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“Fire Lord Zuko,” Uncle starts, and Zuko recoils from the formal address. It feels different than it used to when he was banished and Uncle would make a point of addressing him as Prince Zuko. Once upon a time it had made him think of his mother’s parting words, "Never forget who you are," but he does not feel like a Fire Lord at all despite the crown he now wears. He feels so much like he did back when he was thirteen, the stinging pain of a fresh burn scar nagging at him as he tries to project confidence about the impossible quest before him.
AKA: Zuko's side of the Katara Alone timeline.
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28 Mar 2024
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and you feel your heart (taking root in your body) by raisindeatre
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender
27 Jan 2017
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"No one is now what they were before the war." - Catherynne Valente
After everything - the comet, the war, the coronation - Katara tries to find the road back to herself. Somewhere along the way, she also finds the road to Zuko.
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14 Mar 2024
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One December Night by artsyunderstudy
Fandoms: Carry On | Simon Snow Series - Rainbow Rowell
01 Jan 2024
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It's been ten years since Simon last saw Baz. Ten long years and the memory of that meeting still looms large in his life, fills him with regret he can't seem to come to terms with. The night before Christmas Eve brings him to a familiar pub, and a familiar face, and it turns out that getting a second chance to say the things he always wanted to is more possible than he thought.
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01 Jan 2024
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Arthur Pendragon, Crown Prince of Camelot, must marry. King Uther expects him to choose a high-ranking noble, preferably a lady, from amongst the Camelot ton. But as fate would have it, the Prince finds himself drawn to Mr Merlin Emrys, an obscure gentleman from the countryside. Merlin, impoverished and desperate to save his family from complete ruin, must marry, too. Feelings are secondary, for the match must be an advantageous one. Soon, both Arthur and Merlin are caught between the pressure of expectations and what their hearts truly desire…
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- Part 1 of This Remarkable Season (ACBB 2023)
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10 Nov 2023
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King Arthur sets out to keep his promise to the spirit of the Druid boy by repealing his father's ban on magic. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, for reasons including but not limited to the following:
(1) He can't change the law until he understands magic better, but no sorcerer is willing to explain magic to him until he changes the law;
(2) The sorcerers all have some strange obsession with Merlin, which is awakening all sorts of feelings in Arthur that he really doesn't fancy examining too closely;
(3) He is starting to feel like the butt of some Druid-population-wide inside joke involving the mysterious phenomenon called Emrys; and
(4) Oh yeah, Morgana is still trying to kill him.
Thus he embarks on a journey of discovery, diplomacy, accountability, and self-improvement, and maybe even falls in love along the way.
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17 Sep 2023
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*Secrets* are a castle's currency.
Or, Merlin joins the Camelot sewing circle.
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16 Sep 2023
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Arthur belongs to Camelot and has done since birth. Its people, and the impending threat of war, are his primary concern.
But then there's Merlin, his court mage, his consort, his one weakness.
When Arthur has some armour made for Merlin, to protect them both, Merlin returns his gesture with what Arthur really needs.
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14 Feb 2023
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“Don’t name him,” Arthur says, though not unkindly. He’s trying to spare future pain, but it’s far too late; Merlin is already in love.
“Yes, my lord,” Merlin lies, as always.It is a long night, and he sleeps in tiny fits on the floor. His bed, the warmest place in his little room, clear of the chill stone of the keep, has been completely taken over. Bits of milk are fed to the puppy with a clean rag, taking ages to get even a sip in the fussy thing. “You really are just like Arthur, you know,” he says to the dog. “You need such an awful lot of attention.”
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13 Feb 2023
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Uther has been dead for a few weeks, and things have been going a little too well in his absence. When he comes back as a spirit hellbent on returning Camelot to the way it was during HIS reign, Arthur (understandably) has a few problems with that. To make matters worse, the only other person who can see Uther is Merlin, a telltale sign of his magic. Amidst guilt, secrecy, and threats against everyone he holds dear by the very person he's been grieving; Arthur must decide where his loyalties truly lie.
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17 Jan 2023
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Written after Series 2 for the KMM prompt: Merlin goes to retrieve his father's body and take it to Ealdor for a proper funeral. Arthur tails him.
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11 Jan 2023
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“If Arthur, maker of knights, can train a lowborn man to your satisfaction and prove we can strengthen our defenses from among our own, you will release me from this marriage agreement.”
To save Morgana from a loveless political marriage, Arthur has three months to turn a peasant into a knight. The only problem? That peasant is Merlin.
