thesalamandersrisetonight



Recent bookmarks

  1. Public Bookmark 21

    Tags
    Summary

    Little OS to s6e02 'Black-Winged Redbird':

    It's Lisbon's first night back home from the hospital after being attacked by Red John. She can't sleep and Jane offers his help.

    A bit of comfort, slightly angsty - as I think it suits that episode, but it's actually a bit hard to put into any kind of category.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    4,384
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    14
    Kudos:
    235
    Bookmarks:
    21
    Hits:
    2,619

    25 Dec 2023

  2. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Blackbirds haven’t been seen in Camelot since before The Great Purge. So it's strange, then, that Gwaine finds one in the woods while on patrol.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    10,582
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    52
    Kudos:
    683
    Bookmarks:
    132
    Hits:
    4,161

    10 Apr 2023

  3. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    In retaking Camelot from Morgana at the end of Season 4, Merlin let loose with his magic, ending Morgana, freeing Camelot and whoopsy sort of exposing himself to the world. He and Arthur come to an agreement that Merlin will be a court advisor to magic, and basically have to deal with any other mages in Camelot or that come to Camelot. To aid him in this task, Gwaine is assigned as Merlin's personal knight, in part because he has zero fear of Merlin's power.

    Gwaine sees the stress this puts Merlin under, and decides it is his noble duty to make Merlin laugh at least twice a day.

    It has nothing to do with the fact that he is madly in love with Merlin. He's just being a good friend, and fulfilling his duties to Camelot.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    11,039
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    172
    Kudos:
    1,061
    Bookmarks:
    219
    Hits:
    9,214

    09 Apr 2023

  4. Public Bookmark 92

    Tags
    Summary

    Just after dealing with Malekith, Thor returns to Asgard to tell his father (the "wise" king whose wisdom no one will ever surpass) that he would "rather be a good man than a great king." He doesn't get a chance to make this very interesting statement, as he is met with the discovery that Loki is not only alive again, but also a child of 250-300 years (or the equivalent of a 5-6 year old) who doesn't remember any of his life past that age.

    I.e. Thor unintentionally volunteers to be his, now much younger, brother's dad for who knows how long even though Thor has no idea what a good father looks like. I had wanted to write something where Loki and Thor develop a healthier relationship and work through their issues, and then I rewatched Lilo and Stitch and got inspired.

    I'm going to try to keep the characterization and whatever plot elements as true to mcu canon as I can manage. We'll see how that goes.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    28,986
    Chapters:
    6/?
    Comments:
    198
    Kudos:
    344
    Bookmarks:
    92
    Hits:
    6,088

    29 Jun 2022

  5. Public Bookmark *

    Tags
    Summary

    Loki survives the Kursed's blade - barely - and follows Thor to Earth. It changes everything.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    40,084
    Chapters:
    30/?
    Collections:
    2
    Comments:
    534
    Kudos:
    1,092
    Bookmarks:
    313
    Hits:
    35,429

    16 Jun 2022