So F***ing True!!!!

fan fiction is SO addicting to people with ADHD because our brains aren't innattentive, they're just constantly searching out sources of dopamine because we don't produce enough on our own. fan fiction supplies us with an endless archive of free stories - long and short - containing characters we already love and we can just devour story after story after story one after another and it feels SO GOOD.

Scott: *standing outside bathroom* LIAM, WE HAVE TO GO! COME OUT!

Liam: I'M GAY!

Scott: NOT WHAT I MEANT BUT I STILL SUPPORT YOU!

Klaroline MashUp Event: Day 3 Troupe: Bed Sharing + Magic

Holding Out For A Hero

(Caroline is captured by a group of disgruntled witches on a surprise visit to NOLA. No magical babies of any kind and none of that Cami/Stefan nonsense.)

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The door to St. James Infirmary opened letting in the early afternoon light. Josh set down his rag to grab a glass and a bottle of bourbon when he saw just who it was strutting in. He had just poured the liquor over the ice in the glass as Klaus took a seat at the bar.

“So? How was your night?” Josh asked as he slid the glass to him barely holding back his excitement.

Klaus narrowed his eyes in suspicion, “It went as well as any night in the Quarter with the blasted witches causing their nightly riots.”

“Yeah, yeah but besides that? How did it go?” Josh bounced up and down on the soles of his shoes causing the Hybrid to question the boy’s sanity as it grated on his nerves.

“What has you bouncing with such chipper glee? I have half a mind to snap your neck just to stop that incessant squeaking of your heels.” Klaus lowered his chin, the dark glint in his gray eyes showing just how close he was to following through with the threat.

Josh felt a tremor of fear lance through him, he wouldn’t put it past Klaus do to as he threatened and instantly stood flat on his feet as he deflated, “So she didn’t show up then? If she did you would be in a better mood or not here at all. I thought for sure she would show up.”

 Klaus groaned as he ran a tired hand over his face. He had come here to get away from the incessant arguing over how to handle the group of rouge witches, and instead of finding the peace and quiet he craved, he had to listen to Josh yammer on. “What are you blathering on about now?”

“Last night a few hours before closing a vampire I’ve never seen before came strolling in.” He paused to think for a moment before waving his hand, “Well not so much strolling as slinking in. She came to the bar, ordered a drink and stayed pretty quiet for a while but oddly focused on the door. She seemed like she had a lot on her mind or something because she kept standing up looking all determined to do something before plopping back down on that stool over there and ordering another drink.”

“I have no need for a play-by-play of the lady’s night, only what it has to do with me. Get to the point Mate.” Klaus hissed as his fingers flexed around the glass.

Josh’s gaze was drawn to the Hybrid’s hand wrapped around the glass. Gulping, he rubbed the base of his neck as if feeling phantom fingers applying pressure there. “No need for any neck snapping, I’m getting there but since she didn’t show up I figured you should hear it all.”

Klaus pushed his empty glass towards him, signaling he required a refill as he decided he would give the boy five minutes before the young vampire would be forcefully taking a nap on the bar room floor.

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It’s sad, but it’s true….

Sorry

“You don’t have to be blood to be family.” - Mr.Feeny

i've started watching merlin recently then discovered your writing and i am OBSESSED. i have a small self indulgent thing to ask of you: do you have more of the very specific niche of merlin getting stabbed through with a sword/dagger/whatever but being completely fine, much to the shock of arthur+the knights who didn't realize how powerful merlin actually is? i read the five part-er where merlin yells at arthur in the forest and the one where he laughs about it and kills the mercs with vines while saying "i can't believe you think you get to kill me" but are there any others you can link me to? i LOVE immortal merlin shrugging off mortal wounds while arthur and the knights stand in the background like "OHMYGOD?!?!?!?!?!?" i'll take whatever you have for me, your writing, your friend's writing, someone random's writing, just anything of merlin shrugging off getting stabbed. love your work and hope your day is wonderful!! 💖💖💖💖

My GOD I love that trope!! I love when he's a badass, I love love love it!! When he gets injured, mortally or otherwise as long as it's bloody, and he just... deals with it. Whether it's with a smile on his face or just an annoyed tick of the mouth before he gets on with things... I love it.

So, in terms of fics (other than Scary!Merlin, and Angry Magic Reveal) that have this trope.... I don't really have any. I've got PLENTY that have Merlin being injured and just sort of... shrugging it off, but I don't think I've got many/ant others where he shrugs off a mortal wound.

