So far I've only written for the Murderbot fandom, all (mostly) Murderathin. I just think Gurathin's data port is slutty and Murderbot should do something about it, so here's what I've uploaded so far. I added some of the tags, but check the ao3 links for the full info.
Improper use of data ports
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 9,934 words | Completed | Tags: Data port play, (light) Data port penetration, Light D/S, Sexual activity they'd both deny is sex
Most people have the decency to hide it, to disguise it at the very least. There was no reason for an augmented human to be parading around with an exposed data port, least of all this particularly annoying augmented human.
Handle with care
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 15,256 words | Completed | Tags: PWP, Data port play, Feed connection, Gurathin shines Murderbot like he's detailing a car
When Murderbot falls face first into a mud pit, Gurathin is there to help it deal with the mess. And if it enjoys the temporary loss of eyesight for certain recreational activities, well, it’s bringing Gurathin along for the ride.
Acquired taste
(Pre) Murderbot/Gurathin, Dr. Ratthi | Rated G | 5,524 words | Completed | Tags: Pre-Relationship, Bickering, Jealousy, Gurathin's slutty data port
Murderbot is confused, then annoyed, and now there is a security threat at the market. If only Gurathin would follow its advice and hide his data port.
Or: Murderbot pushes its clients into a hostile situation, and now has to get them out. Don’t ask it why.
SERIES - To a certain degree
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated M & E | 19,022 words | Completed (2 works)
Part 1: To a certain degree
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated M | 10,908 words | Completed | Tags: The corporation rim is terrible, Feed connection, Scars, Implied/referenced self-harm, No smut just talking and emotionally connecting until they kind of orgasm but like emotionally
An unexpected walk in the rain leads Murderbot to a realization about Gurathin. Now, it must contend with its own past if it wants to understand and be understood.
Alternatively, they get off (emotionally) on the intense ordeal of self-recognition through the other by sharing a couple of their memories.
Part 2: In a sense
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 8,114 words | Completed | Tags: PWP, Data port play, Edging, Begging, I guess Gurathin is never getting his dick touched
Murderbot thought they were done for the evening, but after realizing Gurathin is still ready to go, it decides to have some fun with him.
Alternatively: Murderbot sits on Gurathin and edges the fuck out of him. No need to read the previous work.
WANKSGIVING Contributions
Tiny bite-sized pieces written for the 2025 event. These are a few of them:
is it supposed to look like that?
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 256 words | Completed | Tags: Genital piercing, Curious Murderbot
Gurathin has a piercing. (For New Tideland's Murderathin Wanksgiving.)
to boldly go
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 239 words | Completed | Tags: Object insertion, Improper use of drones
A drone goes where no drone has gone before. (For New Tideland's Murderathin Wanksgiving.)
Cleaning duty
Murderbot/Gurathin | Rated E | 209 words | Completed | Tags: Strap-ons, Blow jobs
It was SecUnit's idea. (For New Tideland's Murderathin Wanksgiving.)
Gurathin/Landers stuff:
Three times
Gurathin/Landers | Rated E | 5,202 words | Completed | Tags: Drug addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sticking your fingers in your rib cage and not in a sexy way
On the eight anniversary of his last attempt, Gurathin remembers a conversation in a shitty apartment and everything that came before.
It’s an old habit, being quiet
Gurathin/Landers, Murderbot (at the end) | Rated E | 6,122 words | Completed | Tags: Drug use / Abusive relationships / Angst / Emotional manipulation / Sexual content / No happy ending
When things go wrong during a mission, Gurathin faces the fallout.
I am late as hell, but I love being tagged! I just open the tab, get ready to make the post... and then immediately get distracted 😭
ty for the tag @therearesomewhocallmemari , this was fun! 🖤🥰
1. origin of your username:
I genuinely can't remember, but I do remember thinking it was very funny 💀
2. i will always order this food
fries! my one true love
3. overused emojis
👀💀‼️😭🪦 depending on the context
4. current favourite show/movie/book?
Murderbot! current obsession for sure. i'm really into widow's bay rn too, the muppets original run.
movie is a little more difficult, i try to watch as many new ones as I can, so maybe something i've liked a lot (relatively) recently, which would be Mother Mary (2026), Blue Ruin (2013), Good Boy/Heel (2026), and New Life (2023).
I'm enjoying going through Ian Banks Culture series rn, but I'm not currently losing it over a particular book.
5. song on repeat
Noah Kahn's willing and able. And I am permanently obsessed with Stan Rogers.
6. last thing you hyperfixated on
Murderbot, before that probably Station Eleven.
7. oddly specific thing that brings you joy?
when i make a curry and it tastes exactly right
8. phone wallpaper
A page of the back (i think) cover of the Station Eleven comic pages that are available. to say i'm in love with the art would be an understatement, and seeing the little scribbled grocery list brings me a lot of joy.
9. what smell makes you happy?
sandalwood and patchouli (controversial take, ik), plus whatever rum means when they mention it in perfumes.
