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A Modern day Merlin AU set at the University of St Andrews, featuring teetotal kickboxers, secret wizards, magnificent bodyguards of various genders, irate fairies, imprisoned dragons, crumbling gothic architecture, arrogant princes, adorable engineering students, stolen gold, magical doorways, attempted assassination, drunken students, shaving foam fights, embarrassing mornings after, The Hammer Dance, duty, responsibility, friendship and true love...
This story was inspired by the thought of Prince William of Wales (and indeed the current Max von Hapsburg) studying at the University of St Andrews; it is also, as the title suggests, at least a little inspired by the operetta 'The Student Prince'.
Grateful thanks to Lamardeuse and DarkEmeralds for Beta and cheerleading!
::2019 note: This story was written BEFORE the TV show introduced the character of Gwaine. It's not that I can't spell, or that I'm perversely writing him out of character - I incorporated other characters from Arthurian legend (Kay, Gawain etc) into my story, and lacking prophetic abilities, my versions naturally don't mesh with the versions subsequently introduced into the show.::
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- Part 1 of The student prince
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- English
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- 145,222
- Chapters:
- 35/35
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- 12
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07 Sep 2025
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A History of Helmut Zemo in 67 Real and Imagined Suicides by kvikindi
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Captain America (Movies)
23 Aug 2022
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How Zemo becomes Zemo and what comes next.
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27 Mar 2022
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The Compact by astolat
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies)
25 Nov 2021
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Hermione frowned. “The real question is why the magic of Britain would be failing now, in fact.”
“That is not the real question!” Ron said loudly; he’d woken up fully by now, and Harry had too; it was starting to sink in that they’d found the problem. “The real question is, how do we fix it?”
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- Part 11 of Harry Potter works
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- English
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- 64,099
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 637
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28 Nov 2021
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He remembered nothing. After the first few weeks, he asked to be called James.
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- Part 1 of Memory
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- English
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- 23,934
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2
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- 584
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- 6,101
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- 1,842
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- 108,152
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10 May 2021
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The Old Words by kvikindi
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), Black Panther (2018), Captain America (Movies)
04 May 2021
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Marvel: "So, like, Sokovia is basically Serbia, but also it's definitely not Serbia, but also it is sort of Serbia. It's Serbia-adjacent. Serbia-esque."
Me: "Fine, but I'm going to hold you to that."
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05 May 2021
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An Ever-Fixed Mark by AMarguerite
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms
28 Oct 2017
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One would think that having the name of one's soulmate appear on one's wrist on one's sixteenth birthday would make matrimony much less complicated. It mostly does not. And not at all for Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourne.
(A deconstruction of the "soulmate identifying mark" trope, using "Pride and Prejudice." Trigger warnings in the tags.)
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- Part 1 of An Ever-Fixed Mark
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- English
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- 190,537
- Chapters:
- 19/19
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- 1
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- 3,902
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01 Nov 2020
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A collection of short stories depicting new versions of old myths.
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What happens to Icarus after he falls, Hermes and Hestia meddle and save humanity, and Hades would just like a nap.
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- English
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- 87,386
- Chapters:
- 33/?
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- 2,027
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10 Aug 2020
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I (created from fantasies) exist solely for you by Mizzy
Fandoms: The Avengers (2012), Marvel Cinematic Universe
17 Nov 2012
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Six years ago, without the Avengers Initiative there to save the day, scientist Dr. Eric Selvig sacrificed himself to save the world, the almighty demi-god Thor was lost to a terrible storm, and vigilante Iron Man – spotted with a nuclear weapon trying to take advantage of the situation – was forever labelled an enemy of SHIELD.
This is a comic book office AU, where Steve is defrosted a year too late, Thor has forgotten who he is, and no one knows Tony is Iron Man.
Also includes: office pranks, inappropriate post-it notes, and superheroes who like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain.
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- English
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- 62,917
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 5
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- 1,081
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10 Aug 2020
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a life of smoke and silvered glass by dirgewithoutmusic
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
10 Jul 2017
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Albus Dumbledore rose to his feet, smiling at them in that way of his, like he knew something you didn't and he was proud of you for it. "Friends," he began.
The door thudded open and the Marauders burst in, late and pink-cheeked with cold. The headmaster smiled at them, too, and Sirius gave a cheery little salute back.
Severus sunk lower in his chair, staring witheringly over his butterbeer. "You told Potter about it, too?"
