#sitting by the lake

[justaz]

arthur is immortal in the same way merlin is immortal, he can die but he bounces back after a while. merlin putting arthurs body on a boat and sending him out onto the lake but not burning him as he did to lancelot and freya. merlin disappearing off the face of the earth, unable to go back to camelot where every stone is carved with arthur's name, every room holds the faintest echo of his laughter, the shadows cast by the flickering flames of torches match each line and curve of arthur's body which merlin had memorized after years of dressing and undressing him, wandering and lingering hands that were just casual enough to pass off as platonic.

arthur crawling out of the lake the night after the morning merlin put him to rest, dazed, confused, and alive. arthur searches for merlin but can't find him. he's disappeared. gwen rules camelot as queen, she lifts the ban on magic, and rules fairly. arthur is content to leave his kingdom with her as he searches the land for merlin. he visits every place he and merlin every visited but he's nowhere to be found. time passes but arthur only grows more desperate. he's sure he's searched every inch of albion twice. no merlin.

enough time passes, everyone he's known has died and he looks exactly as he did when mordred drove his blade into his abdomen. arthur is forced to admit to himself that enough time has passed that merlin was bound to have died, leaving arthur all alone. immortal merlin is literally like chilling in ireland or some shit. but both immortal idiots are living in the same area and end up just missing each other. literally like end up holding the door to a coffee shop for one another but they don't meet each other's gazes bc they're busy mourning each other

[eigengrauone]

cube escape: paradox (2018)

[timetravellingtelepath]

Just a fun little chapter about Sy-on's jealousy arc (like we all thought would happen) but the real gold nugget is a piece of advice I've not heard before but I sure am gonna use.

If the source of jealousy is one's own lack of self-confidence, it can be a force that spurs you to be better.

I simply love that.

(Chapter thoughts in the tags)

[aurosoulart]

new WIP

[nostalgiaforinfinity]

nature is healing

[whalefill]

my story about a marine biologist who dies in the 70s .. some au stuff included in there too

[moodyseal]

have u ever drawn apollo with his kids?

Sort of! I've drawn Kayla and co. cutting Apollo's hair and that one scene from THO where they all talk about him while he """sleeps""" and made a bunch of little sketches with each of his kids that I don't think I've ever posted and I never will

But was it him as a god? With all of his kids? Gracie, Gerry and Yan included? Hmmm don't think so, let's fix that <3

Apollo's arms aren't long enough to hug them all at the same time but he tries

[parsleysaauce]

sam was the canary. he should’ve stayed above ground

[fungus-of-death]

Beautiful night to be a queer

[astraeajackson]

*apollo hosting an intimate heart-to-heart session with his demigod children*

the security guard, slightly unsettled: sir, i'm gonna have to see some identification

nico: i have a note from my doctor

nico: *slips him a rather crumpled piece of paper*

the security guard: *squints* xoxo... will

nico:

the security guard:

the security guard:

the security guard: seems legit come on in

[amiracleilluminated]

[kitkatstu-dies]

Back to school inspo ✨📚

[thosetrollkids]

and not the fun kind of souvenir!

little taste of some sphinx douxie lore as im working on character info more here and there for the monster kids au...

[quiirrel]

tumblr needs to stop putting ‘does ghost / hollow knight’s player character / the knight have feelings’ in my recommended and people need to stop asking it too. go back and play the game again. 8 years of this question! GO HOME!

[wishchip106]

I ACTUALLY NEED THIS GUY SO BAD IM SO SERIOUS

HE NEEDS TO BE THROWN AGAINST A WALL 😭😭😭🙏🙏

i’m debating whether to wait for my birthday or to just buy it now…

[notebookmusical]

books read in 2025 🤍

books read so far: 55 reading goal: 100

as always, askbox + dms are open if have any questions or would like to chat about books! you can find me on goodreads here, and on bookstagram here. 🤍

♡ indicates any new favorites; ⊹ indicates a reread.

january ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. writers & lovers by lily king 2. the art of memory collecting: 15 scrapbook, collage, trinket and zine projects for crafting treasured moments by martina calvi 3. tom lake by ann patchett (audiobook) ♡ 4. our town by thornton wilder ⊹ 5. beloved by toni morrisson 6. promise me sunshine by cara bastone (arc) ♡ 7. days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa & translated by eric ozawa ♡ 8. small things like these by claire keegan (audiobook) 9. beartown by fredrik backman ♡

february ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. the fellowship of the ring by j.r.r. tolkien (audiobook) 2. i'll pretend you're mine by tashie bhuiyan (arc) 3. sense and sensibility by jane austen ⊹ (audiobook) 4. the lonely city: adventures in the art of being alone by olivia laing (audiobook) 5. everything i learned, i learned in a chinese restaurant by curtis chin (audiobook) 6. tiny moons: a year of eating in shanghai by nina mingya powles 7. sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson (audiobook) ♡ 8. more days at the morisaki bookshop by satoshi yagisawa ♡ 9. mysteries of thorn manor by margaret rogerson

march ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. an enchantment of ravens by margaret rogerson (audiobook) 2. white ice: race and the making of atlanta hockey by thomas aiello 3. lost and lassoed by lyla sage 4. holy terrors by margaret owen (arc) 5. swift and saddled by lyla sage 6. circe by madeline miller (audiobook) 7. a dark and drowning tide by allison saft (audiobook) 8. intermezzo by sally rooney (audiobook) ⊹ 9. my side of the river by elizabeth camarillo gutierrez (audiobook) 10. four weekends and a funeral by ellie palmer ♡ 11. the bell jar by sylvia plath (audiobook) 12. the break-up pact by emma lord ♡ 13. love lettering by kate clayborn 14. the partner plot by kristina forest 15. the rom-commers by katherine center 16. emily wilde's compendium of lost tales by heather fawcett (audiobook) 17. dolls of our lives: why we can't quit american girl by mary mahoney & allison horrocks (audiobook)

april ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚

1. you between the lines by katie naymon 2. my not so perfect life by sophie kinsella 3. a quantum love story by mike chen (audiobook) 4. the siren of sussex by mimi matthews 5. the love wager by lynn painter (audiobook) 6. you belong with me by mhairi mcfarlane (audiobook) 7. puck and prejudice by lia riley 8. swept away by beth o'leary 9. great big beautiful life by emily henry (arc) 10. second first impressions by sally thorne (audiobook) 11. i who have never known men by jacqueline harpman ♡ 12. the belle of belgrave square by mimi matthews 13. the kiss countdown by etta easton 14. lovelight farms by b.k. borison 15. the wedding people by alison espach (audiobook) 16. the ex vows by jessica joyce ♡ 17. deep cuts by holly brickley 18. remember me? by sophie kinsella 19. here we go again by alison cochrun (audiobook) 20. the most wonderful crime of the year by ally carter (audiobook)