Random Fandom Shit

A collection of fandoms and random posts about them. BBC’s Merlin, MCU, Disney’s Descendants, Disney in general, and Lockwood &Co. are probably the most common AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Music_and_Magic_1307/works

[buddie-romance]

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[the-pen-pot]

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[tamaha]

I really want a BBC Merlin Au where magic is not illegal but heavily regulated and so most magic people can only do a little bit so the general public has lost interest in how amazing magic can be.

Somehow Arthur meets Merlin and upon finding out just how much of a power house Merlin is, Arthur gets excited about the possibilities of magic and starts requesting magical feats.

But to the majority of the requests Merlin has to say no because they’re illegal which makes Arthur sulk.

Arthur: Why can’t you do this?

Merlin: I CAN do it. I’m just not allowed to!

Arthur: It’s alright, I am the crown prince and allow you to do it.

Merlin: I AM NOT COMMITTING CRIMES IN FRONT OF A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY!

Arthur: NOT FOLLOWING MY ORDER IS TREASON!

Merlin: SO I’LL END UP IN THE TOWER ANYWAY! GREAT!

[music-and-magic-1307]

The comedy potential is only matched by Goblin Giaus

[andromaex]

For @merthurmicrofic | Prompt: Kneel | Word Count: 1334

Arthur hated losing.

This was a truth as old as Camelot itself, a truth woven into the stone of the castle and the very shape of his smile. Arthur lost badly, with wounded dignity and endless complaints. He accused people of cheating. He demanded rematches. He insisted that the rules had somehow changed halfway through the game.

Which was why Merlin treasured every victory like a dragon hoarding gold.

The wager had begun over breakfast.

It had started, as most of Camelot's disasters did, with Arthur being unbearably smug.

"You couldn't beat me if your life depended on it," Arthur said.

Merlin looked up from his porridge.

"I beat you all the time," Merlin replied.

"You beat me once," Arthur argued.

"Three times," Merlin corrected.

"Once, Arthur insisted.

"Three," Merlin said.

"One," Arthur shot back.

"Gaius counted," Merlin said.

"Gaius is old," Arthur replied.

"Gwaine counted," Merlin added.

"Gwaine can't count," Arthur said.

And somehow, because neither of them possessed even the smallest instinct for self-preservation, this had spiralled into a competition involving archery, sword drills, horse racing, strategy games, and a final deciding round of dice that attracted half the knights and most of the servants as spectators.

The terms were simple:

If Arthur won, Merlin would do anything he asked.

If Merlin won, Arthur would do anything he asked.

The certainty in Arthur's face had been almost painful to witness. Merlin had nearly felt bad for him.

Hours later, standing in the middle of the courtyard surrounded by cheering knights, Merlin was trying extremely hard not to grin. Arthur was trying extremely hard not to look as though his entire worldview had collapsed.

"You cheated," Arthur accused.

"I didn't," Merlin said.

"You definitely cheated," Arthur said.

"I definitely didn't," Merlin replied.

Arthur pointed accusingly at the dice as though they had personally betrayed him.

"They're crooked," Arthur declared.

Leon picked them up.

"They're normal," Leon said.

Arthur pointed at Merlin.

"He's crooked," Arthur said.

"Thank you," Merlin said.

"That wasn't a compliment," Arthur replied.

The knights were laughing now.

Even Lance.

Even Percival.

Even Elyan, who was usually wise enough to stay out of arguments involving Arthur's pride.

Arthur crossed his arms. The posture was meant to look kingly. Unfortunately, it mostly looked like a sulking child refusing vegetables.

"Fine," he said.

Merlin brightened immediately. "Fine?"

"Fine," Arthur repeated. The word sounded physically painful.

"You won," Arthur admitted.

"I did," Merlin agreed.

Arthur glared. Merlin smiled wider. Arthur glared harder. Merlin somehow smiled even wider.

The courtyard collectively leaned closer.

Everyone wanted to know what Merlin would ask for.

Arthur was expecting something dreadful.

Perhaps weeks of chores. Maybe public humiliation. Possibly an entire speech about how wonderful Merlin was.

The possibilities were endless and horrifying.

Merlin pretended to think. He tapped his chin. He paced in a slow circle around Arthur. Arthur narrowed his eyes.

The knights were practically vibrating with anticipation.

Finally, Merlin stopped.

"Oh," Merlin said.

His face lit up.

The expression alone made Arthur suspicious.

