18 Bookmarks by Khaireddin
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The two love birds sharing their tranquil moments on bed in the warm sunlight.
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
08 Oct 2015
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gorgeous free style art of Merlin & Arthur asleep in bed. Alexandar produces beautiful pictures, always.
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06 Aug 2015
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Yay, it's reposted, so I can rec again :-)
2nd part of King & Lionheart series. Modern AU, with student Merlin and Royal Arthur. Developing the relationship to public reveal, with a backdrop of Arthur finally aware of Merlin's magic and a series of magical attacks on the Royal household. WIP, but worth the wait.
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06 Aug 2015
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Yay, it's reposted!!! Excellent modern AU with slow magic reveal. 1st in series.
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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"Idiot, idiot, idiot", are chanting children in the muddy street. Arthur stops, a bit dazzled. He brings his hand to his forehead to shield his eyes and his heart aches watching their dancing figures in the steaming light. They hop in circles around a tall, skinny boy with large ears, who spins on himself to smile at them ... (you can watch this story trailer on youtube).
Rated: Fiction T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Arthur, Merlin, Gwaine, Lancelot -
Chapters: 38
Words: 172,938
Reviews: 254. Favs: 84. Follows: 76.
Updated: July 11, 2015. Published: Mar 19. Status: Complete - id: 11124215- Bookmarks:
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Bookmarked by Khaireddin
06 Aug 2015
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This story snuck up on me. It's set in canon storyline/time, but diverges to allow a unique take on Merlin and his relationships with all the other characters. It's a Gen story, with a background relationship between Arthur and Gwen. But the primary platonic / brotherly relationship is between Merlin & Arthur. You will need a boxful of hankies at the end - you're warned.
I read this across a week whilst on holiday in sunny Tuscany - the last few chapters while I was sitting by a swimming pool which had been invaded by a couple of families with their boisterous children. So it was rather embarrassing to be sitting there, a handful of tissues in one hand, kindle in the other, and tears streaming down my face, sobbing away. It's been a while since a story sideswiped me in the way this one did, but wow. Yeah the ending(s) might have been telegraphed slightly, but that did not detract from the read.
On a side note - this story was written in French and then translated by the author into English. For the most part, this is not a problem, but there *are* some obvious translation errors, and ones which are repeated multiple times and become a little wearing. But if you can put all that to one side (and I encourage you to do so), then this is an excellent story.
I hope to read more from the author in the future.
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In a world where Omegas are the property of the elite Alphas, locked away and treasured by those wealthy enough to buy them, John never questioned his flatmate's secondary gender. Sherlock Holmes was an Alpha through-and through.
Wasn't he?
A chance discovery turns the world on its head, and John is left grappling to come to terms with Sherlock's past as events conspire to threaten their future.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 326,883
- Chapters:
- 31/31
- Collections:
- 13
- Comments:
- 5,927
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- 11,756
- Bookmarks:
- 3,236
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- 403,571
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
04 Jun 2015
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AO has never really appealed to me, but this story, by one of Sherlock fandom's excellent writers, is just so well written, and plotted, and the UST/RST, and the character development..and…and...and it just sucks you in. This has joined several other BeautifulFiction stories on my Kindle for savouring during the long vacation.
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While on a mission to the city of the Genii, Rodney McKay, master alchemist, is given a gift of a slave.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 59,631
- Chapters:
- 11/11
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 27
- Kudos:
- 196
- Bookmarks:
- 44
- Hits:
- 3,833
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
23 Aug 2014
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One of my favourite of Rhymer's SGA stories since it was first posted way back when. On the kindle for rereading many times.
Rodney as possibly the unwitting hero of the story. A tonne of Sheppard whump. An interesting AU of the Genii and Atlantis worlds but you can still see the canon cultures coming through. A good read all round, but i would dearly love a follow-on sometime, as there seemed to be much more to explore…if the author ever had the wish to revisit.
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“I had,” he said, “come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data.”
-- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 62,006
- Chapters:
- 25/25
- Comments:
- 3,292
- Kudos:
- 15,140
- Bookmarks:
- 4,797
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- 566,666
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
25 Jan 2014
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Absolutely sublime Sherlock-POV story, following his and John's gradual move towards a relationship. And when I say 'Sherlock-POV' I mean it - it may take a while to get to grips with the way this is written, but it's his mind that we are inhabiting and through which we see the story unfold, so it shouldn't be a surprise that the structure of the language reflects Sherlocks thought processes. But it's totally worth it - a gem.
Understandably noted as one of the classic BBC Sherlock fan fictions, and rightly so.
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In some far distant future, Arthur heir Pendragon, Captain of the galley-class Kilgharrah and Prince of the Camelot, answers a distress call from the alien-besieged Ealdor. There, he finds Merlin, a plausibly-deniable sorcerer with an irresistible grin. This is the story of how the terraformation of planet Albion was threatened by the prejudices of the past, of finding solid ground and taking a stand, and of giving yourself reasons to trust.
A phantasmagorical space opera, high fantasy in a science fiction setting, this work includes cyborg Arthur, fighter-pilot Morgana, spectral dragons, Lovecraftian horrors, sentient spaceships, and a little bit of that kissing stuff.
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- Part 1 of Once and Future
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 234,171
- Chapters:
- 51/51
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 217
- Kudos:
- 618
- Bookmarks:
- 320
- Hits:
- 31,534
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
07 Oct 2013
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Absolutely stunning 230k+ words of world-building, sci-fi/fantasy mix, with a heavy dose of UST Merthur. Beautifully written characters, lovely twisty-turny plot. Sheer brilliance, and on the kindle for many re-readings! Roll on the next instalment in this 'verse. :-)
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A collection of unrelated and standalone magic reveal one-shots, because my favourite thing about the Merlin fandom are the reveal fics. Most of these will be centered around Arthur and Merlin, but not all. All are set during the canon era.
Incomplete (yes, still in 2021).- Words:
- 122,679
- Works:
- 17
- Bookmarks:
- 733
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
11 Sep 2013
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Great series of one-shot reveals, from different angles, through different circumstances and iterations. It's not always a cozy, happily-ever-after either.
Lovely writing and some of the stories could truly be canon - if only TPTB had the writing chops and creative thinking to match this author!
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After the disastrous end of his betrothal to Gwen and the regret of his offer to Princess Mithian, Arthur swears off finding a wife until he's ready to wed. When Merlin offers himself to Arthur as bedmate, Arthur suggests they hand-fast in secret for a single year of mutual pleasure without obligation. As their year together unfolds, and secrets and betrayals unravel around them, Arthur and Merlin learn there is no such thing as uncomplicated pleasure. Everything they thought they knew can change in the span of a single year.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 46,843
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 908
- Kudos:
- 15,221
- Bookmarks:
- 4,821
- Hits:
- 358,682
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
16 Aug 2013
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Paperlegends 2012 entry. Beautifully written, phraseology and language. Wonderful Merlin & Arthur characterisations and growing relationship, even through the hiccups you know they have to encounter.
Second story in the series - Para Bellum - written for PL2013, so the joy continues.
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In a society where people with magic are persecuted, Arthur is a lawyer who takes on a prominent murder case. The suspect is a sorcerer: Merlin, Arthur's former childhood friend, who vanished at sixteen when his magic was discovered. Now, ten years later, Merlin is a prostitute, and Arthur has to solve more than Merlin's secrets to save the man he still loves from execution.
A story about two friends, who after losing their hope, their innocence and their way, finally find each other again.
Written for Paper Legends 2013 by ZairaA - with Art by crimsonswirls
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 96,372
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 369
- Kudos:
- 2,971
- Bookmarks:
- 699
- Hits:
- 57,997
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
13 Aug 2013
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Intricate, long, plotty, twisty-turny, whumpy, h/c, modern AU, focussing on Merlin & Arthur finding each other again, and the trials and tribulations they have to overcome for a happily-ever-after ending. Very well written and a great read. On the kindle for re-reading many times :-)
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While clearing out Morgana’s old rooms, Merlin discovers a pair of unusual magical bracelets. Arthur wants to destroy them, of course, and so begins a quest that will take them over snowy mountains and through rain-soaked forests, dealing with Druids, bandits and inns of questionable repute. With the future of magic itself hanging in the balance and matters complicated by the changing nature of their relationship, Merlin discovers that destiny comes at a price.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 41,886
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 201
- Kudos:
- 5,530
- Bookmarks:
- 1,558
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- 82,264
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
13 Aug 2013
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Great canon quest story, lovely Arthur & Merlin characterisations and interactions. Written for Paperlegends 2013.
