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Title: The Power and the Magic
Author: romankate
Fandom: Merlin
Rating: Slash NC17
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur
Summary: Merlin understands the dragon's truth at last...

The prince's milk-white skin gleams gold in the firelight, shadows writing runes upon his flesh.

Title: As If Everybody Here Would Know Exactly What I Was Talking About
Author: meri_sefket
Rating: Fluffy PG
Warnings: Fluff, some mild high school style bullying, mentions of homophobia, and it's an American modern AU. Finally, my knowledge of the X-Men is limited to what I remember reading in the 90s, the movies, and Joss Whedon's run on Astonishing. Feel free to let me know when I've an egregious error.
Kink_Meme Prompt: Can be found here: "Arthur/Merlin. X-men crossover. Arthur lives at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and Merlin is a super-powerful mutant with more talents than should be possible. They meet by chance (or, are enemies maybe?) but can't help themselves. Or, you know, something along those lines."
Summary: Merlin is new at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning and gets off to a very rocky start with another student, Arthur Pendragon.

As If Everybody Here Would Know Exactly What I Was Talking About

Arthur/Merlin (+ Arthur/Gwen) - Natural feeling

Made By: XnerjaveikaX



Just wanted to share (cause this is unfairly awesome)

Title: His Hearts Desire
Author: mauled_down
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing: Arthur/Merlin
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I don’t own nothing apart from my perverted imagination. Even the laptop I wrote this with belongs to the good people of Mastercard.
Summary: Arthur is granted one wish, his hearts deepest desire. It turns out he doesn’t really know what that is.
Warnings: Spoilers for s02e08 (Sins of the Father), porn. Somewhat of an AU. A different take to what happened in the episode.
A/N: Right. I said I wasn’t getting involved with this fandom, but damn if I can resist. I blame micolerose for everything.

“You have shown you are truly a man of your word, Arthur Pendragon.” Morgause says, and turns away from the young prince. “And for that, I will grant you one wish.”

Summary - Merlin and Arthur find a magic 8 ball, and try to work out what excatlly it is.

Rating - PG-13

Spoilers/Warnings - None

Disclaimer - I own nothing, not even a magic 8 ball.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5553342/8/Merlin_Advent

I made new icons ! A few are Arthur/Merlin. Hope you'll like them :)

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Here, at my journal.

I know, okay? I know that I keep posting. But I really cannot help it if my muse is supplying me with ideas left, right and centre, can I? No. So I keep writing and keep posting.

I shall try and give you a longer gap next time. How about that? Promise. I'll keep it to myself, no matter how annoying I find it to just have it sitting there. Honest, I'll save it for a later date.


Title: Through everything.
Pairing(s): Arthur/Merlin.
Warnings: References to violence, and a mental disorder. Nothing especially graphic.
Spoiler(s): Nope.
Word count: 1291
Rating: PG, to be safe.
Summary: AU. Arthur's mother was killed in front of him when he was young, and it caused him to develop DID, dissociative identity disorder. Merlin stays with him through everything, however, taking care of him and loving him through everything.
Author's Notes: So, I wrote another Merlin fic. I've no idea where all my ideas are coming from at the moment, I really don't. But this one is a little different to the others. It's not as detailed or long as I thought it would end up being, but I actually like it this way. I hope that no one is offended or hurt by any of the issues that I raise in this fic. They are not particularly graphic or anything, but if you know someone with DID or anything similar, it may cause issues there. But I came up with the idea and so I wrote it - I just follow blindly wherever my muse leads me. It isn't a blind fic, though - I may or may not have had another idea, but I decided to write something a little different this time. Remember - comments are love.


Arthur was ten years old when his mother was slaughtered in front of him.

A fic a day keeps the madness away (and then some). Follow the pic for recs.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/scienceblogs/wDAM/~3/eLkDLu7SH64/social_status.php

http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2009/12/social_status.php

In the latest Mind Matters, Adam Waytz (an old college friend, co-author of my favorite book on basketball, The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac, and now a post-doc at Harvard) writes about a fascinating new paper by PJ Henry on social status and aggression. If you've read Gladwell's excellent Outliers, then you're probably familiar with the work of Richard Nisbett and Dov Cohen. They argued, in an influential series of papers, that landscapes more conducive to herding were more likely to have a "culture of honor," which led to increased violence. Here's Waytz:

The story goes that because herders from Southern Britain originally settled in the Southern United States (and also established a herding economy on the new land), this left them in an economically precarious position. The possessions of these herdsmen--the most important of which was their livestock--was susceptible to theft, forcing individuals to develop a quick trigger in response to threats, economic or otherwise. In comparison, the farming economy of the North was far more secure, requiring a less aggressive and protective stance toward one's personal resources.

