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Announcing a new reading-based challenge for the BBC Merlin fandom! No writing involved, this challenge is all about reading the wonderful fanfics written by our talented and passionate community! Starting Jan 1st!
To participate in the challenge, make a copy of THIS SPREADSHEET and save it to your own Google Drive.
Check out the Info/Rules tab, familiarize yourself with the different categories and tasks on the Reading Challenge tab, and then track the fics you're reading/have read on the Fic Tracker tab. That's it!
This challenge runs for the entirety of 2026 :)
There are multiple challenge levels, ranging from completing a single task to completing every task on the entire spreadsheet! Those who complete any challenge mode (on the honor system, no proof needed) will earn bragging rights and a cute little sticker you can post on your tumblr blog to emphasize your achievements/bragging.
Questions? Shoot me an ask here on tumblr!
Want some fanfic community? Join the Tavern discord server (18+ only) to share recs, ask for fic recommendations, or get help with the spreadsheet! Link to the Tavern is on the first tab of the spreadsheet!
Want a fanfic reading challenge where you're encouraged to read in multiple fandoms? Check out the original Fanfic Reading Challenge! This Merlin version has been adapted & developed with permission.
Now get out there, grab a copy of the spreadsheet, & get reading!!
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Merlin (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leon/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
Characters: Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Leon (Merlin)
Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Alpha Leon (Merlin), Knotting, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Alphas know who is destined to be part of their pack, Possessive Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Insecure Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Arthur knows others find Leon hot and he has Concerns, Leon says come fuck me you’ll feel better about it, that’s it that’s the fic, Light Worldbuilding
Series: Part 1 of His Destined Round Table
Summary:
Arthur kissed him again fiercely and Leon yielded to his demands as he collapsed back against Arthur’s luxurious bed. Leon knew what drove Arthur’s possessiveness, his desperate need to claim.
“You have nothing to fear,” Leon assured as they parted.
Arthur’s all too expressive eyes said so much. Leon reached up and caressed his cheek.
“He wants you,” Arthur forced out.
That was probably true. Bedivere wasn’t hiding his interest. But that didn’t matter. At least not to Leon.
for my October Challenge Day 1: Knotting
and
@merlinbingo prompt: Claiming
Largely inspired by @nomorezerocomments & @justleaveacommentfest.
As of this moment there are 68,344 fics on Ao3 in the Merlin fandom tag, and 9,741 of those have 0 comments, some which have hundreds and hundreds of kudos and even bookmarks but no comments.
There's plenty more that only have a few comments and yet are beloved by fandom. And this is just from a quick glance at ao3, I'm not even counting fanfiction.net, LiveJournal, here on Tumblr, and all the other fanfic places I'm not thinking of right now!
The goal of this is to (of course) comment on fanfic but also to interact with the community. Reblog fanfic, fanart, fan videos, edit, and all the other lovely things each other has made, as well checking up on fandom friends and just have a good time with each other.
And after all with the holiday season upon us, comments are the best gift to the fellow people in the community!
When will it start:
October 1!
When will it end:
January 10! So that it hopefully covers most of the holiday season for everyone!
Rules:
Comment on any Merlin fandom fanfic and tally up your comments!
Everyone is in charge of keeping track of the fics you commented on and how many comments you've left. This will work on the honor system as this is supposed to be as laid back as possible.
Show love to those fanfics that have 0 comments or barely any comments at all!
Show love to short fics/one shots, rare pairs, Gen fics, comment on those smutty fics that you never comment on!
No check in's, no sign ups, just commenting!
No AI fics! No AI comments! No AI at all!
What do I win:
The fandom old prize of Bragging Rights and having fun with your Community
But also if anyone wants to offer any fan creations as a prize incentive, I can throw some in for some extra fun 😃
Extra things to do:
Make a rec list of your favorite fanfics and/or the fics you've commented on and tag me in it so we can share them!
Send/tag me in your fics that you think deserve some more love
Send/tag me those fics that have 0 comments and let's work as a fandom to decrease those 9,000+ fanfics without any love
Any questions suggestions about anything? Send me a ask!!!
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