Title: Only thyme will tell
Author: hope / angstslashhope
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Wordcount: ~3,200
Rating: R
Pairing: Merlin/Percival
Notes: Originally posted anon on the kink meme. Thanks to eyebrowofdoom for the beta :)

Prompt/Summary: Prompted on kinkme_merlin: "Percival is a secret herbology fanatic and he and Merlin go pick herbs for Gaius. "

Crossposted on the Archive of Our Own.

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Title: As fey would have it
Author: hope / angstslashhope
Fandom: Merlin (BBC)
Wordcount: ~7,400
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Merlin/Gwaine (established), Merlin/Gwaine/Lancelot
Genre: PWP, threesome, sex pollen
Warning: dub-con of the fairies-made-them-do-it variety
Notes: Originally posted anon on the kink meme. Thanks to misswinterhill for beta help :)

Prompt/Summary: Prompted on kinkme_merlin: "Lancelot Is attracted to Merlin and Merlin is attracted to Gwaine who lusts openly after Merlin in return. All three get caught by some sort of fey folk and for "fun" they put Merlin under a spell that makes him horny as a cat in heat. He needs to be well fucked in order to break the spell...and while Gwaine is up to the task, it's more than one man's libido can handle. Good thing Lancelot is there."

Crossposted on the Archive of Our Own.

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You may or may not be aware that I've been reading Merlin fic pretty much constantly for about a year, now. I have a troublesome relationship with the show itself - it's so very pretty and cheesily written, and there are some characters I absolutely ADORE, but. BUT. There's also some stuff so problematic that it pains me deeply to watch. I dread every episode. But I can't stop watching, because I've grown quite fond of the fanon, and it doesn't entirely make sense out of context.

SO. Sigh. I had been getting inklings of fic ideas, and one that I really liked in particular - a Morgana story that was all twisty and clever and *fixing* all the things that shit me the most about the show.

But anyway. As usual, my grand intentions have been thwarted (though, hopefully not permanently - I really *do* want to write that Morgana story, quite a lot), because I have slipped and fallen into kinkme_merlin. And despite my best fixing-the-misogyny intentions, have naturally ended up writing MOAR SLASH.

(Not that there's anything wrong with slash. I'd just planned to get to it after I'd set my Morgana mind at rest.)

But anyway, it took me posting one story anon, and getting a few lovely comments of feedback, to be utterly hooked again. FEEDBACK, YOU GUYS, ISN'T IT GREAT? GIMME GIMME GIMME. And of course, writing is really damn fun and addictive too, especially when it just flows out, and when you can talk stories out with other people, procuring great glee.

And so I wrote two stories last week, and then finally just sat down and brainstormed all the other plots that I'd had lurking around (which turned out to be surprisingly developed, holy crap), and then grabbed all the kink meme prompts that sparked my fancy, and, well... I think I'll write them. WHY THE HELL NOT?

So here I am, about to start an epic ROMANCE story, of all things. I don't even know.


So, there's that. And now that that's out in the open: talk to me, Merlin peeps? The past couple of big fandoms I've had, I've had partners in crime to squee with and tell stories to, but I've been lurking in Merlin fic so long that suddenly I'M HERE and everyone else is kind of... over there.

( for the record: my leanings and preferences )

And, speaking of the kink meme; I'm fairly certain anyone familiar with my recent body of work (and propensity for puns) will be able to spot my work fairly easily, but I'll probably de-anon in the nearish future anyway, because I like to have everything I do archived in the same place. And also, I want to talk more to the people who like it and MAKE FRIENDS.

With that in mind, I'm also turning comments back on on Livejournal, as so much fannish communing happens t/here, and what with being fannish again I'll probably be making more public posts.

So, hi! *blinkblink*

Pairing: Pendragon/Merlin by Anon.

In which Arthur is a BNF and Merlin is his beta.

This story gave me SUCH A GINORMOUS HAPPY. (And meta fic usually gives me a ginormous embarrassment squick!) It really is more fandom fanfiction than Merlin fanfiction, and it's beautifully done. Being a BNF! Being a NNF! How emotionally invested in fandom you are, and how it makes you feel hopelessly in love! And all the lexicon, and the mediums, and... Everything!

I think it's kind of interesting that a story that's so quintessentially about fandom stars a couple of guys, but interesting a twisty meta kind of way.

ANYWAY. Read it!

Yesterday was wonderful - I spent pretty much the entire day in bed, reading. Though I feel between-fandoms right now, I have somehow suckered onto Merlin fic and have been consuming it voraciously. I think perhaps right now I need the emotional nutrition idfic can provide, and Merlin fic is the most nutritious of all - full of secrets, and misunderstandings, and magical powers, and big revelations. Good for button-hitting. And it's been long enough since I've watched it that the annoying stuff about the show isn't at the forefront of my mind.

So, the other awesome thing that's come of this is omg my iPad is SO GREAT. Finally, the power of ebooks is realised. I just opened up a million tabs, ebookified them and synced them to Bramley. Though it's a bit heavy and a bit bright, it's still miles easier to curl up in bed with than a laptop.

Here are my three favourite links right now:

A Merlin fic, which I stayed up way too late reading last night, and stayed in bed reading far too late this morning, and snuck in chapters at work far too much today: The Student Prince by FayJay.

Archive of Our Own now has a "download as epub (or other portable format)" feature. \o/

And for less friendly websites, Readability! (How did this slip below my radar before?)

Oh, and this is where I learnt how to convert ordinary webpages to epubs (on a Mac).

Episode 2.10 - Sweet Dreams. ( spoilers )

An amazing Merlin vid by kiki_miserychic to a cover of "Between the Bars".

Watch!

Here's a re-post of the results of my mathomy fic-writing on Monday. All Torchwood-related, some crossoveriness. Clearly I don't know how to write ficlets as one of these is nearly 2,000 bloody words long. Obv not beta read, just hammered out on the spot, so please excuse any errors.

ETA: the only spoilers are vague ones for Doctor Who season 3, otherwise you don't really have to know much about anything except Torchwood.

It was fabulous fun writing them all, though! Enjoy.


Prompt: Jack Harkness finds Excalibur! (derryderrydown) - 631 words
Read on hope.oscillating.net

Prompt: owen/donna, office au (irradiatedsoup) - 1,920 words
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Prompt: The Face of Boe. (greenapple) - 1,045 words
Read on hope.oscillating.net

Prompt: Jack and Ianto explore the tunnels and disused railway and discover pixies. (semplice) - 414 words
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Prompt: Cassie from Skins wanders into the Hub on a school trip. (karenhealey) - 609 words
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In other news, I can't decide whether I want to sticker and/or decal my MacBook or not.

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