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    Considering Arthur's future wife will be chosen less for compatibility than for her political value, Merlin may be the only marriage he'll have that won't end in bloodshed or a great deal of fortifying wine.

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    13 Aug 2026

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    “Merlin!” he calls out, and nearly falls over himself to take the three remaining steps to his manservant. He breathes hard, putting a hand on the raw, red material of Merlin’s tunic. There is something under there.

    A head peeks out, and blue eyes stare at him.

    “Who are you?” a child demands, with Merlin’s familiar eyes and a mop of dark hair falling over his forehead, and two ears sticking out from his face. “How d’you know my name? Are you a knight?”

    “Oh, no,” Arthur says, in what he thinks is a very apt assessment of the situation.

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    08 Aug 2026

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    Liv is six years old when Mum and Aaron tell her about the Hunger Games.

    Doll grasped in hand, she takes the rickety stairs two at a time, a girl on a mission. She's going to knock on Gabby's door and beg her mum to let her come out to play, as she does every year. It's that stupid day again where all the adults in the District get all boring and protective, and all the older kids get moody and mean. She knows it's today because Mum spent the morning putting ribbons in her hair, Aaron moaning in the other room about how his trousers are too tight, like he does every year, 'cause Mum can't afford new ones.

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    or, a Hunger Games AU

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    01 Aug 2026

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    At first he does not know them for what they are. Curls of bark and shredded leaves. Plaits of grass. Rough garlands of wildflowers. Sticks. Stones.

    Then, one day, it is a scrap of cloth. A washed-out red with a deeper stain at its heart, and he knows this cloth, knows even before he hears the dry whisper, "The tears of Emrys my lord. All the waters of Avalon will not wash them out."

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    20 Jul 2026

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    Written for the 2012 BoxOfMagic Merlin Big Bang

    In the aftermath of Merlin's battle against Nimueh, the rain seems a minor complication, perhaps even a cleansing influence. When the rain doesn't stop, Camelot is pushed to the brink once more. This time, Arthur may be in over his head. Contains: a lot of wet boys in emotional scenes, Arthur knowing more than he lets on, Merlin being an idiot, both of them being a bit stupidly heroic, telepathic chess, rain (lots of), war, making out against a tree, coincidental druids, co-opted history, co-opted myths, magic, coming of age (metaphorically), and more magically annoying yet surprisingly un-floody water than you can shake a stick at.

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    13 Jul 2026