It's pretty darn awesome. In that it is not awesome at all. Unrepentantly so. Brain-breakingly so. It is charming in a bastardy kind of way
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HELLO, IAWTpost. I watched the same House marathon! Also in New Jersey (but in the north! shameful!) ALSO I don't want RPS of Colin and Bradley, because there is no writer who can make them as awesome as they are in RL or as awesome as they are in my head. I just want more video of them being idiots with Angel occasionally appearing. GOD ANGEL HAHAHA.
NOW, more importantly, you need to go watch the new episode. and then come back and read the comment i'm going to leave in reply to this comment that has a scene I wrote in it.
it's like the middle of the night and i'm super tired but i have this fic in mind where merlin keeps trying to tell arthur about the magic and keeps being thwarted by things like arthur's stupidity, the girls fluttering about, magical beasts and/or plagues, arthur willfully throwing himself into danger at any possible opportunity... i think this arthur will be dopily in love with merlin but trying to hide it and trying to woo him at the same time - BUT MERLIN WILL REMAIN UNAWARE. BECAUSE HE IS TOO DISTRACTED TRYING TO COME OUT TO ARTHUR. COMING OUT IS SRS BZS.
k i don't know. i'm just sick of stories where Arthur's already figured it out when Merlin tells him, figures it out on his own and Merlin doesn't have to tell him, or Merlin accidentally outs himself by blowing something up mid-coitus (and any combination of those three.) I want Merlin to decide to tell him, deal with it, tell him, and then I want Arthur to be pissed and upset, but to decide in the end that if Merlin's a sorcerer, then sorcerers aren't all bad.
and then I want them to have sex. (except i won't be writing that because, um, gross, sex? and I fail as a writer.) this is my outline so far.
spoiler space because it's a little bit spoilerly for the new episode? which you might not have seen yet.
After the Labyrinth of Terrifying Prince-Killing Tests, Merlin decided to tell Arthur that he was born with magic.
It had been one thing to keep secrets from Arthur while Merlin was the one saving his life; it was quite another, Merlin thought, to be keeping such an important secret when Arthur had proved beyond a doubt that he was willing to sacrifice his own life to save Merlin's. It was a betrayal of trust not to tell him after that - all right, maybe it had been a betrayal not to tell him in the first place, but Merlin promised himself he'd try to make up for it. He took a deep breath, hoping that Arthur would listen instead of immediately sending him to the executioner's block.
"So," he said to Arthur as they walked back through the forest after burying the unicorn's horn.
"You're welcome, Merlin, though I wouldn't had to save your sorry life if you hadn't followed me when I expressly told you not to."
"Yes, of course, Sire, but-"
"I saved you because you've helped me out of a few tight spots already and because it's what princes do for their subjects. You don't even have to mention it."
A few tight spots, Merlin thought, more like I've saved his royal arse more times than he knows. "I'm very grateful, but there's something else-"
Arthur shook his head. "There's no point in making a big girly deal about it. Though, naturally, it would be appropriate for you to show some gratitude. Throw yourself at my feet, sing my praises in the street, or at the very least, try not to be as useless as you usually are. Maybe get that stain out of my green shirt." Arthur grinned and squeezed Merlin's shoulder. Merlin caught Arthur's eye and forgot that he was trying to get the prince to shut up and listen to him for once. By the time he remembered, Arthur had started walking again.
"Come on, stop standing there with that blank look on your face. I want to see that everything's settled with the food distribution."
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all right, i'm going to bed. next scene - merlin reminisces about ways other people found out he could do magic (his mother, Will) and then rehearses what he's going to say to arthur in front of the mirror like an idiot.
OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU. THIS. IT IS AMAZING. IT IS ONE SCENE, BUT IT IS PERFECTLY IN CHARACTER LIKE A LOT OF FIC I'VE BEEN READING IS NOT AND I LOVE YOU A LOT PLEASE MARRY ME AGAIN AND ALSO WRITE ME MORE COMMENT FIC. MAYBE GET THAT STAIN OUT OF MY GREEN SHIRT. FUCK, ILU.
Re: the outline, the only thing I worry about is that this may spiral into you know, a srs bzs fic. Like, a multiparter. An awesome multiparter. But I do not know how much I should be encouraging you in these pursuits when we are but a fortnight away from Finals Hell.
ARE YOU USING A JACK/JOHN ICON ON ME? THAT'S SO CUTE.
I'M SLEEPY. ILU. I'M GOING TO BED.
I would never write a multi-parter, because I refuse to even read them (except in HP fandom), like I'll read long fics but if you take a fic of the same length and post it as chapters, I won't touch it, I don't know what's wrong with me. (it's okay if they exceed the LJ post limit and need to have multi-parts because of that, as long as there's an easy link to the next part.) A part of me does intend it as SRS BZS but if it ends up long, it will be ALL IN ONE PIECE, GODDAMN IT. who knows if this will ever happen, hahaha. jeez i have a ten page research paper due on friday.
When I said multiparter, I actually meant exactly what you're talking about. A fest-length fic. A too-long for LJ, but only by one or two posts, kind of fic. I actually am with you on the chaptered fic, most of the time. WTF, chapters. I have actual books for that shit. IT BETTER THE FUCK HAPPEN. Just maybe keep it to outlining until we are safely to Christmas.
BUT I'M GONNA GET JOSSED. WHAT IF ARTHUR FINDS OUT IN THE FINALE.
OK really sleeping now. putting the computer down. turning it off. SLEEPING. also check out this icon i took from some post today, is it not ~magnificent~?
