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Favourites Friday (Mar 2024) – Self-Rec Round: Magic Reveal

TML Favourites Friday round-up! March 2024 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: Magic Reveal!

All You Need is Faith and Trust by Linorien G, 13k, Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Gen Canon Divergence AU, God!Merlin

There is somthing about you by cynthia1314 G, 2.2k, Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Gen Canon Divergence AU

Class Wars 2: this time it's personal by ravenwilds  E, 3,8K, Merlin/Arthur  Modern Era, Boarding school AU

A Non-Believer’s Guide to Magic by Sage_Owl T, 6.6k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Modern with Magic AU, circus AU

You lied to me by GuiltyScarl3t T, 2.0k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon,  Canon era, Emotional hurt/comfort

Truth in Light by Skydragon05 G, 0.9k, Lancelot & Merlin Canon era, friendship

Why Merlin Doesn't Want To Swim by Excited_Insomniac M, 5.8k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon Divergence AU

Friendless monster by Brechtjeeatscheese T, 4.9k, Gwen/Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon era, miscommunications

Lines On A Map by MerlinLikeTheBird G, 6.3k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Getting together

say you'll still be by my side by Imagined T, 28k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon era, misunderstandings

throne of lies by liviapeleia T, 0.5k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Angst, Ambiguous/Open Ending

What matters is what you make of it by Zaharya, art by rhiadan T, 11k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon era, BAMF Merlin

the motivations of a friend by sleepygecko T, 1.4k, Merlin & Arthur Pendragon, Gen Canon Era, Aftermath of magic reveal

Waiting for a Better Time by elirwen G, 1.6k, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Canon Divergence AU

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. Thank you to @ravenwilds for helping me out with this round-up, and to Chel for writing a whole-ass bot to make it easier!

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Spun Like Gold for a Name

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2mIrThr

by AnachronisticVerbage

Merlin & steadily growing co subvert tyrannical regimes by smuggling magic users out of Camelot.

Updates will be sporadic, to be generous.

Words: 483, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Merlin (TV)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Gwaine (Merlin), Lancelot (Merlin), Morgana (Merlin), Uther Pendragon (Merlin), Will (Merlin)

Relationships: Merlin & Mordred (Merlin), Merlin & Morgana (Merlin), Gwaine & Merlin (Merlin), Merlin & Will (Merlin), Gwen & Morgana (Merlin), Lancelot & Merlin (Merlin), a plethora of other friendships

Additional Tags: Rebellion, Lunchtime resistance, Magic Revealed, BAMF everyone, overthrowing tyrannical regimes, Fix-It of Sorts, Operation self respect over loyalty, People are disturbing when they hate things

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2mIrThr

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TML Favourites Friday – Round-up Masterlist 1

A masterlist for the TML Favourites Friday round-up posts! [Sorted oldest to newest; 2022–2023]

[This list is updated as continuously as possible; if you find that it is lagging several weeks behind, feel free to poke us via an ask or a message.]

July 2022

Theme 1: All Time Favourite Merlin Fic Theme 2: Druids Theme 3: Court Sorcerer Merlin Theme 4: Noble Merlin Self-Rec Round: Canon AU

August 2022

Theme 1: BAMF Merlin and/or Arthur Theme 2: BAMF Gwen and/or Morgana Theme 3: BAMF Knights of the Round Table Self-Rec Round: Action Scenes

September 2022

Theme 1: Taverns and Feasts Theme 2: Quests and Missions Theme 3: Dragons Theme 4: Outsider POV Self-Rec Round: Original Character(s) | Favourite OC

October 2022

Theme 1: Rated G Theme 2: Rated T Theme 3: Rated M Self-Rec Round: Fics that deserved more love/attention

November 2022

Theme 1: Rated E Theme 2: Arranged Marriage Theme 3: First Date Self-Rec Round: Getting Together

December 2022

Theme 1: Angst Theme 2: Humour Theme 3: Hurt/Comfort Theme 4: Fluff Self-Rec Round: Favourite Ending

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January 2023

Theme 1: up to 10k Theme 2: 10 to 25k Theme 3: 25 to 50k Self-Rec Round: Shortest Fave

February 2023

Theme 1: 50 to 100k Theme 2: over 100k Theme 3: Valentine's Day Self-Rec Round: Merlin Bingo Fills

March 2023

Theme 1: Spymaster Merlin Theme 2: Pre-Camelot / Pre-Merlin's Arrival Theme 3: Memories Theme 4: Arthur Returns Self-Rec Round: Oldest Favourite

April 2023

Theme 1: High School / College AU Theme 2: Roommate AU Theme 3: Sports / Olympics AU Self-Rec Round: Favourite Modern AU

May 2023

Theme 1: Gen Fics Theme 2: Roundtable BFFs Theme 3: Magic BFFs Self-Rec Round: Favourite Friendship(s)