These are the closest I can find on my Masterlist:

7 Times Merlin is in Physician Mode, in the +1 Merlin has an arrow in his shoulder, and is trying to deal with it best he can whilst the others freak out. Though there's no bamf or angry Merlin, he's just kind of annoyed at the others making a fuss of nothing? (Around 8k)

A God in the Throne Room?, Ok, so he doesn't get stabbed, but he does get tied up. When he gets angry with the conversation he effortlessly breaks himself free, and turns into this... terrifying God, who has his “How dare you call my name?” moment, which is very satisfying and chilling. The others almost piss themselves. (4.8k)

Fae!Merlin, Similar to above in that he doesn't get hurt, but he suddenly reveals himself in a rather terrifying way. (8.1k)

Merlin is a badass, Merlin is generally kickass through this whole series, but in the third and final part he does get stabbed in the shoulder, which annoys him more than it hurts him, and he stitches up the wound and begins torturing the man who threw the dagger whilst the others watch on in mild horror (three parts, totalling around 22kish)

The Guard Dog, Merlin is in an underground fighting ring, and the others sneak in only to see him kick ass. This is more crack-y than it is serious, and there's no magic or near death or blood. It's basically the crack-y version of this trope, whilst still having Merlin being a bamf. (6.5k)

Now for fics off my Rec List:

Crossing the Line, Merlin's anger in this is definitely more of a crack-y anger. A whole bunch of sorcerers attack Camelot, and Merlin repeatedly has the shit beaten out of him before he goes "fuck it" and reveals his magic in front of Arthur. It's pretty funny, but Merlin is also very badass. I really love this one lol (4.1k).

no. Just…..no, Merlin's magic is discovered, Uther repeatedly orders his execution, and whilst Merlin avoids it best he can, sometimes people sneak up on him. Every time he dies he just wakes up again, rolls his eyes at Uther, and continues to serve a very baffled Arthur (7.6k)

A Considerable Headstart, Merlin sneaks away to deal with a troublesome visiting Lord, the others follow him. They see him fight, and win, against said Lord, but not without receiving an injury. A Druid comes along and helps stitch him up, and Merlin just spends the entire time kind of exhausted and annoyed and resigned. The conversation between the Lord and Merlin before the fight is probably more interesting and bamfy than the fight and the aftermath (14k).

Is This the Best You Can Do?, probably the CLOSEST to the trope on this list, a set of two fics in which Merlin, without his magic, shows off how bamfy he is whilst the knights watch on, baffled. In one he gets tortured and then kicks ass and breaks everyone out, in the other, he gets poisoned, it doesn't work, and he kicks ass and breaks everyone out (6k and 2k)

Hide Your Scars, Merlin's scars are revealed to the knights one by one, and they help him with his secret kick ass life. He accumulates a multitude of horrifying scars and injuries that he's just resigned to, but he still has to hide from Arthur (the only one who, by the end, doesn't know about his magic before all is revealed) (12k).

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None of these are exactly like this trope, bar Is This the Best You Can Do?, but they're all pretty close. If you're looking for others, I'd suggest taking a browse through my Rec List. All of them are on AO3, all of them have a rough word count and a description so you don't waste time on ones that aren't your sort of thing! There's a real mix of pairings, length, and trope on there :D

Sorry it took me so long to reply anon, but my Rec List is MASSIVE, so it took me a while to sort through them all😅

Do you sometimes just look at your ship,,,,, and like,,,,,,,, asdffjfkaksj

For later, got about half way thru them, though I skipped a few. Come back for when you need Merlin Fics before you search thru the entire sight again.

19. Good Merlin Fics I’ve Read Recently (11/22/21)

1001 Arthurian Nights by thenerdyindividual

a night out by CheekyDoodles

A Rare Gift by Smcstrav [gen]

A True Friend Understands by punkwing_blue [gen]

An Educated Idiot by audhds

An Erosion of Trust by LFB72 [gen]

An Heir by Impala_Cherry_Trickster [mergwenthur]

As Long As He’s Safe by colorofmymind

And Remember What Came Before by batgurl88 [gen or preslash]

Aftermath by SynthesisNexus

Albion’s First Annual Tournament of Court Sorcerers by sam_i_am_writes

Aphrodisiac by incaseyoufic [mergwenthur]