Otherwise known as She's All That but utter medieval nonsense.
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11 Nov 2022
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Everyone he trusted with his secret – Will, Freya, Balinor, Lancelot, and now Gaius – was gone. Arthur would never bring magic back to the land, and he would never let Merlin stand at his side the way Merlin had hoped he would. It was a cold awakening, years of baseless faith dashed against the fraying tapestry that destiny had made Merlin sew into his own skin, but an awakening nonetheless.
Merlin is shaken out of his obsession with destiny and his blind faith in Arthur. Arthur just wishes he knew how to get his closest friend back.
(For Merthur Angst Week 2021 Day 7: “No. You don’t get to talk.”)
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13 Mar 2022
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And like the cycle of the year, we begin again by katherynefromphilly
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Nov 2016
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Set after the Merlin Series 5 Finale "Diamond of the Day".
Canon Compliant. In Character. Arthur Pendragon Returns.
Cover art by Lao-Pendragon------
For many long years Merlin waited.
For the other part of his soul, for the other half of his life. He was born to serve Arthur. So that meant he was also born to wait. Even if it took a thousand years. Even if the wait seemed never to end.
Until one day, suddenly, it did.
When Arthur stumbles from the Lake of Avalon 1,500 years after his death, he finds a world unlike the one he knew. Faced with the loss of everyone he loved, and the threat of impending prophecy, Arthur must learn what it means to be not just a king, but the Once and Future King. Merlin does all he can to guide him, even as he struggles to hide his love for his king, and his fear of losing him again.
Story includes sass, banter, horseplay, & True Love.
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- Part 1 of We Begin Again
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- 207,580
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- 39/39
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02 Jul 2017
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Scenes From A Marriage: The Long Road Home by Speranza
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
24 Dec 2016
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This is the 4 Minute Window Advent calendar for the 2016 holiday season. As with last year, my goal is to do a bit of story every day (knock wood) between the Immaculate Conception and Christmas. Explicit eventually, the rest as it comes. Feel free to send me your hopes and dreams and I'll see what I can do. Hope you enjoy!
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- Part 10 of 4 Minute Window
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- 17/17
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15 Jan 2017
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A Contest of Stories by alby_mangroves, hansbekhart, Scappodaqui
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)
17 Nov 2016
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All actions in war take place in an atmosphere of uncertainty, or the "fog of war." Uncertainty pervades battle in the form of unknowns about the enemy, about the environment, and even about the friendly situation. While we try to reduce these unknowns by gathering information, we must realize that we cannot eliminate them—or even come close. The very nature of war makes certainty impossible; all actions in war will be based on incomplete, inaccurate, or even contradictory information.
Having said this, we realize that it is precisely those actions that seem improbable that often have the greatest impact on the outcome of war.(Warfighting, Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 1)
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17 Dec 2016
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I'll Think About It Tomorrow by tinzelda
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America (Movies), Captain America - All Media Types
18 May 2016
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Steve learns about sex and love, from his first less-than-satisfactory attempts to get laid to figuring out what he wants most in the world (one guess who that is). This started off as a simple five-times fic. I tend to write Steve as virginal (though eager) when he gets together with Bucky, but I wanted to force myself out of that and give poor Steve some experience. It makes sense that he’d want to take that amazing new body out for few test drives, right? But it kind of mutated and grew, and the fifth time turned into multiple times. Then the “plus one” turned into a story of its own rather than just a little scene… I couldn’t help it!
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Too Long We Have Tarried by kototyph for relenafanel
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
01 Oct 2015
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Bucky picks up the ring and holds it between them. “Steven Grant Rogers,” he says solemnly. “Will you marry me?”
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13 May 2016
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There Should Be Stars by childhoodinfamy
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Apr 2016
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“All memories to tell you the truth aren’t good.
But sometimes there were good times.
Love was good. I loved your crooked sleep
beside me and never dreamed afraid.There should be stars for great wars
like ours. There ought to be awards
and plenty of champagne for the survivors.”
- Sandra CisnerosOr, it takes them decades.
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02 May 2016
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Bucky Barnes and his best pal Steve Rogers stumble into a situation that leaves Bucky feeling tongue-tied, out of his element, and convinced that Steve—Steve!—has more experience with the ladies than he previously let on. It's terrible.
(Pre-serum Steve, pre-war Brooklyn, befuddled Bucky, and showgirls, for your pleasure.)
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30 Apr 2016
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Five times Bucky wondered how everyone can think Steve is an innocent boy scout.
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30 Apr 2016
