seperis | May. 9th, 2009

Merlin recs! I know, such a shock.

The Route to Advancement by

magog_83 - this links to the fourth story, but the other three are linked at the top.

I love this story. Very few writers I've read can base an entire story around an OC and still make it so canon you really, seriously know you saw Percy in the eps. It's especially impressive because it's not only how Percy gets to know Arthur and Merlin and observes their adventures, but also brings a slightly different view of court and Camelot from the point of view of the average knight. I mean, this is fun. And Brutus the horse is awesome.

Ten Weeks by

shinetheway/

shinetheway, sequel to Truth Is a Whisper - I was like, ecstatic when

shinetheway sent me bits of this to read (she was out of the country and I am a clingy friend who goes into withdrawal when friends are gone; luckily, she worked out the best way to limit my whining "WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME ALONE TO DIE ALONE HERE ALOOOOOOOONE" and send porn. Genius.)

Not just porn, but a wonderful post-Truth Arthur in the weeks after, with a new relationship, a new reputation, and the sudden, dizzying changes of falling in love, losing your virginity, and maybe fighting a duel. And still utterly drugged with sex. I had a great time reading it, both for the hotness and for how well Shine nailed Arthur's confusion and lust and affection and utter bemusement at how quickly everything can change.

Truth North by

the_moonmoth, Merlin/Arthur, futurefic - the future is now. Or, Arthur's come back again and they go on a road trip. I love this. The perfect Merlin, the richness of shared history and shared memory, the wistful tone of helpless hope when Arthur's return is a harbringer of something going wrong in the world that his birth is forever designed to subvert, and the way that Merlin's lived this so many times and still wants it so badly and aches for the inevitable loss of this before it starts all over again.

This just broke me, in a good way. I like to think one day, they'll be allowed to rest together. But for now, they still have work to do.

( mild spoilers )

Quotes

If you don't send me feedback, I will sob uncontrollably for hours on end, until finally, in a fit of depression, I slash my wrists and bleed out on the bathroom floor. My death will be on your heads. Murderers
. -- Unknown, on feedback
BTS List
That's why he goes bad, you know -- all the good people hit him on the head or try to shoot him and constantly mistrust him, while there's this vast cohort of minions saying, We wouldn't hurt you, Lex, and we'll give you power and greatness and oh so much sex...
Wow. That was scary. Lex is like Jesus in the desert.
-- pricklyelf, on why Lex goes bad
LJ
Obi-Wan has a sort of desperate, pathetic patience in this movie. You can just see it in his eyes: "My padawan is a psychopath, and no one will believe me; I'm barely keeping him under control and expect to wake up any night now to find him standing over my bed with a knife!"
-- Teague, reviewing "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones"
LJ
Beth: god, why do i have so many beads?
Jenn: Because you are an addict.
Jenn: There are twelve step programs for this.
Beth: i dunno they'd work, might have to go straight for the electroshock.
Jenn: I'm not sure that helps with bead addiction.
Beth: i was thinking more to demagnitize my credit card.
-- hwmitzy and seperis, on bead addiction
AIM, 12/24/2003
I could rape a goat and it will DIE PRETTIER than they write.
-- anonymous, on terrible writing
AIM, 2/17/2004
In medical billing there is a diagnosis code for someone who commits suicide by sea anenemoe.
-- silverkyst, on wtf
AIM, 3/25/2004
Anonymous: sorry. i just wanted to tell you how much i liked you. i'd like to take this to a higher level if you're willing
Eleveninches: By higher level I hope you mean email.
-- eleveninches and anonymous, on things that are disturbing
LJ, 4/2/2004
silverkyst: I need to not be taking molecular genetics.
silverkyst: though, as a sidenote, I did learn how to eviscerate a fruit fly larvae by pulling it's mouth out by it's mouthparts today.
silverkyst: I'm just nowhere near competent in the subject material to be taking it.
Jenn: I'd like to thank you for that image.
-- silverkyst and seperis, on more wtf
AIM, 1/25/2005
You know, if obi-wan had just disciplined the boy *properly* we wouldn't be having these problems. Can't you just see yoda? "Take him in hand, you must. The true Force, you must show him."
-- Issaro, on spanking Anakin in his formative years
LJ, 3/15/2005
Aside from the fact that one person should never go near another with a penis, a bottle of body wash, and a hopeful expression...
-- Summerfling, on shower sex
LJ, 7/22/2005
It's weird, after you get used to the affection you get from a rabbit, it's like any other BDSM relationship. Only without the sex and hot chicks in leather corsets wielding floggers. You'll grow to like it.
-- revelininsanity, on my relationship with my rabbit
LJ, 2/7/2006
Smudged upon the near horizon, lapine shadows in the mist. Like a doomsday vision from Watership Down, the bunny intervention approaches.
-- cpt_untouchable, on my addition of The Fourth Bunny
LJ, 4/13/2006
Rule 3. Chemistry is kind of like bondage. Some people like it, some people like reading about or watching other people doing it, and a large number of people's reaction to actually doing the serious stuff is to recoil in horror.
-- deadlychameleon, on class
LJ, 9/1/2007
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Fan Fiction is John Cusack standing outside your house with a boombox.
-- JRDSkinner, on fanfiction
Twitter
I will unashamedly and unapologetically celebrate the joy and the warmth and the creativity of a community of people sharing something positive and beautiful and connective and if you don’t like it you are most welcome to very fuck off.
-- Michael Sheen, on Good Omens fanfic
Twitter, 6/19/2019
Adding for Mastodon.
-- Jenn, traceback
Fosstodon, 11/6/2022

May. 9th, 2009

my smug is a great and powerful smug

to pick you up, or love them more, or something

Profile

Links

Tags

Page Summary

Quotes

Credit