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[merlincreatorsappreciation]

A3MCA 2022

Merlin Creators Appreciation Month - Giving our favorite creators more reblogs and more love.

1 March 2022 - 31 March 2022

HOW IT WORKS:

Post the link to the fic, with tagged creator (if known), tag us and the tracking #a3mca.

For gifsets/edits, tag us in the replies (to avoid the post from getting long comments), and we reblog. ALTERNATIVELY: make a new post with a link to the gifset, tag the creator, use our tracking, and we reblog.

WEEK ONE - 1 March - 7th March: Favourite Fanfics

Angst

hurt/comfort

Fluff

Angst + happy ending

Alternative universe

Canon Era

Free day - from favorite creator of this type of content

WEEK TWO - 8th March - 14th March: Favourite Gifsets

Favorite otp(s)

Heartbreaking

Funny

Favorite brotp

Girlboss

Music Lyrics

Free day - from favorite creator of this type of content

WEEK THREE - 15th March - 21st March: Favourite Edits

Web weaves

Favorite otp(s)

Heartbreaking

Music Lyrics

Favorite Quote(s)

Favorite coloring

Free day - from favorite creator of this type of content

WEEK FOUR - 22nd March - 31st March: Favourite Anything!

Anything else, like fan videos, or more of the others you want to include!

[bellamyblakru]

day 7 of @merlincreatorsappreciation - free day: from favorite creator of this type of content (in no order)

livinginatimeof_myth - every merlin fic they write is god tier (@livinginatimeof-myths)

aj’s merlin fics are literally everything. her writing is so fucking good yall pls (@tkstrrand)

all three merlin fics from @voiddrop are chefs kiss times ten

@shana-rosee ‘s merlin fics are fluffy and beautiful galore. i recommend with my entire heart. 

all @colinmorgans merlin fics are SO FUCKING GOOD. yall, they deserve all the appreciation.

semi’s merlin fics are also god tier🧎🏼‍♀️she is so talented. every fic is bow worthy🧎🏼‍♀️(@southfarthing)

@kandi-pendragon my daughter’s merlin fic is out-of-this-world good. y’all should see her oc work too😭✋🏻so GOOD.

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

@merlincreatorsappreciation day 2- favorite hurt/comfort fics

even in the lap of horrors by @lit-beyond-measure

Elyan/Gwaine/Percival | Mature | 10515 words

With Gwaine and Percival missing for nearly two months, Elyan is nearing the end of his tether. Their reunion is not quite what he had anticipated.

gorgeous whump fic set after 5x02, the way their various pains and past traumas intermingle even now they're back together, and of course the snuggling 😍

Lost Beneath The Waves by @botanicallyinclinednerd

Lancelot/Leon, Elyan/Gwaine/Percival, plenty of Everyone & Everyone | Teen and up | 5380 words

When Leon is swept away by a flooded river, Gwaine jumps in after him. After all, Leon can't swim.

very thoughtful whump fic ft. Leon temporarily straight up dying and Elyan having a panic attack (spoilers for Death and Destiny if you haven't read that which you SHOULD) also I'll Chase Your Nightmares Away Cause Baby I am Here to Stay for some more lovely perelyaine h/c, likewise spoilers 💖

Will I Play the Wild Rover (no never, no more) by upon_a_painted_ocean

Gwaine & Knights | Teen and up | 9332 words

Given the choice between a) Being Mauled By A (Possibly Magical) Beast or b) Admitting To Genuine Emotions, Gwaine would have to carefully consider. (as chance would have it, the answer is c) Both Of The Above)

BELOVEDDD super duper fic with whump and gwiane being an idiot and everyone calling him and idiot with the utmost affection and also highly recommend the other fic in this series and all their whump fics actually <3

The Effects of Rain by @gremlinbehaviour

Elyan & Gwaine | General audiences | 2232 words

Elyan and Percival get drenched while on patrol, but when they return to the castle, Elyan realizes that it isn't just the cold and wet making him feel bad. Gwaine is there to look after him

soooo 🥺🥺🥺 cosy and sweet 🥰🥰🥰🥰 if i try and list all my favourite grem fics i will be here all day so

Piece Me Back Together When I Fall Apart by @dancelot-du-lac

Elyan & Gwen | General audiences | 5499 words

Elyan is late.

