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    Crimson in the Pines by

    Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

    13 Jan 2026

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    The Prince, despite his best efforts, could not stop his hand from shaking as he held his sword to Merlin’s- no, not Merlin’s- pulse. The boy tried to crawl backwards a bit, away from the sharp edge, but Arthur just moved forward with him. The sword trembled with adrenaline against the sorcerer’s pale skin.

    Arthur couldn’t help but notice the boy’s ruddy cheeks, bright red from the cold and exertion. The snow made light dance in his tear tracks. The neckerchief that Merlin commonly wore was discarded on the snow; It must have fallen during the fight. It left his smooth neck exposed to the cold, riddled with goosebumps, and unmarred save for the blood-soaked steel, pressing in on his pulse point. Arthur could not deny that the… thing wearing Merlin’s face was beautiful.

     

    Merlin is forced to reveal his powers during an attack. Chaos and angst ensue. I feel like most people give Arthur too much credit in magic reveals.

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    17 Jun 2026

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    The Sun Is Also A Star by ,

    Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

    27 Mar 2026

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    With King Uther’s health rapidly deteriorating, Arthur Pendragon must do what all kings before him have done: go on a quest to prove himself the next worthy leader of Camelot. But when his quest leads him to a mysterious tower with a rumored dark past, Arthur begins to question the things he’s been told.

    There are stories about what lurks in the tower outside of Gorra. Some say it is the wellspring of evil itself; the beating heart of all magic. Others claim to have glimpsed a twisted creature through its single dirty window. They say whatever lives there is cursed—trapped forever in a labyrinth of rooms, and if you go in, you don’t come out. Nobody ever comes out.

    Arthur is sure they’re all old wives’ tales. The building is clearly abandoned, after all. But as Arthur delves further into the tower’s past, nothing is quite as it seems. Is this place truly home to a monster, or is there something else afoot? And who is the mysterious man who wanders its halls?

    Inspired by art by count-pudding . A merthur-shaped mystery for BBC Merlin Reverse Big Bang.

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    12 May 2026

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    Double Negatives by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Superboy (Comics), Young Justice - All Media Types  

    03 Jan 2026

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    Tim tried not to let it bother him that he didn’t know who his teammates were, under their masks. He knew that was how it had to be. But they were still his best friends, and he didn’t know them. They didn’t know him.

    And, well. Them seeing him as strictly “Robin” made situations like this all the more difficult.

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    Tim's teammates don't know his secret identity -- which would be fine, except he keeps having chance encounters with Superboy. Navigating that, along with the fact that he maybe-just-a-little-bit is developing feelings for said best friend is… strenuous.

    Or or,
    Timkon 5+1 except it's the Miraculous love square

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    21 Apr 2026

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    Return Me Home by

    Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies)  

    24 Sep 2023

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    Aunt May is dead. One drunk driver and Peter Parker is officially alone in life.

    He's too numb to be anything other than resigned when he's placed in a Catholic Home for Boys. And he's not Catholic, but he's pretty sure the Fathers aren't supposed to be as cruel as the ones that run this home.

    It's in this hell that Peter befriends the other boys in the care, including one Harley Keener, a sarcastic southener who shares an affinity for science. And so it's not even Peter's fault that he starts to teach the other boys how to code. They asked him to. And so what if the first thing they do is hack into Tony Stark's website. They aren't going to change anything.

    Tony Stark is not a father. He never will be a father, and the sooner Pepper admits that the better they all will be.

    However on a search for a new design to highlight at one of his charity galas, he stumbles across this random kid's old science project. Some dorky teen named Peter Parker. So naturally he just wants to talk to the kid. That's it. Nothing more.

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    13 Apr 2026

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    Petey and Wade and other being punched in the face things by

    Fandom Deadpool - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types

    29 Sep 2019

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    Following Peter and Wade through their relationship and their absolute failure to communicate literally anything important to people who are not each other. I swear, these guys need to learn to use words.

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    10 Apr 2026