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And now Rory was alone, with nothing but the sound of the Atlantic ocean washing on the sand and the thought of Jess swimming around in her pounding head.
The cellphone is in her hand before she even knows what to do with it.
She wants, more than anything, in that moment, just to hear his voice.
In which Jess gets a cell phone before 'Last Week Fights, This Week Tights' and it changes everything.
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12 Nov 2025
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I HAVE A MIGHTY NEED WHERE ARE THEY GOING
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Picking up immediately after the final scene of A Year in the Life, Rory finds herself pregnant with Logan's child and searching for solid ground, all while circling back to the one constant she's never been able to shake: Jess, the love she never could truly let go of. Told across seven years in a traditional seven-season style, this is the story of navigating motherhood, co-parenting with Logan, and finding each other again when everything else is falling apart. But it's also about the patterns we inherit and whether two people can finally break toxic cycles, learning to let each other in and trusting that this time might actually be different.
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“I was too much and I didn’t want to prove that again.” Dan finally said, pulling his arms closer to himself.
“You weren’t too much Dan.” Phil sighed, sinking down to the floor again, trying to have Dan look at him.
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Dan and Phil broke up a few months ago, What happens when they meet again at a gathering hosted by their friend?
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31 Jul 2025
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When I need to cry and laugh at the same time 😭❤️
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It’s 1983 and Every Breath You Take by The Police is permeating the summer air through every Londoner’s wireless. Hairstyles are growing bigger by the day, and shoulder padded yuppies swarm the inner-city streets like polyester clad ants with impressive amounts of disposable income.
And Phil Lester is terrified.
Being gay in today’s world isn’t just dangerous, it’s deadly.
His lesbian best friend acts as his beard around his Northern parents, but the lie they had kept up for the past few years was wearing thin with no marriage on the horizon.
In a fog of desperate loneliness one warm evening, he steps out to visit the gay bar he used to frequent. He’s there to look, not touch.
But his steadfast rules are swiftly shaken when he comes across a stunning dark-haired man with sparkling eyes and cherubic dimples.
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31 Jul 2025
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MY TWO SCARED SWEET BABIES FROM THE '80s 😩❤️
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It was then that Merlin heard a Laugh. Chills prickled down his spine, and his heart stopped. It actually stopped in his chest – or skipped a beat... or five – because he felt it stutter back to life and pound like charging horses at the sound, because he knew that laugh. He knew it like he knew the gentle squeeze of Gaius’s hand on his shoulder, the loving press of his mother’s lips to his brow, and the ever-present whisper of magic along his fingertips.
The sun had disappeared the day Arthur died, exactly four months ago, and never returned. They called it: The Grey.
A tale of loss, supernatural meddling, time travel, hidden identities, and love.
(Not Season 5 compliant.)
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30 Jul 2025
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I may have to think about finishing this one, but I don't know if I have the strength...😩
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Merlin struggles to cope with Arthur's death as he awaits his king's return.
When Arthur finally does, he's faced with the task of picking up the pieces of his broken manservant.
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Merlin can’t remember the last time he’s locked his bedroom door, if ever. But he chooses not to think about it. He merely sulks his way back to his bed, taking a moment to contemplate taking off his trousers and tunic from the night before. He decides not to think about that either.
Instead, he decides not to think at all. He just falls back into his bed, covers up his body more so in shame than for warmth, and closes his eyes.
Basically Merlin is sexually assaulted and this story follows how he and everyone else deals with it.
Spoiler alert: THEY DON'T HANDLE IT WELL.
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30 Jul 2025
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This is so well written, I cannot WAIT for more! 😍
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Arthur starts feeling too much when he notices he is not the only one who cares about Merlin or the only one Merlin cares about.
Everyone knows what is Arthur feeling but Merlin and Arthur apparently.
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“What is it?” he asked, voice suddenly smaller. “Do I look bad?”
Arthur said nothing.
His mouth was dry, his thoughts incoherent. Before him stood Merlin, and Arthur—King of Camelot, commander of armies, slayer of beasts, and stubborn idiot—could only stare.
‘Bad?’ his mind screamed. ‘He is ethereal. No—ethereal is not a strong enough word.’
It is Merlin’s first ball since being named the Court Sorcerer, and Arthur insists that he must be dressed appropriately for his new station, an important member of the court. However, Arthur is entirely unprepared for the outcome of his demand.
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29 Jul 2025
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For when I need a sweet, giggly little oneshot to make me smile 🥰
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Merlin visits Lake Avalon every year on the anniversary of Arthur's death. Every year, he makes the same wish - that he would once again be reunited with Arthur.