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Bookmarked by Khaireddin
06 Aug 2013
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Lovely and funny kinkme-merlin fill, with Merlin playing the role of gay mentor to Uther, when the latter learns that Arthur is gay and wants to be supportive and understanding. Great Merlin / Uther interactions, and totally in character.
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There Are No Gays in Football by Malu_3 (Grainne)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology
22 Apr 2013
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When a deeply-closeted Arthur Pendragon finally earns a spot in Camelot's first XI, he's dead set on breaking records, not one of sport's last taboos. But life, like football, is a funny old game, and sometimes the only way up is out. Especially once he realises he's arse over tit for the new physio.
A queer Arthurian tale of courage, love, and football.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 212,919
- Chapters:
- 53/53
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 1,065
- Kudos:
- 4,946
- Bookmarks:
- 1,854
- Hits:
- 218,925
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
05 Apr 2013
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Lovely long AU with Arthur as an up and coming footballer and Merlin as 'Em' Emmett Emrys, the club physio with the magic hands. How Arthur and Em get together while the latter is still in the closet, and the story arc that takes them from there, via an on-field injury, to Arthur's coming out and beyond. Not a fan of footie really, but the on-field action is so well written that it's impossible not to be sucked in to all the drama as the whole gang push towards the Cup Final and Europe. And with a lovely side order of fluff, angst, h/c, and an actual story.
Slightly amended from the original version posted on KMM.
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A short scene that takes place immediately before the opening of The Last Dragonlord. "I dream about it sometimes," he said quietly. "Burning. I've dreamt of burning... many times. For a long time."
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
08 Dec 2012
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This is a perfectly voiced missing scene between Merlin and Arthur, showing Merlin's despair and guilt at being responsible for the dragon's wreaking havoc on Camelot. And his nightmare vision of being burnt at the stake. This is a self-aware Merlin and a thoughtful Arthur, rather the the increasingly dumbed-down King and beaten-down manservant we have had to accept in later series.
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Just because Sherlock stopped, doesn't mean the Work has to. London is John's city now and he will keep it together with stitching, string, his healing, the food off his table, and sometimes the clothes off his back. John Watson keeps going. He's good at that.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 61,488
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Collections:
- 15
- Comments:
- 551
- Kudos:
- 3,539
- Bookmarks:
- 1,637
- Hits:
- 71,257
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
16 Oct 2012
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Brilliant vision of a post-TRF capable/dedicated John and his trials and tribulations in continuing his life without Sherlock...until...
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The Fraternity by atropabelladonna1120
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
16 Jun 2012
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After the incident at the pool, Mycroft Holmes decides that drastic measures are needed to protect his brother from James Moriarty. He calls on the one man he knows he can trust completely. Sherlock (BBC) and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy 2011 crossover WIP. AU: It's 2011, but the Cold War hasn't ended. Smiley's factotum, Fawn, is a woman.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 79,150
- Chapters:
- 22/22
- Comments:
- 306
- Kudos:
- 385
- Bookmarks:
- 101
- Hits:
- 14,392
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
16 Oct 2012
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Brilliant TTSS / Sherlock crossover. Heartbreaking and compelling and wonderfully atmospheric. Must re-read.
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Nameless by atropabelladonna1120
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
02 Sep 2012
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He lives alone in a quiet mountain town in Italy, keeping to himself, trying to find peace. But his trade makes peace elusive -- and when he gets the call to eliminate Sherlock Holmes, it becomes downright impossible. They call him "The Professor" in the small town where he has found temporary refuge -- but his real name is Peter Guillam, and he is one of the world's deadliest assassins.
Bookmarked by Khaireddin
16 Oct 2012
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New Peter Guillam / Sherlock crossover. Must follow! :-)