i love this guy

in which stephanie experiences an extremely normal and not at all unhealthy amount of crippling emotions

merlin | merthur | brolin | les miserables | the hunger games | sherlock | how I met your mother | parks and recreation | arrested development | doctor who | community | the pillars of the earth

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barbitone: masterbasterd: Merlin AU: Where Arthur is a businessman who ends up stuck in the cheerful seaside town of Ealdor when his car breaks down on the way home from a conference. Here he meets Merlin, a young man working in his uncle’s sweet shop on the pier who loves his job, but after a lifetime of wistfully listening in on tourist chatter he secretly dreams of travelling to foreign lands and seeing the world for himself. Despite getting off to an awkward start, the pair grow to enjoy each other’s company with Merlin looking forward to hearing Arthurs stories of past business trips, and Arthur finding himself charmed by the quaint town he initially resented while he waits for his car to be repaired so he can continue his journey home. However after a week of trading insults over pints in the pub garden, morning walks along the beach and Merlin daring Arthur to taste test potential new flavours of rock candy for the shop, Arthur starts dreading his return to the busy city and his bleak office, while Merlin, inspired by Arthur’s work-related globetrotting adventures, seriously considers actually leaving Ealdor for the first time in his life and seeing the world for himself. inspired by [x] [x] [x] super mega thank you rose for your much appreciated assistance with this, get well soon girl! Small Town Mechanics by fuzzytomato Summary: And that’s how he ended up here. Emotionally and physically fatigued, and being driven down the main street of the smallest town he’d ever seen (having just gone through the town’s stoplight) with his companion prattling on about anything and everything, stopping every so often so he could yell out the window at random people. note: not 100% like the AU photoset (obviously) but very similar and an absolutely wonderful read! 

barbitone:

masterbasterd:

Merlin AU: Where Arthur is a businessman who ends up stuck in the cheerful seaside town of Ealdor when his car breaks down on the way home from a conference. Here he meets Merlin, a young man working in his uncle’s sweet shop on the pier who loves his job, but after a lifetime of wistfully listening in on tourist chatter he secretly dreams of travelling to foreign lands and seeing the world for himself. Despite getting off to an awkward start, the pair grow to enjoy each other’s company with Merlin looking forward to hearing Arthurs stories of past business trips, and Arthur finding himself charmed by the quaint town he initially resented while he waits for his car to be repaired so he can continue his journey home.

However after a week of trading insults over pints in the pub garden, morning walks along the beach and Merlin daring Arthur to taste test potential new flavours of rock candy for the shop, Arthur starts dreading his return to the busy city and his bleak office, while Merlin, inspired by Arthur’s work-related globetrotting adventures, seriously considers actually leaving Ealdor for the first time in his life and seeing the world for himself.

inspired by [x] [x] [x]
super mega thank you rose for your much appreciated assistance with this, get well soon girl!

Small Town Mechanics by fuzzytomato

Summary: And that’s how he ended up here. Emotionally and physically fatigued, and being driven down the main street of the smallest town he’d ever seen (having just gone through the town’s stoplight) with his companion prattling on about anything and everything, stopping every so often so he could yell out the window at random people.

note: not 100% like the AU photoset (obviously) but very similar and an absolutely wonderful read! 



frellingaround submitted: 

A fic in which canon Merlin meets modern-day Arthur: Deja Vu by oflittleuse.  Merlin accidentally time-travels, Arthur hits Merlin with his car, Merlin gets amnesia.  Really great fic.

OMG THIS SOUNDS REALLY GOOD EEP



It was early in the morning, well, too early for Bradley but he heard the unmistakable sounds of Colin in the shower. Bradley smiled, he couldn’t resist starting his day with a little fun with his boyfriend. ‘Cols?’ Bradley stepped gingerly into the bathroom and waited for a response, ‘Morning Bradley,’ he could practically /hear/ Colin’s smirk, ‘come to join me have you?’ Bradley stepped into the tub quickly and hugged Colin from behind, kissing his neck. 

‘Hey you,’ he murmured and pulled back slightly so Colin could shift round in his arms. Bradley let out an unexpected belt of laughter as Colin’s hair was stuck to his forehead and falling way past his eyes, ‘Awww Colin you look ridiculous!’ Colin looked confused and hurt for a second before Bradley pushed the hair up and off his face and grinned, Colin now grinning back, ‘Sorry, I know you don’t like it so long.’ ‘No it’s ok, I’ll improve it.’

