a documented descent into madness

mari, 20+

[lanccelot]

the thing about lancelot is that he IS first and foremost merlin's knight. he's mr. "your secret's safe with me." mr. "oh merlin you need to get to the cup of life? awesome i'm coming with you." mr. "i made a vow to gwen to keep arthur safe but merlin got hit by the dorocha so i am immediately going to abandon both the mission and my vow in order to look after him for however long he needs me. obviously" and it's really funny because nobody expects it from him. the difference between him and gwaine (also merlin's knight) is that he's quiet about it so nobody ever fucking suspects him. if arthur ever gave him an order he'd be like yeah sure alright and do it BUT if merlin pulled him aside to ask him if he would go against the order to cover for him saving the day (as usual) lancelot would be like "Say No More <3" and kronk wrong lever arthur into a pit on purpose. and then he would throw himself into the pit as well like "oh my god sire i am SO SORRY </333 i must've pulled the wrong lever or the rigging was messed up or something </333333 please my lord you have my utmost apologies and you can execute me for my foolishness if you want :((((" and arthur would take one look at his sad little face and be like No lancelot it's not your fault.....You are The Best knight i have and i trust you Completely....that lever must've been Tampered with...with Sorcery.... and merlin saves the day in the background and then he and lancelot go out drinking that night to celebrate

[merliren]

obsessed with the concept of merlin being so good at his job only when he's angry at arthur that when merlin is actually being competent arthur thinks oh no my manservant is mad at me i hope i'll die

[tvandfilm]

Porco Rosso (1992) dir. Hayao Miyazaki

[splendidsneb]

Ah the deadly typo...we've all been there.

[1-marigold-1]

TADC ep 8 spoilers

Wyd when you kill your ai son on accident

[moldyslime]

heated rivalry

[pandemic-info]

5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV

Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.

Referred to as “the Dusseldorf patient” to protect his privacy, researchers said he is the fifth confirmed case of an HIV cure. Although the details of his successful treatment were first announced at a conference in 2019, researchers could not confirm he had been officially cured at that time.

Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.

[stereotype-embodier]

Unbelievably fucking cool

[carrieneuman]

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS, but only if it can get to everyone who needs it

A twice-yearly shot has shown to be 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infections in a study of women, and published results show it wo

Between that and new preventative shot, we might be able to eradicate HIV in the near future.

[jam-does-audio]

Do not forget this. No matter what happens do not forget we’re this close to finally ending this awful virus

[sweaterkittensahoy]

This is such stunningly good news. To be reaching a point where you can actually imagine AIDS getting treated like cancer. That AIDS could be cured in my lifetime on a large scale.

Holy shit.

[sleepymccoy]

In the New Scientist today - seventh person!

[queen-mihai]

Oh fuck yes

I want to live in the universe where we get to say

HIV WAS

[chibeast]

Your fat body is not a placeholder for a "better" you. It IS you. And you deserve love and respect NOW.

[diaryofatrekker]

"No. Don't you dare." Arthur slapped Merlin's face, but there was no reply. "Merlin. Stop it."

There was still no response. Scowling, he hefted the limp body over his shoulder.

"You're being ridiculous," he said, as Gwaine and Leon helped him carefully position Merlin on his horse. "Lazy, that's what you are."

It was not a long ride back to Camelot, during which Merlin didn't pinch him back, didn't dodge the occasional slap to his face, didn't respond to each increasingly desperate plea for him to wake up — what was the point of all his magic, after all, if he could fall victim to a random sorcerer's attack so easily, and keep refusing to wake up, for all that there were no obvious injuries.

He was soon cantering into the courtyard and refusing the guards' help; he carried Merlin up to Gaius' rooms, where he found himself tasked with coaxing some water into Merlin and waiting...

and waiting...

and waiting.

Merlin's eyes remained stubbornly shut, no matter how Arthur shook his shoulder, slapped him, pinched him, even tickled him. Arthur found he could not return to his empty, still, quiet chambers once he'd finished his duties each day, not when no one else did a good enough job of massaging broth and water down Merlin's throat, washing him, and scolding him for staying asleep.

And late at night, when Arthur couldn't sleep, when Gaius had given up on his stacks of books for the day, Arthur knelt on the floor and rested his head against the thick new mattress and …

"You'll wake up before Hunith arrives, won't you, just to make me look like a worrywart."

"You promised Gwen and Lancelot you'd be there for her birth. And you promised me — you promised me you'd serve me rat stew when — if I ever manage to unite the kingdoms, Merlin — which means you have to be awake for that."

"If you won't wake up for me, wake up for the gods-damned prophecy. How am I supposed to do it without you?"

Moonlight kept shining on too-sharp cheekbones; there were no dimples to be illuminated, no bright, cheerful smile, no mischievous blue eyes to glint in the light. Arthur sat on the edge of the bed, clutching a cool hand, staring at the still face, thinking of all the dreams he'd had of their future — dreams where he and Merlin were always laughing, always teasing, always together.

"You have to wake up. I don't want to — there's always a chance, isn't there? A hope?" He'd repeated those words endlessly that day.

He leaned forwards, long-held-back tears falling.

"Merlin," he whispered. "Don't make me bury you. I'm the knight. I was always meant to die first."

He couldn't help himself — he let himself brush his lips across Merlin's, knowing perfectly well Merlin would've jerked back in horror, disgust, rejection if he'd been conscious. Eyes closed, he rested his forehead against Merlin's, heart too heavy for him to move.

"Prat. Kiss me properly, damnit."

@merthurmicrofic prompt: manhandle. 500 words.

[romanceslasher]

CONNOR STORRIE and HUDSON WILLIAMS for Quinn | Ember & Ice

[m1stl3t03]

im a victim of hockey yaoi propaganda .

[bluegiragi]

the people’s princess, Hudson Williams.

[ryebreadgf]

oh he's your 'right hand man'? for what, jerking you off?

[shnehollander]

Shane & Ilya Heated Rivalry S01E06

[lizzybizzyart]

Ottawa Captain Holding a Montreal Helmet

HAD to do a study of this one with ilya for obvious reasons

[toss-a-coin-to-your-stan-account]

theres something about opening this app and the first thing I see being gifs of two men having sex that just feels so healing to me. like yeah this feels right

[firstprinced]

bringing sexy so back