10. morning, night, or other type of person?
depends, i want to say both, but fear the answer might be neither
Chapters: 18/20
Fandom: Murderbot (TV), The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dr. Gurathin & Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries)
Characters: Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Gurathin (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Mensah (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Ratthi (Murderbot Diaries), Dr. Bharadwaj (Murderbot Diaries)
Additional Tags: The Corporation Rim Is Terrible (Murderbot Diaries), Rescue Missions, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Mind Control, Kinda, Dr. Gurathin Needs a Hug (Murderbot Diaries), Author Is Sleep Deprived, I don’t know how to tag this, Protective Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), POV Murderbot (Murderbot Diaries), Medical Procedures, i guess?, Seizures, Amnesia, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Drug Addiction, Dissociation, Panic Attacks, reference to suicide, but just a reference to the possibility, Suicidal Thoughts, Angst with a Happy Ending
Summary:
I found the room in the facility easily enough. It was one of many. Identical little cells with a bed pushed against one wall and hygiene equipment against the other.
There was no one else being held here. I made sure. Leaving some poor fuck here to die of starvation or run out of power was not something I intended to do. It could hold maybe twenty-five in total, but it honestly looked like it was on its way to being decommissioned.
That was probably why they’d stashed Gurathin here. They didn’t think that Preservation Alliance would even know where to look.
Luckily, Preservation Alliance had me.
Written in response to the mention in Network Effect of drugged augmented humans, and subsequent discussions in New Tideland.
something I just noticed taking screen recordings on my hd monitor: mensah takes his hand in the leg surgery scene and gurathin Immediately starts crying about it 😭. his central nervous system has been turned off and this is pre- EITHER side of the mind reading, this is purely about her holding his hand. this also brings his cry count up from my previously tallied six to seven, with four being mensah related and three being secunit related. he has a lot of feelings and he doesn't like Any of them <3
it really is kind of interesting how attached people are to the idea of the improvised line and the genuine reaction in film. nearly every single famous moment or line has some sort of claim floating around that it wasn't in the script and was either made up on the spot by an actor or was sprung as a surprise on the actors to get their 'real' reaction. you know, sometimes people do come up with good lines in advance and write them down, and sometimes people can pretend to be have a convincing emotional response on screen
many years ago (and under a different name) I wrote a story about [redacted Austen character] [redacted]ing a [redacted] to try to sell to a niche ebook erotica collection. It worked! I wrote a story I adore, and made fifty entire dollars off it. 😂
but in preparation for that, I read Austen's canon, particularly Pride and Prejudice, on heavy repeat for about a week straight, to try to capture The Voice. Which was fun! And helped with the story! And also meant that many years later (i.e. last year) coming up with the first line for a roughly Regency AU murderathin drabble for Wanksgiving was kind of like breathing for me:
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an ungoverned construct in possession of a good contract must be in want of a spy.
The rest of the drabble - and particularly hitting 100 words on the dot - was trickier. But I'm happy with the results. I'm gonna paste it under a cut here, for anyone who wants to read it on Tumblr, but you can also find it here on AO3: Constructs and Consequences, by Mari.
I should note that one thing I struggled with is what to rate it. They are definitely doing some kind of sex in this story, but it's vague as hell. So just...know that, going in. I guess.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an ungoverned construct in possession of a good contract must be in want of a spy.
That the pair might find themselves fucking nasty on a desk is less of a surety, but still very likely.
“We’re meant to be looking for that ledger,” Gurathin protested.
“Then look; I have no objection,” SecUnit replied.
Gurathin lifted up his fine eyes in amazement. “No objection! If you would stop…nnn… No, don’t stop.”
SecUnit stilled. Its weapons readied themselves with a soft whirring. “My automata are detecting someone’s approach.”
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an ungoverned construct in possession of a good contract must be in want of a spy.
That the pair might find themselves fucking nasty on a desk is less of a surety, but still very likely.
Absolute, complete perfection. Go read the whole thing either in this post or in ao3 if you haven't. GO NOW.
There's something so sad to me about how Gurathin spends the entire season so distrustful and on edge, about both the survey itself and SecUnit, because how can anything involved with the Company have good intentions? But the second Leebeebee tells him Mensah is dead, he immediately breaks down sobbing. Leebeebee had no way of knowing whether her plan even worked and for all he knew, she could have been lying. He could have held out hope Mensah survived or that Leebeebee was lying about SecUnit being dead to get them to cooperate, but no. Instant despair. Because since when has the universe ever been kind? When has idealism ever triumphed over corporate greed, or good over evil? Why wouldn't his favorite person die at the hands of someone using violence for their own gain? What else is new?
It's so much easier for him to believe in deception, violence, and tragedy than to even entertain the idea of a stranger acting kind, because to his experience that's just what the world is. Mensah, and by extension, the PresAux team, are anomalies. Cruelty is the norm, kindness an outlier. And what's really sad is how many times he's right. No wonder he cried when SecUnit left. He finally realized he had found someone who both understood and defied what his trauma had taught him.
Ok, so I saw this post and decided to illustrate it with gifs.
Exhibit A. Gurathin's immediate reaction after hearing Mensah is dead. No denial, no bargaining, just instant acceptance. He doesn’t even question whether Leebeebee might be lying.
Exhibit B. He's so devastated by the news he literally started leaking from the nose and then sobbing. At first I thought it's because of the pain, but now I beilieve OP is right.
Exhibit C. Gurathin's reaction when he sees Mensah alive and well. This is the face of a man who has just witnessed the resurrection of Jesus.
