because these are amazing and i am trying to distract myself from my lack of Advil:

- Graduate Vulcan for Fun and Profit, by lazulisong: Reboot!gen, utterly glorious. seriously, i have been dying for genfic like this. &hearts

- you must remember this, by seperis: Merlin, NC-17, Arthur-centric mythology fusion. creepy and spectacular in all the best ways.

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[Note: Yes, I know this is coming rather belatedly, but it took me a while to get this down in a semi-coherent fashion. Also, GIANT MAJOR THANK-YOUS to the beta-team that got me through this monster; you know who you are, bbs. &hearts Mistakes/wording issues/lacks of clarification/whatnot are all mine.]

In response to the now-deleted Radio Times post, franticsga brings up some interesting points regarding the dynamics between fans and source-creators, and I do think that "why not?" is a valid question to ask. Stories matter- as yuki_onna says, stories, in fact, are life. It's perfectly reasonable and incredibly important to ask for more, better LGBTQ representation in the media. However, I believe that it's equally important to consider all of the ramifications of asking for specific pairings in specific contexts, and in the context of this show, I have serious issues with asking "why not [Merlin/Arthur]?"

As one might expect, many of these issues are bound up with Gwen. More specifically, though, it has to do with the fact that in the Beeb's particular shiny crack-van mixtape, she's ( OMG! A BLACK GIRL. )

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Just got back from Merlin meetup at the Cloisters RenFaire (epic picspam to come!), watched 2x03 (MY FLAIL CANNOT BE TEXTUALLY RENDERED RIGHT NOW OMG), and also devoured the following lovely fics:

- Ouchies first: A Failure of Propriety, by srin. Arthur, sad and feeling left out of the loop. (Post-2x03, but not particularly spoilery? Or at least, I didn't find it too spoilery, as I read it before I watched.)

- Then make it better: two kisslets from rosemaryandrue! (Both are in the same post.) Summer Kisses is a sweet/hilarious Merlin/Arthur futurefic, and A Lonely Impulse of Delight is a gorgeous Gwen/Morgana Spitfire AU. (PILOT!GIRLS, OMG! *___* &hearts &hearts &hearts)

I am now in the mood to write. Or read more fic. Anybody have recs today? :)

ETA: ALSO. BECAUSE I AM AN IDIOT AND FORGOT. MASTERLIST FOR THE M/A KISSING MEME. &hearts

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♥ Gwen/Morgana Kiss Meme ♥

Also, have some more OTP-meme responses!

unavee asked for Lions of Al-Rassan and Gravitation:

( Lions: )

( Gravitation: )

whymzycal asked for ( Antique Bakery: )

secretsolitaire asked me about ( Shadow of the Templar: )

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Coworker's played-list so far today has gone something like this: Lady Gaga --> Mary J. Blige --> Daughtry --> LOTR soundtrack (just another normal day in the lab...), therefore I give you meme responses. What? Randomness makes me think of random things.

OTP-meme answers so far:

heather11483 & eumelkeks asked for ( Merlin: )

such_heights and woldy asked for ( HP: )

ruffwriter asked for ( Havemercy-verse: )

moshesque asked for ( Saiyuki: )

I am totes willing to keep answering if you guys keep throwing fandoms at me! *g* I have LOTS of them. Also, have a rec! Via secretsolitaire: Between the Bars by hollycomb [Reboot; Sulu/Chekov; R]. IT IS GLORIOUS. GLORIOUS, I TELL YOU.

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SGH:SLDKFJ FINALLY, OMG. just two left, bbs!

title: the fair in the park by the sea in the dark
rating: pg
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 29. also, apologies for any discombobulated-ness! /o\ (i wasn't originally planning to do this one; it sort of snuck up on me!)

