Madi

Lover, fighter, devourer of stories. Writer. Just a mix of things I love 💛 @rageynerd on Ao3. @comatoasties for the best header, please follow them for the best art!! Amazing profile pic by @wizzyye on Instagram. I mostly write Merlin and Eternals fic, please feel free to send prompts my way! ✨

[merlinfanficquotes]

“Merlin was about to reassure her that it was absolutely not her fault when Morgana interjected. Her voice was quiet. “Arthur was in Uther’s chambers until the very last minute trying to get him to stay the order. He only gave up when he saw the hay start to burn, and then he— if Leon wasn’t there—” “Arthur would’ve been in the flames with him,” Lancelot finished solemnly.”

— like a phoenix by rageynerd

[tawked]

Superman desperately scanning the street during a fight to find the most morally acceptable car to throw at his opponent, knowing that not everybody has insurance, and loss of transportation can ruin a life -

A wave of incredible relief washes over him as he spots the hard geometric lines and silver paintless sheen of a Cybertruck.

[dsudis]

So wait are livestock guardian dogs to their flocks like… Clark Kent among the residents of Smallville? He’s been here since he was a baby, we all know him, and he’s… generally one-of-us shaped, uh, approximately. And then when something goes wrong he suddenly leaps into action and does some terrifying impossible shit none of us could do. And then comes back home and settles in like nothing happened and he’s one of us again.

[relevant-catnik]

Hmm.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.

[sobadbad]

HEATED RIVALRY 1.02

[aropride]

(so mad i can’t see straight) Yeah i just don’t think chat gpt is a good classroom tool

[martianbugsbunny]

fascinating of them to make Gwaine part of the Great Tragedy again at the very end. Arthur dies slowly in Merlin's arms and Merlin is left to walk the earth waiting on him but Gwaine died in their absence. and you just know that hurt because Merlin was the first person that Gwaine was ever really attached to and Arthur repealed his father's judgement to give Gwaine a home. that last episode is absolutely about Arthur dying with Merlin but to me it's also about Gwaine dying without. about Merlin losing arguably his closest friend and not even being there to know it until he'd already lost the love of his life. Magic, Strength, and Courage reinforced at the very End, when Strength gives out and Courage can't hold on any longer and Magic has to continue on alone because Magic has always been and will always be

[ebb-is-learning]

being anti ai is making me feel like in going insane. "you asked for thoughts about your characters backstory and i put it into chat gpt for ideas". studies have proven its making people dumber. "i asked ai to generate this meal plan". its causing water shortages where its data centers are built. "ill generate some pictures for the dnd campaign". its spreading misinformation. "meta, generate an image of this guy doing something stupid". its trained off stolen images, writing, video, audio. "i was talking with my snapchat ai-" theres no way to verify what its doing with the information it collects. "youtube is impletmenting ai based age verification". my work has an entire graphics media department and has still put ai generated motivational posters up everywhere. ai playlists. ai facial verification. google ai microsoft ai meta ai snapchat ai. everyone treats it as a novelty. every treats it as a mandatory part of life. am i the only one who sees it? am i paranoid? am i going insane? jesus fucking christ. if i have to hear one more "well at least-" "but it does-" "but you can-" im about to lose it. i shouldnt have to jump through hoops to avoid the evil machine. have you no principles? no goddamn spine? am i the weird one here?

[teaboot]

So anyways with the rapid rise of fascism I feel it’s a good time to point out that it’s perfectly legal to follow unjust orders slowly, badly, or inefficiently

[teaboot]

Breaking the law, even an unjust law, has consequences that not all can afford. But also a very large number of us are also very stupid, or very confused, or very lazy, and so it’s not unreasonable that someone at the bottom of the chain of command might make a typo, or misplace some paperwork, or leave a Friday afternoon email for Monday morning.

When something goes wrong, or an operation slows down, because a low-level worker somewhere sent a package to the wrong address or left someone on hold for an hour or didn’t fill out a particular form correctly- Do you immediately assume malicious intent? Or do you usually just brush it off as some underpaid idiot being bad at their job?

[teaboot]

You also gotta not brag about it. Keep your political opinions on the down low. Be noncommittal or ignorant or undecided. Say things like “I’ve never heard of that”, “where did you hear that?” or “that’s interesting, I heard a conflicting story from here, how weird”. Never be outwardly confidant of what you know. When there is a silence, don’t fill it- leave the space and let the other fill it for you. That’s how you get information, that’s how you find sources, that’s how you reduce the value of anything others get out of you.

Virtue signalling by wearing pins and ribbons and loudly declaring your place is not safe in some environments. It will place scrutiny on you and everything you touch. Nobody believes the guy who says “fuck my boss and everything he stands for” scratches the boss’s car by accident, even if it is an accident.

If you want to slow the march of a tank, filling the path with mud is going do more than laying down in front of it.

