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  1. Rec 23

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    In the cold and shadowed streets of late 1800s Camelot, Gwaine works until his hands bleed. He is a man drowning in debt, grief and ale, seeking any job that might quiet his thoughts. The town is a stranger to him, filled with ghosts and fog, offering little more than bruised knuckles and sleepless nights. Until one night he meets a man unlike any other.

    Hiding in his old manor, in the town that made him the creature he was, Merlin lives a careful life, veiling his true self from the world. But when a reckless dock worker crosses his path, bleeding and unafraid, Merlin finds his control slipping.

    Or: the one where a centuries-old vampire and a tired, hopeless man fall in love in the Victorian era

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    16 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 2

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    Silver glinted in golden rays. Arcs moulding wind to splinter and awakening buzzing brighter than a bee could ever hope to achieve. Sharpness attacking the very air itself to create a breeze forged by man. Leaves wafting in the wake of each new movement and shifting slightly the branches overhead with the strength behind each blow. All to come to a halt as the connection sparked vibrations anew that surged into his forearm and up through his chest.

    Sir Gwaine was fighting and, for the first time, Sir Gwaine was losing.

    i.e Gwaine and Merlin playing with swords (and knives)

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    14 Jul 2026

  3. Rec 4

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    Merlin was never granted much luck. In anything.

    It was for this reason that he already had a route out of the castle planned, a horse saddled and ready to go in the stables. If this backfired, it would be fine. He could do this alone, had always done these things alone. And yet, just this once—

    When Merlin stopped to catch his breath, Gwaine gave a curt nod, and simply said, “Okay.”

    Merlin’s leg paused in its nervous jumping under the table. “…Okay?”

    “Okay. Let’s go after the bastard.”

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    or: merlin says "ew agravaine's a creep" and gwaine believes him

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    12 Jul 2026

  4. Rec 4

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    It might have been the dress. Plain and light so it was all the easier to trek through the brush and the lush grass dotted with beautiful streaks of yellows and blues the wildflowers that spring offered, provided. Not the most royal colour either. Stained in streaks of dirt and damp from where Merlin had splashed her in their rudimentary attempt to take a drink. Simple and casual enough for their ill-fated herb hunting trip, which was really more of an excuse to romp around in the lovely tepid temperatures of the darling afternoon sun.

    Or maybe it was the lacking jewels, her neck bare and her coronet purposefully forgotten up in her chambers as to not drip with sweat and mud. Or maybe it was the wind that had swept her barely tamed curls up at all angles and set about frizz in a halo around her head.

    Or maybe, she thought as a large hand on her shoulder forced her knees to hit the ground, these were just simply idiot.

    i.e Gwen and Merlin playing with their food!

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    18 Jun 2026

  5. Rec 5

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    After a long evening of measured words and quiet scrutiny, Queen Guinevere finds herself carrying more than she is willing to show.

    And when a difficult council meeting leaves her with more doubt than certainty, it is Gwaine who finds her in the quiet of the night, and Gwaine who offers her something no one else can: a few stolen hours in which she is simply Gwen.

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    07 May 2026