"Oh no," Arthur said.

"Oh yes," Merlin replied.

"No," Arthur said.

Merlin's grin became absolutely unbearable.

"Arthur"

"Merlin"

"I know what I want," Merlin said.

Arthur sighed the sigh of a man approaching his own execution.

"What?" Arthur asked.

Merlin folded his arms.

Then, very carefully, very deliberately, he said:

"Kneel"

The courtyard exploded. Gwaine nearly fell over. Elyan doubled over laughing. Several servants made noises that suggested they might never recover.

Arthur stared. Merlin stared back.

The silence stretched.

"Kneel," Merlin ordered.

Arthur looked genuinely offended.

"I am the king," Arthur said.

"You're the loser," Merlin replied.

More laughter.

Arthur looked ready to outlaw joy itself.

"You cannot be serious," Arthur said.

"I am entirely serious," Merlin answered.

Arthur looked around desperately for support. He found none. Traitors. Every single one of them. Leon was visibly trying not to smile. Lance was failing. Even Gwen had appeared on a balcony and was covering her mouth with one hand.

Arthur looked back at Merlin. Merlin was standing there with sunlight caught in his dark hair, eyes bright with triumph, trying so hard to look authoritative and failing because there was laughter dancing at the corners of his mouth.

Arthur felt something in his chest soften. It happened often around Merlin. Far too often.

The thing was, Merlin wasn't asking for power. Everyone else might have. Many people would have used a victory like this to make a point. To prove something. To embarrass a king.

But Merlin looked delighted in exactly the way he had when they were younger, when they were both idiots and Arthur was still learning that the strange servant who followed him everywhere had somehow become the centre of his world.

Merlin simply wanted to win. Wanted proof that he had. Wanted this story. Wanted to spend the next decade reminding Arthur about it. Arthur could already hear it.

Remember that time I made the king kneel?

Remember that time everyone saw?

Remember that time you looked so miserable?

A lifetime of torment. Arthur was doomed. And somehow, looking at Merlin's face, he found that he didn't particularly mind. Because Merlin was laughing. Because he was happy. Because that expression was worth more than Arthur's dignity had ever been.

The realization settled over him with surprising ease.

There were very few things Arthur would not give Merlin: his loyalty, his trust, his life, his kingdom, if it came to it.

A bruised ego was hardly worth mentioning.

The courtyard had gone quiet again.

Everyone was waiting.

Arthur looked at Merlin.

Merlin lifted one eyebrow.

Arthur sighed dramatically.

Then he dropped to one knee. The reaction was immediate.

Cheers erupted from every corner of the courtyard. Someone actually whooped. Gwaine was definitely crying from laughter.

Arthur ignored them all.

Because Merlin had suddenly gone still. The grin remained. But something softer had slipped underneath it.

Arthur looked up.

And there it was.

The moment he always found himself chasing.

Merlin's surprise.

Merlin never expected things from him. Not really. Even now. Even after all these years. Even after countless battles and promises and impossible acts of faith. Some part of Merlin always seemed startled whenever Arthur chose him. Whenever Arthur stepped willingly toward him. Whenever Arthur gave him something without being forced.

Arthur looked at him from where he knelt.

The position should have felt ridiculous. Instead, it felt oddly natural. Because it was Merlin. Because if Merlin asked, Arthur would always answer.

Not because of the wager. Not because of the crowd. Not because he was trapped.

Simply because it was Merlin.

The devotion sat openly in Arthur's eyes, unhidden and unashamed.

And Merlin saw it. Arthur knew he saw it.

The laughter around them faded. Not literally. The knights were still making enough noise to wake dragons. But suddenly the world felt smaller.

Merlin swallowed. For one brief second, he looked completely undone.

As though Arthur had somehow turned the joke around. As though the victory had become something else entirely.

Arthur smiled, a small smile. Soft around the edges.

Merlin's expression immediately became suspicious.

"What?" Merlin asked.

Arthur's smile widened.

"What, what?" Arthur asked.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Merlin asked.

"Like what?" Arthur replied.

"That," Merlin said.

Arthur considered.

Then, with absolute sincerity, said:

"You won."

Merlin's ears turned red.

"Oh, shut up," Merlin muttered.

Arthur laughed.

The sound was warm and bright and impossible to regret. And when Merlin finally offered him a hand to help him up, Arthur took it immediately. As though there had never been any question. As though there never would be.