[theroundbartable]

"Your first battle wound." *Wraps Merlin's wound in ripped of fabric of his shirt*

There is something so adorable about that happening so late in the series. Because it's true... Merlin's previous battlewounds have been burns, poison, etc. But never blood. And most of these things Arthur doesn't even know about.

And Arthur's mind instinctually goes: I've been watching you, always. This is your first wound and maybe you're freaking out about it, so don't worry it's cool actually. I don't care that I've had worse wounds. We're not moving until we took care of it! I won't move until I took care of you.

(how lucky am I to finally take care of you?)

Merlin: seriously? The good shirt!!!!

Arthur:(internally: why is he so calm? He should be freaking out! That's a serious wound! Have embarrassed myself? I imagined this moment differently) don't worry, you can mend it.

Arthur's definitely spend sleepless hours at night imagining how to react if Merlin ever got hurt. And now he's confused af because it didn't go as planned.

Meanwhile Merlin:

[nicostiel]

Aziraphale's favorite color is yellow

[abyssal-plains]

[pankendev]

i hate these motherfuckers so much. our sewer system used to be infested with them. they;d crawl out of my fucking toilet at night looking for warmth, standing up from the bowl waving their shitass little arms at me. they don’t have eyes but you can feel them staring back at you, asking for hugs or god knows what with that pathetic whine that permeates their entire way of existence. uppies! uppies! i’m not giving you uppies you wet toilet freak

[that-nerd-who-writes-fanfiction]

Arthur: No one is perfect.

Merlin: how long have you been training to be a prat, my lord?

Arthur, flustered: one person is perfect.

[idiopathicsmile]

look, fandom as a whole certainly has its own built-in biases and problems that need to be addressed 

but like

every so often i think about all of the deep, nurturing lifelong friendships that only ever happened because one day two internet strangers were like ‘oh hey, we agree on which fictional characters should kiss!’

people who are right now helping each other survive via connections they initially forged by liking the same sailor moon girl or something

the internet is a goddamn garbage pit but it is also a goddamn miracle

[earlgreyinpajamas]

merthur fic recs: soulmate au pt 9

1. For a Thousand Summers by i_called_you_a_squirrel

In a universe where the number of flowers on your skin indicate the number of lifetimes you’ve spent away from your soulmate, Arthur was born with an entire back full of flowers…

~~~

ahhh they are so sweet and i love them

2. Til Fate Brings You Home by rageynerd (@rageynerd)

“Merlin,” Arthur asks, tilting his head curiously as he soaks in the tub, finger absently caressing the mark painted onto his skin where his shoulder and neck meet. “Why do you never show your soulmark?”

Merlin doesn’t look at him when he answers, just focuses on plucking dirty tunics from the floor. “You don’t show your soulmark either, sire.”

Arthur huffs. “That’s not the same. I can’t. But if I weren’t the prince of Camelot, I would be showing it off everywhere. Most people do. Aren’t you worried you won’t find your soulmate?”

*****

Arthur has always been proud of his soulmark, has always known that when his forever came along they would be remarkable. Merlin has kept himself so modestly covered since arriving in Camelot that Arthur can’t help but be curious about the mark he must be hiding… until Merlin tells him that he’s Unmarked.

But then Merlin becomes injured and unconscious, torn cloth at his neck, and Arthur pulls it aside to view the wound–and finds his matching soulmark instead.

~~~

the misunderstandings!!!

3. and for you i would wait until the earth sinks beneath the sea (even if we never are to be) by stolenstars

So Merlin does the only thing he can – he stays. Stays, and loves his golden prince from afar with a ferocity that scares him more than the flames ever could. Protects his soulmate with his magic, his body, his life – giving, giving, giving to the man who could never give Merlin his heart in return – to the man that was never Merlin’s to keep.

He tells himself that being his servant is enough. That loving Arthur from afar is enough. Will be enough.

After all, Merlin is nothing but a fantastic liar.

~~~

the writing is impeccable

[rorynorth]

why are my two favorite tropes "seemingly powerful and dominating guy turns out to be kind of pathetic" and "silly goofball of a man turns out to be terrifyingly powerful"

[thatgaywizardoverthere]

[meowful]

arthur will act as dumb as rocks and pull the stupidest most sacrificial shit in the world that will make you want to bang your head against something but he does it because he has so much love and goodness and his blind recklessness has always been borne from bravery and good faith. he always puts himself on the frontlines even though it could mean certain death because he embraces the weight of his crown and believes in justice and courage and. arthur is just so so good we love you arthur pendragon

[februarys-wednesday]

hi angst ppl i know we r all big fans of the hidden injury trope but you know what i wanna see more of⁉️⁉️ the 'i told you i'm not feeling good but not to what extent so you assume it's fine and tell me to just keep pushing and i collapse' trope

so many ways u can take this . well meaning mentor just tryin to push their student. snippy rivalry to sudden concern when they fall over. frustrated teammate at the end of their rope snapping and feeling horribly guilty afterwards. UGH I LOVE IT theres so much u can do with it