It's an extremely clever hypothesis. But Harvey suggests another explanation, which doesn't rely on indirect historical effects:

Henry took on the traditional Culture of Honor hypothesis to suggest instead that differences between herding and farming cultures in violence actually stem from differences in status. His theory is based on a considerable psychological literature demonstrating that individuals from low-status groups (e.g. ethnic minorities) tend to engage in more vigilant psychological self-protection than those from high-status groups. Low-status people are much more sensitive to being socially rejected and are more inclined to monitor their environment for threats. Because of this vigilance toward protecting their sense of self-worth, low-status individuals are quicker to respond violently to personal threats and insults.

Henry first examined archival data on counties across the American South to show that murder rates from 1972 to 2006 were far higher in counties that were dry and hilly (conducive to herding) than those that were moist and flat (conducive to farming). Above and beyond the effect of geography, however, the level of status disparities in a particular county explained these increased murder rates. Even after accounting for the general level of wealth in a given county (wealthier counties tend to have lower murder rates), status disparity still predicted murder rates. Not content with merely looking at the United States, Henry analyzed data from 92 countries around the world, to find a replication of this pattern. From Albania to Zimbabwe, greater status disparities predicted greater levels of violence.

To provide evidence that tendencies for psychological self-protection were the crucial critical link between status and violence, Henry assessed survey data from over 1,500 Americans. In this nationally representative sample, low-socioeconomic status (low-SES) individuals reported far more psychological defensiveness in terms of considering themselves more likely to be taken advantage of and trusting people less.

In other words, herding isn't the problem. There is nothing inherently violent about raising sheep. Instead, the important variable is inequality, which leads to large gaps in social status and concomitant increases in aggression, at least among those at the bottom of the social heap.

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An exclusive screening of episode one of the new series of Being Human is being organised... and YOU could be there!

Aidan Turner has recorded a special video message about it for the Being Human blog (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/beinghuman/2009/12/bh2_exclusive_screening.html).

The screening will take place at a London cinema on the evening of January 7th, 2010 and BBC Three are giving away free tickets to you guys, the fans, to claim on a first-come-first-served basis.

The tickets will be available from 10am on Thursday 10th December - just head over to www.bbc.co.uk/tickets

This will be, without doubt, the hottest Being Human event of the year. Those who manage to get their hands on a pair of tickets (yes you even get to bring a friend) will get to see episode one of the new series before it's released on TV. And there might even be a few 'special guests' to surprise you on the evening.

But hold your horses because they're not letting go of these tickets just yet... you'll have to wait until Thursday 10am to get them.

Get excited BH fans, because it doesn’t get much better than this…

Author: lisztful
Title: First Snow
Rating: PG-13 to very light R
Warnings/Spoilers: Dudes getting it on, extreme fluff
Summary: 4193 words. "The great, loosely packed snowball hits Arthur straight on, collapsing against the strong line of his tense jaw and catching in the fringe of his hair from brow to sideburn. Arthur is perfectly still as it goes soft against the warmth of his cheek and begins to drip icy water down the collar of his greatcoat. Nobody breathes, Merlin included."
Author's Note: Beta'd by the lovely erda_3, who is a grammar goddess and lightning fast! The story within this story is taken from the Tale of Math Fab Mathonwy, from the Lady Charlotte Guest translation of the Mabinogion, but I have made it admittedly more homoerotic.



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Title: On The Isle Of Apples
Pairing/Characters: Merlin/Arthur, Nimueh
Fandom: Merlin (bbc)
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: Don't own
Summary: As six year old Arthur chases six year old Merlin around the fountain on the Isle of the Apples, waving his wooden sword around and threatening the giggling boy to high heaven, Nimueh can't help but watch and chuckle.
Note: COMPLETELY AU.