The courtyard remembered the day as the day Merlin made the king kneel.

Arthur remembered it differently. Arthur remembered Merlin's triumphant smile. The way the sunlight caught in his hair. The startled softness that appeared when Arthur willingly gave him what he wanted. And most of all, Arthur remembered looking up from one knee and finding that the easiest thing in the world was loving him.

[music-and-magic-1307]

I will never not love these idiots

[music-and-magic-1307]

Headcannon that Mulan is the only Auradonian respected on the Isle, especially widespread. Like, VK’s who’ve been scrapping by and fighting just to exist will actually look up to the woman who stopped a war when she wasn’t even allowed in the army.

Even the Huns are like - yeah fair and square, we were just doing our jobs and she beat us. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Some individual villains or VK’s or sidekicks might respect a hero or princess here or there, (though VERY rarely is it the one who bested them) but widespread? Mulan is an honorary VK basically. She doesn’t count when we make fun of Auradon.

[swagophile]

important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are

[most-sane-classicist]

reblog if you're also lame and weird.

[teaboot]

Do you think Clark Kent's first few major articles were about the continued presence of lead pipes in parts of Metropolis' water system

[teaboot]

(Average Metropolis reader after investigative reporter C. Kent's 452nd article on yet another case of landlords/business owners/factories' continued use of lead pipes/paint/gas/glass knowingly exposing the public to dangerously toxic lead levels) what the fuck happened to this guy

[teaboot]

One day Bruce Wayne mentions in an interview that heroes like Superman are overrated, as the most effective way to reduce crime is to provide public resources and improve local infrastructure, then cites how neighboring city Metropolis has effectively lowered their violent crime by 13% after addressing their outdated water system and investing low income housing. the reporter conducting the interview suddenly starts looking a little uncomfortable

[teaboot]

To be clear, Clark is still a fantastic investigative reporter. He still has to track down the sources to prove all this shit

[teaboot]

"Who, Clark Kent? Yeah, we're pretty sure he's a Meta. Is he a superhero? Like what, "Lead-detector guy"? "Captain pipes?" Don't get me wrong, he's a great guy and it's a handy trick, but it's lead detection, not laser vision. He's not about to go running around in tights any time soon."

[sindri42]

I just love the idea of a cape maintaining their secret identity by pretending to be a completely different and less impressive kind of parahuman.

[roach-works]

everyone assumes that kent is so squirrely around superheros because he’s just desperately hoping not to be conscripted to the JLA to fix their plumbing

[teaboot]

Local Metropolis Reporter Publically Recognized For Contributions To The City; Awarded Medal Of Distinction

[championofdnd]

They tried to get superman to present the medal but he was offended at being called "overrated" in comparison to Clark so he declined

[teaboot]

Counter offer: Bruce Wayne disguised as Superman

[teaboot]

beating this dead horse with memes

[everythingismadeofchaos]

Hey this was a real fun little read. It's so great to find these treasures on this site

[teaboot]

We’re happy to have you!

[music-and-magic-1307]

Hehehe yes

[music-and-magic-1307]

I see exactly three things on this god forsaken website.

1) things that make me cackle for days

2) things that rip my heart directly out of my chest

3) shipping

I wouldn’t change a think but holy fuck this place is a rollercoaster

[music-and-magic-1307]

Me, making all my ships codependent because

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you would never let ai write fanfics for you

[music-and-magic-1307]

A little poem about procrastination/executive dysfunction.

Tomorrow.

It’s never tomorrow. Always today.

Yesterday was supposed to be tomorrow.

The day before, and today too.

Tomorrow is always out of reach.

Slips right through my fingers.

Always chasing, never catching.

I want to say more.

Maybe I’ll finish this poem -

Tomorrow

[music-and-magic-1307]

Random Hells Bells and Cafae Latte crossover ideas and pairings

Judy and Caroline (Yarn Granny) - a terrifying and terrifyingly amazing duo. With James, Andy, and Oscar acting as backup and enjoying watching their girls do their thing. (And we can add Beatrice too, she’d have fun with them)

Sharkie and JC and Cyrus - chaos incarnate. Do NOT cross. Good luck if you must interact

Bob and Lily - *shudders* if I don’t interact I cannot accidentally offend, would be an honor to watch them work though

Husniya and Siedah are just… mom friending EVERYONE, more so than Lilly and Bob

Cyrus and Greg are just trading information. Everyone avoids them (except Azzy who has no self preservation instincts)