"He might as well put all that energy to good use," said Lily. "And, to be accurate, I told Remus."
"But Potter, really?" said Severus.
"He and Black cooked up a jinx that gives you a boil every time you say a slur to a Muggleborn," said Lily. "It was either invite them to Alice's war club or bake them cookies, and I know where my skills lie."
Severus sniffed. "Don't come crying to me if he tugs your pigtails."
"Come crying to me if he pulls yours, and I'll deck him," said Lily.
(Slight AU in which Severus apologizes, tries harder, and stays friends with Lily)
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- Part 15 of boy with a scar
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 27,794
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 36
- Comments:
- 1,230
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- 14,563
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- 3,629
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- 198,025
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10 Aug 2020
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Skywalker, the deep hollow voice of the desert says, echoing like a heartbeat in his bones. Do you know what your name means?
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- English
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- 12,717
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 8
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- 362
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- 7,277
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10 Aug 2020
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Erik, in Israel, afterwards: another life he could have had. If.
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- Part 2 of The Building of the House
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- English
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- 5,953
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- 1/1
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- 1
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- 67
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18 Jul 2020
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Summer, 1949. When an old friend of Brian Xavier offers Charles an internship at his Israeli mental hospital, the young telepath is thrilled to be delivered from boredom and abuse. But a secret lurks within the sanatorium’s walls, and a chance meeting with a Jewish boy named Max will blow Charles’s new world wide open. (Makes reference to Magneto’s origin story as outlined in “Magneto:Testement” and other aspects of canon, but you don’t have to be a comic reader to understand the fic).
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- English
- Words:
- 19,316
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 34
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- 199
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- 63
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- 4,657
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14 Jul 2020
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Erik kills Klaus Schmidt on New Year’s Day, 1961. In New York City two years later, he attends a lecture on the future of genetic mutation.
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- Part 1 of No Steady State
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 73,680
- Chapters:
- 14/14
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 384
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- 809
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26 Jan 2020
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England and Spain are at war, and Norrington needs a quick solution to the Jack Sparrow problem. Meanwhile, Jack discovers that the Caribbean he once knew is gone. The deal they make could solve both their troubles, or it might be the worst mistake of their lives. AU after first film.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 90,393
- Chapters:
- 11/11
- Comments:
- 263
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- 1,191
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- 415
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04 Jan 2020
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The mission resets abruptly, from objective: kill to objective: protect
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- Part 1 of Infinite Coffee and Protection Detail
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 64,326
- Chapters:
- 33/33
- Collections:
- 76
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- 8,233
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- 31,678
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13 May 2019
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coda by notbecauseofvictories
Fandoms: Pirates of the Caribbean (Movies), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
19 Oct 2015
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They say the Pirate King has married the sea, in secret and sacred rites that no mortal man could know.
Elizabeth Swann, and what came after
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,222
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 5
- Comments:
- 150
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- 5,710
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- 1,054
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- 40,603
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06 May 2019
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Heroes In Manhattan: From Captain America's Hidden Talents To The Truth About The Hulk, We Debunk The Myths And Expose The Daily Lives Of The Avengers.
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- Part 1 of Magazineverse
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 30,833
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Comments:
- 1,153
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- 8,077
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- 2,656
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20 Mar 2019
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Of Queens, Knights, and Pawns by chancecraz for ibex_ascendant
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars Original Trilogy
30 Dec 2021
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I went to sleep on the worst day of my life and woke to find myself in the past on the second worst day of my life. As experiences go, I don’t recommend it.
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- Part 1 of Of Queens, Knights, and Pawns
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It has been suggested that after his eighth regeneration, the Doctor begins lying about his age. The official story is that he has simply lost track. This is a third possible explanation for the discrepancy between his ages in the new and old series.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,902
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Collections:
- 12
- Comments:
- 307
- Kudos:
- 3,372
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- 1,356
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10 Aug 2018
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A Long Winter by dropdeaddream, WhatAreFears
Fandoms: Captain America (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
17 Jun 2014
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In 1945, Steve Rogers jumps from a nosediving plane and swims through miles of Arctic Ocean to a frozen shore.
In 1947, Steve Rogers marries Peggy Carter.
In 1966, the New York Times finds the lost letters of Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes.
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- Part 1 of Not Easily Conquered
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 35,754
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 32
- Comments:
- 1,319
- Kudos:
- 18,307
- Bookmarks:
- 6,023
- Hits:
- 518,480
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26 Mar 2018