It's been too long! So here we are with a random Jared spam! He needs some loving-I'm sure y'all will help him out with that right? *Coughs*Stampede*Coughs* I thought so! So here we go!!!!
Enjoy!!!


*Disclaimer* I will not be held responsible for spontaneous combusting, computers shorting out, marbles rolling, brain cells frying, ovaries exploding, and the like. *Passes out drool bibs, and fire extinguishers* And please make sure that your health insurance policy is caught up ;-) Randomly-any blindness due to looking directly at the Pretty is not my fault-I only bring it! Please note that should you go to special hell you are responsible for your own transportation/tickets/bus passes. And once again this is not dial-up friendly-sorry! Hot-linking is evil-don't do it please!





( It's Jared!!! )

Title: Finding My Camelot
Chapter: 6/? An Artist's Creation
Rating: PG13
Summary: Arthur comes out of hospital and spends an entire weekend with merlin, he sees the finished bedroom. But the weekend ends on a very low note.

( here's chapter 6... )

Title: Oh Summer Days
Chapter One: The Worst Summer Ever
Author: Krillitanestorm
Summary: Modern AU: Merlin finds himself enrolled in the Camelot Summer Camp program. At first he believes it to be the worst summer of his life, but as the days progress he slowly finds himself wishing this summer would never end. Merlin/Arthur Slash
Rating: T
Warnings: Well, as this is a Merlin/Arthur community, there will be eventual slash. Besides that, there are no spoliers.
A/N: This is my first chapter, and I'm not quite sure about it... Should I continue? Well, enjoy anyway. It's my first Modern AU, if that accounts for anything... Both Merlin and Arthur are about 17-18 years old.

Chapter One

Not Today
3793 w
Arthur/Merlin; PG-13
romance, angst
Arthur and Merlin, from beginning to end.

It's funny how destiny chooses people, but somehow, it finds them.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NotAlwaysRight/~3/elQXhIlJfDY/3422

http://notalwaysright.com/?p=3422

(Restaurant | New Mexico, USA)

(Note: I work at a restaurant where I have to wear an extremely conservative uniform with minimal makeup and jewelry. I’m serving two elderly ladies.)

Me: “Hey guys, how are y’all doing today? What can I get for you to drink?”

Customer #1: “Coffee.”

Customer #2: “Me too, please.”

Me: “Okay, I’ll have that right out for you.”

Customer #1 to #2: “Doesn’t she look like a gold digger?”

Customer #2: “I was thinking the same thing!” *to me* “Honey, are you a gold digger?”

Me: “Um, no, ma’am. I am just a waitress.”

Customer #1: “Well, come on now dear. It’s obvious that you’re a gold digger.”

Customer #2: “It’s nothing to be ashamed of! Be proud! In all my years of living, I’ve learned it’s the best thing to do–be a gold digger!”

Me: “What?”

Customer #2: “It’s okay to be a gold digger, honey. I’m sure you’re a very good one! You look like you’d be great at it.”

Customer #1: “Yes! Well, I’m glad we know that you’re a gold digger now. I’m proud of you. I’d like cream with my coffee.”

Me: “O…Okay, I’ll have that right out…”

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NotAlwaysRight/~3/OVQ3Nqhcfsw/3418

http://notalwaysright.com/?p=3418

(Retail | Vernon, BC, Canada)

(A customer approaches me with a new Blu-ray movie.)

Me: “Ah. Blu-ray is a great choice, it looks amazing.”

Customer: “Great! I’m so excited to watch my first Blu-ray. We just setup the PVR this morning.”

Me: “PVR?”

Customer: “Yeah our PVR machine to watch Blu-rays.”

Me: “I’m hate to say this, but PVR’s don’t play Blu-rays. They record live television.”

Customer: *rolls eyes* “Yes, but they play Blu-rays as well!”

Me: “I am sorry, but they don’t. If you buy this, open up the movie and then figure out that your machine won’t play it then I can’t give you a refund. I can’t do refunds on new products that are opened.”

Customer: “Don’t treat me like I’m an idiot, and don’t threaten me! I know this plays Blu-rays! My friend Steve told it does, and he used to work for a major retailer.”

Me: “Okay, I will. Just to ask, where is the disc tray on your PVR?”

Customer: *thinks* “You know, on second thought, Steve also got fired for fraud.”

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