Rethu and Cyrus and Dante. Idk what to add but they’re just having fun, bullshitting around. Probably eating everything (Azzy is having a FEILD DAY with Cyrus’ appetite)

Azzy and JC talking baking. JC is having fun in Azzy’s kitchen and playing with demon ingredients (fondly exasperated with Cyrus. Not fond of Azzy’s encouragement of him)

Idk. Bel and Rethu seem like they’d get along. 🤷🏻‍♀️ winged buddies, chilling in the corner enjoying the chaos from afar for a change (Azzy is too busy with JC and Cyrus)

Angel and Kelly. Angel and Kelly. Need I say more? The girls girls are gabbing and no one can stop them. Besties, immediately. Ruggie is having fun watching them gab

Nicole and Penny. Scary in their quiet/reservedness. Enjoying the chaos. Swapping tales that get crazier and crazier. Penny helping Nicole with some magic. Penny taking Nicole to the break room when she becomes overstimulated. They’re sisters now.

Feel free to add more I just think these two crews would be so much fun together. (Don’t even get me started on adding Death and Martha and crew)

[music-and-magic-1307]

Cafae Belles

Fuck around and stay for the tea

(Come for the coffee and find out?) idk don’t quite work

[music-and-magic-1307]

Aaahhhhhh

I have stories and fanfictions, long ones, that I want to write. And publish! Share! With the world!

But alas… that… requires writing, and fleshing out little details. And effort I cannot muster.

Sigh. Such is life, I suppose.

[skullmakesmelaugh]

Lockwood and Co but they have to fight Uther Pendragon’s ghost from BBC Merlin

[music-and-magic-1307]

YES PLEASE

Omg Lucy’s gonna be so OVER him and his stupid bigotry

He’s been bugging Merlin for centuries, and Merlin finally calls for the small agency

Lockwood is FASCINATED by all the shit Merlin has

George is weary of the cryptid and the only one who doesn’t end the night believing in magic. But knows something’s weird about the man.

[music-and-magic-1307]

Merlin: *arriving to Camelot or some battle with Kilgarrah*

Leon: is that the Great Dragon Arthur killed? Because you pronounced me dead last time that thing was around. Almost buried me before realizing I still had a faint heartbeat.

Merlin:

Merlin: yeah… about that…

[music-and-magic-1307]

Arthur Pendragon THINKS he wants a boy because he doesn’t know what to do with a little baby girl.

He becomes THE girl dad and she’s spoiled beyond belief.

Merlin teases him mercilessly. (He loves watching Arthur spoil the little princess, and also spoils her.)

[music-and-magic-1307]

Random Hells Bells and Cafae Latte crossover ideas and pairings

Judy and Caroline (Yarn Granny) - a terrifying and terrifyingly amazing duo. With James, Andy, and Oscar acting as backup and enjoying watching their girls do their thing. (And we can add Beatrice too, she’d have fun with them)

Sharkie and JC and Cyrus - chaos incarnate. Do NOT cross. Good luck if you must interact

Bob and Lily - *shudders* if I don’t interact I cannot accidentally offend, would be an honor to watch them work though

Husniya and Siedah are just… mom friending EVERYONE, more so than Lilly and Bob

Cyrus and Greg are just trading information. Everyone avoids them (except Azzy who has no self preservation instincts)

Rethu and Cyrus and Dante. Idk what to add but they’re just having fun, bullshitting around. Probably eating everything (Azzy is having a FEILD DAY with Cyrus’ appetite)

Azzy and JC talking baking. JC is having fun in Azzy’s kitchen and playing with demon ingredients (fondly exasperated with Cyrus. Not fond of Azzy’s encouragement of him)

Idk. Bel and Rethu seem like they’d get along. 🤷🏻‍♀️ winged buddies, chilling in the corner enjoying the chaos from afar for a change (Azzy is too busy with JC and Cyrus)

Angel and Kelly. Angel and Kelly. Need I say more? The girls girls are gabbing and no one can stop them. Besties, immediately. Ruggie is having fun watching them gab

Nicole and Penny. Scary in their quiet/reservedness. Enjoying the chaos. Swapping tales that get crazier and crazier. Penny helping Nicole with some magic. Penny taking Nicole to the break room when she becomes overstimulated. They’re sisters now.

Feel free to add more I just think these two crews would be so much fun together. (Don’t even get me started on adding Death and Martha and crew)