OH FUCK, SO MAGNIFICENT. GODDAMN DIS/CONNECTED, I AM TOTALLY CURSING ALL OVER THE PLACE BECAUSE OF IT. BUT TRULY MAGNIFICENT.
ACK, I DID NOT THINK OF THE JOSSING. DAMN. Maybe keep it to a little fic? Churn out a part of it right away so you have an established universe you can return to even if you get jossed? I have allowed that trick before.
I am sorry I have kept you up. If it makes any difference, I'll have been up for 22 hours straight, no naps, in about 10 minutes. I was feeling your pain four hours ago when I came home to my exploded Facebook and was pretty much peer-pressured into watching two forty-minute episodes in order to respond to everything. Now I am riding a Merlin high and I have to be up in four hours to go tree-hunting and NYC-returning. In other words, see you in about 12 hours and I expect this Band!AU to be worth my while.
NOW, more importantly, you need to go watch the new episode. and then come back and read the comment i'm going to leave in reply to this comment that has a scene I wrote in it.
it's like the middle of the night and i'm super tired but i have this fic in mind where merlin keeps trying to tell arthur about the magic and keeps being thwarted by things like arthur's stupidity, the girls fluttering about, magical beasts and/or plagues, arthur willfully throwing himself into danger at any possible opportunity... i think this arthur will be dopily in love with merlin but trying to hide it and trying to woo him at the same time - BUT MERLIN WILL REMAIN UNAWARE. BECAUSE HE IS TOO DISTRACTED TRYING TO COME OUT TO ARTHUR. COMING OUT IS SRS BZS.
k i don't know. i'm just sick of stories where Arthur's already figured it out when Merlin tells him, figures it out on his own and Merlin doesn't have to tell him, or Merlin accidentally outs himself by blowing something up mid-coitus (and any combination of those three.) I want Merlin to decide to tell him, deal with it, tell him, and then I want Arthur to be pissed and upset, but to decide in the end that if Merlin's a sorcerer, then sorcerers aren't all bad.
and then I want them to have sex. (except i won't be writing that because, um, gross, sex? and I fail as a writer.) this is my outline so far.
THOUGHTS?
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After the Labyrinth of Terrifying Prince-Killing Tests, Merlin decided to tell Arthur that he was born with magic.
It had been one thing to keep secrets from Arthur while Merlin was the one saving his life; it was quite another, Merlin thought, to be keeping such an important secret when Arthur had proved beyond a doubt that he was willing to sacrifice his own life to save Merlin's. It was a betrayal of trust not to tell him after that - all right, maybe it had been a betrayal not to tell him in the first place, but Merlin promised himself he'd try to make up for it. He took a deep breath, hoping that Arthur would listen instead of immediately sending him to the executioner's block.
"So," he said to Arthur as they walked back through the forest after burying the unicorn's horn.
"You're welcome, Merlin, though I wouldn't had to save your sorry life if you hadn't followed me when I expressly told you not to."
"Yes, of course, Sire, but-"
"I saved you because you've helped me out of a few tight spots already and because it's what princes do for their subjects. You don't even have to mention it."
A few tight spots, Merlin thought, more like I've saved his royal arse more times than he knows. "I'm very grateful, but there's something else-"
Arthur shook his head. "There's no point in making a big girly deal about it. Though, naturally, it would be appropriate for you to show some gratitude. Throw yourself at my feet, sing my praises in the street, or at the very least, try not to be as useless as you usually are. Maybe get that stain out of my green shirt." Arthur grinned and squeezed Merlin's shoulder. Merlin caught Arthur's eye and forgot that he was trying to get the prince to shut up and listen to him for once. By the time he remembered, Arthur had started walking again.
"Come on, stop standing there with that blank look on your face. I want to see that everything's settled with the food distribution."
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all right, i'm going to bed. next scene - merlin reminisces about ways other people found out he could do magic (his mother, Will) and then rehearses what he's going to say to arthur in front of the mirror like an idiot.
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Re: the outline, the only thing I worry about is that this may spiral into you know, a srs bzs fic. Like, a multiparter. An awesome multiparter. But I do not know how much I should be encouraging you in these pursuits when we are but a fortnight away from Finals Hell.
But still, ILU AND THIS SO MUCH.
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I'M SLEEPY. ILU. I'M GOING TO BED.
I would never write a multi-parter, because I refuse to even read them (except in HP fandom), like I'll read long fics but if you take a fic of the same length and post it as chapters, I won't touch it, I don't know what's wrong with me. (it's okay if they exceed the LJ post limit and need to have multi-parts because of that, as long as there's an easy link to the next part.) A part of me does intend it as SRS BZS but if it ends up long, it will be ALL IN ONE PIECE, GODDAMN IT. who knows if this will ever happen, hahaha. jeez i have a ten page research paper due on friday.
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BUT I'M GONNA GET JOSSED. WHAT IF ARTHUR FINDS OUT IN THE FINALE.
OK really sleeping now. putting the computer down. turning it off. SLEEPING. also check out this icon i took from some post today, is it not ~magnificent~?
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ACK, I DID NOT THINK OF THE JOSSING. DAMN. Maybe keep it to a little fic? Churn out a part of it right away so you have an established universe you can return to even if you get jossed? I have allowed that trick before.
I am sorry I have kept you up. If it makes any difference, I'll have been up for 22 hours straight, no naps, in about 10 minutes. I was feeling your pain four hours ago when I came home to my exploded Facebook and was pretty much peer-pressured into watching two forty-minute episodes in order to respond to everything. Now I am riding a Merlin high and I have to be up in four hours to go tree-hunting and NYC-returning. In other words, see you in about 12 hours and I expect this Band!AU to be worth my while.
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