Time Travel Enthusiast

Merc, 30+, she/her. Writer, Time Travel Enthusiast, Preacher of the Period Drama Gospel. OFC Fairy Godmother. PBS Nerd. Bespoke Historical AUs a Specialty, 18th - 20th centuries preferred. Anons are OFF until the current bot problem subsides.

[mercurygray]

Hi there! I’m Merc. I love period dramas, strong female leads and women’s history. Placements in 18th through 20th century preferred but not required. Historical Alternate Universes and Original Female Characters are a big part of my fandom practice.

Read more of my writing on Archive of Our Own or on Tumblr at mercurygraypresents

A full list of my original characters is available here.

Current Fandoms: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, House of Guinness, Andor, Masters of the Air, SAS: Rogue Heroes, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, House of the Dragon

Current projects: Wing and Cloud (Maekar x OC)

I regularly ask for prompts on Thursdays and Saturdays for these characters and others. (see: thirsty thursday.)

[mercurygray]

Huge nerd alert: my book club is going to read the Pope's new encyclical.

[tpwrtrmnky]

Anyway I think if there's a user on the internet you just can't stand the sight of but you feel "morally obligated" not to block them for some reason, you just have to do it. Rip the bandaid off.

You have to work on whatever issue is causing you to think like this, but seriously, nobody benefits from you quietly seething about some stranger online and it's a very real possibility that you're going to end up causing harm if you don't curate your feed in a situation like this.

Almost everyone online would rather be blocked than belligerently stalked.

[tpwrtrmnky]

Reframe the block from some kind of attack on the person you're blocking, to a simple choice to enforce non-interaction that can actually be beneficial to both people involved.

[jars-artcollection]

Oh cunty single mother of six you have ensnared me

[grecoromanyaoi]

citationless behavior

[grecoromanyaoi]

sourceless behavior

[airborneinfantry]

I was in a rhythm, you know? Three days, three missions, three wheels down. Boom, boom, boom. It's like Gene Krupa. You don't stop Gene Krupa in the middle of a drum solo, do you? But two weeks later, ask him to dip right back in where he left off without missing a beat, do you?

Nate Mann as Robert "Rosie" Rosenthal in MASTERS OF THE AIR (2024) -> Part Six

[fukazawashimpei]

Saitama, Japan

[creativepromptsforwriting]

June Prompts 🌼

Word prompts to use for doodling or writing

fairytale

garden hose

fruit stand

radio

block party

tattoo

ice cream

postcard

festival

skating

barefoot

night walks

pride

fries

stream

flower crown

outdoors

cocktail umbrellas

playing cards

sailboat

karaoke

dandelions

buttons

pearls

midsummer

universe

neon sign

dragonfly

birch tree

peaches

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Monthly Prompt Lists

[mercurygray]

Rushing through my reading tonight like I've got somewhere to be. (Nowhere. I have nowhere to be.)

[fukazawashimpei]

Yamanashi, Japan

[pelorsdyke]

I’ll be so real the best way to get inspired to write fic is to be talking about the media and its meta in a group chat. nothing like getting something sparked by things your friends are saying and being able to present it to them like a cat bringing somebody a dead bird

[kexytimes]

Sansa Lannister

[bonivers]

and i’m always saying this

[erebus0dora]

look, this is no spoiler, but it kinda is, and I HAD TO, it's been brewing in my mind ever since i finished the series

WIP + initial rough face sketch beneath the cut for a good measure

you can SEE how I LOVE PAINTING HANDSSSSS xD

also oh my what a wonderful show of four episodes with honorable and happy ending, can't believe it's based on George Martin's books with the joy it offers ahhahahhh what fifth episode don't know her

[alexromero]

wanting depressed and traumatized middle aged characters to kiss and hold hands can truly be something incredibly personal. 

[mercurygray]

I think it's so clever that as we meet Diana on the Crown, she's wearing a mask.

Most photographed woman in the world, and the very first chance we meet her on this show, she's hiding, and we're unable to see her.

[nondelphic]

writing is just sitting in front of a computer and making up problems for imaginary people while ignoring your own. fun and casual hobby.