Ashes Arisen by HanZheo

All The Makings series by  uuuhmohnoohgod

And He’s Still Left with His Hands by witchmd13

Atlas by ParadiseAvenger

The Bones of You by Lisztful

Boy From The Woods by IgnatiousTheWarlock

Caring, Sharing, Kissing by Mischel

Castles in the Air by Clea2011 for

can only be what’s true by ariadne_odair

The Chevalier by WingedWolf121

A Collapsing Star With Tunnel Vision by objectlesson

The Consequences of Keeping Secrets by queerofthedagger

Crown of Roses, Heart of Briar by Robin_Fai

Dance, Dagger, Dream by LavenderTeaCat [gen or pre slash]

Darkest Before the Dawn series by Band_obsessed

The Diary by ADraconicScribe [mergwenthur]

Echoes in the Dead of Dawn by seadeepy

Emrys the Really, Truly Terrible by lindenwaverly

Envious by Smcstrav [gen]

Everybody Talks by tehfanglyfish

Exile by Lolly047

Fathoming Him Out by camelot_king

Five lessons on how to not kill your best friend by injeong

Flowers for the King by ExplodedStars

For the Love of a Servant by Percyjacksonfan3

From Darkness Comes Light by beren

Gentle, Gentle by Polomonkey [gen]

Goodnight, Merlin by Phoenix_Rose

The Green of the Enemy by nsowlwrites97 [gen]

He Has Magic by Guessimaclotpole

Hounds of War by alby_mangroves, bad_peppermint [gen]

Hunter’s Blood by Shadecat

I’d rather stay awake when I’m asleep by charcharizard5

I should have… by BabyBird [gen or preslash]

I Won’t Fall (Unless You Ask Me To) by idlestories

I Won’t Give Up by orphan_account 

Imagine Communicating by AvidLurker15

it is most mad and moonly by This Girl Is (non_sequential) [mergwenthur]

Judge Not in My Absence by mintedpotters

Just As It Should Be (Side By Side) by wintercatpaws

King’s Orders by Dreamcatcher37 [gen]

know that my train can take you home by harsassypotters [gen]

Love Is Magic by Mischel

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing by archaeologist_d

Love Letters of a King to His Servant by Whoareyou0000

Merlinderella by fifty_fifty

Monster by TheAsexualofSpades

my heart sings for you (make it stop) by winterdusks

No More Secrets by Merthur4evs (Khandog) 

Not A Secret by Hisa_Ai

Now i see. by ohmerthurcharm

Nowhere Good (But It’s the Best) by sinivalkoista [gen]

Of Daggers and Death by Bisexual_Bookworm238

Oh, the Scars I’ve Left by ificouldwrite

Old Habits Die Hard by daydreamer1227 [gen]

Ozone by Oriberry

The Prince Regent of Camelot by halfhardtorock

Promise You the Stars by deamsgirl

The Purple Tunic by John_Faina

Scared For You by Ivy_Scribbles

Secrets by Epiphanyx7

Seeds of Darkness by N16 [gen]

The Servant Poacher by gatoradeeh7x3 [gen]

Silent Battles by comic_history_magic_nerd

The Social Season by DracoWillHearAboutThis

Stick around by paintedpigeon [gen]

Still stumbling along by paintedpigeon [gen]

Take some time off, you idiot! by xyzan21 [gen or preslash]

Tea and Sympathy by N16 [gen]

Teach These Broken Wings to Fly by fishoutofcamelot [gen]

Tell Me Everything by jack_hunter

Tfw You Whip the Wrong Person and Wild Consequences happen by Merlioske

This Could Be the End of Everything (So Why Don’t We Go Somewhere Only We Know) by AeonTheDimensionalGirl

To Confess, To Acknowledge by whatthedruidscallme

Too Cold To Be Mucking Out Stables by Catnip_3 [gen]

Trial Of The Senses by TheCourtSorcerer

The truth is that you’re mine, Merlin by ILoveFANFic

Truth and Consequences by queenofavalon3

truth and i are never one by jailb1rd

Under Your Skin by Clea2011

Wait Patiently series by RinHaruismyOTP

The Warlock’s Mark by sam_i_am_writes

The Warlock’s Tear by writerfan2013

We’re all playing our parts by 50quid (hahahaharlequin)

when I break it’s in a million pieces by the_13th_battalion [gen]

The Words I Wish I Said by heartsocold

“You didn’t see that coming?” by InTooManyFandomsRay

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