Prompt: "Why is the room spinning?"

Elyan comes to Gwen's home wounded, and she worries a lot about him. Lovely whump + sibling love 🥰🥰🥰

Things We Did Wrong by fleete

Elyan & Gwen | General audiences | 1895 words

Post-ep for 4x02, written for the prompt: Elyan being properly brotherly to Gwen.

Elyan trying to comfort Gwen after Lancelot's death, such a lovely insight into the difficulties of their relationship <33

Basically anything by Onehelluvapilot (@gremlinbehaviour), whumpling (LiGi) (@little-ligi), upon_a_painted_ocean or chivalryandgreentea (@dancelot-du-lac) 💖💖💖

[chaotic-trav]

I am late to doing this and was just going to wait but someone enabled me to do it, so here we go. (Ignore my rambling)

bellamyblakru has absolutely awesome fics and her writing is amazing. All of her work is great and I love it 😌 she also has an original work apathy which is awesome too. Tumblr is @bellamyblakru

Here's to never growing up by Kandi Roswell is a treasure, the writing style is beautiful and the plot is just so intriguing. Tumblr is @kandi-pendragon

Caffeinatedflumadiddle the gateway to the merlin fandom for me, really. Her fics are just otherworldly and will leave you screaming both in joy and pain. Her writing style is one of the best I've ever seen and her stories are absolute beauties.

the prat in the library by fifty_fifty is one of my favourites and is just really great and is definitely a great read.

Arthur Pendragon is many things by nomical phenomenal fic and I absolutely adore it. It will make you laugh, sigh with frustration, cry happy tears at the fluff and dumbassery. It's a great fic.

Angel light by MillionDollarTeddyBear is a great and enjoyable fic. It's full of teeth rotting fluff and just found family being happy and is great to just read when you don't want to commit yourself to a twenty chapter fic and just want to read something that is awesome, will make you feel happy and coo at the characters and their relationships with other characters. All their other works are awesome too and deserve all the love. They're a great writer.

That's all really. All of these writers are awesome and if anyone wants to, they should definitely give them all a read.

[its-hyperfixation]

Merlin Creators Appreciation

@merlincreatorsappreciation

Week 1: Day 4 - Angst + Happy Ending

run to show that love’s worth running to (run, love, run)

by @bellamyblakru

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35944027

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[donttouchtheneednoggle]

@merlincreatorsappreciation day 1- favorite angst fics

Empty by greenhouse793

Elyan/Gwaine/Percival | Teen and up | | Major character death | 366 words

Fate has never been a gentle mistress.

The only actual perelyiane fic on ao3 when i got here and OOF what a fic. Beautiful and beyond heartrending, follows canon which would be why :'))

Forging Tears by DevonShea

Elyan & Gwen, Elyan & Tom | General Audiences | 1950 words

Elyan gets a letter he never expected.

Elyan finds out about Tom. Very sad, but also a nice insight into Elyan's life away from Camelot, and an explanation for how Morgana knew where he was but not Gwen.

Things Change by mollrach13

Gwaine/Merlin | General Audiences | 419 words

Missing Scene/Tag for 5x12, Gwaine and Merlin are traveling through the woods to the Valley of the Fallen Kings:

'Merlin looked straight into Gwaine eyes; sadness, in their depths, resignation in the small quirk to his lips and gave a small shrug. “Things change.” '

The description says it all really. The simple words, leaving so much unspoken... agony :')

don't stay in my sleep by @lit-beyond-measure

Elyan & Gwaine | Mature | 1227 words

Elyan tries to get Gwaine to eat something. Gwaine tries just as hard to get him to eat something as well.