( Sirius bounces impatiently, craning his neck to watch the (agonizingly slow) progress of the queue. )

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V IMPORTANT PS:
1. bigbangblackout is UP AND RUNNING, BBS! &hearts come and get your dose of Sirius.
2. fortassetu is BACK, Merlin ladies: A Remedy to Cure Something That Wasn't Ill In the First Place. GO FORTH AND SHOWER HER WITH LOVE, for lo! YE OLDE SEX POLLEN: Camelot now has it. xD

i am going away to Maine this weekend & will not be back until Sunday night! therefore, lovelies, i leave you with some multifandom Remix recs- other than my remix, that is. :D (also i admit that i beta'd two of these, but i would have recced them even if i hadn't, so.) &hearts!

Wild Adapter:
- Inclination (Might Get What You Need Remix), by reddwarfer

Saiyuki:
- Mindful Suffering (Karma's Not Always a Bitch Remix), by inksheddings

Good Omens:
- Brightness (Extraordinary Holiday Remix), by ineffabilitea
- Fever Dreams (The Five Times Remix), by irisbleufic

Harry Potter:
- Dreams (The We're All a Little Canine Inside Remix), by escritoireazul
- Secrets and Lies (The Ignorance is Bliss Remix)
- Sailed on Shooting Stars (Three Weddings and a Funeral Remix), by woldy
- Drive Away the Dark of Doubt (The Song of Life Remix), by inksheddings
- Sacrifice (The Fifth Wheel Remix), by vr2lbast

HP/GO crossover:
- We Come and Go (The Angel in the Outfield Remix), by krabapple

Merlin:
- Fairytale Romance (The Happy Endings Remix), by aralias
- Free Range Subjects (The Scientific Method Remix), by suaine
- Hormones, Alcohol and Other Non-Magical Complications (The Twelve-Step Program Remix), by such_heights

Star Trek Reboot:
- Whore (Standard's Not My Native Tongue Megamix), by zvi
- Matched Set (The Clothes Make the Man Remix), by igrockspock

[Part 1]
[Part 2]

10. goofballs in love [BBC Merlin; vague Merlin/Arthur; G] for crooked
( Thirty minutes later, watching Merlin flail happily through the underbrush at the edge of the woods, he decides to try again. )


11. Miranda [Guy Gavriel Kay- The Lions of Al-Rassan; Miranda meets Rodrigo; G] for avendya
( The first time Miranda meets Rodrigo Belmonte, she's practicing archery in her father's courtyard. )


12. resistance is futile [Kyou Kara Maou; Conrad/Yuuri; G] for moshesque
( Resistance has always been futile when it comes to Yuuri. )


13. wee!Devin [Guy Gavriel Kay- Tigana; G] for riverlight
( The farmers in Asoli sing many songs- songs of the seasons, songs of the harvest, songs of the Triad. )


14. Morgana & Merlin [BBC Merlin; Merlin/Arthur implied; G] for ruffwriter
( Morgana's walking back from dinner with Uther when she encounters Merlin on the stairs, his arms full of Arthur's bedsheets. )

[Part 1]

05. Shrieking Shack, the morning after [HP; Remus/Sirius; G/PG] for secretsolitaire
( Remus wakes curled around a soft black warmth, fingers tangled in the dusty sheets. )


06. clearly (not) the brains in this relationship [BBC Merlin; Arthur finds out that Merlin is actually smarter than he is; G] for archaeologist_d
( Sitting in council at his father's side, Arthur thinks that he may have underestimated his manservant. )


07. 21st century Merlin [BBC Merlin; Merlin & Arthur; G] for tacitus_3
( Centuries later, Merlin's stopped looking. )


08. ducks and margaritas [Good Omens; Aziraphale/Crowley, on holiday; PG] for vanishing_cake
( This wasn't what I was thinking of when I said 'holiday.' )


09. creme de cassis [Antique Bakery; Tachibana's latest girlcrush; G] for karanguni
( Tachibana's customer service manner is dialed all the way up, which is never a good sign when he's talking to attractive women. )

[Part 3]

Since I'm not entirely finished writing yet, and twelve-plus ficbits are a bit too much to fit into a single post, here are the first few from the drabble free-for-all. :D Now edited for ratings (and better punctuation/grammar/etc.)!