Bradley grabbed a bottle of shampoo and began attacking Colin’s hair with it. Colin ducked slightly and closed his eyes, allowing Bradley better access but started laughing at the image of themselves. ‘Ok,’ Bradley finally said, finishing his work with an artful twist of Colin’s fringe and laughing through his words, ‘Now you look perfect.’ ‘I thought I always looked perfect?’ Colin retorted, raising his eyebrows. ‘True,’ Bradley said, resting his hands on Colin’s shoulders and kissing him thoroughly.

x-x-x - made rebloggable by request



mellowmorgan: I did this art for a fic I wrote. You can read it here.

mellowmorgan:

I did this art for a fic I wrote. You can read it here.



quickfic | grantaire and enjolras as merlin and arthur.  

californiajones submitted: 

(movie!verse. spoilers.)

They remember in their last moments, as Grantaire is shoved into the upstairs room and looks up at Enjolras.

The open window casts light into the room, and Enjolras glows.

Grantaire feels his knees start to tremble with the influx of memories - but it isn’t overwhelming. They’re just there, like the desire for this revolution and the passion for his fellow friends. It burns low in his stomach like the feeling of alcohol in his throat, and he exhales shakily. 

Fear courses through his veins, adrenaline running high, but their resolve is steadfast. The red flag in Enjolras’ hand makes Grantaire’s heart beat quicker, makes it pound in his chest. Guns are pointed at them, but the moments in which he walks towards him are the slowest Grantaire’s ever felt. 

The guns pointed at them are irrelevant in this moment, he understands, as he catches Enjolras’ eyes. He steps ever closer, caught between this image and what Enjolras used to be - and he finds it brilliant and frightening all the same that he’s in love with him no matter how he looks or becomes.

Grantaire brushes his hand forward, his fingertips ghosting against Enjolras’. Enjolras has not stopped looking his way, past curly hair and blood still wet on his face. Grantaire tilts his head once, and Enjolras gives the slightest of nods, an acknowledgement that he is not alone in this.

Until the earth is free? He asks, silent, because these are their last breaths. Arthur reaches out and curls the edges of their fingers together, giving him a brief smile before looking at the soldiers, unafraid.

Until the earth is free.   

Merlin lets himself drink in the sight of Arthur in a new way, and then he also looks their death in the face. Their fingers are laced together for one short, beautiful moment -

and then the gunfire shatters it. 



merthurcanon:

Inspired by this fic, which has either just changed my life or ruined it. I still haven’t decided.





professortennant:

Part 2 of my fics based on Stephanie’s Merthur playlist (ps its her birthday so go say something awesome to her). First part is here and this will get long so I’ll eventually come up with a tag y’all can track to keep up with it. Today’s song is The Afters’ The Way You Are. Merthur, fluff, teeny tiny but smutty but nothing graphic. The upbeat tone of the song kinda spurred the idea of a frenzied attempt on Arthur’s behalf to get Merlin to understand how he feels about him.

It’s like the sun swallowed up by the earth
Like atomics bombs in reverse
As if a glass could contain the sea
That’s the way You are in me
That’s the way You are

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I'm Yours and That's It (Forever); merlin/arthur 

forallmyheart:

For Stephanie, who was born nineteen years ago today. 

Slowly but surely, he is regaining what he once lost. And he’s not just talking about his looks. He feels hopeful, again.



iamsleeping:

As you all know, today Stephanie turned nineteen. This is a fuzzy little I-don’t-even-know-what Merlin/Arthur ficlet set during the snow days we had in Britain earlier this month - dedicated to the lovely lady herself, since if it wasn’t for her having a birthday then I would probably never have got off my arse and written it.

I hope you had a great day, sweetie. Enjoy your 2k of fluff.

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professortennant:

Part 1 of my super long Merthur fic project. The plan is to write a fic for every song in Stephanie’s Merthur playlist (170+ songs and counting). Here’s number one: Adele’s Someone Like You, Merthur, Angst, Canon AU

I heard that you settled down
That you found a girl and you’re
married now.

You know how the time flies
Only yesterday was the time of our lives
We were born and raised in a summer haze
Bound by the surprise of our glory days
I hate to turn up out of the blue, uninvited
But I couldn’t stay away, I couldn’t fight it
I hoped you’d see my face and be reminded
That for me it isn’t over.

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tags: #BROLIN #FIC #NTAS

slythermint:

JUST SOME NTAs BROLIN STUFF BECAUSE THE STREAM ISN’T WORKING

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OH MY GOD I’M FUCKING SHRIEKING THIS IS THE MOST PERFECT THING I HAVE EVER READ



Arthur’s Journal 

waywardwhatson:

There is a boy I know.