Lil bit of comfort but not so much I didn't think it belonged to this day 🤣 beautiful and heartbreaking ecchange between Elyan and Gwaine in the cells in 4x13 <3

No Sword in Our Lake (just a funeral wake) by BardsBeBardin924

Gwen & Leon & Percival & Merlin | Teen and up | Major character death | 3926 words

A fragmented Camelot reels in the immediate aftermath of the battle at Camlann. Queens, Knights, and Sorcerers come together to fight through their grief to do the one thing they know: live, and live, and live some more, for those who are no longer able.

Set after 5x13, very sad but also very healing, the way the unlikely group of survivors support each other is so beautiful <3

Like Ghosts Among the Stars by @the-astro-ace

Merlin/Lancelot | Not rated | Major character death | 3211 words

“It’s been a long time, my love.”

Merlin smiled bleakly at the sudden voice. Perhaps the moment had arrived, and he was finally going mad.

But...even if he was...it’d be nice to see him again.

He turned to the voice.

“Hello, Lancelot.”

After thousands upon thousands of years of waiting, Lancelot takes Merlin home.

HEARTBREAKING but beautiful and a peaceful ending as the tags put it, Merlin's been waiting too long and he finally gets to stop

Some Small Happiness (Is Sometimes Hard to Find) by bevinkathryn

Elyan/Percival | General audiences | Major character death (referenced) | 1335 words

Percy is struggling with the loss of Elyan. Merlin goes to talk to him.

So very sad but also very healing, Percy is grieving but sharing happy memories of Elyan with Merlin helps a little <33

[bellamyblakru]

day 2 of @merlincreatorsappreciation - my favorite hurt/comfort fanfics

for every bad, there is a good. by @tkstrrand

facing the truth by sanguineink

much ado about arthur by nejinee (explicit rating)

the price of loyalty by obsessionist

ransoming emrys by @emachinescat

allow one to ‘see’ by mollrach13

[merlincreatorsappreciation]

Potential Q&As

Can anyone post? Are there sign ups?

Yes, anyone can join us. No, there are no sign ups. This is a free-for-all fest to show love.

When does this officially start?

We are doing this throughout the entirety of March, so it will begin March 1st! We tried to give enough time to find any long ago posts someone might want to dig for.

So how does all this work? How do I show you my favourites?

For fanfics and video edits (or anything else that has a link), make a post with the link and tag the creator if you know them or use the tracking.

For gifsets or other content that is directly on Tumblr, tag us in the replies and we’ll reblog! (you can also make a post with the link for these if you prefer, just remember to tag us or use tracking)

We will use the tracking to find your posts and we will reblog the original post of what you tagged us in.

Okay, I’m still confused. Why are we tagging you in the replies of posts we love and chose for each day?

Fair. We read a comment that some creators might not like if you reblogged and tagged us as a new post with your comment making it longer. Therefore, if you tag us in the replies, we can find each post without adding comments, and we reblog from there. 

So, I am just making a new post for the fanfiction and some misc days? Do I tag you and use the tracking tag?

Yes! You make a new post with the link to the fic, however tumblr is not a big fan of outside links, so we ask to tag us by our @ and by our tracking tag to make sure we find you. You can tag the creator too, if you know it, to let them know you chose them🥰

Is NSFW allowed?

Yes, if properly tagged with all potential tw. 

Can I post multiple times for one day’s category?

Absolutely. If anything, we recommend this! We want to get their amazing content as far and as known as possible.

What if something hits more than one category?

You can post it if it has the category anywhere on it. If a fic is hurt/comfort and angst and fluff, then you can post it any day with those categories.

What does A3MCA stand for?

Ashley and Ayman’s Merlin Creators Appreciation 🥰 a3 is our new company brand LOL

Can I tag my own content?

Hell yeah, if you love your stuff that much, we think that’s incredible.

What if I have more questions?

Our ask box is open, plus the mods, @bellamyblakru and @its-hyperfixation, can answer any questions if you want to dm us or send an ask on our personal accounts.