01. stars [His Dark Materials; Lyra & Pan; G] for woldy
( Lyra sprawls on her back on the College roof, Pantalaimon a warm stripe across her chest. )


02. gratuitous armor fitting [BBC Merlin; Merlin/Arthur before a battle; PG-13] for slightlytookish
( Merlin frowns, smoothing his hands over Arthur's chain mail to press the kinks out. )


03. Morgana & Gwen (or Morgana/Gwen) [BBC Merlin; G] for such_heights
( What would you do, if you could do anything in the world? )


04. fluff [BBC Merlin; Merlin & Arthur; PG] for leandergasped
( Arthur's on his way back from the practice yard when he sees Merlin, apparently leaving the stocks. )

[Part 2]
[Part 3]

So, um. I may have neglected to mention that we had a very mini Merlin meet-up in Central Park today (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH MINI-MERLIN, MIND YOU!). More on that later! But before I run off to the BASEMENT BHANGRA BIRTHDAY PARTY OF AWESOME AWESOMENESS, HAVE OUR MADLIBS OF DOOM:

( 1. Physics!crack )

( 2. Linux!crack )

( 3. Hamlet!crack )

( 4. Beatles!crack (originally Eleanor Rigby) )

Title: have we sojourned here on earth
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: PG
Pairing: Morgana/Gwen, background Merlin/Arthur
Summary: Arthur may be king, but Morgana is running out of time.
Notes: Written for the merlin_ficathon prompt Morgana/Gwen, "As the flowers wither, I shall go." Title is borrowed from an Aztec Flower Song. A big thank you goes to wanderlight and such_heights for looking this over! &hearts

( Her days here are numbered, grains of sand trickling relentlessly down through the hourglass in the back of her mind. )

Title: the air that inhabits
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Summary: For cherrybina, who requested sleepy boys, preferably post-shag. &hearts! Title borrowed from Margaret Atwood's Variations on the Word Sleep.

( Merlin wakes sticky with the sun in his eyes, a warm weight across his belly. )

Title: sans répit, jour et nuit
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Summary: It's perhaps a bit too early to bring up the prospect of marriage negotiations.

( Arthur’s back was straight and rigid, even beneath the cloak. )

Title: look for me under your boot-soles
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: G/PG
Pairing: Merlin/Arthur
Summary: A thousand years later, Arthur finds Merlin again.
Notes: For such_heights- remember that made-by-me meme from yonks ago? Yeah, this one's yours. &hearts Much of this fic is owed to my midnight lover* Google- OHAI, pretty pictures that don't belong to me!- and the rest to Wikipedia. Any errors can be attributed to me and my relative laziness in fact-checking. Also, title & excerpts are borrowed from Walt Whitman's Song of Myself.

*Bonus points for those of you who get this reference! ;)

( Arthur wouldn't have a problem with this were it not for the unfortunate fact that their last name is Pendragon, which seems to have given Uther certain delusions of Ye Olde Family Grandeur. )

....... okay, so I CAVED and cut my original story to itty bitty pieces, to be (mostly) rewritten. More to come later!

Title: praeludium
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: G
Characters/Pairing: Merlin/Arthur (pre-slash)
Summary: Guitar-boy!Merlin AU, first meetings.

( Arthur waits impatiently for the subway, the sticky remnants of sweat prickling damp and not-quite-cool on his skin. )

because apparently, my brain isn't done spitting out random (pre-slash) bits & bats in lieu of Actual Story. double-drabble plus one.

Title: vegetable matters
Rating: G
( He's an idiot. )

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Title: once and future
Rating: G
( once and future )

Title: so quite new
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: fandom G. ;)
Characters/pairing: Merlin/Arthur pre-slash, canonical Merlin/Gwen
Summary: Brief tag-thing to 1x04, in lieu of the more-coherent storyline that I was meaning to write. Oops? Title borrowed from e.e. cummings.

( Arthur arrives at Gaius's chambers just as Gwen presses a kiss to Merlin's startled mouth. )

-- AND, the optional semi-epilogue-ish bit that I couldn't resist:

( introducing our favorite headgear... )