A beautiful boy.

He is pale and his eyes are blue.

I love his eyes because

when he looks at you, you can’t help but think

that he has a way of speaking without his voice,

and the slightest quirk of his mouth makes you want to hear whatever he has to say.

His eyes speaks the tales of a hundred worlds

and a million lives.

I think he is old

this boy.

Sometimes he tells about the adventures he’s never been on and the roads he’s yet to walk,

you wish you could have been there.

When he talks about the things he loves, I swear his eyes flash golden

I mean to tell him that but his lips leave me breathless.

I wish I could see the world the way he does

with his magic golden eyes.

But I am content with this as long as I can sit with him

and hear about journeys in a faraway land that never was.

I am in love with a boy

who is in love with the world.



Anonymous asked: "(1) When Percival stumbles onto the banks of Avalon, Morgana's body is lying on the ground, her haunting eyes staring up into the sky, sightless. Percival walks around her crumpled body, towards the water, towards Merlin. The servant stands in the shallows of the water, staring off into the distance. The ripples of water lap at Merlin's legs, whispering quietly to him as its many colours- gold, blue, red, white- shimmer in the setting suns light. Cautiously, the knight moves forward."

Before he can call out, Merlin turns to him. His eyes are as blue as Percival remembers, but they’re empty, cold, lifeless. He looks broken and lost. Merlin seems to have aged years since the knight had last seen him. “Merlin…?” Percival asks quietly. “Arthur’s gone.” As Merlin replies, he closes his eyes and turns away. Percival bows his head in silence. “Long live the Once and Future King,” Merlin murmurs. Percival doesn’t answer.  

Merlin continues, “The battle is won, but Camelot has lost.” Percival swallows against the lump in his throat. Camelot lost many in the battle. Percival’s seen the bodies, he’d once known the faces, the men. The guard who stood on night watch with him. The old knight who’d been the first of Camelot’s men to welcome Percival. The solider who’d once stopped Gwaine from attacking a barkeep. Gwaine. Gwaine is gone, too.  
Percival blinks against the growing sting of tears. He knows Merlin and Gwaine were close and Merlin deserves to know but after Arthur… “Gwaine’s dead,” his voice betrays him with a croak. Merlin simply nods and looks over his shoulder at Percival, tears in his eyes. “I know. I felt it.” Percival frowns but doesn’t ask. He’s not sure he wants to know.
“It was strange, at first. When it happened, the earth seemed to shake with small tremors, and the birds stopped singing, if only for a moment. Everything dimmed, my vision went black and white, and I just knew. It happened when Elyan died, too. And Lancelot… And Arthur.” Merlin sighs and Percival doesn’t think Merlin is talking to him any more.
“I think it’s magic, from the Round Table, perhaps, or maybe it’s just me. Kilgarrah might know…” He trails off slowly, his voice nothing more than a mumbling whisper, talking of magic and dragons and destiny. If he’d been a stranger, Percival would have thought him a madman.
“Will you come back to Camelot?” He asks instead, and Merlin seems to snap out of his rambling. He stops and after a moment, he shakes his head. “No.” He crouches and brushes his fingers over the waters golden surface, as though caressing a lover’s cheek. “I am needed elsewhere.”
“Where will you go?” Merlin cups his hand in the water and lifts it up, watching as the droplets run between his fingers and splash against the water, breaking the smooth surface, shattering it like glass. “I’ll go wherever I’m needed.” He says and Percival nods slowly. “What do I tell the Queen and Gaius? What do I tell Camelot’s people?” Merlin’s shoulders stiffen and his voice is tired, yet strong, “Tell them their King is dead.”
Merlin stares down at the water, whispers something so faint Percival can’t hear, but from the small smile on Merlin’s lips, he knows the words are fond and affectionate. Then he stands and slowly walks from the water. “Tell them the Once and Future King rests in the waters of Avalon and his Sorcerer watches over him. Protecting him, like he always does.”

oh



californiajones:

brolininthetardis:

can i please have a pirate!merthur au where arthur is the captain of a ship and has one of those like enchanted compasses that always points you towards ~wherever you want to go~ and then it turns out that the compass leads arthur straight to a boy he’s never met before named merlin

He pries the compass from the gnarled fingers of one dying sailor with a dry cackle that sends shivers up Arthur’s spine.

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