Merlin lies down in the grassy outcrop that replaced the dried up lake and dreams of Arthur. He still thinks he's dreaming when Lake Avalon fills back up with thrashing, frigid water and threatens to take him away from the land of the living.
When Merlin is drowning, he dreams of Arthur's face. He dreams that he feels Arthur's strong arms holding him once again, pulling him from the grasp of the lake and onto the safety of the shoreline.
Merlin still thinks he's dreaming when Arthur speaks to him and reassures him that he's here to stay. It's almost too real for Merlin to handle.
But, what if it wasn't a dream, after all?
*updating as I write*
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After Arthur dies at Camlann, Merlin performs a desperate magical ritual meant to turn back time and save him. But something goes wrong. Instead of going back alone, everyone wakes up the day Merlin arrives in Camelot with no idea anyone else remembers what’s to come.
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Arthur Pendragon has spent his whole life untouched—by kindness, by desire, or anything resembling real intimacy. It never mattered. Not until a certain annoying manservant came to Camelot—Merlin—who disregarded all strict royal etiquette and showed no restraint when it came to sudden, reckless displays of affection. Now, there’s something impossible in the space between them, something Arthur doesn’t know how to name—only that he aches to close the distance.
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A slow-burn touched-starved Arthur Pendragon story.
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Guys, there was only one bed.
Guys, some obscure quest in the cold far-up mountains made them "huddle for warmth".
Guys, they might give in to this farm fantasy of theirs.
Can't I just put all the tropes in there?
This fic is rated MSI for Maximum Self Indulgence.
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Bookmarked by TheMotherNerd
27 Jul 2025
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This is the most important fic in my life right now 😍
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The Gods play games with us mere mortals. This is a fact. They see our scheming and planning and laugh at us.
Sometimes they punish us. They smite those who anger them. They kill crops, send plagues or floods. This is also known.
But less known is sometimes. If we are lucky. They may on a whim decide that a mere moral deserves to have their deepest secret desires fulfilled. Merlin didn't expect to be noticed by a god and yet here is one crouched before him.
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In the heart of a modern Albion, nestled near the still waters of Avalon, Merlin runs a quiet orphanage—far from the prophecies, far from the crown. It’s a place of hope and new beginnings for the children in his care. But not today.
Today marks exactly 1,500 years since Arthur Pendragon died and killed Merlin’s soul.
While the orphanage bustles with excitement for Parents’ Day, Merlin can barely hold himself together. The sun is too bright. The children’s laughter cuts too deep. And still, he has no choice but to smile for them.
What Merlin doesn’t know is that fate is already shifting. Because Arthur is about to rise again.
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Merlin and Arthur just moved into their new home—and they have no intention of keeping it clean.
With every room fair game and every limit pre-discussed, Arthur spends an entire day stretching, stuffing, and worshiping his fiancé across floors, walls, and furniture until Merlin’s wrecked beyond recognition. From rimming at the front door to soft, aching love in their bed by nightfall, they christen each surface with sweat, spit, and trust.
It’s filthy. It’s sacred. It’s everything they wanted.
By the time they reach the bedroom, there’s not a single part of the house—or Merlin—that hasn’t been thoroughly broken in.
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24 Jul 2025
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24 Jul 2025
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will you still love me (if it turns out i'm insane?) by rogerscardigan
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
02 Aug 2025
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Arthur Pendragon never agreed with his father's hateful policies on magic. So when he meets this oddly charming peasant boy and realises he has magic, he knows he cannot let him die. No matter how frustrating he is.
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24 Jul 2025
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After finding out that his soulmate is the crown prince of Camelot (and with that the son of the very person who executes people with magic), Merlin wants to leave Camelot as soon as possible.
After finding out that his soulmate is an unknown peasant boy, Arthur wants to learn as much as possible about him, which he is sure his father would disapprove of.
Soulmate AU: The first words your soulmate speaks to you are written on your wrist
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Bookmarked by TheMotherNerd
15 Jul 2025
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Absolutely breathtaking in every sense of the word 😍
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Have you ever wondered what you would do if you could talk to a medieval person? What concepts or things would blow their minds? Well, Merlin used to *be* a medieval person, and now that he's back in the past to fix his mistakes, why not answer that question for everyone.
Follow Merlin and he says, does, and has things that are normal to us, but batshit crazy to anyone from the fifth century.
(DM me on Tumblr if you have hcs of modern things Merlin would like that you want to see written about)
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15 Jul 2025