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“Merlin. Even if you’re … even if you’re right, it doesn’t matter. It’s too late. He’s going to kill me. And I—listen to me, you idiot. I don’t want you to watch. And I don’t want you to be next.”
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After confronting Morgause's vision of his mother, Arthur rides for Camelot, intending to make his father pay for his hypocrisy. He falls short of luck, for the King has fallen back on the counsel of his faithful Witchfinder, Aredian, who is convinced that Arthur is not Arthur, the crown prince, but a changeling, bound to Morgause's will and let loose upon Camelot to usurp Uther of his crown.
As Arthur is dragged away to the dungeons, sentenced to a death by fire, Merlin must race against time to change the course of events which seem to spell out Arthur's demise. Time is scarce, however, and for all intents and purposes, it might be too late already.
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- Part 1 of there are other places
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It's nearly Christmas, and a body is found by the side of the Isis, throat laid open and body mutilated. A crumbling house, a play by Euripides, and the worsening weather all conspire to make this a case that Morse won't soon forget.
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Bookmarked by QuestForWords
24 Nov 2025
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Morse's compassion really shines through here, and the tone is bang on for the show. + really nice balance of the case/their personal lives
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Everyday Gifts by stoneage_woman
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
22 May 2020
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After his identity is publicly revealed stopping a school shooting at Midtown Tech, Peter finds himself grappling with the burdens his choices have placed on those who love him. Looking back on his teenage years with freshly opened eyes, Peter is forced to reckon with the consequences of being Spider-Man: what it means to him personally, the shadows of worry it's cast on his aunt and mentor, and everything it cost his former teacher, Mr. Harrington.
A companion piece and epilogue to Everyday Superhero.
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- Part 2 of Everyday Superhero Verse
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25 Aug 2026
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this is something special.
(teacher-student dynamic, older peter parker's voice, the author's experience as a teacher... yes.)
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Down To My Knees (Up en Pointe) by cafffine
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types
03 May 2021
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Barriss pulled her helmet off and threw it to the side. Her palm fit over the hilt of her saber while her thumb ignited a bouquet of red light. A violin played its first chord.
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Over a decade after the fall of the Republic, Barriss Offee serves the Galactic Empire as the Thirteenth Sister. Despite her lofty position, her repeated failure to bring the Rebel Ahsoka Tano to justice has brought her capabilities as an Inquisitor into question. Fighting through a fractured relationship with the Dark Side and her own troubled past, Barriss is given a final chance to take Ahsoka down and save herself from judgment. All she has to do is ignore the music.- Language:
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26 Mar 2025
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everything about this.
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Hands of the King by AnglachelGurthang
Fandoms: TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien
26 Dec 2015
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Finduilas of Dol Amroth married Denethor, future Lord Steward of Gondor, for some very specific reasons. A different take on their marriage.
Anglachel's magnum opus. If you like long novels, this one's for you.
This story is originally published on my own site, Rómenna. New chapters will appear there first. Read HotK on Rómenna. I maintain a cast of characters on Rómenna which you're probably going to need.
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- Part 1 of Gondor Stories
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23 Jun 2023
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These versions of the characters are so fresh and interesting, the politics intricate (and sometimes with messy fallouts), and the world generally just feels pretty lived-in. Particularly love Denethor and Finduilas here, they make so much sense together.