11 Bookmarks by DeepInTheCloset
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Of the Northmost Winds and Skies by xxiiyu
Fandoms: Rise of the Guardians (2012), How to Train Your Dragon (Movies)
25 Aug 2020
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It's the first winter after Pitch's defeat. Jack is happy, he's not alone anymore, and his memories are gradually returning. But when a treasure hunt gone wrong puts Jack and Jamie in danger, flinging them through time and space, they find themselves on an island neither of them have heard of before. Jack's first priority is to get Jamie home safe, but Berk's inhabitants - human and otherwise - are certainly not making it easy.
Knowing they will leave Berk and the Vikings behind as soon as they know how to, Jack is not going to risk the pain of growing close to any of these people (or dragons, for that matter). But Hiccup Horrendous Haddock, wearing his heart on his sleeve, doesn't seem to want to take the hint.
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18 Feb 2026
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It's Christmas 1990. Mike brings his boyfriend (!!!) Will home for the holidays. Everything seems fine... until it's not.
PLEASE READ “THIS IS ME TRYING” FIRST, as the plot relies heavily upon the context from that story!Title inspired by the song “Sad Beautiful Tragic” by Mother Swift <3
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18 Jan 2026
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January 1990. The world is changing, but Mike Wheeler feels stuck in the same old loop. When Will calls from his new life in New York City to announce he has a boyfriend, Mike’s world tilts on its axis. He tells himself he’s just being a protective best friend, but the bitter taste in his mouth says otherwise. A spontaneous weekend trip to the city was supposed to bridge the distance between them, but between the neon lights of Manhattan and the quiet corners of Will’s dorm, Mike is forced to face the truth: he doesn't just miss his best friend. He’s starving for a version of Will he’s never allowed himself to have.
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12 Jan 2026
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something's burning (I think it's love) by stupidwithu
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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He doesn’t say, “You’re burning up,” afraid the words will sound too soft. He cages them in his mouth, letting them dissolve on his tongue like sugar.
He also doesn't say, “This is the first time I’ve felt warm since I was 12.”
He just stands there uselessly, listening to Mike breathe as sweat pools between their skin.
Eventually, Holly breaks the silence by jabbing Will in the spine. She perks up on the tips of her toes and hooks her chin over his shoulder.
“Look, Will,” she huffs. “Your hand finally stopped shaking.”
Will is so tired of being cold and alone. Enter Mike Wheeler with a fever on Christmas.
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01 Jan 2026
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Will sees firsthand how Mike is treated when his friend is breaking down and his parents are too busy screaming at each other to notice.
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31 Dec 2025
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I'd rather die (than have to cry in front of you) by Incantessant
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Dec 2025
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“So, arcade this afternoon, right?” Dustin asks. He has his notebook open and papers strewn all over the table. So much for Bell’s about to ring.
“Um, actually -” he begins, but Will finishes for him.
“Mike’s not coming. He’s busy,” he says, like that explains everything. “It’ll just be us three.”
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It’s been a month since Hawkins split apart, and people are starting to piece together a new normal. But what does “normal” even mean for someone like Mike Wheeler?
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30 Dec 2025
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“I’m leaving.” Merlin says, because this situation already cost him his Duolingo streak, and he’s too tired to deal with Arthur when the food Gaius is serving him looks like it belongs on a list of war crimes committed by the Canadian soldiers.
“Where to?” His mentor asks, and Merlin shrugs, before going to his room and packing his bag.
“India. Gaius, I have decided I don’t give a damn, especially not when having to eat that bland food. I’ll be back in three months, make sure Arthur doesn’t die when I’m out.”
“Merlin!” And maybe, if he was younger and didn’t travel back to the past last month, he would’ve actually cared about the ‘eyebrow of disapproval’.
Or, a 1500yo Merlin gets zapped to the past during his vacation to Cuba. You’d think he’s happy to see Arthur again. He’s not.
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A Prat for Christmas (I Think I Must Be an Owl Because I Have a Twit To Woo) by Camelittle, LFB72 for LFB72
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
08 Sep 2025
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Jobbing actor Merlin is despairing of ever getting his big break. With the acting world seemingly set against him, he takes a job as far away from London's glitzy theatreland as he can think of – at a down-at-heel castle in the far north of Scotland. There, he encounters a gruff, kilt-wearing shepherd with sturdy knees and the sort of Viking beard that Merlin would just love to bury his face in. After a rocky start, friendship blooms - and perhaps the potential for something more. But both men are hiding secrets that could blow the whole thing wide open.
In which BBC Merlin's characters get the Hallmark movie treatment. In Scotland. Because Arthur obviously needs to wear a kilt and strut around the highlands looking pretty.
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all along there was some invisible string (tying you to me) by orangemoons
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
03 Oct 2025
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One hot summer evening, Arthur returns from Avalon. He and Merlin navigate the passage of time and their relationship as Arthur adjusts to a world he wasn’t around to build.
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20 Oct 2025
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Merlin doesn’t do it again, at least not for a while. It was understandable, especially after Arthur reacted so drastically at his first attempt at closeness, but Arthur still couldn’t help but spend another few sleepless nights regretting his reaction.
Because he was the prince of Camelot, and if Merlin - irresponsible, reckless, sarcastic Merlin - wasn’t willing to touch him, then no one was.
So when the second time came - when Merlin, most likely without thinking (“when does he ever think?”), went in for a hug, Arthur hugged back.
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Or: Arthur is touch starved, and Merlin has too much love to give.
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- Part 1 of Merthur ficlets
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10 Oct 2025
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In a land of myth, and a time of magic, the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young boy.
His name...Merlin.
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A complete rewrite of BBC’s Merlin
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04 Aug 2025
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Absolutely fucking incredible.