June 2023

Theme 1: Enemies to Lovers Theme 2: Friends to Lovers Theme 3: Slow Burn Theme 4: Fake Dating Self-Rec Round: Pride

July 2023

Theme 1: All-Time Favourite Theme 2: Soulmates Theme 3: Established Relationship Self-Rec Round: Favourite WIP

August 2023

Theme 1: Love Spells/Potions Theme 2: Curses / Enchantments Theme 3: Creature Fics Self-Rec Round: Drama Scenes

September 2023

Theme 1: Omegaverse Theme 2: Fairytale AU Theme 3: Sci-Fi AU Theme 4: Modern with Magic AU Self-Rec Round: World Building

October 2023

Theme 1: Ghosts Theme 2: Fae Theme 3: Horror Self-Rec Round: Whump

November 2023

Theme 1: Queer Themes Theme 2: Disability/Neurodiversity Theme 3: Mental Health Self-Rec Round: "We're Projecting, Babes"

December 2023

Theme 1: Kid Fic Theme 2: Sibling Relationships Theme 3: Reunions Theme 4: Holiday Fic Self-Rec Round: Family Dynamics Bonus Round: Favourite of 2023

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A masterlist of the round-ups from 2024 and onward can be found here.

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; actually pick a favourite!

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)

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

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.

Since I am running FF alone, it is not always possible for me to have the round-up list up immediately – please be patient.

The weekly round-up is not a guarantee! Again, 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.

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Favourites Friday (Aug 2022) – BAMF characters: Merlin and/or Arthur

TML Favourites Friday round-up! August 2022

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 week 1: BAMF Merlin and/or Arthur!

For Want of a Nail by 0hHeyThereBigBadWolf T, 235k, Merlin/Arthur Canon AU; Merlin grows up as Leon's brother

Throw Me in the Water by kaneshon T, 23k, Merlin/Arthur Modern Sports AU

Bought and Sold by PeaceHeather T, 103k, Gen Canon Era

Dying to Return by StormDancer T, 20k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era

Come Alive by kianspo E, 60k, Merlin/Arthur Modern AU

Born of Magic by KingPrat T, 77k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era

Evil Overlord, Inc. by Footloose + art by mushroomtale M, 138k, Merlin/Arthur Modern with Magic AU

Real Men Don't Wear Girdles by HalfFizzbin T, 13k, Gwaine/Merlin Canon AU; Arthurian mythology

Loaded March (series) by Footloose G–E, 1.26M, Merlin/Arthur Military AU

What I'd Have Done by Flight_of_Fantasy G, 119k, Gen Canon Era

They call him Emrys by quothme M, 78k, Merlin/Arthur Canon Era

Charting Stars On A Stained Glass Ceiling by mornmeril E, 80k, Merlin/Arthur Modern with Magic AU

it goes to show you never can tell by eat_crow T, 5.5k, Merlin/Arthur Superhero AU

i like my body when it is with your body by greenforsnow E, 30k, Merlin/Arthur Modern with Magic AU

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.

Since I (Zaharya) am running FF alone, it is not always possible for me to have the round-up list up immediately – please be patient.

The weekly round-up is not a guarantee! Again, 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.

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Favourites Friday (Aug 2022) – BAMF characters: Knights of the Round Table

TML Favourites Friday round-up! August 2022

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 week 3: BAMF Knights of the Round Table!

I Also Have Magic by OwlsWithFins T, 3.2k, Gen / Lancelot/Merlin Canon Era

Let's be Sinners to be Saints by TheNavigator T, 2.8k, Gwaine/Lancelot/Merlin Canon Era

A Study In Chivalry by @tymedfire T (?), ?, Gen Canon Era

The Five Kingdoms by winterhill E, 81k, Gwaine/Merlin Canon Era / Canon AU

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.

Since I (Zaharya) am running FF alone, it is not always possible for me to have the round-up list up immediately – please be patient.

The weekly round-up is not a guarantee! Again, 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.

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Favourites Friday (Aug 2022) – BAMF characters: Gwen and/or Morgana

TML Favourites Friday round-up! August 2022

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 week 2: BAMF Gwen and/or Morgana!

Hot and Cold Makes Perfect by TyalanganD T, 2.7k, Gen (Merlin/Arthur) Modern with Magic AU

My Golden Crown of Sorrow, My Bloody Sword to Swing by queerofthedagger T, 2.5k, Gwen/Morgana Canon Era

Homecoming by Elveatas (Ricecake) E, 1.6k, Merlin/Morgana Historical AU

Greater Love Hath No Man by N16 T, 8.2k, 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.

Since I (Zaharya) am running FF alone, it is not always possible for me to have the round-up list up immediately – please be patient.

The weekly round-up is not a guarantee! Again, 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.