Rated T; complete (5/5).
someone out there who can bring me back to you -- Six months ago, Peter Parker was declared killed in action on his way back from his last mission. MJ knows it's a cover up, and nothing's going to stop her from finding out the truth--not time travel, not murder bots, and certainly not the woman MJ knows is responsible for his disappearance: Eleanor Bishop. But 14-year-old Michelle Jones-Watson? Yeah, she might complicate things. An Adam Project AU. Rated M; in progress (4/6).
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A servant is not whole without a soul to wait upon
Lumiere, in the song ‘Be Our Guest’ (Beauty and the Beast)
For me, this is the single quote that proves Merthur is cannon. Granted, this may make the relationship one-sided, but after working almost obsessively to protect Arthur, Merlin is bound to develop some sort of feeling for his charge.
Additionally, he is made to believe Arthur can do no wrong, like some sort of divine savior. When he does do negative consequences, it is usually up to Merlin to fix those mistakes, rather than let Arthur face them himself independently.(With the exception of excorsising the boy’s spirit from Elyan’s body in 4x10.) This purpose of him, as the ‘Kingmaker’ will inevitably lead to hero worship, and eventually, over-protectiveness.
Furthermore, the whole purpose of Merlin’s being is to bring about destiny where Arthur becomes the king of the golden age of Camelot. He is made to believe that it is only purpose in life is to serve this man (Arthur). This leaves very little room for individual character development, because most of the character development Merlin faces is the result of Arthur’s actions, and vice versa. This duality of the two people leads to the point where Merlin is absorbed into Arthur’s actions so to speak. That is to say that because of this pre-set destiny concept, Merlin isn’t allowed to learn and grow and develop for his own purposes, because ‘his purposes’ are inexplicably linked with Arthur’s. He is allowed very little time to interact with the Druids, the only people who can show him what he can truly do. He cannot decide whether he wants to explore the limits of his magic, because he’s always doing it for Arthur.
As Merlin himself says to Arthur in the magic reveal scene in the dreaded 5x13 finale on Christmas Eve (I also think that the placing on Christmas Eve was deliberate, but that’s another matter.) “I use it only for you, Arthur. Only for you.” This creates a situation where co-dependency can flourish. Co-dependency can become dangerous for anyone, let alone an immortal wizard who cannot die. In the centuries after Arthur’s send- off to Avalon, Merlin spends them pining for him, because he’s always been told that his only purpose is to serve Arthur. To Merlin it must feel like the carpet has been pulled from underneath him, because for the first time in a very long time, Merlin has the possibility of choosing his own purpose without others choosing for him. Compound that with the fact that Merlin is now living in the modern (or at the very least, modern-ish) world, where nearly every tangible sign of Arthur’s existence has disappeared, he may very well be struggling to grasp modern concepts, all the while battling with these feelings for Arthur. Additionally, hammering home that Merlin’s only purpose is to protect Arthur, it is a possibility that Merlin might develop an obsession with him, as, for centuries, Merlin’s world has revolved around Arthur.
#bbc merlin#merthur#merlin#arthur#character development#psychology#codependency#pining#merlin waiting for arthur#Episode tag: 4x10#the herald of a new age#Episode tag: 5x13#The diamond of the day part 2#opinion#short essay#mental health#beauty and the beast#be our guest#song quotes#merlin meta#my first meta
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