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1) paper legends: I've spent a fair bit of the last few days working on the paperlegends schedule and other stuff to do with the community, just getting things ready. It's all been done for a few days now and I want to post both the schedule and all the info as soon as possible, but am holding off at the moment purely because I'm waiting to hear back from the hospital for definite confirmation on my operation date, which should be 28th January, all being well.
2) peter: Peter got a card from Colin Morgan just before Christmas! He'd sent a letter out back in Aug/Sept to Colin, Bradley, Shine and the BBC, detailing an all-singing, all-dancing musical number he thought would be good for Children in Need or some other special, and this is what he got back. Hope you can read it; he's pretty chuffed with it:
3) recs: Been a while since I rounded up what fics I have saved on Delicious, so here's what I've bookmarked since the last time I recced. I still feel weird about reccing any paperlegends Big Bang stories due to my close associations with the community - but also because I honestly believe they all deserve to be read - so those are not included but if you want to know which ones I've kept so far, just check out my { paper legends tag } on my Delicious bookmarks.
{ AU FICS }
Natural Selection by minor_hue | merlin/arthur, nc-17
Arthur/Merlin, As the lonely bachelor among his group of friends Arthur finally decides to drop his man-whore ways and start seriously dating. Against his better judgement he allows himself to be set up on a serious of blind dates by his friends. The only problem is that he finds himself spending most of his dates either teasing or being completely distracted by the big eared waiter who always seem to be present.
This is Why (the Dictionary Invented the Word No) by morcalivan | merlin/arthur, r
In order to win back the affections of an ex, Arthur has gotten himself caught up in a bet to transform the socially awkward into the socially acceptable. Features evil!Sophia, clueless!Merlin, hippy!Hunith and bit-of-a-tart!Will (in short: the highschool!AU that steals the plot from the She's All That movie).
Lions and Pebbles and Penguins, Oh my! by fuzzytomato02 | merlin/arthur, pg-13
Sitting at the top of "Uther's All Time Parenting Backfires" is Arthur's fellow colleague and clumsy best friend - Merlin Emrys.
Cultivation and Growth by srin | merlin/arthur, nc-17
Wherein Arthur becomes preoccupied with his gardener and acts rather inappropriately, and Merlin is okay with that.
untitled by slowdead | merlin/arthur, r
Merlin is afraid his thing for Arthur's shirt has turned into a thing.
Rinse, Lather, Repeat by leashy_bebes | merlin/arthur, nc-17
Crumble fic under running water, and be sure to suspend disbelief before bathing. An epic tale of awkwardness, daft boys, and love as expressed through bathing products (yes, you read that right. Bathing products). With bonus arts.
Lord Drake's Bequest by pennyplainknits | merlin/arthur, r
"To my great-nephew Arthur I bequeath Tintagel Distribution, wholly and without reserve, save for one condition. You must marry, and stay married, for a period of no less than six months. You're a wonderful businessman Arthur, but a full life needs love and companionship, not just a string of affairs. Settle down young Arthur, and your life will be the richer for it." Arthur needs to marry to take control of Tintagel Distribution. Fortunatly he knows the right man for the job.
Serendipitous by ayane_tsurugi | merlin/arthur, pg_13
In which there is love at first sight, give or take five minutes, Leon is the world’s best PA, the Slash Dragon is really bad at business meetings, more than one Arthur wears a red scarf, and Fate is a fickle bitch who breaks everything apart, but puts it back together even better in the end. Or, a fic loosely based on the movie Serendipity.
One Night Stands Are a Great Way to Meet People by giselleslash | merlin/arthur, nc-17
First there's a one night stand, then there's courting. Merlin thinks they've probably done things a bit backwards.
Camelot Industries by dracosoftie | merlin/arthur, nc-17
The fate of his father’s company is on the line, and Arthur Pendragon must learn to trust others to help him -and put himself out there, both with Camelot Industries and with Merlin Emrys, the tech genius who has caught Arthur’s interest. Camelot Industries may never be the same after Arthur and his so-called knights of the roundtable are through with it.
Merry Christmas, Merlin (sequel to Camelot Industries) by dracosoftie | merlin/arthur, r
Arthur wants to do something special for Merlin for their first Christmas together. But what do you get the tech geek who has everything (and is allergic to everything else?).
{ CANON FIC }
Inevitability and Poultry by srin | merlin/arthur, pg-13
Wherein Merlin and Arthur tackle an unlikely creature, ponder questions of animal husbandry, and do their very best to avoid a personal conversation.
Some Say It's a Blessing, Some Say It's a Curse by misswinterhill | merlin/arthur, pg
“Last warning,” said Merlin, raising a hand. “If you try to harm him, I will kill you. If you succeed, no-one will leave here alive.”
{ BRADLEY/COLIN FIC }
Cartoons and Forever Plans by chibirhm | bradley/colin, r
"And did you know I can't do this without laughing/And did you know no matter where it takes us now/And did you know our love will never die."
The Kleenex Quotient by rayslady | bradley/colin, pg-13
In which Colin may or may not be a little bit method, with regard to Merlin's seemingly endless crying scenes and Bradley may or may not be a little bit rubbish, with regard to cheering him up.
{ VIDEO REC }
The Knights of the Hot Table by Elderberryinkblot
When he's not getting knocked unconscious at important narrative moments, Prince Arthur is slowly but surely building the most catwalk-ready Round Table ever to grace myth and legend. Stuff Uther's outmoded concepts of loyalty and noble birth; what Camelot needs now is an all-fighting, all-pouting posse of beefcake in chainmail shirts with the sleeves ripped off. Yes.
Some people might say the that a fan video over three minutes long dedicated solely to the beauty of Arthur and his knights is overdoing it; I say to those people, have you SEEN Gwaine flipping his hair in slow motion? No? Then go and watch him, and come back and try and say that again when you've finished blinking the stardust out of your eyes.
I'm still using Delicious so you can still find all my bookmarks there if you're following them, but for those of you who've moved on, you can also find them on Pinboard and Diigo.
{ love & hugs to you all ♥ }