How to Build a Heart out of Ashes

HOW TO BUILD A HEART OUT OF ASHES Iuncti mutamus, iuncti crescimus, Sidebar and Icon by Annathemarmotqueen

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT:

I don’t know how many of you are still active or following this blog, but I wanted to announce that, thanks to many of your suggestions and encouragements, I am working on turning Ashes into an original Young Adult Novel.

It’s not a quick process because I’m doing a whole lot more than just changing names and polishing. There’s a lot of rewriting going into it in an effort to better the work, undo some direct canon references, and flesh out some new original characters–including my leading duo, Ulric Grimshaw and Will Basra.

Let me know if you have any questions or would just like to chat! I’d love to talk!

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT:

I don’t know how many of you are still active or following this blog, but I wanted to announce that, thanks to many of your suggestions and encouragements, I am working on turning Ashes into an original Young Adult Novel.

It’s not a quick process because I’m doing a whole lot more than just changing names and polishing. There’s a lot of rewriting going into it in an effort to better the work, undo some direct canon references, and flesh out some new original characters–including my leading duo, Ulric Grimshaw and Will Basra.

Let me know if you have any questions or would just like to chat! I’d love to talk!

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AN ANNOUNCEMENT:

I don’t know how many of you are still active or following this blog, but I wanted to announce that, thanks to many of your suggestions and encouragements, I am working on turning Ashes into an original Young Adult Novel.

It’s not a quick process because I’m doing a whole lot more than just changing names and polishing. There’s a lot of rewriting going into it in an effort to better the work, undo some direct canon references, and flesh out some new original characters--including my leading duo, Ulric Grimshaw and Will Basra.

Let me know if you have any questions or would just like to chat! I’d love to talk!

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How to Untrain Your Dragon - Part I

Rating: Explicit Words: 6363 (out of 34,400) Pairing: Merlin/Arthur Summary: Merlin has many secrets but Arthur sees more than anyone knows. This is the story of a prince and a dragon. A canon changeling!verse AU, deviating around season 2. Links: Ao3 Thanks: birdpresident for her beta, pixieandcurly and mishjen for their help crafting the idea for this, and anathemarmotqueen for her inspiring art.

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How to Untrain Your Dragon - Part I

Rating: Explicit Words: 6363 (out of 34,400) Pairing: Merlin/Arthur Summary: Merlin has many secrets but Arthur sees more than anyone knows. This is the story of a prince and a dragon. A canon changeling!verse AU, deviating around season 2. Links: Ao3 Thanks: birdpresident for her beta, pixieandcurly and mishjen for their help crafting the idea for this, and anathemarmotqueen for her inspiring art.

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Any of my followers speak Russian and would be willing to help me out with some translations for a fic? I would really really appreciate it, and be pretty much forever in your debt.

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Hi! I read that you'd be' willing to turn this blog into a general changeling!verse and I thought it's a brilliant idea! It's be a shame shutting down this one, since it's where everything about ashes is (also it's the first one I discovered so I'm quite fond of it), so... What do you think you're most likely to do?

I'd be totally willing to do that! Well I'm always willing to answer any questions people have about the verse or story. I have just finished a 34k Merlin fic in this first that will go up in a couple weeks (my beta is in exams). There are two more Merlin fics planned, and I'm tossing around the idea of a Shameless one. I'd also love to work with people who wanted to use this verse for other fandoms or write their own stories. Someone asked about doing a sort of "guide" with all the general changelingverse stuff compiled and I really like that idea.

Anyway, that's what's up for me, if anyone has any other questions or ideas feel free to come talk to me! Thank you so much =]

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I’m doing that thing where I’m on the last scene of a fic and stalling. God damnit. It’s 30k words just write the last 500 words christ.

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Dude i meant to make a post about it a couple days ago and forgot but Ashes broke 1000 kudos and that's cool as all hell. Thank you everyone.

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Hey hey wait..... if the fic is over does that mean youre leaving?!?!

Well I don't think I can help the fact that I'll be less active. But I have been on my fandom blog again (Arthusaur) so I'll be there, and this is a sub blog there so I can see any messages and will definitely be around to answer them and any questions :]

I've been considering turning this blog into a general hub for changeling!verse things, as I'm currently working on another fic in the verse, and there have a been a couple people who mentioned writing fics in the verse (which I'm totally cool with by the way, I think it would be awesome) so if that's something people would be interested in I'd love to do that.

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Can I just say two words? Thank you

Aww thank you, too :)))

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How to Build a Heart out of Ashes

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 144,932 Pairings: John/Sherlock, other minor pairings Summary: In an AU where a small number of the population become Changelings at a young age, at 17 John Watson believes he’s destined for Normal life but then the Change takes him and he is sent to the Baker Institute. There he meets Sherlock Holmes.

Read Here, by Teumessian

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How to Build a Heart out of Ashes

Rating: Explicit Word Count: 144,932 Pairings: John/Sherlock, other minor pairings Summary: In an AU where a small number of the population become Changelings at a young age, at 17 John Watson believes he's destined for Normal life but then the Change takes him and he is sent to the Baker Institute. There he meets Sherlock Holmes.

Read Here, by Teumessian

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How to Build a Heart out of Ashes - Chapter 30 - Alight

Epilogue also posted.

READ HERE

Some thank yous and words from the author below the cut:

I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone who stuck with me on this, readers and friends alike--some starting as the former and becoming the later. It's been two years in the making and I just wanted to say how amazing it's been.

A special thanks to Hayden, who betaed for plot, and read crappy un betaed versions of chapters for me.

And an enormous thank you and declaration of love to my dear Kathe, who had been with this story since I posted a journal on LJ over two years ago looking for a beta for "a new big project I've been thinking about". She has not only been an integral part of this story's conception and life, but has also become a truly dear friend. I will never be able to express my gratitude fully. Thank you darling.

So, one last time, thank you to everyone. I hope you enjoyed How to Build a Heart out of Ashes, and the changeling!verse, as I know I have, and I hope this isn't the end of it for you guys, as I know it isn't the end of this verse for me.

If you have any questions, thoughts, comments, ideas, anything, I can be contacted in my ask box.

Love, Teumessian

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ABOUT THE FINAL CHAPTER + EPILOGUE

Warning ahead of time that they will not be posted tomorrow, Wednesday. Due to the hefty length of the last installment and my interest in making sure my beta doesn't kill herself, the last installment of How to Build a Heart out of Ashes will be posted this Saturday.

Thanks everyone! Thanks for sticking around, and I hope you've gotten something from the verse and the story. <3

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Hey any hardcore or former hardcore Merlin fans in the readership?

I need you for reasons. Perhaps I might ask you do do me a weird favor. Find me in the ask box.

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When the hour is night And hopelessness is sinking in And the wolves all cry To fill the night with hollering When your eyes are red And emptiness is all you know With the darkness fed I will be your scarecrow You tell me to hold on Oh you tell me to hold on But innocence is gone And what was right is wrong 'Cause I'm bleeding out So if the last thing that I do Is to bring you down I'll bleed out for you So I bare my skin And I count my sins And I close my eyes And I take it in And I'm bleeding out I'm bleeding out for you, for you.